having launched the n16 loving newington label with a split release from a range of bubbling uk house talents, waze & odyssey turn to a more familiar name for the second release with the cross flatts ep from pbr streetgang. formed of the wonderfully named bonar bradberry and tom thorpe, pbr streetgang have been quietly accruing a respectable discography since the project was founded oop north roughly five years back. elevated into wider consciousness last year thanks to some stellar 12 inches across hot creations, 20:20 vision and futureboogie, it makes perfect sense for bradberry and thorpe to add the similarly minded newington label to their cv with both cuts on this 12&#8243,,, fitting snugly into the current lexicon of vocally driven deep house.

lil jabba isnt like the rest of them. while they are busy joining the dots between house and techno or whatever is safe right now, he is throwing paint all over the page. he is not american, but he is affiliated with chicagos teklife crew (dj spinn, dj rashad, etc.) and divides his time between baltimore and brooklyn, exhibiting his visual art, riding around with his bike gang and making some of the most hypnotic juke and footwork you will ever hear. local action have been figuring out a release with him for over a year - eventually an ep wasnt enough, and they persuaded him to make it a full-length album, scales. some of scales has already seen the light of day through youtube or limited cassette releases, some of it is unheard. some tracks sound cleaner than others, that is because they are newer. that is how these things work. what is consistent throughout scales is the quality: across 12 tracks, jabba flips, twists and inverts the footwork template with endless layers of samples, gurgled vocal tags, jazz licks and whatever else he feels like. these arent trax, they are tapestries.

in the current flood of edit labels and releases, legendary sound research are among the few pursuers of quality left. the second installment of the legendary edits vinyl series compiles the hardest working edit arrangers of the past couple of years: alkalino, rayko, jimmythetwin and label owner, the legendary 1979 orchestra. tracks that you might know take an entirely different form and vibe and tracks that you never heard before are ready to make dance.

cavaan is the alter ego of a rather well known berlin producer and his fellow from milan. the duo debuts with their very much loved project. they feature a studio-recorded wonderful vocal on this hypnotically modern percussive house affair titled black snow. the original track grooves on some free swinging retro percussions and beats from the 80s machinery and a softly moving house-beat making this a very subtle killer for any dancefloor. while the vocals carry the track as light as a feather it is after the breakdown that things get really musical - you will hear yourself while listening the melodies and sequences. for the remixes turdjr has aligned a high-quality and diverse array of a current top producer. one of heidelbergs coolest kids on the block, lopazz knows that every track gets better with a lot of handmade music-and he sure is right in his interpretation of black snow. last not least i is under on the flip which is one of these tracks that sucks the listener in so deep that there is simply no escape: repetitive yet constantly changing and constantly grooving while remaining very pure! this release is filled with tracks that will long echo on the dancefloor!

hardly a rookie these days – perhaps more of an intrinsic part of the great british renaissance and current techno climate, tom dicicco brings his new label run out run to the table with a superb 1st release. treading a more layered path than on his previous outings, tom shows his teeth here with brilliantly creeping, menacing riffs at the fore while retaining the house and dub sensibilities in the rhythm section that have already gained him much support – certainly something for everybody here on this worryingly confident own label debut!

again some tasty house tunes on midnight love club! the first volume of enter the love club collects some hotshots of the current producer scene: 2bit crew member chris cheops, german brit lover manooz, classic houser nick beringer and dutch team john mood & prunk. the a-side offers the straight and effective club cuts, whereas the b-side is more deep and classic house. you know we love all this! limited edition on transparent red vinyl!
all artists involved have already released on established labels like desos (chris cheops), tomorrow is now kid (manooz), skylax/wax classics (nick beringer), local talk (john mood) and king street sounds (prunk). seems they got something to offer!

a powerful and unique musical voice from brussels, belgium, goldffinch have launched themselves swiftly to the forefront of their chosen electronic music style with a series of unmissable dancefloor weapons on labels numbers, dirty bird, saigon recordings, airflex labs and audio culture. yoann and gilles, the duo behind goldffinch, have let themselves be inspired by current movements in electronic music and have worked to redefine it in their own unique way. one of their trademarks is stuttering vocal samples worked indecipherably into their own groove, a skill built from their formative years listening to hip hop.

adesse has recently turned heads with his sought after and limited versions releases. for prime numbers he brings another high quality ep featuring three more excursions. the title track, untitled love, is a dubbed up 90s-esque workout. repetitive vocal samples swirl over a deep, low-slung bass groove & peak’d-up snares. its an unashamedly wide eyed, bouncing production that will please those checking for the current resurgence of raw garage sounds. supernal takes things into deeper territory with an intriguing steppers outing. the track oozes soul with rousing keys & smoked-out production that is all kept in line by a mesmerising, metronomic vocal. the set is closed by metachemistry an equally engrossing track utilising a shuffling groove wrapped in breathy, reedy horns & heavily reverbed percussion. all told a deeply reverential release highlighting a producer with an obviously wide palette of influence & a natural feel for what simply works.

one of the most original and popular artists of the current deephousescene, kolombo has gained a huge following reflected in countless gigsall over the planet. fusing elements of funk, house and hiphop, his off-debut is a trademarkproduction

2013 marks autoreply musics 5th year of quality vinyl releases and welcomes the labels 14 release which sees label boss och welcome two of tokyos most influential players to the family. as co-founder of the pan records label and collaborator with mathias kaden as mathimidori, dj pi-ge has been integral to the capitals current wave of house and techno, whilst his high standing as a dj has seen bookings at respected european haunts panorama bar, womb and robert johnson.

vinyl is limited to 300 and comes with a code for a free download.
jonas munks work as manual has never sought to radically reinvent itself. rather, he has spent the time since his debut ep in 2000 perfecting and refining the sound that is so distinctly his own - with each successive album meticulously exploring certain aspects of the manual sound. there is an ongoing insistence that there is originality and beauty in his finely crafted productions, even in times when they seem terribly out of tune with the current trends. in munks view originality isnt so much a constant renewal of oneself but rather the creation of a unique and confident style that is continuously relevant.

chicago legend jamal moss makes a return to sequencias with two tracks of overdriven angularity in his most jacking incarnation, the sun god. if you know jamal, then you are aware that no other artist has informed electronic rhythm-based music quite like he has. the current crop of raw, low-fi house and techno owes a large share of its existence to his releases under various monikers: hieroglyphic being, ibm, and as one half of africans with mainframes.

containing proper art, raised with time & dedication. the tracks are guarented natural and can live up to a hundred years with proper care. thery are also stocked and accessible at the bibliotheque national de france & converted numerically for a safe and proper memory of today music. featuring designed sounds melted to rare vinyl sampling covering a 40 years area. reaching classic textures and close current structural forms, meanwhile using today tools to the max combining digital technology with analogic and hardware analogic processes. it is just amazing, thousand of details to discover for your pleasure by the professor. a rich, complex and truely unique sound enhanced by the mastering of mathieu berthet with who he collaborated on several projects before and also do music together.

son of sound is the current project of henry maldonado, a nyc house music legend. you may know him from his tenure in house 2 house in the early 90s, who released their records on strictly rhythm

deep down slam laid down a marker of quality house with their debut emission from washerman and james johnston earlier this year, and for their second release the label looks to the current strains of house goodness coming out of ireland. sligo pair brame & klansee collaborate on a double dose of forthright house shufflers with the alright ep, the title track demonstrates the duo to fully in line with the current vogue for 90s vocal house bumpers. complementing this, *they ll be* showcases their craft for infectious melodic hooks. washerman maintains his 100% deep down slam appearance record with a killer remix of the latter track, retaining the duos hooks and adding plenty of his own production personality to the mix.

while fetsum is about to take the us by storm (after a california tour, in march hes going to perform at the sxsw festival in austin and at the pre-oscars party at the villa aurora in la) sonar kollektiv releases four seminal remixes of his song letters from damascus. one of the centre pieces of his current album the colors of hope is not describing the political situation in syria, its more of an autobiographical tale about the golden voiced german-eriteans life.

paradise club recordings are due to serve up another eclectic ep later this month – their first selection of what they have in store for 2013 – and it’s one that furthers the label’s trend of showcasing the many different styles at their disposal from their current roster.label stalwart jabru kicks things off with ‘last days of rome’, an aptly-titled cut that begins by traipsing through ambient swells and looms, only to then brew up a truly decadent, central dancehall rhythm.

spencer parkers work them records reflects his uncluttered attitude to electronic music. regular vinyl shopping to unearth and delight in non-digital gems, energetic tracks from the deepest house to the most ardent techno, all focussed on one thing: the dancefloor. for its fifth release, he has captured one of his current favourites to bring their wide-ranging and organic sounds to the table: pittsburgh track authority.
the trios first and brilliant ep in 2013 follows twelves on argot and uzuri, and is a neat representation of the expansive borders of parkers own record box, taking in the spectrum from driving, bleepy techno to nervous, shuffling bass-driven house.

the latest in tru thoughts series of essential label compilations, compiled by a&r and label owner robert luis, shapes 12:01 is available on double cd, double lp and digital. bringing the best of the current sound of the label, with a handful of upfront exclusives and cuts previously only available on other formats. artists include quantic & alice russell with the combo barbaro, belleruche, zed bias (aka maddslinky), mark de clive-lowe, hint, the bamboos, lanu, anchorsong and many more.

made fresh daily follow up killer 12 inches from geddes and mikki funk with the debut solo ep from rising house producer jackmaster k. though indebted to the current vogue for the sounds of 90s house, jackmaster ks productions are filled with enough unexpected twists and turns to keep the formula fresh, *house aint givin up* switches things up with its nyc electro stabs, saxophone solo and swelling sub-bass, while *get up* takes things into deeper territory with its thick bassline and dubbed out, candy sweet rhodes melodies. on the remix, james johnston flips *get up* inside out, giving it some classic new jersey bump and flex, and busying up the arrangement with added organs, while rosenhafts take on *house aint givin up* is much more expansive, allowing the bassline to breathe in a spacious composition of pitched vocals and drawn out chords.

nice price deal !!! lace curtain is james, david & mikey from total control, rat columns, rank/xerox, eddy current suppression ring et al, exploring an electronic world of pleasure, frustration and sadness. bedroom dancers, synthetic singers, basement kicks in a romantic void. influenced by the germans, the italians, pale british button pushers, glamorous alien pop futurists, mid-western sweat, nyc disco dreamers, undercover kings and queens escaping a dull grey world with rhythm and noise, sound and vision

rhythm and melody, the beat and the bass - thats what proper club music is all about. and with current chihouse revivalists galore, its really hard to come up with something really true to the roots, and brilliantly fresh at the same time. recognition recordings, run steadily by jacek sienkiewicz, polands true visionary of contemporary club beats in a world of post-techno, passes its 30th release with this four-track marvel of an ep by one chino

oneoffs is a new sub label under the ever growing local talk umbrella. with oneoffs we have a clear vision to deliver not only one house style but to be very open minded within the whole spectrum of 4/4 rhythms. it is all about being musically curious, free and looking at house music with both retro, current and futuristic specs. so basically dont expect anything, our aim is to surprise you! the first release has three different producers from sweden, ireland and spain showcasing three different styles of house.

this will be the first non-psytrance release on our label underground sound promotions out 4 february on vinyl

danny wolfers wears many hats: jackmaster corky, trackman lafonte & bonquiqui, legowelt... nacho patrol is dannys travels towards african space travel. where earlier nacho patrol records spent time exploring cosmic ethiopia, this current incarnation adds a more sci-fi element to the mix, taking influences from chicago house to sun city girls, this is purely original sounds from one of the best producers out there.

for illusion recordings 6th edition we travel across europe to the current deep house mecca of russia to present volta cab for his illusion debut.

this duo techno project of (denis cast, kilrill sil) as we know by the name of easy changes, who made lot of noise with they back to back two releases on foundsound records continue to develop they unique symbiosis of rhythmical patterns with the world of mysterious sounds and sub minded mood currents. easy changes create unique suspense that catch the ears of techno funs all over the world. as a result core of they music has continues progression, kind of like a story with multi scenarios between current and future life s.

2012 was definitely the year of alex q. combining passion for music and incredible talent, he released not only a series of original ep s for labels like ostwind or his own baby kleinstadtfeeling, but also remixes for world famous artists such as kollektiv turmstraße on the well known - musik gewinnt freunde- imprint. to finalize this years success, iww music is dropping alex s masterpiece „guten morgen rosengarten“. perfectly representing his current style this piece of art contains harmony, melodiy and a thriving mixture of organic and synthetic sounds, that just makes you wanna dance! on the b-side labelheads and artists maxage and fabian kranz are embodying the current sound of iww: oldschool beats and raw synths.

genius of time are back after a great year with houston, we have a problem on royal oak, gliese 581g on aniara, several excellent remixes and extensive touring with their unique, all-hardware live set that spans 30 years of music technology in one show. this release features two of the highlights from their current set: a-side tuffa trummor med synt is a new jersey house bomb for the year 2012, whereas tuffa trummor med röst on the flip follows up last years science fiction with an off the hook beat, expertly processed vocals and a strings breakdown reminiscent of that mid-90s inner city vibe. artwork by jeffrey meyers.. essential!

the very popular shh! label return with 2 very familiar sounding tracks twisted into something fresh and current. pressing on green, transparent 10 inch vinyl.

greg wilson needs little in the way of introductions, a stalwart of both the british 80s electro-funk scene and the current disco/edit movement to boot. release #16 sees greg make a welcome return to kat after his previous outing way back in 2007, and, again, his diverse music taste comes to the table to delight.

truss returns to sighas fantastic label ! twice hand-stamped, black label package with 24 x 12 inch folded poster in a poly jacket ! truss continues his recent run of form with a 12 inch on our circula sound that demonstrates the depth and breadth of his palate. audens slow burning groove and metallic dub call to mind silent servants historia y violencia imprint, while splots distorted kicks and frantic pace blur the lines between truss sound and his current mpia3 project. a huge mpia3 remix of beacon takes over the b side for maximum acid damage

new leng signing auf togo are the combination of clement cachot-coulom from the fabulous penetrators and sasa crnobrnja, one half of in flagranti. their combined sound is one of vintage recording equipment and instruments coupled with tweaks and blends from the modern studio. this new 12 inch for leng draws on all their knowledge of the past and of the current club scene, effortlessly gliding through deep, warm analogue sounds and tougher studio techniques. both tracks have guitar work that reminisces of a late 60s west coast scene laid over strong bass lines and beats giving the perfect mix of home listening fuzz and a late night dance floor.

the radioactive orchestra is a scientific musical translator based on our current knowledge of the structure of atomic nuclei in nuclear physics. using the radioactive orchestra, we can create melodies and rhythmic patterns that are based on the nuclear energy levels and gamma radiation observed in experiments at accelerator laboratories around the world. radioactive orchestra remixed is the result of a competition held by studio barnhus, kth royal institute of technology and ksu. using radioactive orchestras online music composer, contestants were able to submit their own compositions. the two winning contributions, by the zzzzz and abdulla rashim, have been remixed by Âme and jonsson/alter.

the official biophila remix album. includes remixes by omar souleyman, death grips, these new puritans, hudson mohawke and matthew herbert, all of which have been specially mastered for this release by grammy-nominee mandy parnell. an emphasis was placed on making the album a cohesive whole, and the remixes selected accordingly from a multitude of potential candidates.

autodiscothque follow up on their cracking rayko release with a hot new edition by current greg wilson favourite...pez! continuing the labels >more ron than larry< dance floor philosophy, pez drags the sound of pop back into the underground and makes it want to jack. strictly for club demonstration only.

a real treat up next for you on apple pips, coming from talented plymouth based beatsmith phat chex … phat chex aka ben pooley came to apple pips attention through the dj/promoter necta selecta, who was repping chex beats at the legendary subheavy parties. when necta dropped >git da funk<, it was a case of >who the ruddy heck is this by?!<. a friendship was struck up, and tune swapping has resulted in these two beauties being dropped on wax. a versatile producer who sums up the current bass scenes openminded attitude to genres and influences, chex is at home making deep electro, heads down techno, smokey jazzed out house, or post whatever bass music.

we are very proud to introduce the next release out of madtech records, this time it is in the shape of the new single from krystal klear >more attention<. this stellar track is accompanied by the equally excellent b-side >my love is burning<. both tracks are reminiscent of late 80s / early 90s sounds using samples to resuscitate the ghosts of past genres with a firm current house beat snapping it back to a contemporary cutting edge house sound. krystal klears nostalgic sound is created in a sea of synthesisers, hooks, drum machines and samples that are weighted by present-day bass licked house beats.

first scott frasers ep on astro lab , after his recent releases on world unknow and remixes for virgo four we are really proud to have scott on board, the john hughes experience is already supported by andrew weatherall, ivan smagghe, daniel avery and more. on the b-side mark e turned this low techno track into an slow house flavor, something betwwen nu-groove styles and mark e current stuffs.

an italian based dj & producer & current man-of-the-moment, who is deeply in love with his old synths & drum machines. releases on aesthetic audio, skylax, l.i.e.s., balance, mathmatics, echovolt, thug, traveller, on the prowl, have him all set up.

24 year old andrade is without doubt, one of the most exciting talents from the current crop of young french producers. having built a reputation within the paris scene for his skills behind the decks, it was his early solo productions for time has changed and robotronic that caught the ear of a certain mr steve bug. releases on dessous followed and last year andrade also made a impressive debut on poker flat recordings. hes releasing today his debut ep on d julz bass culture records, a 3 tracker completed remix from by us deep house veteran jus-ed. support by ame, gerd, mr.g., deetron, sebo k, axel boman, dan curtin....

this latest release from hizatron and bashley galvanises the usual wigflexian- gloop with a more industrial edge and a superb implementation of found sounds. a darker pallet underpins the record but this is inverted then lifted with inserts of scattered euphoria. whilst all that is synonymous with the current face of techno lurks consistently in the background throughout, in an almost redemptive fashion, we are hoisted upward from a chromatic descent and set forth onto a crisp, bouncy path peppered with light. the depth of stereo field is utilised perfectly here and the use of dimension is something of a staple for all of those who call wigflex home. hizatron is known for his seamless arrangements, catchy melodies and punchy percussion and this record has that unquestionable tron swagger but the familiar sound is accelerated by new influences from bashley who although a relatively unknown member of the family brings a fresh range of timbres that compliment hizas signature grooves.

rodrigo is the latest member of the rationalism family. based on la rioja, argentina rodrigo works with an outstanding ammount of knowledge about electronic music and what makes it so special. motor city vision is an interpretation of detroit house at his core, coming from a character far awaytowards south. arol remix adds the flavour and energy to create a dancefloor based tune with this detroitesque feeling with current sounds. vocals, mental synthline creating wet housy nightclubbing feelings.

after a about 2 years of great digital releases the logism crew decided to spread some limited vinyl copies with special selected tracks directly smashing on the dancefloor.the first one includes 2 tracks of the current lgsm008 by kemmi kamachi and 2 tracks from the forthcoming releases 009...

triumph is a dj and producer from barcelona, music lover in lot of his music ways. he is behind espai music offering music focused to put the feelings on the dancefloor and with the aim to shake the current scene, working with artists like uner, dj yellow, spada, edu imbernon, oliver schories...

rome is the new four-track ep from 22-year-old electronic producer kashii. his style resonates twangs of many current genres including uk bass, house, tech-house and garage. currently signed to southern fried, kashii is releasing an exclusive ep with madtech, with remixes from up-and-coming producers south london ordnance and lakosa.

ltd 2012 repress !! rekids proudly presents nina kravizs hotly anticipated second release on the label after the massive success of >pain in the ass / im gonna get you<. nina is the current talk of the town, with club promoters all over the world fighting to book her. her tracks are engineered by tobias freund, known for his work with nsi and ricardo villalobos. >i m week< is a brooding deep house track that has received great feedback from ninas recent live shows. >tanya< is hypnotic head-tripping techno at its best.

rounding off the ep is ‘hackney’, a 4/4 jackin’ acid stomper, with a sound that is at the forefront of the current uk renaissance in stripped down, in-yer-face techno.

while pushing out to all avenues of drum and bass, ill haze are starting to mould their own sound within the genre but still keeping it fresh and current. with a load of releases set for this year and beyond ill haze is definitely a name to watch out for!