i dont think i know, or heard of, anyone who share the same obsession in searching obscure disco records like kool dj dust (real name daniel savio). call him at any given time and he is in some flee market or second hand shop on the look-out for records. he even got an apartment just for his collection.
we talked about the idea of re-releasing >un-googable< music, old stuff that is not only very hard to find, but also so good that re-issueing it is an actual cultural necessity. dust tossed around with a few ideas and finally these three songs made the cut. we are very happy with them!
we hope you are too. we are also happy that we have the support on this release from so many djs. some of them being rune lindbaek, in flagranti, tim sweeney, horse meat disco, 6th borough project, parlour, dj rocca, bonar bradberry, parlour, hugo capablanca, cousin cole et al.

toller vinyl sampler with tracks from caribou (known from the fantasic lp), omar with henrik schwarz famous remix ... a side hip big room electro house stuff for th big big floors ...

mass shivers aus chicago ver®ffentlichen in zusammenarbeit zwischen licking river recs. und drag city ihr drittes album. >contoured heat< ist ein dunkler trip irgendwo zwischen ananda shankar und black flag. aufgenommen @ shape shoppe in chicago zusammen mit blue hawaii (icy demons, beirut).

one time proprietor of the infamous atlas records shop in soho, london over a decade ago, pete herbert divides his time these days either behind the wheels of steel at clubs and parties around europe or in the studio working solo or with friends on their various musical projectsàhe is found regularly behind the decks at places such as fabric,mondos, goa, cafe capitol playing out an unexpected mix of balearic leftfield disco/house/italo/dub/funk and beyond!! building up a dj reputation in parisian underground circles, doing parties with jef k, chloe, alexkid and ivan smagghe, working the dancefloor but also developing his skills in the studio, tim paris had his first breakthrough with the remix of a rock tune called >future now< that became one of the biggest underground tunes of 2004. from there tim paris didn t stop but continued to release quality tracks and remixes. the two come together as >challenge<, on tim s imprint marketing music, the follow up to their 2008 release together on kompakt >zimmer<. just a few chords into the track, and its obvious to hear - the broken clock e.p. has been too long coming... >broken clock< - featuring homemade guitar riffs by none-other than mr. paris himself...! >wind up< follows with its more organic appeal, featuring some wicked synths... and finally, >wind up genius of time remix< will suit your palate indefinitely. genius of time, aka >cloud< from gothenburg, sweden... pushes the hands of father time to the reference point in early house, the vocals are pushed to the front to build us up into a hazy groove, that you wish could go on forever...

q: who are q & a?
a: q & a are quinn luke & alexis georgopoulos.

q: how did quinn and alexis meet?
a: the two were introduced by chris veltri, owner of legendary record shop groove merchant in san francisco. veltri and luke had made a pair of plunderphonic dusted disco 12 inches under the name coppa. georgopoulos was a founder of the group tussle and asked if coppa would do a tussle remix. this led to luke acting as producer on the tussle album telescope mind.

simian mobile disco will be releasing a series of 12 inch singles, on a brand new imprint entitled >delicacies<, which will be accompanied by a club night – delicatessen, curated by smd themselves and happening at venues around the world. each track will take the name of an exotic, and often bizarre, delicacy from around the world. already on the menu are >aspic< and >nerve salad< which will be served up in late april at all good independent record stores. the first delicatessen set up shop at matter on 20th february and featured a gourmet line up including smds massive live show, green velvet, dj pierre, retrograde, boy 8-bit, joker, ralph lawson and mowgli. the next delicatessen will be at matter on the 23rd july - line up to be announced. smd have also secured a new york residency for 2010 with underground party fixed (dates to be announced shortly)

following a string of contributions for kompakts pop ambient series jens-uwe beyer aka popnoname joins the kompakt pop stable with a truly remarkable tune that is destined to bring him to a broader audience - hello gorgeous finds itself somewhere between the classic sound of kompakt and the pet shop boys. hello gorgeous sounds likes it was produced in lavish place where rave and indie meet on the dance floor. and all throughout, the song is harmoniously carried together by beyers powerful vocals. popnoname provides a upbeat le klub remix tightening the techno up a notch or 5. the big news is that terranova step in for remix duties - legends in their own right fetisch and me have been an institution in the music scene since the 80s so we are excited to have their exceptional contribution - they turn hello gorgeous into a cracking jack house number.

bodytalk produziert von rob salmon & rob rives

here comes the second release on the pattern repeat label. pattern repeat is a new music-project and label by kenneth christiansen, echocord & echocord colour label boss, and his partner dennis bøg aka resoe, running the baum label.the pattern repeat label will only contains productions from kenneth & dennis, and the music is focused on the modern berlin techno sound today, dubstep and dub-techno. pattern repeat will also release records on other labels, so far the first one is out on echocord colour. kenneth and dennis met eachother 8 years ago when they worked together in at that time famous copenhagen-record-shop >loud<, which closed 5 years ago. at that time dennis was more into broken beat, hip-hop and deep house. kenneth was already running the label echocord, and soon dennis started his label baum. the label baum is also like echocord, releasing dub-techno, and dennis started to release his own material as resoe, and builded up his studio the years after. 1 year ago we decided to try to do a new project together, working together in the studio, and now pattern repeat is born.

pattern repeat is a new music-project and label by kenneth christiansen, echocord & echocord colour label boss, and his partner dennis bøg aka resoe, running the baum label. the pattern repeat label will only containsproductions from kenneth & dennis, and the music is focused on the modern berlin techno sound today, dubstep and dub-techno. pattern repeat will also release records on other labels, so far the first one is out on echocordcolour. kenneth and dennis met eachother 8 years ago when they worked together in at that time famous copenhagen-record-shop >loud<, which closed 5 years ago. at that time dennis was more into broken beat, hip-hop anddeep house. kenneth was already running the label echocord, and soon dennis started his label baum. the label baum is also like echocord, releasing dub-techno, and dennis started to release his own material as resoe, andbuilded up his studio the years after.1 year ago we decided to try to do a new project together, working together in the studio, and now pattern repeat is born.

after the well received all creation 12s delsin records drops yotokos >wet ink<. yotoko are shifty & domu (jcr, 2000black, archive). yotoko stands for a perfect fusion between broken beat, techno and soul.
their album is not about breaking barriers, but it is their own little twisted version of what they call techno. for yotoko techno can be heard in everything, so as such it is all techno. domu and shifty are influenced by lots of different stuff, soul, jazz, disco, hip hop, techno, some old break beat, new broken stuff.. as well 20 pence mad charity shop finds.. the album is about yotoko making music they think is cool and realizing that all this music is the same no matter what the bpm or groove.
domu started as sonar circle for 4 heros reinforced label. later on active as domu for labels as archive and 2000 black and together with archive label boss volcov for the jcr-label with their album as rima. shifty is domus longtime comrade, making his first musical public appearance as yotoko. the albums artwork will be done by amsterdams machine, who already took care of the kindred spirits releases.

ltd 7 inch - ou est le swimming pool are a shiny new electro- pop outfit hailing from north london. their superb debut >dance the way i feel< is an infectious slice of electro-pop with pet shop boys influenced vocals and a catchy as hell baseline that will quite literally drag you onto the dance floor- the perfect post summer slam

the man behind golden bug was partly educated by victor, a japanese robot from osaka. victor was invented by komba, an old japanese man who wanted a child. he created victor. when the old man died he sent victor around the world telling him to find a new home. after a big odyssey victor finally arrived at legendary la maison du robot in paris. the shop was owned by antoines mother who was the first one to import japanese toys to europe in the 70ies.so victor came to antoines family and decided to stay for a while. and as antoines mother was very busy with the other toys - victor practically was the one to teach antoine how to eat, how to speak and how to dance...

>we are electric< is the second single to be taken from the recently released >entertainment< album by fischerspooner. a soaring slice of scintillating electro with super fried guitars and anthemic lyrics that put me in mind of blade runner. possibly the standout track on an album full of super strong tunes, >we are electric< comes with 3 amazing remixes which couldnt be more different from each other. the lush radio friendly nu disco mix by kitsune favourites classixx reaveals the pop heart of the song and makes us think of the pet shop boys. next up is an absolutely storming mix by cursor miner, this is so hot its likely to burn the hair off your head if heard at full volume. its extreme treated vocals recall moments from the first fs album but the beats are pure miner madness. lastly but by no means least we have hot chip at their most club friendly, comparatively subtle compared to the previous mix, its deceptive simplicity reveals an insidious dancefloor killer when played in the right context. so there we have it then a knockout single from fischerspooner on the back of a great album that has received some fine press, a selection of which is printed below.

so it s time for 10... what a run it s been folks and we re set to celebrate with our jubilee rollout for 2009 – still standing and stronger than ever kompakt returns with our annual tradition – the cologne event this year set for the 14th of august and the collection.
spanning the course of 2 cds and 3lps, total 10 aims to be the collection of essential tunes from our catalogue and highlights exclusive, new music from the likes of dj koze, thomas/mayer, juergen paape, wassermann aka wolfgang voigt and others. what one immediately will notice in comparison to other editions is the inclusion of remixes. the likes of ivan smagghe & tim paris aka it s a fine line tackling the likes of burger/voigt, gui borattos remix of sam taylor wood produced by pet shop boys, thomas fehlmanns stunning impression of the field and of course finally available, the lost remix of gotyes hit >heart s a mess< by supermayer.
expect the unexpected this year, total 10 promises to be one of the most diverse collections of tracks the label has ever brought forward in our history.

4 cool takes on 2 hot tracks by pussy dub foundation.

latin guitar and vocal-vibe for all the house-floors around the world!

disco tom drops these 2 smoking joints to hot up the party. no info given as to what these are, but the tracks speak for themselves. tom noble is a well respected, and even more well travelled, scholar of boogie, disco, funk, and points in between. he is also co owner of the oft celebrated lotus land record shop and label, and brother to andy noble, of the much hyped kings go forth, a 12 piece modern soul band who releases records on the mr. c record label.

nice price deal !!! fenech-soler produce perfectly distilled post-millennial dancefloor pop. the a-side cut showcases the bands ear for an irresistible melody carried with thick synth sounds, ricochet guitars and economic beats. a chart and dancefloor hit-in-waiting, with its b-side airbrushed an undoubted late night menace of drilled dystopian tech-pop. fenech-soler deliver a deftly accomplished production that confounds their bedroom studio origins. their dexterous writing and musicianship resonates with the fine suburban pop of pet shop boys, the sparkling live capabilities of phoenix and friendly fires, and the dancefloor igniting electro breakdowns of vitalic, justice or the presets

daniel steinberg continues to have great sucess on labels such as microfon, grandpetrol and stylerockets and is also the main representative for front room recordings. with his last e.p, featuring >keep on movin< and >dont you know?<, enjoying such widespread sucess we thought we should call upon the remix skills of roman flügel and siopis for this release. roman has been artistically active sine the 1990s with his own labels playhouse, ongaku musik and klang elektronik contributing some of the best house around throughout the years. his remixes for the likes of pet shop boys, human league, primal scream and kylie minogue have garnered him a worldwide recognition and now he delivers in true style to front room. siopis, fresh from his get physical release >penny from the lane<, has also recently remixed mr. static which has further pushed his name into the international dance music vocabulary. his work can also be spotted on some of the most prominent labels like get physical, bpitch control and crosstown rebels to name a few. three quality remixes making one brilliant e.p that maintains front room at the top of its game.

plagia and body combat team up for a honest oldschool electro-ride. made in 2003 for max ernst records.

after the well received dvk remixes subsitenz thought its only fitting to pair up one of dnbs hardest and bulgarias biggest export cooh with the two south london stow aways dvk. there fruits of their labor as you would expect is fooking insane. off the leash is not for the faint hearted or pregnant a relentless driver of a track with beats that mutate and evolve constantly over subs fatter than dawn frenchs ass. with the signature dvk rolling percs and pumping side chained filth matched with coohs lethal arrangements and movement of beats off the leash is one pissed pit bull in a poodle parlor. once bitten twice shy is a techy affair still relentless to the core with all the twist and turns that are synonymous to the likes of cooh and dvk. filthy stabs and hits are thrown manically around like a poltergeist having an epileptic fit in a china shop adding chaos to the already frantic bass and grooves. the main heart to his puppy is banged home half way through of its unnatural life were it warps from chilled pads to a nodders delight. dvk and cooh have started the fire and will be back to fuel it very soon!

after a 2 and a half year wait i finally managed to knock out a new single. its actually only my 3rd solo single ever. im very happy with it but ive got mixed feelings trying to describe it. you spend a year working on a track and a lazy shop worker or journalist will lump you into the >cosmicbalearicspacewhatever< straightjacket in 2 seconds, i can at least resist to do the same… anyway, two are quite psychedelic and one is some kind of cover version of one of my favourite villalobos trax. as you can hear ive had loads of fun fooling around in the studio playing the bass, percussion, drums(badly) and synths(even worse…)…

big percussive house anthem! includes mixes by fratti & presti, gambafreaks vs holly orange, te.ga.shop vs babert!!

finally we get a re-issue of the first release on the legendary fat cat label. harking back to the days when the record shop ruled supreme south of the border, this release is somewhat different from the following releases on the label. pure techno music, kind of early dan curtin metamorphic meets ken ishii with a heavy nod to kenny larkin. a techno landmark! official press with original artwork and shrink wrapped picture sleeves.

upfront promo copies! strictly limited: 1 copy per shop! 1st come, 1st served! this is, what survival of the fittest means!

sam taylor-wood produziert von den pet shop boys. mit remixen von gui boratto, jürgen paape, mark reeder & den pet shop boys. mehr glamour geht nicht

here we offer two exclusive remixes preceding the djinji brown album release. sweat shop reworked by label mate and upcoming producer, boddhi satva brings africas tribal beats to the floor. swinging beats, electronic synths and pads saturate and transform into a hypnotic treatment. ancestral black gets blessed by mystery man afefe iku. taking djinjis creation to more dynamic and techno realms. with his signature stabs and heavy rhythms, this one demands you to move.

excellent deep atmospheric nuggets

fünfter einkaufsmarathon bei familie ware. dominik eulberg, m. schaffhäuser, markus günter, the kitbuilders, soda inc, brian aneurysm und viele andere haben den korb schon voll gemacht

great experimental synthie-electro 4-tracker!

nyc based techno artist gregory shiff, known for his work on such diverse labels as persona, lofi-stereo, and bedrock, introduces his new label the vacationist with this 3-tracker burner, full of color and shifting energy. the first of four interwoven eps, each revealing a small part of the story that inspired this music. limited rerelease

rong music introduces a fresh new artists to the label - mr. chin. originally from new york, now based in sunny southern california, chin is a world renowned disco dealer to many a high end disc jockey. from heavy hitting disco breaks to body and soul type music, his first outing has a little something for everyone in the shop. this release contains a cheeky jungle brothers sample. this a very limited release, so pick it up quick before its gone!

enjoying success earlier this year on splank! with organ dementia/restless, groove allegiance have also recently remixed torpedo boys the disco song for lounge records and break the boxs ghostlicker for ground level. this latest number super squelch has already been doing the business at recent groove allegiance gigs, the title giving plenty away, as wonky lfo noises provide the fills, whilst stomping beats and a twisted electro hook provide the solid dancefloor groove. canadian stalwart macca, head honcho of invasive records, turns up to provide the remix. catching the eye of splank! with his recent remixes of dj dans chop shop (instereo) and robb g & the phat conductors heavy, the macca sound has a hint of breakbeat mixed with a big room electro flavour, and with this remix he stays true to his word. the beats are tight, the fills and edits feel quite breaky, and the hook is hypnotic. this ones perfect for the big arena & just in time for festival season.

next big, very catchy electrohouse bomb by the gambafreaks!! remix treatment by luca cassini, relight orchestra and ste.ga.shop vs rudeejay sporco!! not to be missed

last summer, the berlin-based producer and well-known remixer chris zippel (who already worked with the pet shop boys, robbie williams or ich & ich) already celebrated his very personal interpretation of modern and complex ambient between zwischen triphop beats and melancholic pop references by his genuine horizon album. with this ep, chillout producer zippel has chosen a way quite unusual for him by taking four tracks of the album, making them compatible for the dancefloor with a number of co-producers and proving that dub is still up-to-date in 2008. the ep starts with an interpretaton of electronic spain recordings producer mangelt: again, a straightforward energy flash between reminiscence and modern club sound, takes on the powerful post acid minimalhouse sound a la steve bug. the dane mike salta turns mirror dawn into deep techhouse dub, and also the schwerin-based downtempo producer andre muelle alias vakuum sounds shows that he is influenced by a timelessly valid unterstanding of dub and fragmented s mples by his version of glacier. finally, the tribal progressive house dub of blade remixed by kling klong impresario namito (berlin), undoubtedly the most famous remixer on this ep, goes right into your hips

this is a couple of nice remixes of the cool smoke & mirrors track of marc almond and starcluster (taken from the aube 03). marc almond needs no introduction... after working with many great producers he teamed up with roland faber (s express and many other projects) and kai ludeling (divider) for some nu school high energy disco. this is a track that brings up the best memories of the pet shop boys, new order and ofcourse soft cell. this is one big anthem for the gay clubs, nu disco aficionados and brittish soccer hooligans who want to rave on some extremely well produced big sounding dance music! highly limited vinyl edition!!

boom bip and gruff rhys present neon neon neon neons debut album stainless style is a highly imaginative slice of conceptual power pop inspired by the incredible life of playboy automobile impresario, john delorean. on stainless style super furry animals front man and solo star gruff rhys and la based producer boom bip unite pop, electro, rock, crunk, hip hop and italo disco, whilst exploring a range of subjects and events relevant to deloreans life. album guests include spank rock, yo majesty, har mar superstar, fab from the strokes, magic numbers, fat lip and more.

incl remixes by dj assault, trevor lovers, pig & dan !! swedens next big thing the touch was recently titled >one of 2008 >gonna bes<< by one of swedens biggest newspapers. without a single release out they have already conquered sweden s club scene from north to south, performed alongside justice,ozzy osbourne, pet shop boys, dizzee rascal, boys noize and uffie on swedens biggest festival and have managed to cross over with both a strong indie, dance and major audience. with influences from early factory and hacienda era manchester and acid house and electronic music scene from 80/90s detroit the trio has added an extra dimension with futuristic sounds that has a crossover appeal

electrohouse rework of the pet shop boys classic. produced by christopher just

rong music introduces a fresh new artist to the label - mr. chin. originally from new york, now based in sunny southern california, chin is a world renowned disco dealer to many high end disc jockeys. from heavy hitting disco breaks to body and soul type music, his first outing has a little something for everyone in the shop. this release contains a cheeky jungle brothers sample. this a very limited release, so pick it up quick before its gone!

feat sean kingston, rihanna feat shaggy, justin timberlake, shop boys, lil boosie feta webbie and foxx and 50 cent

digitalism present their long awaited debut album incl. all the big hits. sure-shot ! there are loads of rock bands making music for the dancefloor. digitalism make electronic music that everyone can rock to. heres the first album from digitalism presented in a luxurious gatefold dlp !! for the past two years, they have been the go-to men for indie remixes, having reworked the klaxons, the test icicles, cut copy and the futureheads, to devastating effect. digitalism hail from hamburg. isi, the german born son of turkish immigrants, met jens, the child of a liberal family, at the citys underground solution record store. moelle was the first find employment there, towards the end of the 1990s. when he took leave from the shop to devote more time to his school work, isi filled. later jens returned, and the pair worked alongside each other: jens in the shop, and isi at the attendant record distribution business. they soon bonded over their shared love of dance and rock records.

jay moved through the ranks at juno and with 5 years record shop work experience under his belt jay now has a broad influence base for his current productions. these mainly focus on classic, itaol and nu disco, us, deep, and acid house right through vintage techno and the modern minimal sounds. his recent productions like this fine four track ep combine many of these influences but always lean toward the warm, retro, vintage electronic sounds that first time around he was too young to experience

cool mash up between robbies latest single and the pet shop boys mixes by kris menace and chris lake

montreal born native alex hender started his career in the mid 90s. after watching one of his friend djing at a high school dance party, he decided to buy a pair of turntables, a mixer and began shopping some records. its in a record shop,at the age of 15, that he discovered the sound of new york and chicagos house.alex has been a resident in some of montreals most famous clubs. the legendary limelight was his first home. he also played at redlite, gravity and a lot of other gigs around the city. being a buyer for years in a record shop, alex got in touch and upfront with whats hot & whats the next big thing.his musical style got a lot of influence from the funky chicago stuff and the dirty german minimal tech sound.since then, aside from djing and collecting an amazing amount of vinyls, alex focuses more into production, to reach another step in his career. we can only expect greater things to come from him in the future

chupacabra is the new project of arno voelker and miguel ayala (known from precision & art of rollin). during their work at the freebase record shop both have developed a strong passion for house music and so they started releasing in that genre as well. here comes the first 3 tracker on raummusik with finest deep minimal techhouse and a federico molinari remix

great remix package for madonnas new smash hit includes mixes by pet shop boys paul oakenfold and green velvet !!!

a strong pop track, very pet shop boys sounding music in the subway fast paced disco techno pop would describe it quite well. the aerial mix is an extended version only relying on a few elements of the original with filtered vocals and powerful thematic pad the ground mix is a solid techno version more in the lines of the labels first release with well produced breaks and sounds its an impasse is a more italian disco sounding track with its flying analog synths lines while its remix by dynarec has a lot more rough and minimal electro approach