the first years, from his first album in 1976 to his 7th in the middle of the 80s, were fuelled with an exemplary sense of creativity and a free-spirit vision. against everyoneÕs advice, cerrone was never reluctant to compose long and pure trance disco tracks, not exactly radio-friendly at the time, but which did incredibly well because they encapsulated the hedonism of the day and were far more than a trend. for instance, love in c minor and supernature have become unbeatable classics, featured regularly in the best pop, disco or dance selections. such a success would have burnt most of the othersÕ wings, whose career would have been ruined. at the beginning of the 80s, when he decided to unleash his creativity on stage, cerrone managed to rebound with you are the one studio album.

special edition 2 cd digipack , includes debut album: * on acid* on cd2 for the first time ever on cd!
when recondite, aka lorenz brunner, emerged with his debut lp for acid test (2012s on acid), we were still learning about the german producers inward-looking dance floor sound. a few years later, his sinewy jams have proved near universal -- like an underground zelig, hes fit perfectly everywhere from r¿dhŒds dystopian to ghostly international and innervisions. acid test also allows recondite the chance to indulge his more outrŽ tendencies and a welcomed return it is.

for the next instalment of our mix series, weve arranged a special mix from a duo which we have shared close ties with for the last five years, having them regularly at the club as well as a couple of our infamous open airs at rummelsburg in berlin. hailing from the usa, the stateside duo soul clap have been at the forefront of the dance music scene for over half a decade now and are well known for their blend of funk and soul to house, techno and everything in between. from peak time sets on the main floor to sun soaked closing sets on the water floor, the pair of bostonians, eli goldstein and charles levine, are a djs dj.

der kanadische produzent mathew jonson, der auch mit seinem label wagon repair musikgeschichte geschrieben hat, schneidet seine fabric-ausgabe komplett auf sich zu. er beginnt sehr technoid mit seinem bekanntesten projekt, cobblestone jazz, bringt eigene klassiker wie * decompression* in mehreren extended versions, fŠhrt fort mit den remixen fŸr subb-an und tobias. sowie mit seinem engsten kollaborateur the mole, droppt danach unveršffentlichtes material und beendet sein set stilvoll mit seinem acid-mix von inner citys * good life*.

3 cd compilation feat. aretha franklin, bwen e.king, marvin gaye, stevie wonder, james brown, nina simone and many more

the central executives ist das house-projekt des britischen duos mind fair (aka dean meredith (chicken lips) und ben shenton). gemeinsam legen sie mit a walk in the dark ein ausgezeichnetes disco-album mit live-instrumentierung, irgendwo zwischen arthur russell, disco-punk a la dfa und act up protestaktion, vor.

der detroiter jeff mills zŠhlt mit seiner einzigartigen fingerfertigkeit zu den besten djs der welt. wenn er auflegt, drŠngeln sich seine fans um das dj-pult statt auf der tanzflŠche. in exhibitionist 2 lŠsst sich mills beim mixen aus vier optionalen kameraperspektiven auf die finger schauen. man sieht hautnah, wie elegant dieser mann mischpult und decks wie instrumente behandelt, wie er spontan und in echtzeit mit zusŠtzlichen synthesizern improvisiert, neue rhythmen kreiert und fliegen lŠsst. die neue doppel-dvd zeigt drei verschiedene sets in detroit, darunter mit der drummachine skeeto valdez und der berŸhmten tr-909 im solo, sowie zwei sets in chicago (inkl. persšnlichen kommentaren von jeff mills und einer tanzperformance von pierre lockett). die beiliegende cd enthŠlt die tracks vornehmlich aus mix 2, von den insgesamt 21 tracks sind 16 bislang unveršffentlicht. parallel erscheinen bis ende des jahres auch drei vinyl eps.

ein raum, fernab vom allem und doch gleich um die ecke. eine vision zum greifen nahe und doch soweit entfernt. gerahmt von tasten, klappen, poties und kleinteiligen liegen, diskutieren und tanzen marbert rocel durch den winter 2015. in diesem, ihrem leipziger studio fŸhlt die band die lieder zusammen, die im sommer 2014 in einem noch abgelegneren, umwaldeten winkel entstanden. jede entscheidung durch alle kšpfe, jeder akkord von hinten und vorn hunderte male gehšrt, jeder kompromiss ein triumph fŸr die sache. keine streicherarrangements vermitteln hier grš§e, sondern das einvernehmliche nicken, das Ÿber die jahre in marbert rocel entstand. in the beginning ist das vierte marbert rocel album. eine gelebte utopie von freundschaft, ein herber kuss fŸr jeden genreliebenden. hier ist nichts grob gehauen, sondern fein gemei§elt. wie tau perlt das schlagwerk von fŠchernden synths. wie gute freunde empfangen dich die songs. wie tinkerbell leitet spunks stimme durch eine vertraut-fremde welt vorbei an gro§en gefŸhlen und kleinen gesten, um schlie§lich dahin zu fŸhren, wo alles begann in the beginning.

hier kommt die diesjŠhrige mixcompilation des superclubs amnesia ibiza mit dem untertitel obsession. zwei astreine deep house und tech house-sets der resident djs mar-t und les schmitz & caal smile. mit top-burnern von mark knight, oxia, shiba san, prok & fitch, metodi hristov, popov, jamie jones, huxley, dj t. und deetron, um nur einige zu nennen!

when i joined mouse on the keys, i envisioned a concept that mixes diverse elements of contemporary music, such as dynamic hardcore drumming and modern french harmony with the feeling of a detroit techno follower. since we got an offer to release an album on mule musiq, a label with much diversity in dance and contemporary music - our new album has been pulled out of us by itself- reveals the japanese acoustic and electric piano player daisuke niitome. together with drummer and piano player akira kawasaki and synth and piano player atsushi kiyota he is mouse on the keys, an energetic, hard to pigeonhole tokyo based trio that combines the sound of divers pianos and synthesizers with out-there drumming.

french dj duo jess & crabbe return to curate a second collection under the bazzerk banner, exploring a criminally unknown dance scene. changa tuki classics takes us on an exhilarating trip to a venezuelan underground electronic scene. defining changa tuki as a genre is tricky, the respective meanings of the words themselves is a mystery yet to be elucidated. changa emerged in the late 80s as a the word to describe all strands of hard-hitting electronic music, to this day it remains the one popular term applied to all forms of house or techno.

the latest release by the parisian label is thanks to a fluke find by an antinote family member, who by pure chance, unearthed an unreleased guitar and synth musical jewel from italy circa 1984. an until now unknown collaboration between a guitar maestro, composer of contemporary dance scores with a gifted electronic music composer. cd version with bonus track- big tip!

hier kommt die diesjährige sommerausgabe von a state of trance, wieder aus dem angesagten ushuaia club auf ibiza, armins aktueller dj-residenz, der bei den international dance awards im frühjahr in miami zum besten club der welt 2015 gekürt wurde! armin liefert wieder bis ins kleinste detail präzise qualitätsarbeit in form von zwei neuen burnersets mit den derzeit heißesten floorfillern von andrew rayel, dan stone, protoculture oder w&w, garniert mit eigenen schätzchen wie die coproduktion panta rei mit mark sixma oder den klassiker café del mar in der beat service-version

fŸr das mixmag-magazin ist die in search of sunrise-serie, die von tiesto initiiert und von richard durand erfolgreich fortgefŸhrt wird, die grš§te trance-serie aller zeiten. die 13. ausgabe widmet sich der heimatstadt durands, amsterdam. dort erschufen er und sein gast-dj niemand geringeres als kanadas trance/progressive-superstar bt gemeinsam drei fantastische sets aus 47 top-tracks der stilrichtungen trance, progressive und house, praktisch die crŽme de la crŽme des sommers 2015. selbstverstŠndlich enthŠlt die trackliste auch diesmal etliche exclusives, darunter die zukŸnftigen richard durand singles typhoon und time warp.

compiled by disco patrick, disco2: a further fine selection of independent disco, modern soul and boogie 1976 - 1980

welcome back to the movielike resonating sound world of the 23s. already in 2008 the mysterious one-man band proofed with the album ÒboliviaÓ that they are trying to do another kind of music Ð something that isnÕt entertainment, something that isnÕt show, something that goes gently straight to your soul. now the producer from nord-rhine-westphalia did it again and tuned in the longplayer ÒflamingoÓ. anew he delivers a special kind of cinematic journey music that grooves opposite to his other, more rhythm based hypnotic dance productions. also as the 23s he produces pattern-based music, but it pursues a different intention: each listener should dive into a hallucinatory world of seen and unseen films that his inner eye creates unprejudiced. all ten tracks are romantic smooth operators. they put themselves in service of an artistic vision, in which the listener should get lost in music. the album can be seen as a love-letter to the movie scores of the french 70s cinema or the impressionistic sound arrangements you can hear in the early cinema of peter greenaway. with double bass heat, discreet piano melodies, levitating guitar chords, some gentle horns here and there and beats that recollect the warm jazz influenced soul of oldschool hip-hop the 23s generate a sublime get-down-deep instrumental journey. you can listen to it attentive. or you can just play it in the back while doing whatever you like to do. it is recommended to play ÒflamingoÓ in a decent amount of volume as all loungey tracks begin to live bigger and brighter with sound intensity. if you play it flashy you will experience an atmospheric sometimes light-flooded, sometimes foggy 40-minute electronic journey that offers open-minded souls to fill the room between the notes with their very own milky fancy. soon the album will be accompanied by a bunch of remixes tuned in and twisted by producers like giegling and white artists edward, christian s of the c—meme tribe, canadian producer the mole and the german post rock and electronic music band to rococo rot.

auf 2 cds finden sich hier die derzeit besten und angesagtesten dance-hits, die diesen sommer auf allen wichtigen europŠischen dancefloors rauf und runter gespielt werden. mastermind und megamix-chef dj deep hat fŸr dieses projekt bewusst die wirklich sommerlich lockeren dance und house-hits ausgewŠhlt. mit ihren fantastischen vocalparts und eingŠngig-frischen pop-elementen verbreiten diese songs einfach nur gute laune und pures summerfeeling! mit Ÿber 80 tracks ist dieser megamix ein echtes schwergewicht unter den dance compilations und wir sind sicher, dass diese cd wieder ein echter volltreffer bei allen house und vor allem megamix-fans sein wird!

more late 70s westcoast yachtpop you can almost dance to.

faszinierend, wie die unterschiedlichen production values von deep house, afrobeats, synthesizer-disco, smooth-jazz und neo-trance hier ineinandergreifen - mit diesem album ist padilla ganz auf der hšhe der zeit. groove (mai/juni 2015)

it takes time for a series of seperate ideas to evolve into a fully concepteptualized album if it wants to have a place in history for ali and basti schwarz, better known as tiefschwarz. since 1998 the duo, as both djs and producers, have perfected the art of dominating the moments only experienced on a dance floor, deeply immersed in sound. their music is unique as it is creative.

frankie knuckles eft behind perhapst the greatest house music legacy that ever was or ever will be, having made dance music at a spiritual level for nearly four decades

the latest chapter in the electronic evolution of guitarist john frusciante features a new project under his trickfinger guise and has him utilizing the classic hardware that spawned the eternal acid template. frusciantes desire to cede control to machines has paradoxically allowed him to present a singular take on elemental dance music, a brilliant and unexpected entry into acid tests growing canon of modern, 303-focused dance music.

strictly dj t! 25 years of strictly rhythm!4cds limited edition! cd1 mixed, cd2, cd3, cd4 unmixed!

system 7 is the dance music project of steve hillage and miquette giraudy, presenting a unique combination of techhouse beats and live musicianship, who have had a strong influence on the development of psychedelic ambient and electronica.

sleepstep is the first collaboration between raster-noton and russian artist dasha rush. the record s subtitle sonar poems for my sleepless friends describes its underlying concept Ð sleepstep is a trip through electronically alienated loops and sound collages that, interwoven with text passages, aim at creating a dream-like atmosphere.

a unique 3cd journey through the mind of a hous music icon.incl.tracks by mood 2 swing, joe t.vanelli, masters at work, the doobie brothers, saint etienne, mk, kenny loggins, christopher cross, ian pooley, chicago..

* mumdance & logos present proto , tectonic s first major release of 2015, set for release on 16th february. * recorded by the duo over 2014, proto is a collection of 10 future-facing club tracks that, against the odds, also provides a deep and involving experience for the listener. * proto focusses on the very brief sparks of innovation when new scenes were just forming and genre rules and paradigm were still grey areas, the early bleep track days when imported american techno was starting to be appropriated by the uk, the 93-94 proto era when hardcore was morphing into jungle and later when the darker sound of tech-step reared its mechanical, dystopian head. * all of this is underpinned with Òwot u call itÓ grime sensibilities and mumdance & logos trademark sonic disortientation. mumdance & logos concentrate on taking the moods and colours created by these leaps forward in sound and twisting them into something new, keeping in line with the futuristic visions of the originators.

it seems that there is an overabundance of artists today who have reached a level of success from their work, but very few of them come close to the level of output and range as butch. equal parts producer extraordinaire, dj, gentleman, and comedian, butch has everything deserving of a star in todays dance music arena. which is why, we here at watergate are extremely pleased to present him as next in line for our watergate mix series

zweites album der britischen sŠngerin julie thompson, die bereits ausgewiesenen erfolgsproduzenten wie tiesto, james holden, freemasons, sean tyas oder freestylers ihre stimme lieh. eye of the storm enthŠlt elf tracks aus dance-sounds zwischen edm und progressive/trance mit soul-vocals. kollaborativ wirkten u.a. die top-trancer super8 & tab und andy duguid mit.

how much do you really know about nina kraviz? shes a russian techno dj, an accomplished producer, one of dance musicÕs breakthrough names of the last five years. true enough, but theres so much more to her story than that. shes one of electronic musics most interesting characters, someone who has stuck to her musical guns since day one, someone who has wide-ranging roots that run deep in the past, yet shes also the embodiment of the future. her signature sound is a raw blend of house and techno with a very acidic feel. if that feels very now, kraviz has a lot to do with it, which is why she was asked to mix the latest instalment of !k7Õs landmark Ôdj kicksÕ series.

2014 markierte die rŸckkehr des aphex twin nach dreizehn jahren kreativer abstinenz. sein album -syro- Ÿberraschte mit glasklarem sound und einer ausgeglichenen balance aus eingŠngikeit und komplexitŠt alle generationen von liebhabern abstrakter elektronischer musik und gilt als eine der definitiven release-†berraschungen des jahres, die ihm zahlreiche jahrespoll-platzierungen und sogar eine grammy-nominierung einbrachte. derma§en von den reaktionen entzŸckt, verwirklicht aphex twin seine ankŸndigung weiterer releases und legt nur wenige monate spŠter diese neue ep nach, die seinen ausnahmestatus als einen der innovativsten und kreativsten elektronikproduzenten fernab gŠngiger strukturen unterstreicht.

prosumer, gebŸrtiger saarlŠnder und begeisterter fan des klassischen house ‡ la chicago, detroit und new york, mixt nach zeitlos guten releases auf ostgut ton, playhouse, mobilee und get physical die neue fabric-cd, die zu einem statement seines tadellosen geschmacks und seiner dj-technik wird. so sehr sein vielfŠltiges house-set mit unvorhersehbaren entwicklungen auch Ÿberraschen mag, so kompakt ist dessen flow. es ist an der zeit fŸr den undergroundhelden, seine geliebten klassiker in frisches licht zu setzen.

timeless, florian pellissier quintet journey through jazz from paris to new york. a rule of the game is to find the flavor of new yorkers groups from the 60s to mix with european musicians of the time. organic, inspired, it would take ten years of concerts and two albums to reach the goal: iches bleue promises to be a gateway album, a hidden passageway between eras, a scientific miracle. a sax, trumpet, piano, bass and drums, no artifice, a simple sound

enter the spiral - the title of the opening track by the first collaborative work between sebastian mullaert and eitan reiter is not just a random name. it is a title which anticipates what can happen if you let yourself go alongside their nine epic musical trips.

total is babas debut album under his own name and his finest work to date. from the opening machine funk arpeggio of missing to the sanguine melancholia of closing hiphop beat discovery Ð new dawn, babas masterpiece rides through psychedelic screw-pop, minimalistic emo-acid and opiate-drenched coming-of-age ambient. as lucid and strong as it is obscure and beautiful, this is an album us folks at studio barnhus are immensely proud of presenting it to the world

paul white has long established himself as an acclaimed hip-hop producer, but on his debut lp for r&s records he expands his horizons with the most personal music of his career to date. with the the sampler laid aside, the south londoner emerges as a multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer as he charts the intoxication, heartbreak and ultimate triumph of a grand love affair.
the vinyl lp includes a download code.

der dancehall reggae-superstar der 80er jahre zum hšhepunkt seiner karriere im channel one studio mit produzent henry junjo lawes. mister yellowman aus dem jahre 1982 hat den superb zeitlosen sound, der die wahren klassiker ausmacht! mit musikern der hi-times band und roots radics, am mischpult sa§ soldgie hamilton. jetzt wieder als cd erhŠltlich in der greensleeves reggae classics serie, mit liner notes von noel hawkes. re-mastered at the soundmasters, london. design: tony mcdermott. fŸr die zehn tracks kamen u.a. die folgenden schwergewichtigen riddims zum einsatz: vanity, pressure and slide, i can t hide, dirty harry gunman, bobby babylon. tipp!

just in time for autumn, fran invites us into club musics parallel world with the project hamlet: aided by oded k.dar (nšrd / the koletzkis) on the piano, she presents cover versions of beloved electronic classics such as Ôsky and sand, Ôlimit to your love, Ôhowling or Ôhypnotized on the fittingly titled album Ôpiano. the initial idea came to the duo at a birthday party, the first baby steps followed the very next day. surprised by the potential, the autodidactic singer fran and the studied concert pianist oded searched far and wide for the perfect grand piano, which they eventually found in the form of an old steinway at the greve studio in berlin.

there are few names in dance music today which need less of an introduction than masters at work. the duo of louie vega and kenny dope gonzalez have forged a reputation for genre-eschewing dj sets and flawless house production during careers which have spanned decades and seen hundreds of releases and remixes. their influence and reach changed house forever. taking the song-writing ability of vega and fusing it with gonzalez s encyclopaedic knowledge of breaks and hip-hop, the pair created a smooth-yet-underground sound that is still being copied and referenced by producers today...

das dj-trio wiggle, bestehend aus terry francis, nathan coles und eddie richards, gehšrt zu den besten deep-house/techno dj-teams des uk und begeht das 20-jaehrige jubilaeum ihrer gleichnamigen partyreihe mit vorliegender mix-cd mit 20 komplett exklusiven und unveroeffentlichten tracks befreundeter djs/produzenten, die alle auf der wiggle im londoner fabric aufgelegt haben

bonus instrumentals of said vocal tracks what does a rave sound like the next day? the strobe lights in a dark warehouse, the pounding kick, the blur of ecstatic faces lead to a morning-after emptiness, all fade into memories of the friends you once had. on ode, tin man (proper name johannes auvinen) explores this feeling, offering tracks which possess an exhausted joy, the aural equivalent of the stretch of time beginning when the last record is played and stretching on towards the doleful contemplation of last nightÕs unmade sheets. appropriately, tin mans melancholic dance music is more club-ready than ever.

kalipo is jakob hŠglsperger from berlin who devotes himself to experimental electronica. his debut album yaruto follows a series of remixes and contributions to compilations released by antime and stiff little spinners. on it, hŠglsperger tries to create a both unique and timeless sound that takes cues from dance music, downbeat and gamelan traditions alike. making use of his wide array of analogue synthesizers, a rhodes piano, a metallophone and guitars, hŠglsperger is creating the abstract narrative of an impersonal biography by creating moods that correspond with certain stages of life as well as chopped up vocal samples.

hier kommen die 20 besten sunlounger-tracks von roger shah - erstmals komplett verfuegbar auf einem tontrŠger. der mellomania-partner von pedro del mar prŠsentiert seine erstklassigen chill-versionen auf cd1, um dann auf cd2 einen zahn zuzulegen und auf den dancefloor zu zielen: es folgen 20 dance-versionen. mit dabei sind balearic-klassiker wie white sand, the beach side of life, mojito und lost together, der als spezieller bonus im armin van buuren mash-up zusŠtzlich auf cd1 enthalten ist.

all gone pete tong & tensnake ibiza 2014 is the definitive sound of the white isle for 2014. mixed by two of the scene s leading djs and tastemakers, the 2cd mix features cuts from the likes of basement jaxx, oliver $, damian lazarus, seth troxler, harry romero and many more.

on moving to canada from his original home of haiti, pianist and singer/songwriter henri-pierre noel brought with him much of the tropical island s influences. the kompa funk sounds of his homeland, along side contemporary north american jazz and disco, ran throughout henri s 1979 album piano, re-released by wah wah 45s in 2012, and now its time for a second helping with the re-issue of 1980s dance floor friendly one more step, both albums having been originally released on very limited private presses and since become holy grails of the back music scene.

ministry of sound veršffentlichen die brandneue ausgabe ihrer compilation-reihe ibiza annual! 40 hei§e tracks auf zwei cds von den angesagtesten dance acts & hit-produzenten wie disclosure feat. mary j blige, calvin harris & alesso feat. hurts, dj fresh, chainsmokers, london grammar, tiesto, u.v.a.!

*broken circuit* is the meeting of minds between max wheeler and victoria port aka anushka. the results are one of the most enjoyable, unpretentious hybrid dance soul records you will hear all year.
the double vinyl lp includes a code for free download of the full album.

>this mix was the perfect chance to sit down with pinch & bring together a sonic which we both feel we have been working towards for a while, albeit from very different angles. in my opinion the dance music climate in the uk is enjoying a healthy & extremely interesting transitional period one which i would draw parallels to the 93/94 proto era when people were literally making up the rules as they went along. this mix is a ode to that time & our attempt at throwing some ideas out there, with the hope of sparking some imaginations & pushing things further forward< - mumdance