most hyped detroit tech house representative of the moment with his latest killer outing: stripped down, dirty and energetic! >>re press with two sides

drew pompa & pipe scuttleworth unveil 6 tracks of guitar, rhythmic percussion, drones, synth pads & a host of found sounds into a sonic brocade of melody emitting the shadowy energies of post-punk & dark wave. this mini-lp is limited to 300 numbered copies and comes in a full color artwork record jacket, with an 11x11 insert.

on the 7th releasethe almighty uzb joins the abstract animal family and brings in some spanish fire. uzb already left his marks on numberous releases on labels like sleaze, enemy or sonntag morgen and is also famous under his unam zetineb alias. the ep starts with a repetitive dark chord monster called shift that will set some floors on fire for sure. and if that wasnt enough the hauling percussions and eerie sounds in long rang will push you over the edge. on the b-side you all can calm down a little bit with the great deep fast forward and the even more relaxed remix by leghau on b2

mit museum of love reiht das geschmackssichere label dfa einen weiteren release in den reigen für 2014 ein. am 10.10. erscheint das gleichnamige debütalbum des duos, bestehend aus pat mahoney, seines zeichens gründungsmitglied von lcd soundsystem und dennis mcnanny aka jee day. zusammen bilden sie museum of love, eine direkte anspielung auf daniel johnstons song, verrät mahoney: *i had always loved the song, and had been thinking of what such an edifice would contain when we were trying to name the project*, und mcnanny weiter *pat is a sculptor, i am a painter, we make music and museums are sacred spaces and love is an elusive thing.* die produktion, instrumentierung und das songwriting lag im aufgabenbereich von mcnanny, während sich mahoney um den gesang und um die drums kümmerte. ein detailreiches disco-house album, das sich perfekt in das sound-regal von dfa einreiht. die vinyl-lp erscheint im klappcover, download-code inklusive.

music is strongly linked to memory, sometimes just a simple note will trigger a deep feeling of nostalgia or emotion. the new homesick series was created by music enthusiasts living half a world away from their birthplaces. their concept is to play on memory, to re-edit and rework songs from the past into something which is timeless, tracks which feel fresh but remain true to the original.

the very first release is by montreal based artist, stefny winter who emerges here with a wonderfully crafted tuned project. slightly stripped down but at the same time, providing a low end, fizzle bass, winter pushes hypnotic rhythms with a not so subtle smirk. a wink to audion, or a perlonesque aesthetic, this ep ensues a groovy moment as well as heartily groove.

ever elusive duo flight facilities dropped a bombshell on unsuspecting, devoted fans, announcing the wholly unanticipated - and yet incredibly welcomed - debut album, >down to earth<. the production pair, best known for their string of popular club singles have done the unexpected, announcing a cracking new set of tunes to compliment their already impressive back catalogue, along with a headline world tour that will see the guys conquer their biggest headline shows to date, via the likes of the enmore (syd), the forum (melb), webster hall (nyc) and the regent in la.

always at the top of their game, hot creations this time call upon torontos nathan barato for the next release on the label. the unique and fresh sounding *everytime i see you* is a real groover with a low slung bassline creating deep swing and flow with the vocals from room 303 taking it to the next level. brazilian volkoder is first to remix, picking up the pace for the dance floor he adds a new killer bassline, stripping down the vocal but holding onto the groove. last up drumcode favourite nicole moudaber brings her techno touch to the release with her remix making this a wholly satisfying package indeed.

emerging nyc label lost soul enterprises present hidden city, their third 12 inch release and first single-artist ep. these four tracks by brooklyn native j slusher, made in collaboration with his fellow artists in the boroughs thriving experimental techno scene, are dark, menacing excursions into after hours territory. his previous work as a noise artist under various monikers (opponents, privilege, unstable systems) informs a uniquely uncompromising take on club music. slusher takes a stripped-down, industrial approach to percussion and populates it with otherworldly vocal snippets and growling synths. the result is hypnotic, evoking the severe moods and disused spaces so vital to the secret nightlife of the city.

zeitgeber and l.b dub corp split the second in stroboscopic artefacts series of fifth anniversary records. zeitgeber is the collaborative project of sa label boss lucy and dutch techno royalty speedy j. their joint alias birthed an exceptional long-player last year and has since been presented as a b2b act at festivals and clubs around the world. totemism is their first officially released output since that album, and is every bit as compelling.

auf clark destilliert clark seine langjährigen cluberfahrungen zu einem cineastischen, eindringlichen ganzen. seine kantige vision von techno transformiert sich in die neue post-rave-umgebung von heute. kalte, saubere technologie erodiert mit der zeit und produziert neue, rohe und faszinierende strukturen. diese strukturen bilden das fundament eines grandios-kaleidoskopischen hoererlebnisses. einpraegsames songwriting paart sich mit melodie und subtilen, unvorhersehbaren stimmungswechseln. das ergebnis ist ein fein ausbalancierter mix aus elektronischer komposition, heads-down-techno, menschlicher natur und der umgebung, in der er erschaffen wurde.
die doppel-lp erscheint inklusive download-code.

chicagos trax records has gone down in history as being one of, if not the most important house labels.

analogue attic is a record label based in melbourne, australia. showcasing the gentle side of electronic music down under. the first release from aar, good morning passengers introduces local duo albrecht la brooy. the belgrave train line travels 42kms south east from melbourne s busy flinders street to the peaceful gum forests of the dandenong ranges. good morning passengers explores life on the belgrave line, urban gentrification, multiculturalism and the journey from the suburbs to the rainforest.

plus sized house hitmaker dj sneak has knocked together his second release for exploited records, laying down some serious swing on 3 club tracks which are destined to make dance floors sweat this summer, from ibiza to points beyond. with sneak s infamous grill and barbecue sessions in mind the night dish ep is a proper doner kebab and satay meal after a heavy night out in berlin. featuring artwork by berlin-based street artist nomad.

imagine going to a club with damp leaves underfoot, raindrops falling gently from branches stretching high overhead, and all kinds of animal life creeping and flitting barely seen through the undergrowth. welcome to the soundworld desert sky creates on *rare consistence*, the a-side to this new ep on assemble music: a journey deep into a living, breathing rainforest. come for this endlessly rich and evocative take on minimal house soundscapes, but stay for the moment 7 minutes in when, with a wash of detroit pads, a shaft of brilliant sunlight penetrates the canopy, helping to illuminate the surroundings in all their complexity.

jel ford kicks off his return ep with two tracks of clean big room techno. the title track backyard is a moody affair with a low drone throughout that is complimented with layered synth stabs. using reverb to create atmosphere within the track it subtly breaks down before a vocal hook transcends the track to deliver a killer blow. meeting of minds is dubbier and uses a tripped out synth to add rhythm whilst working alongside a synth pattern to keep the track chugging along. the slow evolving pads add texture and keep the track nicely filled out whilst this timeless classic keeps on giving.

audiojacks gruuv label returns this october with a four-track package from french producer okain, featuring a remix from tuccillo. parisian artist samuel thalman aka okain has quite the standing in contemporary electronic music having been a prominent name as a dj and producer for the past fifteen years. playing at some of the leading nightclubs across the globe such as fabric, watergate, space ibiza, rex club and electric pickle to name but a few. thalman has also built quite the respectable back-catalogue in his time, releasing material via the likes of tsuba, bpitch, memento and cadenza, and here we see him add gruuv to his affiliations.

colors, the east-london party collective has been on a roll as of late, with a spate of successful events that have taken them across europe to berlin, istanbul and barcelona to name a few countries. as the name suggests, each event draws inspiration from the colour spectrum, with guests encouraged to dress up in a different chosen shade each night to get down to a soundtrack influenced by deep house, funk, disco and techno.

dense & pika return to hotflush with their first original material since last year s smash, colt . meanwhile they issued a chart-topping remix of paul woolford s erotic discourse with a signature bombast that carries over into the present klank ep. six tracks leave plenty of room for variety, however, from the toecap shuffle of the eponymous lead track to bad ink s melodic grand designs, through slacker s binary jack and the pared-down house groove that is slowhand , not to mention the aquatic depths explored by wandering hands , we see dense & pika s muscles at full flex.

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limited edition, handstamped, 300 vinyls only. entlet brings up the spirit of the ancient paraguayan tribe enxet. for the past twenty years, we have been delighted to discover shrewdly on the dancefloors his capacity to develop such a bestial jungle and magnificent rituals. he produced this trilogy with cosmic tones in the vein of the other label releases, an appeal to the collective trance and an evocation of the festive traditions that have transcended the past centuries. after countless epic adventures on the drum’n’bass scene, he has performed and produced mainly house and techno tracks. the echoes of his live appearances often reverberate long after the following day. some people say that he has the ability to pay a superhuman attention to the sound. through mystic condor, you will rise towards a joyful and powerful hypnotic state of mind. the feathered serpent will delicately bring you in an extraordinary journey. tramontina is a groovy and spatial evocation, an atmosphere deserving mr. fritz lang s movie. all the sounds progress constantly towards the highest level, like the sun. night new world is the most chill-out piece of this release, everything stretches and calms down, but never forget the whip lash.

munk is the project of gomma label founder mathias modica (germanys most interesting electronic music label the nme). munk is best known for his collaborations with rebolledo from pachanga boys (surf smurf), james murphy lcd soundsystem (kick out the chairs), asia argento (live fast die old) and club hits like down in l.a. and la musica. he co- produced the albums of gomma bands whomadewho and moullinex.

in between the re-releases of the two legendary drexciya albums released on tresor in 99 and 01, the berlin techno institute is proud to re-present transllusions *mind over positive and negative dimensional matter*, the 12 inch single which originally accompanied the album *the opening of the cerebral gate*.

the raw ten is a collaboration between pittsburgh track authority and nic offer of !!!. *funny thing* is the first release by raw ten, a brand new collaboration uniting pittsburgh and new york city for maximum dancefloor devastation. following the path laid down by inner city so many years ago, *funny thing* is a vocal techno beast ready to do damage in the sets of deejays from deep underground all the way up to more mainstream. everyone will be vibing together in dance thanks to the soulful vocals of lou tanning alongside classic techno chords, but with banging drums and production values that could only come from today. in case the original wasnt enough, detroits church boy lou was enlisted for the remix, and it is a dubbed out jacking monster itself. jams as distinctive as these deserve to be treated right, so each one gets a full side 45 rpm cut from one of americas best dance music mastering engineers, dietrich shoenemann. the original full-color sleeve artwork is done by up-and-coming pittsburgh artist julie mallis.

thatmanmonkz is certainly enjoying a fine run of form ! heavy duty releases for delusions of grandeur & kolour ltd, alongside a steadily building and essential catalogue on his own shadleaf music label for their fifth outing the label has opted for a split single, with french house royalty ludovic llorca aka art of tones handling a side duties ‘so worried’ marries a spoken word vocal with an irrsesistible clipped organ led and bumpin’ house workout that sounds a lot like fellow frenchman st germain did way back when. monkz handles the flip with the kind of rough and ready sample-house jam the label has championed ‘got to get to’ strings together a handful of live instrumentation & melodies in classic collage style, while the dub strips down and houses up the ingredients for a clonked out finale.

sound monsters. after the fantastic debut on the prologue portefeuille 3 mod21 comes back with his first own 12inch and shows us his massive talent for complex deep techno journeys. the italian have produced 6 galactic sound bombs and delivers exactly what prologue speaks for. instinctive, hypnotic rhythms with multi dimensional techno beats and ambient structures. lets meet together in the dark space.

after years of toiling behind a paper thin veil of obscurity c powers is finally starting to burst into view. having just finished handling production duties for recent houndstooth signees 18+, c powers continues to demonstrate his sonic versatility with the *up neck* ep (cgi007), his proper cgi debut.

the latest ep my normal usual far from apotek keeps the label in a firm stride. jerome sydenham forges on with another classic edit. on this occasion, sydenham minimalizes jonas kopps classic reforce leaving us with a steady pumping floor pounder. my normal usual far is the second installment of the new ibadan records artist sally. armed with an array of organic drum machines and synth jerome sydenham and sally trail blaze their way into tech-house heaven. the movement of this track is indelible. with encouragement sydenham and sally continue on the path to tech-house excellence with this stripped down ultra tool.

deep, dark and instinctive techno/ rhythmic/ industrial/ drone music from manchester uk, are the words that can be found to describe the music of casual violence.. its safe to say that they picture the painting discovered in this new ep. expression unrelated is made up of four tracks as good as they are varied.. on the a side theres burn it all down , pure quality techno 4/4, dark and fleshy, the perfect bullet to hypnotise the dance floor in a few seconds.. youth horde, an interlude/break, deep aquifer on a down tempo beat, which rails in this a side beautifully. on the b side, the track who gave his name to the ep, expression unrelated is a track as dark as it is rhythmic. a broken devasted beat, over 9 minutes of insanity.. sensitive souls beware. we finish off with an outro/intro, where long and hypnotic strings interlace.. as already stated, pure drone music from manchester.

outboxx return to brstl two years on from their first release on the label, tougher and more dance floor focused. although primarily known for deeper house sounds for labels such as futureboogie, they have never been afraid to experiment as exemplified on their debut lp for idle hands. here they turn their attention to deep techno, with two stripped back cuts that retain the warmth of their other productions. sequential circles drills down on a singular, angular riff whilst neatly deployed percusiion hits at just the right moments. moon loop whirls round on a deep spacey groove in keeping with its title. another strong release from the bristol focused brstl label.

unified by dubs loose sense of space and deep sub-frequencies, chllngrs unique amalgam of soul, pop, stripped-down beats, and decaying atmospheres has earned the copenhagen-based artist, steven jess borth ii, adulation from press and peers alike.

universal cave records 002 puts charlestons finest disco duo back to back on wax. they re regulars behind the decks and are prolific record diggers, collectors, and editors. side a is hard-hitting vocoder disco from the ever foward, deep, and free disco minister jaz. party dad cools things down in pool party perfection with his dream dance edit. all chiller, no filler. essential autumnal balearic vibes.

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new dutch signing ivano tetelepta touches down on fear of flyings first release on their main label in 2011 with > smokin g<, a 10 minute excursion into the trippier side of house music backed with a remix of pure raw analogue power from those berlin based italians, the analogue cops. ivanos second original production > flowers< rounds thing off, gentle shards of melody underpinning a deliciously tight deep house groove

jack fuller is a harlem based singer, songwriter and dancer who works closely with many pop and hip-hop acts, including azealia banks. he is also in the vogue trap project, anvkai. n’conduit is brooklyn based producer & engineer alex hamadey. he produces ambient music under smallbroadcasts on something records and is in several collaborations including lindbergh palace, mc&hammer and shadow lanes. alex also co-runs two vinyl labels: voodoo down records and rock and roll records. by day he composes for film and commercial with hyberballad music. this is his fourth vinyl release. available on full color jacket lp by brooklyn, ny based artist juan betancurth.

teddy douglas, dj spen and maurice fulton don their those guys alias and invite jean-luc ponty to jump head first into their sampler down in baltimore to show some love, love, love and the result is this amazing 12 inch originally released on basement boys records in 1996. a truly deep beauty of a track that utilises pontys violin from 1983s *computer incantations for world peace* to the absolute maximum in over ten minutes of building bliss, *love love love* is an under the radar classic, a true gem and a real treat for all djs to play. the alternate mixes and bonus beats are also great, dj spens balto doo doo mix for example, keeping it thoroughly b-more with the old school breakbeats and snatches of the original sample jumping through the mix from time to time make this an essential weapon in any record bag! this 12 inch has been re-mastered and re-pressed in conjunction with the basement boys.

die serie der greensleeves lp-wiederveröffentlichungen geht weiter: hier ist das album des sängers linval thomspon aus dem jahre 1983 im originalartwork. *baby father* wurde mit den roots radics und dem bläsersatz bestehend aus dean fraser und nambo robinson im channel one studio aufgenommen. am mischpult saßen dabei soldgie hamilton und der sänger als produzent in eigenregie. linval thompson (geboren als phillip alphonso im jahr 1954) hatte seinen ersten karrierehöhepunkt mit dem kultalbum *dont cut off your dreadlocks* im jahre 1976 für bunny lee. zu diesem zeitpunkt hatte er bereits das studium zum toningenieur in new york abgeschlossen und später begann eine erfolgreiche produzentenkarriere, u.a. dennis brown, cornell campbell, the wailing souls, barrington levy, eek-a-mouse, sowie die zwei scientist alben *meets the space invaders* und *encounters pac man*.

two of the uks finest underground labels join forces and share their talent on this killer 12inch. from iib we have coyote s sin distracciounes, an upbeat sunkissed dancefloor meditation featuring the blissed out flamenco guitar of long time collaborator saro tribastone. futurboogies christophe remixes and chops up the guitar and adds some gypsymenesque organ stabs and layers of keys. futureboogies felix dickinson and jamie read drop the funky guitar heavy restless people. sublime chugging beats and a beautiful vocal refrain imploring slow it down creating a laidback house monster. iibs max essa puts his remix right in the middle of the dancefloor with straight up house vibes and extra percussion.

adam has spent nearly a year crafting his latest full length excursion. aptly entitled irreformable. his latest endeavor is sculpted in innovative sound design and mixed down in full dynamic range. spanning a theme of diverse styles from start to finish irreformable refuses to reform or conform to commercialism. the term all killer no filler applies here.

zum 25-jaehrigen nightmares on wax jubilaeum veroeffentlicht warp alle lps noch einmal neu als edles doppelvinyl im gatefold mit bedruckten innentaschen und neuem sticker. das debütalbum a word of science aus 1991 ist ein klassiker des rave-sounds mit den dancefloorhymnen aftermath, a case of funk, biofeedback und dextrous. die im original als einfachformat erschienene lp wurde jetzt als doppelvinyl geschnitten und enthält zusätzlich die drei cd-only-bonus tracks b.w.t.m., sal batardes und e.a.s.e., die hiermit zum ersten mal auf vinyl erscheinen.

known for his past releases on nation, l.i.e.s, and cititrax, chicagos beau wanzer delivers a 12 track lp of archival material culled from tapes stored away from years past, the tracks in question being plucked between 2002-2008. wanzer has stuck to his grotesque guns over the years, keeping his music personal, grating, and down right bizarre. each track takes a narrative of its own, from the languidly vocaled, yet uncannily catchy *mob boss* to the possessed murmurs of *love tone*, wanzer has created a completely unique collection of music which engages the listener all the way through.

love sexy records bossman dj raw sugar dishes up another fine selection of his own gear for the label s second release. this one kicks off with the vibrantly smooth and smoothly vibrant eins zwei disco, a bouncy portion of future movement built upon a rubbery, logical bassline.

ronald burrell s second release as equation on nu-groove is as deep as it gets. we re talking late night nyc back room deepness, often imitated but never bettered. -i ll say a prayer 4 u- is the lead track here, a sublime longing synth groove with a nagging bassline and crisp rimshots, a total -under the radar- anthem straight out of new york city circa 1991 and engineered by the equally as legendary bobby konders, a real undercover gem. the other two cuts on the ep drive further into the night, -domm domm, yeah mm hmm- is another dope basement groove, rocking some classic burrell flavours, and -my life- is a real down-tempo piece that reappropriates the roy ayers classic -my life in the sunshine- while giving it a real -100 bpm house- swing, don t snooze... all in all this is another classic release from the nu-groove vaults, re-mastered and re-pressed here for the first time in conjunction with nu-groove records and the burrell brothers. essential.

coming from the darkest depths of the south american jungle but raised in the city of utrecht in holland, julian alexander is a name that might not have fallen on many ears as yet but we guarantee you ll be hearing a lot of this 18 yr old powerhouse in the future. with a background in jazz and a trained multi instrumentalist, exploring hip hop and underground house and uk garage, julian soon started to craft a unique style and put his own slap and funk into the mix. focusing on a deep powerful sound with plenty of pound he quickly caught our attention as his meaty, stripped down minimalism explores an even darker chamber of the dungeon . julian s hustlin ep delivers the kind of tracks that keep the floor moving, essential tools that can be the perfect transition or the spark that lights the fuse on on the dance floor. can you believe he made the track undrg at the ripe old age of 16 years old. it really blows our minds to think he made it 2 years ago and it still sounds fresh and futuristic. as with all our releases these jams are tried and tested and proved to be very useful for building the tension and getting those fist pumping. their solid, track, bass heavy vibe will have no problem bothering even the biggest bass bins

we are very proud to present our next release in the series -various people-. the first tracks comes from the very respected and highly in demand us artist -reelsoul-, reelsoul delivers a classic underground vibe, raw beats and harsh organ stabs, one for the heads! next up, true to our plastik people tradition another track from the vaults! this time we see c & m productions track -possible-, this track originally came out on the lesson one ep back in 1997 ,which to this day is extremely rare and hard to find. last up, label boss marc cotterell delivers a new track under his -cotterell- moniker, striped down beats from that 95 era, organ stabs, old school vocals and a baseline that will destroy any dance floor. very much reminiscence of early kot who he loves and respects very highly

lauer returns from mascats orbit to new york citys beats in space records with a new two-tracker, hands & feet / stigma. since 2012s mascat ring down, lauer ditched city life for a quiet village outside of frankfurt. lauer embraced the space for his young family and settled his creative headquarters in a quaint attic studio. the new environments and housemate, a slumbering infant son, inspired these two songs to breathe a delicate and patient air. recorded during the first summer of his new domesticity, both tracks swell with echoed piano riffs buoyed by lauers dependably precise programming.
the vinyl ep includes a download code.

foremost international techno outlet drumcode is delighted to announce the release of its next full-length album, satellite, by enduring italian techno talent sam paganini.

it is done. k.o. the stickiness kreeps out of the studio window. all inspiration is bundled. what stays is the trash on the carpet, the coffee cups and a last sunbeam, which is entering the scene on that late summer day. two guys knocking with theirs feet on the floor. you see them smile. the first album of kollektiv ost is ready to enter the club.

rnt and lovebirds, together at last, with a 12 inch ep that oozes summer from every groove! on the a side, the familiar erotic boogie grooves of funk so pretty tickle you in the purple place. on the flip, free sculpts an overlooked 80s jazz pop tune into a shimmering shuffling world beat masterpiece, and then we get down n dirty once again with donwanchooback. cop it and rock it. as ever its pressed on 180 g vinyl and hand stamped label

first time press of an early eighties lost aurra album. tip!

sev dah brings his brand of powerful, no-nonsense techno with the mighty, pounding xanax. life of the unborn takes a more experimental approach and offers a dark and haunting soundscape. inter gritty is on remix duty, stripping it down and turning the ep around with his jacking, chicago-inspired take on xanax.