vinyl only release, limited to 400 hand-stamped copies.
for our third release, we are joining forces with bristol stalwart - kowton - finding the link between two genres that are very close to our hearts - grime & techno. built as an ode to ruff sqwads raw 2 da core, kowton is able to build up and take down the rough and rugged aesthetic that is found within both genres in just over 5 minutes. on the flip, taking on the original is blawan and pariahs collaborative project - karenn (sheworksthelongnights). keeping true to the spirit of uk techno, they manage to translate the raw and grimey quality of the original through a heap of analogue gear, all in one take.

roger gerressen switches to the main fof label for his next release, liberal taking up the entirety of the a side with a killa groove resplendent with knife edged percussion and tripped out synth stabs. flipsides mint goes subaquatic with a serious slice of heads down bizinizz - a male spoken vocal refrain repeats throughout to give a hypnotic edge. lastly, roger teams up with his buddy smokin g on drunk game, super rounded, housed up beats and an undulating synth / string line permeate the groove lending the ep a sense of levity.

an unmissable 12 inch collection from legendary soul-jazz organist charles earland. first up we have the wonderful over and over. co-produced by organist earland and randy muller, the man behind brass construction and skyy, this nine-minute masterclass in jazz-funk greatness was as big on the uk all-dayer scene as it was at david mancusos loft and blows up any dancefloor today. over on the flip is steppers delight, the classic anthem let the music play. released in 1978, this superbly fast and furious jazz-funk workout blasted onto the disco and club scene leaving a lasting impact today. last, but not least, intergalactic love song brings the tempo right down with a great spacey sound which doesnt lose earlands unmistakeable signature keys and sleek jazz style. essential!

techno veteran paul macs new label starts with something of a bang with this ep featuring a remix from kamikaze space programme (raiden). hefty stripped down forward looking grooves are the order of the day here definitely one for the floor. early dj support from surgeon, dave clarke, truncate, dustin zahn.

the third part of the black series trilogy guides authentic pew into a new year. according to a furious frist with releases by jonas kopp, kevin gorman and markus suckut the new e.p. is following the rising sun with a special guest from japan named tomohiko sagae. far east techno, straight and with some drops of acid. but befor you face his endurance on the a2 you have to bear down nyers by aerts. on the flipside you can find some more acid-drops, this time by perthil & aerts and called kin, first in the original way and after that remixed by secluded.

fresh again, silks favorite dunce-dance diva, maria minerva, tries on a new wardrobe with her bless ep. busting out with sweet n swingy single black magick, minerva caters her classic la-la lyrics about an occult/joke-cult romance over a new waif, schneider-esque pop-rock lobsta beat. space 4 u slips echo-drone vocal monologues over a laface-style rnb booty bumper, while symbol of my pleasure sneers with a walk this way funk lick, both reminding fans of minervas naughty/playful creep-creativities. rounding out the ep are soul searchin – a sleazy, down-tuned, junk-jungle comatose doser – and lady blacktonikas black magick garage trippin remix – a layer cake of luscious tush pushin and an ode to another sassy lady, miss kier herself. confidence is key, and this is maria minerva struttin,’ on and off key, through her newest collection of wand songs.

scenery records present their second release this week, and it doesnt disappoint. it is a four tracker, with the a side being held down by deep space orchestra and b side duties being taken care of by bantam lions who featured on scn001 with a remix by the ever popular cottam. pressed on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl.
dj support: cottam, john heckle, d.s.o, hypercolour, andy ash, toby tobias, james priestley, ruf dug, neville easton, voyeur rhythm, steven briunsmann (m>o>s)

next klap klap by labelhead samuel l session takes you on a ride between berlin and detroit. amazing deep and technoid 4 tracker.

your memories fade away.you devote yourself to music.the propulsive bass makes your heart beat faster.a break , soulful and playful.you dance and dance, cant stop.be happy with jules heffner & freund.

james holroyds wonderful begin returns with another vinyl only limited edition selection. the elate ep features a second chance to get hold of what has become a cult classic from ep 3 after regular spins from lcd soundsystems james murphy, dj lexx & todd terje, eager fans had to pay the often ludicrous discogs prices to track down this enduring and beautiful cut as a result, james at the label decided to include the track on this new release

combining his heart-piercing songwriter side with a skyscraper of soaring electronics , he takes the listener surfing on an emotional sine wave, an electronic soul testament that earmarks him out as the successor to the thrones long since vacated by massive attack and the aphex twin... two years after his debut album took uk bass culture down previously unimagined roads of introspection, james blake returns with the epic * overgrown*, an incredible album that sees james growing as a singer and songwriter while at the same time returning to the brain melting electronic perfection of his early releases on hemlock and hessle, moving way beyond any post-dubstep pigeonholes to include stunning reinterpretations of both hip-hop and house

slowly but surely spencer parkers work them label has been gaining a deserved reputation as a no nonsense house and techno imprint thanks to releases from the likes of pittsburgh track authority and dana ruh. now it is the turn of the s:vt who serves up one track, basement sweat, complete with a remix, which will then be followed by a separate 12 inch featuring two remixes from arttu. the original track pairs classic, piled-on-top-of-each other claps with a freewheeling melody that runs up and down the scale. the bottom end is streamlined and techno inclined, bringing with it plenty of raw warehouse vibes. the no strings attached mix loses the melody and ups the percussive ante, chopping up and slicing out patterns as that bottom end continues to burrow on.

your mamas friend continues to build itself a healthy reputation as purveyors of modern sounding house and tech that likes to do things on its own terms. of course, it is all down to the leadership of marcin czubala who here serves up an ep of his own for the label, complete with remix from leeds lads audiojack, which will see 250 copies released on limited transparent red, smokey marbled vinyl.

the blade wielding edit team known as beard science return for 2013 ! four more lost classics given the short back and sides (and a few extensions) the seventh release in this celebrated series opens with oswego music stretching out a fragment of dubby eighties rock. next, t.tauri revs up the engine on a raucous disco stormer. for the b side, torontos andrew allsgood and alister dj catalist johnson make their beard science debut with some sinuous space disco, hot on the heels of the launch of their free association label. finally, brad vachal, flying solo without eric hedford on this outing, slows things down with a swampy, bluesy rock number. quality all the way...

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like a web of technoidal spaghetti thrown in the face of a non-believer, invincible scum (andy blake / milo smee) lay down a pulsating analog power jam. bintus stitchs together remaining scraps from the cutting room floor, then makes several passes over his philosophers anvil to forge side b. dj support so far: jimmy edgar, objekt, distal, truss, perc, mark broom, cosmo vitelli, eric d clark, holly herndon

finally! der e-kreisel is back on spoiler with a new porn techno ep called 2 fucked up / versaut.it starts on the a side with the 2 fucked up attitude.lars wickingers interpretation of the situation is the remix.

in the great tradition of count ossie, four new grounation furies - hypnotic, thunderous, urgent, mystical - with dubwise repeta, funde and bass drums embedding the light of saba veterans gorgeous trombone classicism.
the opener is a rocking kumina rhythm, with ring-the-alarm metal percussion and exhortatory brass, free the people swirls some apocalyptic reasoning into the foggy, thumping mix. universe in crisis is another emergency call, chuffing headlong down the grooves ... before the beautiful, anthemic chant takes a step back from the fire, closing with a sense of thankful, spiritual reconciliation, the expert drumming and lyrical bone-work in full effect.

another storming, ranging ep from the new yorkers: heavy-duty machine funk for the dancefloor, charged and swinging with old-school chicago vibes. the a-side house bobs from tearaway to discofied to rawly jaunty, the techno on the flip from dug-in and twisted to a more wide-open excursiveness. to start, the soulful rug-cutter down runs a sublimated tribalism beneath lovely, dubwise kick drums and sultry female vocal, heavy skies is lo-fi funk, a stand-out, the bass and brilliant percussion-work of the title track crosses us garage with new uk styles (a little joy o to its bottom end). discreet time meshes vintage chicago drum programming with the filtered house of someone like i:cube, and to close, plateau, a widescreen, experimental bubblers, with reaching fxd synths and shuffling snares and hi-hats... perhaps their best yet.

nice price deal !!! static discos is proud to present low and behold, our latest compilation. we wanted eight friends to contribute a slow techno track. we wanted deepness and melodic greatness. we wanted poetry and lyricism. we needed to slow things down, to sit down and take a look at all the things we love and that circulate around us. we got all of that and more. thanks to lince, machino, kampion, cubenx, federico crespo, al-b, macario and fax for their contribution to this compilation.

sasha zählt neben paul oakenfold oder carl cox zu den weltweit bekanntesten britischen djs und produzenten. er startete seine karriere in manchesters legendärem club hacienda, und er remixte u.a. madonna, pet shop boys, depeche mode oder die chemical brothers. 2002 arbeitete sasha mit junkie xl zusammen und diese unterstützten ihn auch bei seinem debütalbum, airdrawndagger . im jahre 2000 wurde er vom britischen dj mag zum dj des jahres gekürt, und für seinen remix für felix da housecats watching cars go by erhielt er eine grammy-nominierung.

sometimes you need to lose your mind, to regain your musical soul. for berlin dj/producer daniel steinberg, an intense touring period in the wake the releasing of his debut album shut up warranted just that

the new bomb on echocord colour comes from mike dehnert. mike already released several eps on echocord colour, and we are happy and proud to have him back. this ep contains 2 powerfull techno-tracks, typical stripped down mike dehnert sound, perfect for the peak time dancefloor. the remix comes from mike s colleauge sascha rydell, a monster flowding powerfull track. mike dehnert is mostly known from his own imprint, the raw techno label fachwerk which he has been running since 2007. he is also releasing on other respected labels like delsin, clone basement series and deeply rooted house

adam jay’s “mediastinum ep” is the product of a near death experience turned into an opportunity to create. after experiencing acute trauma to the left lung, the artist was diagnosed with pneumomediastinum, the sounds featured in the production of this record were recorded in the intensive care unit at community east hospital in indianapolis. “inward” is a raw, stripped down stomper filled with anxiety and a pace of purpose. the a2 track, “terrible precision” brings an atmosphere of tension and darkness that drives the ep forward. the synth groove of “chatter” sits atop the recordings of medical monitoring equipment intended to alarm the listener. the unsettling dischord created is contrasted by a powerful low end groove. “concert of the machines” comes with an addictive half time broken beat groove. the warm, effected electric piano work plays off more alert sounds from the hospital room creating a chilled out vibe that is ideal for closing a set. already support from justin berkovi, nigel richards, gayle san, tony rohr, andrei morant, and brian kage.

re(form) owner myles serge brings forth his limited white-label series (ms). the first installment ghosts is a 1 track banger that was inspired by berlin night club about blank. ghosts represents the stripped down, organic, and raw energy myles is known for.

after the great success of our first split ep series, feral cuts, bad animal invited a few of our friends to join our extended family and rework one of each original artists tracks. we give you the >house side< keeping it deep and proper with stunning reworks by joel alter and label-owner alland byallo. on the flip, the >techno side< markus suckut strips down >there you go< and whips back a hypnotic techno bomb. tanstaafl label co-owner john osborn beautifully redefines the groove of aartekts amazing >rolling energy< with the help of production partner eric goldstein and mix-down blessing from the mighty paul rose (scuba).

hello guys and gals, its been exactly one year since the first release on olsen records, so i suppose its time for a new one, now together with studio buddy lindstrøm. >inspector norse< took me to a lot of cheesy places with lots of cash, and i expect nothing less with this new one called... >lanzarote<! (pronounthed with a lithp and a finger thnap) the working title for this was >cowley<, lets see if any of you can figure out why :)... b-side remix by dj-turned-mathematician diskjokke turns down the gayness, but keeps most of the elements for a version even the most serious of the deep house mafia can play. yørs trüly, tødd tërje (and silent partner häanz-peter)

the a sides closing in with its broken funk predated a lot of convergence happening now between house and bass music. and last but not least, stefan goldmann provides a brand new, ultra-stripped down edit of the mesmerizing read that lips. essential all the way. remastered by d+ms rashad from the original dat source and cut to premium vinyl, they are finally available again in unprecedented quality.

melbourne deepcast return with a killer various artist ep featuring some of their mates. another superb ep from down under.

morris audio has always been introducing new artists and we keep doing this. it is up to brame tiarnan mc morrow to his parents this time and yes, his debut release soul city ep is a hot piece of house music. *cant say much more* is brame in full effect with some catchy deep house with the splendid vocals of yemi, *soul city* is a stripped down club tool and *set you free* is deeeeeep and magic.

madteo (aka matteo ruzzon) creates music whose understatement is overwhelmingly compelling. an italian native who moved to new york city in the early 90s, madteo has forged a production style that casts techno, house, and hip-hop in a gritty, stripped-down subterranean murk. his keen ear for unusual tonalities and his inventive tweaking of rhythmic tropes lend his music a functionality that feels anything but perfunctory.

one more heavy hitter on credo, and this time we could even say two tracks that form an ep as strond as the so far most sold credo-release from 2007 - bullet in your heart. the name tells already some connection to australia and indeed the basic idea came up during alex tour down under in fall 2012 where he played three cities within three days and a total of 9h playtime for which he travelled 64h in total. sydney acid is the main track of the ep, no doubt and hard to describe. it is a pure, driven technotrack with a fierce, no blubby, but very powerful acid bassline aiming at riots on the dancefloor. melbourne dub tells exactly what the track is all about and by the way featuring the sound of the local traffic lights that made alex thinking about creating some tracks related to it.

heavily supported by pan-pot, wehbba, umek, stephan bodzin, locodice, michel de hey, karotte, oliver schories, maxime dangles, laurent garnier, martin eyerer, ante perry, tom novy

ltd 200 copies! focused in the rhythm a new sound is coming. minds kept frozen, heads moving up and down confused into the smoke. time has stopped. music as nexus. expand our doctrine.

denmarks deso records with another quality 4 tracker featuring names like alex agore & label owner deso himself.

acid-bass-line driven, atmospheric & stripped down dj tool by cheap and deep, remixed by brendon moeller.

rekids have teamed up with detroits fit distribution and enlisted the services of motor city locals marcellus pittman and urban tribe to put the 313 sound on *working* and *taxi talk*. on the former, marcellus pittman lays down his trademark blend of mechanical yet jerky old-skool drum machine rhythms and disorientingly dissonant, tripped-out synth chords – creating a somewhat eerie atmosphere that evokes images of detroits manufacturing plants of yesteryear. on the flipside, urban tribe transform *taxi talk* into a big room monster, using rumbling synth bass, electronic bleeps and laser gun snares to transport us back in time to a dark and hazy 90s warehouse rave.

after a storming end to 2012 with the slow it down & elijah collins release in november swiftly followed by elias tzikas in december, retrospective is back with a monster of a release. we are proud to kick off 2013 with none other than italys finest, ajello! eclecticism is definately the keyword word of the ajello project comprising of luca (dj rocca) roccatagliati and fabrizio taver tavernelli. the ajello sound features a number of influences all of which can be heard in the tracks on this, their first e.p. on retrospective, electro, new-wave, italo-disco, disco, neurofunk, eurodance, space sounds, early house.

another clever techno release with emphasis on quality and structure and not forgetting the input from detroit dub merchant luke hess. *terminator reserve* is dominated by a thick bass line, razor sharp percussion, devastating juno stabs and with tonnes of analogue warmth coming from its abyssal depths. the luke hess remix provides the deep qualities of the original however its much more repetitive in its nature making it truly hypnotic and one you cannot help but get completely lost in. on the b side *mediator* is rough and ready ... booming kicks, dynamic bass shifts accompanied by the right amount of snare and filter inputs make this one of the toughest on the release not forgetting that its split down the middle with a heavy 303 bleed. highly recommended! *stilled* runs off in the opposite direction to the other track it shares the b with as its laden with detroit influenced floating chords and percussion.

finally it is time to shine for label owner samann with this splendid ep that includes 4 fantastic deep & raw tracks. limited to 500 copies, pressed on 170 gram white vinyl.

after 20 superb 12 inch single releases over five and half years in the game, uk label, 2nd drop, is proud to present its first compilation, future foundations, featuring a mixture of established artists who have graced the label previously, alongside a handful of exciting new acts generating some serious hype on the scene right now. this compilation is the first of many that will bear the future foundations title. we have assigned each 12 inch with a number, *foundation 1, foundation 2* and so on, viewing these chunks of superb music as the foundations of an on-going, multi-layered aural concept that will document the rich and varied output of the label and its artists for the foreseeable future.

ascs brand new imprint, diode, kicks off with 3 techno tracks. full of vibrance and the usual production nuances we have come to expect from asc over the years. solenoid is the lead track and gets straight down to business with no messing about. heavy kicks, keys laden with fx, and snappy percussion make this a firm floor tune. on the flip, we have the moody and sinister release, which flirts with darkness, and backing it up is the essential carrier. 3 standout tunes from a name synonymous with quality electronic music.

in the realm of electronic music australia isnt down under anymore but rather up there: so many fresh new producers pop up now and bell towers - aka melbourne resident roman wafers and one half of the bamboo musik dj team - proves himself one of the most promising ambassadors with his debut on internasjonal.

ein album, das zwischen zwei staedten entstanden ist. zwischen hamburg und berlin. also ein intercity album. aber was liegt zwischen den staedten? wald und wiese. die musik des albums ist gepraegt durch wald und wiese, durch viele jahre festival mit ferienkommunismus, unzaehligen open airs und vielen clubs, in denen vornehmlich aus holz gebaut wird. bass ist holz und holz waechst im wald und die musik ist auf bass gebaut, also ist das album eigentlich ein haus, solide und warm. hae... na egal, naja und dann kommt noch einer der besten basslaeufe der musik-geschichte aus einem wald mit kurhaus von weltruf, da schliesst sich dann der kreis. das debuetalbum >a forest< von soukie & windish ist das extrakt eines eigenen stils, den die beiden ueber die letzten 6 jahre und mehr als 30 veroeffentlichungen entwickelt haben. es ist deep, aber kein deep house, es ist trancig aber kein trance, es ist langsam aber kein downbeat. zeit für neologismen, slow trance, rolling house, down techno... whatever, you name it. auf jeden fall ist es musik, die immer funktioniert, auf den ohren, auf der tanzflaeche und danach, buten und binnen (draussen und drinnen). es gibt kein konzept, es ist einfach eine vorstellung davon, dass musik eingaengig sein muss ohne mainstream zu sein, musik die auffaellt ohne zu nerven. musik mit mut zum kitsch, die nie schmierig wird aber doch im ohr kleben bleibt.

christopher rau has been impressing people since a while! here three tracks that impressed the junk yard connections crew a while ago on a mix tape, not knowing what it was, or who it was! finally they tracked down its origins and found out that it was unreleased tracks by christopher! now finally these tracks see the day light! inter alia, *the green bean*, which has some of that sexy swampy house vibe like theo parrish or stl can do. on the flip its *some song* with its more techier vibe, somehow with an atmosphere reminding of model 500s classic starlight. and last but not least the b2 track no chatter with its up beat house vibe. amazing tracks that are the first tracks on the label from outside the jyc crew. tracks that are here to stay on valuable wax. another cool junk yard connections release.

all tracks written & produced by ark (guillaume erroyer) and pit spector (pierre deniel) 4-track package from exciting new duo ark & pit spector. made up of brothers ark, the parisian known for his pioneering releases on perlon and karat, and pit spector, an up and coming producer, they join forces on their debut ep for eclectic label hold youth. true to the hold youth ethos the ep calls on a number of different influences, from the smooth, funk-led vibes on tournsoul, to the techno-inspired sounds of seuils remix of the nuts. ark & pit spector explore all that is sexy and hypnotic through the subtle but effective all green, while more down-tempo the nuts is verging on 80s-esque wonky-pop. seuil steps up for his take on the latter and delivers a dark, murky and all together sinister version of the original, adding a pulsating bassline to compliment the stripped back edit of the vocal. forward-thinking and open-minded sounds, old futur is another worthy addition to the hold youth catalogue.

contuse #8 by dj 3000 is like a kick-down for your car. proper techno… not only for the boys.

sampler 2 kicks off with scbs dissipate, a gritty 4/4 number thats been driving dancefloors crazy with its seemingly constantly ascending intro. this is definitely one of scbs finest productions to date and hugely sought after by his followers. basic soul unit provides the aa side, hot off the back of his debut nonplus 12 he continues in the same vein with untoward. this is heads down techno of the finest quality and this time hes thrown some acid into the equation which bubbles and brews into a monster of a track.

für news from nowhere wagten darkstar den schritt vom digitalen homestudio zur staubigen studioenklave von richard formby, der u.a. für seine ausnahmearbeiten für mogwai bekannt ist. inspiriert von englischem prog-rock und obskurem techno, kreierte das trio - basierend auf seiner affinität für hip hop-produktionen - loops, die sich zu erhabenen arrangements entwickeln. das ergebnis ist ein einzigartiges werk zwischen dark-electronica und post-dubstep, das sich mit den momenten zwischen den momenten befasst und sie auf epische, kaleidoskopische höhen hebt, und das in seiner eigenen raumzeit existiert. die reise ins nirgendwo fängt hier an.
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