fiction are a band who have been getting lots of love in the short time they have been together. their sound is hard-to-pin-down and idiosyncratic but that hasnt stopped 6music, artrocker and dummy all falling in love. comparisons? orange juice, adam and the ants and echo and the bunnymen with the intricacies of early foals.

who is noa siano: a face in the crowd, or a ghost in the shadows? we dont know ourselves, but this intriguing newcomer has an affinity for deep soulful house that has the spirit of what house music is all about leaking from every orifice.

italian based eclipsemusics fourth outing comes with a serious release courtesy of passenger, talented artist whose productions can be heard on night drive music, paul macs sula muse, logos recordings and echoplexs soleil. this new 12 inch confirms his interest in the deepest and more underground side of detroit techno. >black varian< was the highlight of his digital-only release on radiance records back in 2008. eclipsemusics label manager instantly fell in love with it, and now, improved and remastered by aaron-carl (wallshaker, detroit), black varian finally lands on vinyl. with its evolving and ear-catching sweet strings, its delayed cascades of cymbals and pianos, swinging synth lines and subtle bassline, this is already a little new classic for the label, crossing the borders between detroit techno and deep, groovy house. the release is completed by two strong remixes: paul mac strips down the original and builds a dancefloor number keeping a few catching elements for massive impact. just out on connaisseur with her new album, estroe takes the track on an emotional ride creating new harmonic vibes while keeping the deepness intact.

a1: >i want to love you< €rix big screen mix. – only available on vinyl – well… it is moody to say the least, it could/should remind you of a detective movie or perfume advertisement: perhaps both?
a2: tyree coopers extended dub reemix ( – only available on vinyl – ) takes a spin on his chicago/berlin base, pushing the periphery theory, >who cares as long as its jackin!< which tyrees reemix is doing right down to the summer vibe piano ho-down in the middle!
b1: royal mix by dirk leyers. dirk submits a striking take on the title disregarding structure entirely, turning it into a submarinal practical knowledge, stadium ready!
b2: reedo mix by the maertini brothers. the mix they rendered is pure love! laid back, with a variation on the vocal neither angie nor €ric were prepared for, listen closely to the bassline!

ahhhh, mr mark e. arguably the leading light in the resurgent obsession with all things disco and slo-mo, convincing über tastemakers like giles peterson, as well as countless weekend warriors with his sonic sorcery. conjuring up edits that were so much more than edits, dropping smash hits like the janet jackson rework on golf channel, and the magnificnet womack & womack re-do on jisco, and more recently becoming remixer du jour as well as crafting equally impressive original music, not to mention kickstarting this, his very own imprint! >special fx< weaves snatches of mid-eighties magic into a lengthy groove-out with that patented mark e throb, whereas >christo< drives us down a decidely more detroit bound freeway, sounding as it does like carl craig remixing prince, well. you dont need us to tell this is the real deal folks!

brandnew tracks from: lützenkirchen, flavio acaron and pierre deutschmann!! support from monika kruse, popof, hugo, hermanez, sébastien léger, paco osuna, marco bailey, martin eyerer, simon baker,.. after a 6 months break due to a very busy studio and liveschedule from labelowner tobias lützenkirchen, platform b is back on track with two awesome club bombs from the master himself and 2 tracks from his friends pierre deutschmann from berlin and newcomer flavio acaron from south america. enjoy this 12. volume of lützenkirchens unstoppable platform b eps full of lecker food for the underground

support by: christian smith, konrad black, joris voorn, timo maas, brothers vibe, josh wink, michael cleis, dominik eulberg, richie hawtin, rodriguez jr., wally lopez and many more, first up and delivering his take on the wonderful >chordy< is a young producer, cut from the same mold as babicz himself. a student on sonics, valencian, maetrik. staying true to the original, he adds a little grit and gives some teeth to already weighty bassline. spooky and expansive, but brilliant. taking the same track on groovy deep house ride is none other than 8bit head honcho and systematic regular, gorge. the mannheim producer, whos 2009 remix of chelonis r. jones >pompadour< is still a huge favourite, gives chordy a killer strut. matching the growling bassline and smooth as silk synths to fantastic effect. remixing >come closer< we are delighted to welcome the always in form, kollektiv turmstrasse, who turn in a remix that may surprise some. whilst keeping things deep as ever, kt take a more twisted, down tempo path

on the fourth release of sleep is commercial by andrea ferlin, daniele papini and cennamo, we lay down our masks while you put your hands up in the air: this is our anthem, club mio! try to believe...

detroits eric johnston who has already brought archipel a remix of marc neyen and an ep on kalimari now brings us a superb four track 12 inch entitled >silly girl<. this whole package is a highly rhythmic affair which while darkly tinted remains very funky. >stop calling me< is the most percussion oriented of the pieces and instantly sucks you into its very well thought out labyrinth of sky high rhythms which are layered just so and double dipped in liquid funk while >labrador< strips things down a little more and wraps you in blankets of warm and rubbery groove. >worth it< carries on with the perfect shuffle and utilizes a wonderful blend of warmth and funk which take hold of your mind and feet with an unrelenting grip while it ebbs and flows, building a heated story as it progresses. >munted< could be three pieces in and of itself but blends them all expertly into one single solid storyline which takes you through mazes of juicy percussion and excellently placed, darkly hued, very deep chords.

longtime sf fave joshua (aka dj iz) makes his doubledown debut with a solid three-track ep thats definitely one for the groovers. a-side cut sound check will get the maximum play, a stripped-down filtered cut that pays homage to joshs chicago roots, mixing a hypnotic jazzy loop with some straight-up drums and catchy hip-hop vocal samples. josh keeps it moving on the flip, with rhythmic path, a bass-heavy funky cut-up with some tribe called quest samples and a more dubbier mix of sound check. one of joshs tightest eps in a while, as always with that doubledown quality touch!

hot on the heels of sync 24s >we rock non-stop< ep cultivated electronics continues into 2010 with its second release for the year. ce006 sees miami meeting london via cuba, with interdimensional transmissions alpha 606 and cultivated label head sync 24 teaming up for their first full release. these two bubbly analogue electro jams follow up their 2009 debut on the touchin bass complilation >geometry<. the a sides >lunar passport< is a minimal, linear affair with stripped down 606 beats, rolling subs, clicky bass and a spooky lead line finished off with spacious pads. the flip sides >forest communication< leans more to the funky side with deep 808 kick drums, quirky sound effects and wet wobbly bass lines. watch out for various realeses from sync 24 this year on cultivated electronics including remixes from scape one, ed chamberlain and plant 43. as well as alpha 606s first long player on interdimensional transmissions scheduled for later in the year.

to cap off the year anniversary celebrations dumb-unit has created a special limited edition clear vinyl with a smorgasbord of good music deep down in the grooves. enjoy jeremy p. caulfield return to an early dumb-unit sound with exercise one and elon adding their touches for some modern magic as we celebrate a decade of existence in style!

emptiness isnt a quality you normally associate with electronic dance music. from the crowd on the associate with electronic dance music. from the crowd on the dancefloor to the weight of the bass, its all about fullness, volume, density. reboot turns that opposition on its head with his debut album, shunyata. the title comes from buddhism and translates loosely as >emptiness.< but not just in the negative sense: it speaks also to impermanence, a state of constant flux. its a great description of reboots music, where everything is in constant and kaleidoscopic motion. and its also a fitting metaphor for the life of the frankfurt-based musician, aka frank heinrich. in just three years, since his first eps under the reboot moniker appeared on cadenza and below, hes become one of electronic musics hottest properties, releasing not only a slew of singles for labels like cocoon, love letters from oslo, ricardo villalobos >sei es drum< and underground cult fave motivbank, but also a pair of high-profile mix cds for cocoon and cécille

and we are back for ep three. its a get together between master rick and young kyle. and its time to turn things up a notch. kyle hits it unbelievably hard with >after fall<. have you ever tried head banging to disco music? if not, now is the time, because this track will make you do just that. there is no denying. banger! on the b-side the godson eases down a little and lifts the classic >love & happiness< a capella to work it into a hypnotic groove. build it up! the third track sees kyle and rick teaming up, where kyle provides the drums and rick delivers the groove. a futuristic piece of jazz techno, 22nd century shit, that plays with your mind and demands you to move.

mark broom sends out rave-signals to wreak massive havoc on technofloors worldwide. heavy double-a-side from beard man!

here comes edwards follow-up ep. this time he goes a slightly deeper and more direct. it might be the purest music we ve ever heard from the berlin-based producer. all the crazy clubgigs are manifested into hi music now. of course still with the classical edward style somewhere between dark minimal and trancy deephouse aesthetics. >bush of crows< is somewhat of a siginature edward track. but a very rough one this time. with a comfortable paranoia, this track unfolds itself into a little peak time extravaganza. on the flip, he cools everything down with a warm house tune called >the ghetto< and he adds a certain >blockparty romantic< to it... b2. is once again one of those more minimal edward tracks were he masters to be on point with just the core essence o sounds. edward remains a real romantic for sure...

tornado wallace is the alter ego of a certain mr lewie day, hailing from melbourne and having recently started making great waves following excellent releases on murmur, 8bit and herzlich. tornado wallace pushes down the deeper, detroit-inspired route which is why he approached us here at delusions with these very special tracks.

second release on the b rand new imprint from those lovely people over at the acclaimed sleazybeats blog. after their first two releases selling out in record time, sleazy beats recordings is quickly proving to be the go-to label for buy on sight disco-sleaze. they are back for more this time with their third release, and it seems third time is a charm, with a smashing record by tornado wallace, a hot new mid-tempo guru from melbourne, who delivers a blistering ep of dirty, pitched down head nodders.

mowars 6th release is delivered by label boss franco cangelli, 2 solid deep techno cuts accompanied by an exquisite mlz treatment. >paper cut< is a smooth and hypnotizing dubbed out techno track for the deeper dancefloor moments. stripped down and most efficient, paper cuts intoxicating dreamy pad sucks you in from the start and gets you hooked on the dubby chords and an addictive bassline. simplicity and solid deepness!
>when they come< on the other hand is a darker affair with ominous pads and fierce kickdrums backed up by deep basses and funky schizoid sounds. dark detroitish techno for brainwashed dancefloors. mlz (half of pendle coven), turns paper cut into a darker cut. dark acidic basslines, a pinch of robert hood mixed with the deep dubby side of the original. very captivating until the very end of the track. another strong mowar cut!

much hyped previously unreleased remix of blackpocket (steve spacek) track from producer #1 album.
d-bridge keep things in-house giving his brothers production a tough stripped down refix. simple yet effective with a brooding bassline, glistening pads and spiky synths combine with brutal drums to build a deep, ghostly backdrop for spaceks fragile vocals to glide over. a favourite in sets for the autonomic crew as well as a regular feature on their highly-lauded podcast series. limited to 500 copies!

after the great mojuba g.o.d.2 by chez damier it is time for some oracy action, its been a while since we heard from the creator of such classics as family day and mind dance. but now after doing a very fine remix for balance alliance in the meantime, he is back in full effect. the a-side bass mood is featuring a disco break styled beat combined with a sick acid bassline à a special track for that special moment on the floor! the b-side with funk advice is cooling things a little down, but in a way only a mojuba record can do it - some serious deepness is waiting for you!

well then. whats the news? on >we so horny<, hey-°-hansen strip down dub rhythms ranging from the fifties up to electronic dancehall and make them up freshly in the guise of dubstep. dub at the interface between digital and analog.

3 killer from the nrk main man nick harris

rick wilhite (the godson / 3 chairs) has put together this great comp of unreleased music for rush hour featuring the cream of u.s. house producers - here s part 1.. tip! rick wilhite and his vibes new&rare music record store have been a main source in detroit for over 17 years. his store is the place to go for many detroiters looking for new soulful, electronic music. and as a dj and promoter rick has been holding it down for years. next to that he mostly known for his affiliation with three chairs (together with kenny dixon jr & theo parrish) and for his solo recordings, under his the godson pseudo. now its time for rick to get his peers and friends in the mix for his first compilation, aptly titled vibes new&rare music.

solid punishment of the mind with some chemical warfare aimed straight at the dancefloor. so take cover and hide, cause the cannibals are coming to hunt you down and theyre freaking hungry!

foreigner is a science-fiction album chock full of trippy pop, which tumbles through unexplored terrain without forgetting to look in the rearview mirror and allowing the listeners enough room to use their own imagination. for fans of can, lcd soundsystem, mgmt, air, daft punk!

following the success of the midnight express single >danger zone<, robbie m and terry patton continued to search for new sounds. over the next few years the duo would produce dozens of instrumental sketches. terry always recorded these backing arrangements to cassette tapes so they could easily listen to them later in the car. cruising the streets of rock island il, vocalist robbie m would write the additional melodies and lyrics.

support by: in flagranti, toby tobias, andy black, munk, bottin, babyg, massimiliano pagliara, dicodromo, rayko, clap rules, love supreme, club silencioà after record, slow motions follow up û wrong era ep is set to catapult this small italian label into the big time. this time around and its all about the charms of italys very own motorcycle boy who delivers two stunning original tracks backed up with white hot remixes from the heels of love and old school disco legend fabrizio mammarella. try begins as a sleazy electro disco cut, thats swaggers along until breaking out with melodic strings that lighten the mood, before things drop back down to a perfect 4am groove that john carpenter would have been proud to call his own.

big with: robert dietz, markus fix, federico molinari, dorian paic, meat, vera, nick curly,à over the last couple of years christian burkhardt and sascha dive have shaped and created the sound of raum...musik like almost no other artist on our label. now the two of them are teaming up for our next single and like one would expect it from them they deliver 2 very nice tracks aiming straight at the dancefloor. nightflight on the a side is a bit more electronic and represents more the sound design of christian. >combination< on the b side which is also the title of this record is more sort of a stripped down house tool and therefor stands for saschas influences. together they form a nice mix including two of the main artists from our label. enjoy this combination...!

three is the magic number. the mysterious tiger & woods strike again! no one knows where its coming from, no one knows where its going. special extended disco versions carefully tuned, remixed, over-dubbed, cut and sliced, housed-up and boggied-down. unlimited limited shizzle. you know the deal. whistle while you work!

first on decks.de !! founded in 2009, time has come for the 1st release, >plusminus1<. whereas berlin dj sid wrote a track for the a-side, both, rohrer & siegel from potsdam, have their own track on the b-side. b2 >deepdownover<, created by alexander siegel, is a piece of art that goes back and forth, unifies high and low. his track can be said to cause emotional ups and downs. if the year had four musical seasons, >deepdownover< could be one of them. b1 >dr. pepper<, wolfgang rohrers track, a creative tool for the dancefloor, is deep and funky and has a bassline to tear down walls. with its groove, >plusminus 1< on the a-side is in the position to set fairly everything in motion. reduced to the essential

the droids beamed down to planet earth in the year 1978. yves hayat aka droids, was a young label manager at the seminal french disco label barclay in the seventies. >star peace<, originally released in 1979 is his concept to the classic sci fi movie >star wars< out that year. featuring the french space synth classic >(do you have) the force<, in both parts, this lp goes from strength to strength with spaced out lullabys >inner space< & >tchough fou<, before kicking back into the groove with >be happy< an assault to the senses with its manic synth lines running riot over heavy funk overtones. the flip kicks off with >shanti dance< parts 1 & 2, sleezy robot-funk work outs that are inter-joined to make a 6 minute continually evolving piece of music. the closing eight-and-a-half- minute >renaissance de l amour< is a tour de force of cinematic synthscapes, bleeps, bloops and world rhythms, before dropping in the drums 6 minutes in to ignite any dancefloor. this is light years ahead of its time.

the original crazy meera is an afro balearic floorfiller that sounds a bit like metro area gone tropical, while the pete herbert remix is more of an italo styled booty shaker ready to bring down the house!

its been a heady few months for d julzs bass culture imprint. the response and support from the dj world has been overwhelming, and this is of course down to the wonderful a&r skills of the label chief. now, with bass cultures 8th release, we are pleased to bring you the slit e.p. - greek producer, john dimas is well known for his live performances, as well as his djing skills in his town of thessaloniki & throughout europe. his sound spans the styles of techno, acid & more specifically – house music, which he performs in the club, across 3 turntables. stil quite new to the world of production, john dimas has his sights set high, having remixed the likes of fischerspooner – and now, he comes with his very first release on bass culture, adding his grecian flavour. the >slit e.p.< is a package that spans tech house, house & deep house… the original title track is dark, but rich & rides the groove nicely. the chez damier >late night mix< is exactly that – supple and full of just the right touch of deep quirkiness for late night sessions.

funk me recordings is back! for this new release label owner fer br bring you fresh funk/disco material by phntm aka bryan cox, oliver kuzera, the new funk talent alejandro roman and fer br. essential if you want to bring happiness to your sets ,)

culprit records is the imprint of los angeles party organizers droog. culprit has previously only had digital releases, from hot natured, lee foss, matt tolfrey & kenny gibson. this latest release on vinyl is by sect, a four-man production team compromising of the infamous soul clap (airdrop, wolf & lamb, crosstown) alongside boston house heroes tanner ross (voodex / dirtybird) and sergio santos, comprising in sect. the man of wisdom 3 track ep, features three monstrous, mid-tempo killer house tracks. a1 >man of wisdom< is a sparse, dubby, exotic horn infused workout. b1 >hi-fi all around< invokes almost an r&b feel to the stripped down psychedelic micro house, whilst b2 >sectsy< is a swirling slice of heady house pie. this ep is the perfect antidote, combining lots of exotic elements and showcasing the best of boston, ma, producers. watch out for forthcoming releases from hot natured, matt tolfrey & inxec, adultnapper and big bully

dynooos gum dragon is centered around fuh real, a song that features swedish singer naboobia laying down a floaty vocal over a high-end 80?s r&b inspired club banger. it has already been remixed by luigi (jazzy sport, infinitskills) and comfort fit, whose version appeared on his latest full-length.
*limited to 500 copies*

taking the freaky chicago sound down a couple of notches to the deeper realms of jazzy house. heavenly vocals, light broken beats, rolling live bass and touching rhodes progressions. the flip dives deeper into an instrumental version of the latter and is none the less satisfying.

belgian house mafia is in da house to raise the roof once more with this smokin hot 4 tracker by tomcraft, jewelz, afrojack and dani l mebius & billy the klit!

fans of burial mix and grayhound best listen up, cause the boys from succulent have come to mash up the hi-fi wit tha wicked dub, man. all three of their pieces use that unbelievably deep sub-bass that made their track on grayhound bug everyone out. pair that to masterful use of effects and proper ly placed samples of rasta mcs and you got that deep down, below the root line, damn its dark, kinda undaground dub shit that worship seem impossible to not do right. then the masters at the dub-house sound, solomonic sound, rework >freshly< into a sub-aquatic fun house of dubbedout bass wicked percussion all wrapped in spacey sounds. big, fat & totally necessary for any self respecting dub/house dj.

desolat 011 is franck roger at his best: raw-edged and stripped-down house tracks for your pleasure.

supported by: luciano, ricardo villalobos, steve bug, karotte, josh wink, nick hoeppner, dj sneak and more.
raw and soulful deephouse anthem with an outstanding mod.civil (ornaments) remix. around the brilliant voice of suzi q. smith, suedmilch builds up such a deep and flowing groove that you cant hide of it. feel the pure emotions of this track. brilliant work for the upcoming summer time and smooth open air celebrations. on the flipside the mysterious guys around mod.civil pitched down the vocal into a dark mood, which gives the original theme a whole different story - just a cosmic soul explosion - how true !

no doubt that felix bernhardt already made a big impact on the music scene and is supported by those well respected guys like richie hawtin, butch, stefan bodzin, aso! his last two releases on afulab are steady burners and the second part of his >bam bam bam< series makes no exception!

essential club classics contains 4 x 3 tracks, carefully selected by dave lambert, dimitri vegas & like mike and daniel bovie & roy rox, that have been lost and hard to find nowadays!

chris is very happy that his long term friend adam beyer from sweden, who runs the drumcode and truesoul labels (as most of you may know), has contribute to the 10 year anniversary label compilation. chris said >he managed to give me an amazing track that i have already been playing up and down since probably the beginning of last summer<. you have to know that most of these tracks have been collected over a period of at least the last six months. this one from adam is called >antistius< not only is chris out for having international artists on this compilation but also his home base in frankfurt equally has some amazing artists to offer. this track on the b-side is by clr artist and mastering engineer brian sanhaji who has also recently released his album on the label. his contribution to 10 years of clr is pretty phat. this one is called >higgs< and chris had already been playing it, all over the place, with amazing responses.

this debut lp by innergaze is chock full of rugged hand played analog synths lines, primitive drum machines, haunting vocals, and psychic jewelry. call it synthwave, call it punk, call it metaphysical body music or at this juncture whatever one sees fit, but this duos music goes beyond naming names for the sake of it. from the freaky, unrelenting opener >no shame< to the chris & cosey-esque >la la la<, this record creates many aural worlds to inhabit and explore. the title track >we are strange loops< bubbles at a slow, hazy drug induced bpm, while >illusions<, with its distorted almost guitar-like synth lines and stripped down 808 programming, brings things right back to the dance floor. the ideas and feelings executed here are a direct outpouring of what happens when the machines are turned on, played and recorded.

boys outside , the new album from steve mason will be released on june 22/ special edition vinyl

deep down from the heart of motorcity stuttgart comes a fresh new label from the founder of the well known techno imprints neue heimat & mutter rec. - daniel benavente and oliver hauf - coworker of the vinyl store humpty records stuttgart. the born baby is called salon rosi - conform with the events were celebrating in club rocker33 since years. the first release is starting off with newcomer konstantin sibold who brings us his neuland e.p. - containing two slices of pure technosoul with very different characters. the a-side >apart< is a mixture of traditional detroit techno combined with modern tech-house rhythms which builts and builts, ending in an climax of pure euphorism. b-side >gestade< is a well funky and deep explosion with a subtle throbbing acid-bassline vibe, well-flavoured with pieces of bitter sweet harmonies.