analogue synth experimentations from swedish duo lise & kroffe. elements of kraut, ambient and experimental with some classic instrumentation all thrown in to the pot. a beautiful and serene mini lp, magical stuff!

nach seinem szenehit surge sowie der vieldiskutierten navigate ep auf houndstooth lässt das manchesteraner bass-duo akkord, bestehend aus den beiden dj/produzenten synkro und indigo, nun sein selbstbetiteltes debütalbum folgen, auf dem es jungle-revivalismen, verrauchte ambiencen und tiefgreifenden dub zu einem darken uk-bass-sound fusioniert, dass einem das blut in den adern gefriert. das 180 gramm dopel-vinyl erscheint im geprägten cover mit pvc aussenhülle.

southshores second release was definitely worth waiting for! in the pursuit to find talented new producers southshore turns their heads on chic paris, france. to find out a new duo called fahy & sanchez. starting of we have an amazing deep house remix by wildkats member corey baker. stuff takes a different approach on his version and goes straight garage house for this one. jobe delivers a deep nu disco masterpiece. this 4 tracker pack is simply brilliant!
early support: danny howells, julien sandre, dirty channels, david durango, jonny cruz, clinton houlker, miguel puente, silky + many more!

dark, thunderous, writhing techno from austrian duo herla on the birdkids imprint fresh out of vienna.

two techno heavyweights in the form of swiss producer pascal nuzzo and uk duo nhb come together for three fierce tracks on the !organism label. nhb can be considered one the of best recent revelations in minimal techno, where they found a place thanks to their experiences of the late 90s rave underground. nhbs philosophy has always been linked with the use of real synthesizers and drum machines and that shows here, whilst nuzzo has had plenty of big hits in various sonic realms over the last few years, from french filter house to edm to full on techno.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts.
whiskey disco #23 tugs at a variety of tempos. brother in arms is the new project between bay area selectors j boogie and deejay theory. they have armed us with two supremely sexy joints, both clocking in at the right tempo for fireside cohort. the flip also introduces a new duo, paradise valley, comprised of famed canadians the noodleman and fake glasses. they take the tempo to the north with subtle acid disco licks, it is music to the ears at whiskey disco towers ...

bow ep, the 5th modal analysis release, delivers two cutting-edge techno tracks from the manchester-based duo and, as well as a remix by russell haswell. bow #1 and bow #2 highlight the distorted broken-beat style that and specialize in. completing the record is haswell, who displays his own harsh, rhythmic noise aesthetic with a decomposition of bow #1.

material proudly presents the hottest italian duo (signed to hot creations) for the new follow up ep:paul c & paolo martini.after their hit spunk their new release shows that they can be the next kings on the techouse scene. limited copies

welcome to the world of magic eye, an illusory duo from leeds experimenting with light and sound. the mystical pairs debut release, inside my love, comes on the legendary house label strictly rhythm. kicking off with plummeting and rubbery kick drums it sucks you down into a warm and inviting place somewhere on the edge of the cosmos. when the dulcet chords of a certain minnie riperton song drop in its pure bliss. wooden percussion clacks away and then the whole thing drops into a serene breakdown complete with heavenly vocals. its a sympathetic re-imagining of a classic track that works to perfection. remix wise the label features interpretations from purp & soul artists harry wolfman & mark wells, plus mike mago.

us techno legend paul birken steps up for candela rising with 3 original tracks, all topped off with a remix from scottish duo, clouds. raw analog jams covering dark soundscapes, acidic brutality and the outright insane.

jonsson & alter are back with 2! the result is eight strong tracks that each shine and glimmer like a roughly cut diamond. the listeners are met by a prouder, matured, and more confident duo on 2. it is music for long club nights, but also perfect for simply listening to as it is dance music that reveals so many layers, so many angles and so much emotion.

returning to the fray for the second instalment in its deep house venture, the people are looking at you imprint sees a confident expansion on the sultry tones laid out on the first slab of wax, featuring a sturdy pair of cuts from london production duo jonno & tommo. taking charge with the a side, >a month of rain< is a multi-faceted mover loaded with suspense and surprise. in its opening strains the sharp beat ticks out across a sparse, dub-informed soundscape that slowly fills out via a captivating chord refrain, haunting and seductive in equal measure. without giving too much away ahead of experiencing the track for yourself, be prepared for a dazzling break in the clouds that lifts the summit of the track into an entirely different headspace...

a collaborative effort between marquis cooper (svengalisghost) and lili schulder (51717), this project was born in the winter of 2013. what can best be described as non-stop electronic erotic cabaret, the duo played a series of improvised performances which served as a structural backbone prior to the recording of this album. finished in merely two weeks, this 8 song double lp acts as a complete listening experience, engrossed in the down beat primitive electronics of the past whilst pushing further into the self-created anti-beat world of today. pulsing tones, off beat drums, melancholic vocals, and overall dark vibes characterize, but do not solely define what it is to truly trust in pain. mastered and cut by matt colton for maximum impact.

once more exciting things have been brewing in art departments studio over recent months. not only are they to release a much-anticipated full length on crosstown rebels in 2014, but they have also finished a red-hot new single. the sun comes up is reportedly the last record produced in the vein of their first album before the acclaimed duo release a slew of new material. it comes complete with an equally compelling remix from life & death alumni and break through duo mind against

debut 3 track release from mystery duo arcing seas
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shadowy duo arcing seas take the helm for the 8th release on sighas our circula sound imprint. loopy disjointed rhythms and thundering bottom end call to mind the labels earlier output. full support from the ocs / avian camp...

back in may producer duo will & ink launched a new label. now they give us another glance into their musical universe with their second ep, wilson

underyourskin presents the debut ep from duo the forest & stimmhalt with a big remix pack by dapayk (mos ferry, stil vor talent) and madmotormiquel (ursl, katermukke)

french label meant serve up another ep from their fast rising montreal based duo vosper. made up of edouard le and christopher byron, the pair excels in analogue funk, have also released on throne of blood and here get remixed by items & things man marc houle. taking some of their cues from the likes of drexcyia and mark bell, the duo have a sound somewhere between darkened techno and physical ebm.

lets play house turns its eye back to its home country for its 21st release, a four-track ep by rhythm operator. the record commences with a collaboration between the mysterious producer and a new duo from munich, rhode & brown, called *fionas room*.

our favourite swedish house duo is back…more dirty than ever! the follow-up to the previous eps moody & trapped is nothing short of brilliant. waisted with its plucked strings is classic deep house held together by a bumpy groove, soulful vocals & slick keyboard but still maintaining the formula that defines dirtytwo and their finest work to date. talking 2 u is where dirtytwo gets deep down and gritty. chunky house chords, a meaty bassline, cut-up voice samples in full basement effect. flip over for the hard on edit of talking 2 u which goes one step further adding some acid lines and a raw basement feeling. a dub for those who seek a more raw and heavier tool. local talk is talking to you!

after a successful debut last year on redux the machete savane duo are back with two new tracks, gracing felix dickinsons cynic label with the double a sided 12 inch widowmaker / afterburner. both tracks received support from the likes of tim sweeney/beats in space, lee douglas (tbd) and simon lee (faze action).

incredible adventures in khazar khagante from the moscow based duo known for remixes for future classics, lovemonk and tigers on a leash is their first original release. skillful use of samples and a nu disco bassline and a remix by stallions (esp, internasjonal). mastered by kuniyuki takahashi!
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palastrevolution, a well programmed and driving synth combined with a deep low end making this tune a mind stimulating composition with a manipulative & revolutionary attitude. dave digital and leonicc, the producer duo behind mappey, have been making music for almost three decades and their musical journey could not have expressed better as through palastrevolution.

the second ep from the canadian-born / brooklyn-based duo that caught fire with the underground hit * hands to hold* sees bob moses continuing down a melodic deep house path paved with sweet melancholic pop vocals.

following the labels crucial dispatch from dusky earlier this summer, naked naked invite one of the most exciting names to have emerged in house music in recent times, mak & pasteman. the london duo have had an exceptional year, with their stripped-back, sub-soaked, genre-smelting bass fusion appearing in all the right places and playlists.

titonton duvante is back with his classic touch of deep percussive funk, dreamy undercurrents, bent strings and sharpened metallic sounds. hinode is a rising italian duo currently residing in berlin, and they have produced a fresh acidic remix of provovative.maarten mittendorff and jasper wolff are talented djs, producers and label-owners, and produced an uptempo remix with their typical detroit style.

or the latest apartment release 2 interplanetary gangs come face to face in a techno battle for the ages.hailing from the phantom planet we come across forsh, bin man and the red defender, a trio of rebel outlaws whose spaceship is under fierce attack from the muscle patrol, the hi-tech galaxys ultimate and most fearsome tool of oppression. following wave upon wave of acid attack, the outlaws are forced to eject from their ship, landing on a mysterious jungle planet.. unbeknownst to them, the trio have landed on huguenot, infamous for its ghostly shark creatures which rise up to hunt the living…and they smell fresh meat.. meanwhile, travelling across deepest space aboard the viceroy 9-c we find the dean of threenie and e-d aka the beets. they are 2 disparate characters from the planet tr one, infamous for its greenlight sector, a nefarious haven for low-life traders and smugglers. the duo traverse the galaxy in search of rare treasures to capture and trade back on home soil. unlike the phantom planet outlaws, these two know what awaits them on huguenot…or do they.will the beets save the phantom planet outlaws from the bloodlusting creatures of huguenot? will they sell them out to the muscle patrol? or will they join forces to rid the galaxy of its most fierce oppressors? the black gold sat upon your turntable contains all the answers…and more

back in 2005 whilst both working on an art exhibition, kirikoo des and walter mecca created nsdos. an act that is set to play its part in many projects across the music, dance, video and art spectrums. driven by a musically orientated hacking and diy spirit, nsdos are developing their live form where improvisation in sound is at the forefront, using a savant mixture of analog and traditional instruments.
their debut three track *lazer connect* ep will be an introduction for many to the exciting talents of this new duo. we have already seen the floor reaction to these tracks and we re certain that you will be hearing a lot more from nsdos.

truckstop76th is an independent label born in the 2002 in rome, and more precisely in ostia, a neighbourhood of the suburbs that looks onto the sea. this label was born from the will of the duo seventysix (that is mr.3p e nrn) to create a platform to diffuse their own music and that of their crew. the roots of the label sink in the roman illegal rave scene. here they present two deadly acid/electro tracks from franz & shape and ice one. no messing around with this killer 12 inch

microtech records proudly present first great 12 inch from italian duo stop file with 2 great remixes from aldo cadiz and the underground big talent from romania.

astaire is quoted as saying that the hardest thing about dancing is to make it look easy - a description that perfectly sums up eve, the fifth studio album by berlin duo booka shade

hitsafe are a duo of established producers operating under an enigmatic moniker. nothing new, you might say, and that is true. the music is so outstanding and unusual though, that in this case this approach really does make sense. serious jaw-work is funk in its purest form. and we mean real funk! wonder how many djs will have the guts and abilities to play this one out…to round this release up, we asked lopazz and casio casino for a remix and these guys came up with two! both are so good, we couldnt make a choice. so here we go with both of them on this release. the jack remix on a2 is a functional tech housy Überhit, suitable for all peaktime house floors, the jane remix on the b-side is a moodymanesque version with a strong ludicruous tendency, that has all necessary qualities to become a timeless epic. massive!

ltd nice price action !! second release from this awesome new canadian alt-electronica duo from montreal, with edits and mixes by ewan pearson and lee jones (watergate mix)

nikola gala (rekids, suara, clap your hands, brise) presents his new single on metropolitan: a summer-tech bomb with deep flavors and dark percussion. the duo mattei & omich realize an excellent remix with a 90 s sound and a very percussive break that will move many heads! enjoy!

while waiting for the new jonsson & alter album 2, the duo releases their best 12-inch so far. we say welcome back to a matured duo, whose poetic take on house music hits harder than ever.

we feel very honored to present our new baby rue de plaisance-re issue to the world. we are starting this project to re-release some of our favorite tracks from back in the days, as we believe they need to be made known to the new and upcoming generation. these are our rootz. for our first opus we have invited from the uk the infamous duo >idjut boys< who surely have much to offer with over 20 years of releasing contemporary dance music all over the globe. for our first issue we chose their track >not reggae< supported by forward thinking mixes by varoslav and david k who pushed those classics to another level. we hope, all of you, will enjoy this new project as much as we do. quality timeless music on vinyl...

melbournian multi-hyphenate luke brown has his hands in a lot of pots, having dug deep in his dj duo with ricardo ramos, leslie salvador, as well as his ongoing death-disco / dark-synth revisionist twosome, negativ magick. but the past few years have found him exploring more classic, scruffed-up analog house terrain via his latest alias les level, and his six-track debut is purist uncut club gold. bookended by a pair of of mixes of the stellar neo-chicago anthem *house of need*, the rest of the tracks prowl through a host of suave, shuffling, strictly rhythmic variations, from the 3 am skyline seducer *smooth sailing* to the pumping, jazzy jack-groove *working nights*. an expert assemblage by a nuanced craftsman with style to burn.

one of the biggest hitters on the uk house/techno scene right now delivers a naughty but very nice under-the-counter duo of club friendly reworks of two iconic british bands.

for their next release, hot creations call upon talented italian duo paul c & paolo martini, whose combined career spans over forty years in the business. true to their personal style and doing what they do best they deliver three tracks bursting with groove and energy, aimed solidly at the dance floor. title track get this! bounces along a prominent bassline, progressing with trippy vocals that swirl into an epic build up, erupting for maximum destruction on the dancefloor.

2nd release from the duo made up by deep88 and melchior sultana, this time with an old school classic jersey jam. jazzy piano vibes on yo house and lush house on track3. vinyl only

the two red hot producers drop their first collaborative ep on defected. huxley & shenoda are two of the most in-demand producers on the underground house scene and the chatsworth sound ep is the pairs full collaborative debut. long time friends and label mates on hypercolour and huxleys saints & sonnets, the duo have undeniable studio chemistry and chatsworth sound debuts it beautifully.

this is necro deathmorts first foray in the world of vinyl. and, as you would expect again, it is yet another change of pace for the duo, supplementing their doomy ambience and whirlpools of 23hz low-end with 70s evil filthy synth and 90s harsh, pummeling techno, with frequencies cutting, slicing and bursting all over the place. think the likes of the the tuss, goblin, underground resistance, john carpenter, maybe even tangerine dream, surgeon, or the horrorist.
limited edition vinyl release, download code included.

the just reproach documents the second concert given by john tilbury and oren ambarchi as a duo. deluxe limited edition vinyl designed by stephen o malley with stunning artwork by shunichiro okada

british imprint tact recordings drops its seventh release this october, the doe maar diep ep from dutch duo, duijn & douglas, backed with a rework from label-head lixhz.

misty conditions is a project that started off when henry collins and richard wilson met up in henrys studio a couple of years ago and jammed for a few days non-stop, enjoying the process thoroughly. the connection became so good in this period that the duo developed a fluent understanding of how each other worked, ending up as a project made across the internet, while henry was living in france and richard in la. they cross pollinated by developing what each did best, henry making and creating banks of samples and richard creating software and effects to cut up and re-sample, passing the tracks back and forth, essentially until they felt finished.

pareto park presents the first collaboration between george lanham and david meiser with the pair serving up a blend of abrasive modern techno and classic influences. the opener distress sets the tone and grabs the listener from the start with its moody vocals punctuating a sinister beat. lanham s cabot cove syndrome hits hard with a growling synth lead, pushed forward by a building siren. whilst rising entropy and co operation 1 both reveal the duo s mills influences, yet aimed at modern club play. a strong ep with the vinyl release featuring 4 additional locked grooves.

when walter merziger and arno kammermeier head to the studio to work on new material for their long time project booka shade, the result is a winning combination of underground sensation and club hit, as titles such as mandarine girl and body language have proved to great acclaim. its a balancing act that only the most successful electronic musicians can do so successfully over such a period of time. booka shades new single >love inc< is no exception. presaging the fifth studio album release from these berlin transplants,>love inc< is infused with pure club sound created by merging a refined sense of sonance with solid craftsmanship. the duo pays a contemporary homage to chicagos former king of house, lil louis, whose 1992 hit club lonely serves as the tracks sample

it is with undoubted excitement that stroboscopic artefacts can present the new release from irish duo lakker as sa019. this comes hot on the heels of lakkers recent work for the label through the dark trappings of monad xiv.

the first vinyl on supdub by the frankfurters, pieper & kappetijn. the book of ra ep features two impressive tracks, that come across more warm and almost poppy but are decorated impressively by the mixed duo. well batched and placed vocals make both of these tracks dynamic, striking and emotional. the disc is rounded off with a remix of the track goldify by alfred henrichs, the label owner and supported by the charming voice of viviana alvarez.