following releases from label heads dusky and christian piers, 17 steps returns with an awaited label debut from velvit (darren white) that offers both forward-thinking club sounds and leftfield sonics.

seit seinem debüt 2013 hat jesse tijn seinen platz in der elektronischen welt gefunden. der harte technosound des londoner djs und produzenten ist rau und erbarmungslos. als kernmitglied von untolds label pennyroyal veröffentlichte tijn auch auf overlee assembly, power vacuum und bedouin records. für die elfte veröffentlichung des labels naked naked präsentiert j.tijn zwei versionen von *pick your battles*, die den dancefloor zu einem unwiderstehlichen groove ein wenig zerhackstücken. für fans von breach, dj deep, midland, dusky, lorca, viers, cinnaman, glimpse, bicep und ben sims.

leftwing & kody s fresh - and much lauded - take on house and techno has so far won them champions like loco dice, jimmy edgar, huxley, laurent garnier, dusky, sasha and bicep. the pair now cap a whirlwind year with their final release of 2014, fixation , featuring legendary house vocalist, robert owens.

bournemouth based abstract culture continue to add facets to their blooming imprint as it gradually gathers steam behind releases from zoo look and ampers&. with support across these two releases from maya jane coles, huxley, eats everything, jimpster, dusky and dam swindle, the next release comes courtesy of brazil based sara garcia a.k.a whim-ee.

harry agius has been making waves as midland since 2010, releasing a series of increasingly impressive 12”s as a solo artist but also collaborating with the likes of ramadanman (pearson sound), breach and pariah on labels such as aus music, naked naked, works the long nights and his own graded imprint. he is also a prolific remixer who has lent his talents to artists such as lone, guy gerber, julio bashmore, dusky and more. we can proudly say he came to many people’s attention via his first phonica 12” ‘play the game’ back in 2010 and he has remained a friend and regular at the shop ever since. midland’s well deserved rise has been a delight to watch from the sidelines and we’re glad to welcome harry back to phonica with the fantastic ‘before we leave’. it starts slowly but surely as reverb soaked percussion comes to the fore, cushioned by the truly beautiful string melody, which we’re sure will be stuck in many a head this year! this could well be midland’s most deftly handled arrangement yet. running back’s gerd janson wisely decides to stick to the original track’s feel, letting the strings weave their magic, yet also brings the bassline and drums to the forefront. delicately but expertly done. midland rounds out the 12” with his barebones drums and percussion-only ‘bonus beats’ version, perfect dj tool material. we wish more records had these!

back from a brief hiatus from solo output, lee curtiss follows up the masterfully naughty lunatic fringe ep with another heavy dose of dancefloor debauchery for own imprint visionquest. showcasing his undeniable flair for libidinous club music with a hint of the unusual, lee takes time out from producing his upcoming album to deliver two killer originals for the ride ep. a­-side > drink tickets< is a suitably dusky and contorted trip with a growling modulated bassline, pseudo-sinister vocal and kinetic groove while b­-side > dancing girls< , a collaboration with his chicago partner in crime, nick bassett­ is a simmering hypnotic summertime affair with a filtered 90s feel and dirty funk bassline combined with sonically sophisticated detail

after a brief hiatus church are back with a debut offering of original material from apes. the a side *two thousand six* is a straight up techno work out, having been tried and tested this track is aimed directly at the dance floor. chaos in the cbd are on board for the remix taking us on a journey of warm, deep, subtle analogue house fresh off the back of their stand out track *78 to stanley bay*. the b side *cold love* goes some way to show apes’ versatility as a producer, it’s a nostalgic piece of work, with a pulsating bass-line driving through the track along with intricate percussion and a choice vocal sample to round things off. cold love is equally suited for the club or for home listening. apes right hand man seb wildblood takes the track in a slightly different direction, using elements of the percussion and transforming the vocal sample for a delightful melodic contribution to the ep. early support from paul woolford, breach, ben pearce, dusky, alexander nut & more.

produced by paul rose, supported by dixon, dusky, george fitzgerald, will saul, midland, maceo plex, maya jane coles, yousef, alan fitzpatrick, joy orbison.

lorca kick starts 2014 with forgive me love / naoko, his debut release on breachs (aka ben westbeech) naked naked imprint, joining the ranks of dusky, dark sky, midland, mak & pasteman and westbeech himself. the two-track ep follows up lorcas highly acclaimed 2013 if i told you ep on 2020 midnight visions, and his stellar remix of ghostpoets cold win which received widespread support, with midland tipping it as quite possibly the remix of the year. with highly lauded releases on dummy, throwing snows left_blank imprint and church, lorca has made a strong impression in the two short years he has been producing. his superb cant see higher / missed me ep in 2012 on dummy was the turning point, transforming him from a promising young talent into an exceptional one, gaining support from the likes of bonobo, rob da bank, deetron and scuba… this latest release meets building expectations, both tracks incredibly smooth, nostalgia-inducing and heavily textured, solidifying lorcas unique sound.

trek 2013 was another exceptional year for will sauls ever-consistent, no-nonsense aus music imprint. as well as records from the increasingly familiar family fold - dusky, bicep, midland, sei a, leon vynehall - a new batch of producers stepped in as the label welcomed debuts from both huxley and glimpse, along with the return of fellow west country resident, komon (kieren lomax)

ruairi kennedy is klose one, a fierce and respected dj with a history of playing some of the finest pirate stations out there (including currently hosting the school records show on rinse) and is renowned for his outstanding sets at major festivals and clubs. now turning his hand to production, his debut comes on loefahs co-run label school records and follows previous eps from dusky and paleman. this to-the-point two tracker offers a brace of raw tracks that straddle the divide between the rawest vibes house, bass and techno have to offer and makes no compromises along the way.

george fitzgerald is no stranger to experimenting and testing the limits of his own creative ability and this is increasingly more evident with the announcement of the his new double a side *magnetic / bad aura* on domino records sister label double six. a cavernous and firm-paced journey to the darkest corners of georges sound, one which sees him handling vocal duties for the first time, again - exemplifying his ability to push his own boundaries.
support from pete tong, zane lowe, annie mac, scuba, dusky, agoria and many more ...

following releases from midland, dusky, bicep, leon vynehall, komon, and deetron, aus continues its run of releases with glaswegian, london-based producer sei a ...

pedram is the next young veteran to drop a limited edition 12 inch through born electric. already gaining early support from midland, tensnake & dusky, his nina b/w immaturity 12 inch will certainly sell out.
packaging: full colour side opening sleeve with cut outs.

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.

since day one, radiq has been showing an affinity for the afro-centric funkiness and carefully-honed sound design of modern days minimal music. as in many of his previous tracks, all six songs of >vida noir< has this certain kind of unyielding quality - long, hypnotic grooves with muted kick drum set the stage for more emancipated experiments in texture and sound design. on >a long hot summer break<, for example, the effect is utterly obvious as kicking its ass into gear with syncopated drums and strain of warm chords before animated vocal sample slips in like fingerprint. while deeply seductive interplay of those chugging percussion gives way to delighted horn of >a-dieu<, warm chord and acoustic guitar of >calling< is perfect example for radiq’s masterful sound and texture. >machine codes modified< has rather restrained structure for him, but tightly woven drums speaks eloquently about its carefully arranged funkiness and dance floor functionality. despite their repetitiveness, its surprising how well these productions forming cohesive solidarity as an album. presumably, it owes a lot to wide tonal vocabulary which is radiqs hallmark - these tracks has something concentrated, vivid qualities. this album sits just at the edge of the dance floor, but also performs its exceptional strength on intense home listening. dusky synth and truncated surge of bass of >vida noir< constructing something dark, before closing this album with modulated afro-acoustic guitar and deep falsetto voice (by the producer himself) of >rondo<. this album offers up an engaging and comprehensive amalgamation from the inquisitive sound by the maestro

pdd are proud to welcome tsuba records to our exclusive roster. first up is a killer house ep from one of this years biggest names, waze & odyssey. early dj support from:bicep, dusky, kerri chandler & pete tong (bbc radio 1 play)

midnight moves. thats what comes to mind when you listen to cale parks s n1, preferably at an hour long after dusk has settled around you in some beautiful, insomniac city. parks finds – or more aptly, seeks – beauty and grace in ambience and shadows. n1 starts as pure atmosphere – it feels at first like a sort of lovely sonic nothingness slowly taking form – before growing into the darkly lit, gorgeous moodscape it later becomes. a sensual bassline, a pulsing downbeat, a cinematic piano, strains of italo disco, and the sensation of breezing down a lightless road. if you could make sensuous shapes of the night – imagine kneading the dark itself – it might, at the very best, feel like this. the task of remixing parks s original is taken up by french duo paradis, who can otherwise be heard making music on tim sweeney s beats in space label. the paris-based producers shine a brightening light on parks s dusky creation, quickening its pulse and trading in its darkwave undercurrents for enlivening techno and house. theres an element of floating here – a dreaminess in the rhythms, an astral aspect to the keys beaming through the beats. and with the addition of vocals, sung in french – a pop finishing touch on a song that already feels like an earworm – the transformation is complete. this excellent introduction to cale parkss music is also his debut release on the hakt label.

support from: stacey pullen, franck roger, tensnake, adam shelton, luke solomon, manik, dusky, walker & royce, severino (horse meat disco), diz, adam shelton and osunlade

!k7 are proud to announce the next single of will sauls moniker close. my way feat. joe dukie + remixes from uk based producers midland & dusky

after a string of releases under different pseudonyms, shades is truly excited to announce dan white’s first release under his own name, simple pleasures. influenced by the lush melodics of early kompakt releases, the playful grooves and all-out pop sensibility of dusky & booka shades output, and the edgy, detailed electro of pioneers like the the hacker and alexander robotnick, this bold four-tracker of emotive tech-disco is progressive & modern, yet packed full of feeling.

!k7 are proud to announce the forthcoming album of will sauls moniker close. within the world of electronic music, will saul is perhaps best known for aus music and simple records, the labels he set up and has a&red for over a decade. between them there have been over 100 vinyl releases from the inuential likes of joy orbison, carl craig, pearson sound, scuba and actress, as well as eps that helped to break upcoming talents like bicep, dusky, midland and george fitzgerald.

following on from the well-received first ep from dusky, school records return with their second release, this time from paleman. at just 19. manchesters paleman is a fast rising talent with support from the likes of loefah and mary ann hobbs already in the bag, on top of many plays on radio 1, rinse and xfm. the world has been waiting for a paleman release for a while now, and on this evidence it is unlikely to be disappointed.

midland, dusky, bicep, and now, glimpse. aus music continue to push further forward into 2013 with another collection of carefully curated tracks from the london-based producer, christopher spero.

limited edition of 275 numbered copies.
when gilles peterson reacts to a house record, you know it is a very special house record. deep and soulfull, love it - was what the 6 music dj thought of these two. if that wasnt enough, trickski described best things in life are free as one hell of a bomb. add in support from jimmy edgar, mark e, severino and dusky and this is looking like one of glasgow undergrounds most successful records to date. love games is the a bit of a wolf in sheeps clothing. what starts off as hooky percussive groove slowly morphs into a full vocal classic with swirling chords and a killer synth hook. severino dropped it at fabric recently and took the roof off the place. best things in life are free is a darker affair – all wandering acid lines and moody, emotional strings - but as trickski proved when they played it at watergate, just as effective.

nick woolfsons teng imprint drops, tactics, this april by german producer mias void, backed with a remix from the barking dogs. mias void, better known in the industry as matthias vogt, has been producing infectious house grooves for quite some time now, with releases for labels such as, chicagos large music and lazy days recordings. here vogt pushes into new territories under his new mias void guise, matthias sees this alias as a chance to express a new, more experimental side of his productions, yet keeping the mv initials to maintain a lock between the distinctions. with releases pinned down for polytone, lo:rise and fullbarr already, this new sound will undoubtedly be as well received as his deeper explorations.
supported by: dusky, iron curtis, akra, john osborn, jacques renault, seth troxler, laura jones, radio slave, uzuri, tony rodriguez, m50, maya jane coles, alex coulton, flori and many many more!

just one touch has been a long time coming but it emerges as a classic ode to house past and present. porto based producer social disco club was sat on the track for two years before miss bee added her dusky vocals. frayed and taught with emotion, her voice works in harmony with the gritty analogue sounds that drive the track.

vol 4 of 6 vinyl samplers taken from john digweeds >live in london< lp. hand picked by the main man himself.

we have limited information on this one. bootholic is a strictly vinyl only label bringing past classics up to date with restricted vinyl numbers for djs only. this first record features two nineties house gems reworked for 2012, both of which have been picking up heavy support at dc10 this summer. enjoy.
supported by: anthony collins, brothers vibe, chris carrier,dj sneak, dusky, eats everything, franck roger, huxley, kerri chandler, kiki, luciano, maceo plex, robert dietz, robert owens, tedd patterson, …

dirk hermann & andreas muellers klangkultur schallplatten label has been gaining a raft of support in 2012 with two extremely well received singles from darius syrossian & dj w!ld getting love from djs as diverse as adam beyer, dj sneak, huxley & maya jane coles. now the cologne based imprint is teaming up with another rock solid house hero, dj/producer chris james.
supported by: oxia, maceo plex, marco resmann, luciano, huxley, dusky, luna city express, subb-an, manik, anthony collins, jimpster, cozzy d, wally lopez, kerry chandler, moodtrap, danny howells, nikola gala and many more.

londons dogmatik label goes from strength to strength and after the success of the dusky – flojam ep, they deliver yet again with peace divisions mighty blacklight sleeze. opening with the dirty and sexy remix by dyed soundorom this one show to be for the true house playas who want their tracks bassline driven, sexy and full of tension high. on the flip we got man of the moment gerd spicing things up and preparing his acid sleaze mix ready for the sleaziest darkrooms. his tough sleaze mix is going straight for the main floor with a heavy pulsating bass setting the tone with hypnotic vocals on top in a classic and timeless chicago house way. a solid 12 inch release.

big new release from loco dices prodical son!! dj support from loco dice, franck roger, subb-an, dusky, jordan peak,.. tsubas favourite mexican, hector makes a welcome return to the label with the hide ep, his most accomplished work to date. the original of hide shows hector at his most melodic with live percussion and keys working in perfect harmony. b side follow the leader features a killer vocal and has been a secret weapon of desolat boss loco dice for several months.

transparent vinyl pressing. early support from manik, martin landsky, anja schneider, m.a.n.d.y, gorge, danny howells, maceo plex, x-press 2, paul lorraine, terence:terry, droog, laura jones, enzo siragusa, layo & bushwacker, shinedoe, huxley, mr g, dusky, brothers vibe, leon, terry francis, geddes, claire ripley, carlo lio plus many more.

megadon betamax as we have come to expect from the megamax, falling is all analogue warmth and big bottom boogie love. this mid- tempo track is laced with lush synths, ethereal soulful vocals and a twinge of surf guitar. dj raw sugar goes deep with a dusky, dubbed out remix that will have every head nodding. a megadon classic from vr002 is revived by austrian talent lesale, who turned in a version of he cant love you that couldnt be ignored. sweet sweet sweet!

with support by john selway, stephan bodzin, perc, technasia, xhin, tony rohr, dean facer and many more. the catalogue number 013 on the berlin label phunkit records is at the same time the starting shot for the first vinyl release. and exactly this one shows down-to-earth techno from the capital, elaborated and cunning, by the artist duo takt tick. the actual overhead conveyors and host djs from the tresor club present trend-setting productions. the name >u1< is, brought to the point, a little journey through the time of berlins underground. the a1 side sends the listener on a trip which is coined by dynamical passages of highs and crispy bass parts. uncompromisingly does the rhythm chase around the focused, flogging consonance and the slowly modulated intervals with short breaks. on the b side: >whisper<, a subtle peak-time monster which does not know any kind of holdup, full of energy and only waiting for the chance to make the strobes lose their wind. >black worms is a b2-bomber for sure. with its dusky sounds, it is solidly rolling without downward movement. shady, resonant, consequent and remorseless.

stanislav sevostyanikhin returns under his kontext guise with four tracks of tightest dubtech minimalism on immerse. these are his first konext productions since the impressive >dissociate< album, continuing a trajectory into widescreen dub techno and clipped, post-dubstep rhythm programming. >no more room in hell< combines the luscious atmospheres of pendle coven or bvdub with subtle glitching rhythms, while >daphnia pulex< adds glassy electronic melodies and padded subs to the equation. most interesting of all is >sattva<, rolling raga drones into his morphing dub chords and crafty future garage stabs, kinda like pole meets farben on a dusky autumnal evening. if you ever wanted a more reduced ramadanman, or a glitchier appleblim, this is well worth checking...

in the dark shadows of the rooftops of haknam we meet esc.eip, who enriches haknams second release with his affinity for deconstruction. his elements appear, melt and fade away to materialise in a deep, winding, dusky jam. the ever transforming structures contrast paranoid harmonies with the forceful percussive rolls, as in >unsound behaviour<. on the b side is >miraa<, the aftertaste of a blissed out acid trip, soft shades build a warm space in which a lost saxophone appears and disappears.

big record alert! great full length e.p by the third side, the infamous berlin based team formed by panorama bar resident steffi (ostgut ton/klakson), marieu (restoration/sabotage) and lucretio (restoration/mixworks/deepmoves).
>nyx< is an invocation to the primordial goddess of the night summoned with soul and machines, nyx, rather than chaos, is the first principle.
all tracks are recorded live on dusky tape with no computer involved.

the music of jerk belongs to dirty mornings in sark techno clubs. complex and raw rhythm layers build up into huge mad max scenarios, dusky & coll bass-lines, simple and effective drums and irritating efx form a fucked up and dry sexiness..

marc schneider comes around with a new 12 inch on hamburg based label was not was called >sniper ep<. the a side starts like a shot, to be thinking not to arrest somebody. groovy percussions, claps and hihats open the round dance, mysterious strings and a cryptic nice little melodie rounding this tune. when you get to the part of having to turn the record over you will be pleasantly surprised by what you find.. another assassin, hell yeah, hard pumpin basskicks, a dusky bassline, dark vocal snippets and psycho-soundscapes stand for for their own, party hard! the >sniper ep< is an unusual record, clever mixture of banging minimal sound and ravey structures, at the end there wont be survivors, only shoot dancers.. tip

17 original tracks and 13 collaborations

incl dusky, agoria, dominik eulberg a.m.m. !

2 x cd in deluxe 4 page digisleeve,cmyk+special panton, u v matt, 12 page booklet ,cmyk+special panton , including new sleeve notes by andrew harrison.sticker

the second in the all gone series sees electronicmusics most revered spokesman join forces with one of the worlds leading live acts to create a mix spanning deep tech house, though acid grooves and all that lies between.

anjunadeep, das bekannte britische label fźr talente wie cubicolor, yotto, dusky, luttrell, moon boots, ben bšhmer, lane 8 und eli & fur, prŠsentiert die zehnte tranche ihrer jŠhrlichen -anjunadeep-ausgabe.

2 cd compilation! the sound of 2017 incl. mk, jax jones, armand van helden, duke dumont, zac samuel, dusky, koelsch, dubsky

defected in the house amsterdam 2015 is a new 3cd release, featuring upfront and exclusive tracks and remixes from an a-list selection of current cutting-edge producers, including bicep, purple disco machine, kings of tomorrow, dusky, the juan maclean, seven davis jr, sisy ey, tim deluxe and many more. as with every release from our flagship in the house series you can expect to hear house music in all its myriad forms: from deep to soulful, vocal to instrumental, rhythmic to melodic. tracks to listen out for include deetrons remix of the juan macleans a simple design, a track that has come to define the 2015 ibiza season for many, along with tim deluxe feelings taken from his forthcoming jazz-influenced studio album: a stunning record that has followed a complete reinvention by the revered producer.defected in the house amsterdam 2015 is also packed full of unreleased cuts from defected, strictly rhythm and dftd, with compilation exclusives including purple disco machine & boris dlugosch l.o.v.e., emanuel satie farewell, lowheads morphrhodes, chevalier double dealin and anotr stop the music.

ministry of sound veršffentlicht eine spannende werkschau an zeitlosen club-hits, die die clubkultur der letzten dekade ma§geblich beeinflusst haben. mit von der partie sind tracks von azari & iii, paul woolford, ame, hot since 82, booka shade, kšlsch, adam beyer, claptone, solomun, dennis ferrer, green velvet, ry x, loco dice, nathan fake, james holden, u.v.a.! vorhang auf fźr clubbers guide gold!

2cd collection of global underground house sounds! incl. fred everything, dusky, maceo plex, kaiserdisco, scuba and more