early support : laurent garnier, funk d’void, miguel migs, jimpster, danny krivit, lovebirds, matthias voigt, phil weeks, lee curtiss, grant nelson, nick holder, luke solomon, rob mello, roberto rodriguez, jef k ... the title track life live is a gorgeous deep house number, in pure shur-i-kan tradition. you can really hear toms amazing keyboard skills and great musical legacy. lastly, we have one10, a slower track with a balearic feel to round up what we think is one of the best record we heard so far this year.

***vinyl only***.
limited 2011 repress, coloured vinyl
the first release on sighas own our circula sound imprint sees the hotflush artist shrug off the dubstep tag altogether with a 12 inch of dark dubbed out techno. marcel dettmanns remix of sighas own >early morning lights< sits on the a side. taking things deeper than one would typically expect, dettmann marries his own sound palette with that of the original perfectly. clocking in around the 130bpm mark, its mutating broken rhythms and throbbing bottom end will appeal to more adventurous dubstep heads as well as the techno purists. sighas eyes down old school tinged >over the edge< sits on the b side. clicks, claps and 909 hats roll over a layer of shifting dubbed out soundscapes and booming square bass.

its no secret that melbourne, australia have been on quite a savage tear as of late. melbourne is home to such folks as lewie day (aka tornado wallace), mic newman (aka fantastic man), francis inferno orchestra, weekend express, the tortoise, andy hart, and the rest of the fine folks at melbourne deepcast. for the 11th instalment on our undertones imprint, we are pleased to present a stunning four-tracker of proper, lo-slung melbourne deepness served up by a fresh new talent who simply goes by kitano. we are excited to host his debut release and hope youll join us in welcoming him to the fray!

franck roger is back with mandel turner for a massive summer hit !early djs supports and feedbacks by quentin harris, robert dietz, dennis ferrer, ryan crosson, steve bug, jef k, dj deep, lee curtis, sebo k, nick curly, ralph lawson, sascha dive, jimpster, manoo, tony humphries

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played by: len faki, hot chip, seth troxler, terence fixmer, zdar, technasia, deetron, dj feadz, joris voorn,... darkroom dubs re-issue two early 90s techno monsters ! we are delighted and honoured to have the opportunity to re-release two of our all time favourite records on darkroom dubs. both really shaped our love and appreciation of electronic music when we first heard them at the arches and the sub club. ..

the 2nd sampler opens with >mym 230 (rip)<, a track taken from his planet e debut release from 1998. it also features one of his biggest tracks to date, >cant take it< which was the debut recording of soul vocalist dwele. >antares< and >crosswtown< are two tracks take from the artists personal vault. tracks which were recorded back in the day, but remained unreleased ... until now! with this compilation we celebrate reclooses early works from the late 90s, early 00s. this material is often regarded as his best. the compilation includes his best music from that period, both released and unreleased.

vorabsingle zum 2010er-soloalbum des neuseel?ndischen musikers.
als s?nger der bats und bassist von the clean z?hlte robert scott zu den protagonisten der einst legend?ren indie-szene neuseelands. so ?berrascht es kaum, dass er f?r soloaktivit?ten stets wenig zeit fand, obwohl er flei?ig songs schrieb. einige von denen erscheinen 2010 auf einem soloalbum, die single pr?sentiert zwei lieder als vorgeschmack. >too early< ist ein eing?ngiger, kurzer und verzerrter popknaller, >the moon upstairs< eine hommage an das songwriting der 60er-jahre mit leicht psychedelischen gitarrenarrangements. das artwork des siebdruckcovers der single stammt von der berliner illustratorin julia guther.

classic house tunes revisited by mop

this sampler, first of two, holds three tracks from the classic >spelunking< ep, which was originally released on planet e and with which he solidified his name in the scene. track a2, land of the lost dance, is an unreleased track from that era. another fine example which shows that recloose is the don of mixing funk and techno. with this compilation we celebrate reclooses early works from the late 90s, early 00s. this material is often regarded as his best. the compilation includes his best music from that period, both released and unreleased.

mathematics introduces john heckle to the world with his life on titan ep featuring 4 tracks of refreshing house from this new artist from the uk. elements of early classic house & detroit tech roam throughout while still maintaining a unique style. gonna be another huge record from this imprint!

classic item from 90s now 2010 remake, original (cj bolland) is played by marcel dettmann

in the spirit of exploring the influence of this material over the past decade of electronic and indie music production, phthalo has asked several artists who have said they were inspired by dntels >early works for me…< record to re-approach those songs with their own modern and varied takes on the source material. >early works, later versions<, a limited 12 inch record of new, updated remixes and variations on last years >early works for me…< album by several of jimmys current peers and modern contemporaries.

wild pitch style oldschool house.

back in 1998 this was probably just about the wrongest record you had ever heard … and it has to be said that not much has changed. forshaw has a knack of turning out ridiculously hard and mangled electro and techno tracks – but still managing to make them sound >poppy<. sometimes, as in the case of rockford for example, it is because he uses well recognisable (but unexpected) samples. but more often it is just because he manages to make tunes (no matter how hard) that make you stop gurning and start smiling.

re edit of x press 2s muzik x press!!

jazz infected house-groover in 2 versions.

classic 90s nyc anthems

clone classic cuts continues to dig in the crates to bring back forgotten or obscure records from the past! this is 3 tracks by da posse (produced by hula... one of the outthere brothers... and with maurice joshua, k fingers & martell). strings & its my life are chicagos take on detroit techno... a rare release that sounds like a early derrick may record (think the dance) but maybe slightly more straight forward (as one might expect from chicago). a rare piece in house and techno history since this is one of the rare examples of a record that doesnt show the clear difference between chicago and detroit in the late 80s. this record most likely got produced within 1 year after rhythm = rhythms legendary nude photo and strings of life releases (both 87 and this came out in 88). as extra bonus track we have the groove. a phat bass driven chicago acid track that still rocks it. another fine piece of powerful dance music history back in the spot light!

classic chicago house (mickey oliver) done by mop. anthem classic from hot mix 5. played by ricardo villalobos!!

vol.2 for your ears

fine quality electro music is hard to find these days. while many labels focus on the latest trend, abstract forms continues its mission to release straight up electronic music with a good deal of substance. introducing >morphology<, an exciting new collaboration from finland consisting of michael diekmann who records under the alias crc and matti turunen otherwise known as näköradiomies.
morphology fuses early electro sounds with haunting melodies to create a deep blend of atmospheric future funk. it s a carefully conceived soundscape of contemporary electro music that is a perfect addition to the abstract forms catalogue.
strictly limited to 200 copies worldwide. vinyl comes in a plastic sleeve with a hand stamped paper insert.

another project by man of the moment

clone classic cuts continues to dig in the crates to bring back forgotten or obscure records from the past! this is 3 tracks by da posse (produced by hula... one of the outthere brothers... and with maurice joshua, k fingers & martell). strings & its my life are chicagos take on detroit techno... a rare release that sounds like a early derrick may record (think the dance) but maybe slightly more straight forward (as one might expect from chicago). a rare piece in house and techno history since this is one of the rare examples of a record that doesnt show the clear difference between chicago and detroit in the late 80s. this record most likely got produced within 1 year after rhythm = rhythms legendary nude photo and strings of life releases (both 87 and this came out in 88). as extra bonus track we have the groove. a phat bass driven chicago acid track that still rocks it. another fine piece of powerful dance music history back in the spot light!

coming up with another lovely bouncer of dimi angÚlis & jeroen and a deep monster of workshops lowtec, smallville starts a limited series of 4 terrific double a-side 12inches to end up in an early autumns smallville compilation. >our life with the wave< by dutch dreamteam dimi angÚlis & jeroen search pumps straight forward with an elegant detroit string thrill, based on mike huckabys legendary waldorf wave sample library. man of the hour lowtec continues with a tribute to manchesters deepest nightlife institution >meandyou<, enflaming the hearts of all you lowlife connaisseurs. and suddenly its morning

we are proud to welcome the legend that is todd terry. rightly considered as one of the pioneers of the house scene, his work & reputation over the years are second to none, and with an abundance of chart hits & underground classics, its no wonder todd earned the nickname of >god<. a day in the life was one of the early todd productions under his black riot moniker, brought back up to date 20 years on and featuring an exclusive 2009 mix from the >god< himself

first single from the forthcoming izmo album æearly night. izmo is a young frenchman born in 1984 in paris. he was discovered by harley&muscle a few years back when he tried to get in touch with them.. he started making music at the age of 15 years old , strongly influenced by the ambient and electronica music coming from uk and germany. as years passed by, his frequent holidays in englands midlands led him to discover various club scenes with the 4 to the floor spirit.. from hard stuff to funky and mellow music , izmo was soon found searching for a sound that was calling him... years passed by and izmo is now deep into house music where he finally found his roots in the 90s house music vibe from new jersey , chicago , detroit , england and france. may it be true garage or deep house, the groove, spirit and energy of this period has touched him deep inside and he is now a fierce defender of what he calls true school house music as opposed to old school or new school: i hate when people say that this sounds old school and that style sounds old or whatever...for me, a vibe is timeless ... izmo is also a deep techno head and all sorts of raw dance music.. watch out for his deep jacker and brawther aliases in the future... in summer 2007, izmo releases his first e.p. as a 12 inch on french label 9ts records, and gets a very good response, support and plays by legendary tony humphries... disguised as a tribute to smack productions , his where is eddie e.p. touched people from all different scenes, from deep house to uk garageà in 2008 , he will release his first full length album on little angel records, 14 tracks of strictly deep house music of different moods and atmospheres. izmo is thirsty and he will keep on trying to better his music for the pleasure of the real house heads. keep it underground ! support from laurent garnier, gorge, scope, osunlade, rocco, jay tripwire, dj rork, marlon d, dj dealer & more

after a decent break, while celebrating the 10th release, mojuba is back with a fresh and exciting new talent. we are speaking about tokyo resident called stereociti, a very gifted musician who devoted his heart to the music we love since 1994. his music is self-evidently high quality deep house with a touch of detroits spirit! the first two tracks of sterociti proving his sense for club rocking and touching emotional moments in music!

three uplifting minimal style techno tracks full of percusion, crazy bleeps, basslines and funky flavours

next mixture between indie & electronica on information.. this by fontan with his ep >early morning<.. incl a mountain of one rework

limited edition double pack compilation of all the now out of print 12inchers from stilove4music. absolutely outstanding soulful disco & house tracks!

wicked electro house stormer, incl. original mix + joe santoro mix!!

kid ringo and ghetto priest present >life<. a coming together musically in early 2006 when acclaimed roots and dub vocalist ghetto priest(on u sound, african head charge, concscious sounds)first heard the seductive, leftfield beats from prague based producer james baseley(kid ringo).the track >life< was born, with ghetto priest penning the emotive and conscious lyrics. not content with their own musical vision some further fuel was added to the fire from a clutch of remixes from czech nu jazz maestro boris carloff and czech brokenbeat pioneer dj blue from eclectica(pragues only real bruk up club night!)the pairs debut release for red salamanda marks a return to the surface for the prague based label, who have been lying low biding their time of late. for further info and audio samples check the following myspace pages.

first release on smoke city. cool coolab between hudd traxx trio slum science and the huddfellas. jackin chicago styled house tracks for fans of fetish, jackin tracks, hudd traxx aroma etc...

>after his very well acclaimed debut on orphanear with >jujuy&salta< and his impelling and chartbreaking remix for tocotronics latest 12 >imitationen<, pawel is back with >gabriel< on orphanear. both tracks have it in oneself to provide the autumn soundtrack for deep and dark house loving clubs all over the globe. the a-side with >gabriel< mixes classic house-strings with some xylophone and bell-sounds rather known from hamburgs scene around dial and smallville records. these elements built up in beautiful layers to culminate in a furious rather ironic break. the b-side with >early bird< begins with an airy beat that brings pawels 2004 vocalhouse lover >grab it< back to mind. after the softer intro the track mutates into a synthspiral which home has already been defined by pawels 12 >ceramic<. some abandoned industrial city in the north of the united states. a timeless record.<

back in 1998 this was probably just about the wrongest record you had ever heard…and it has to be said that not much has changed. forshaw has a knack of turning out ridiculously hard and mangled electro and techno tracks – but still managing to make them sound >poppy<. sometimes, as in the case of rockford for example, it is because he uses well recognisable (but unexpected) samples. but more often it is just because he manages to make tunes (no matter how hard) that make you stop gurning and start smiling

bratztechno mit remixen von david caretta, dima & arnaud rebotini (black strobe)

after his first solo ep on kling klong arnaud rebotini continue to expore out of the black strobe area on goodlife !! here s his tribute to the techno detroit godfathers .the wood is dedicated to early jeff mills and robert hood tracks with some weird >doepfler< hypnotic bass line and on top a tweeky sequence for a maximum impact on the dancefloor! on the other side leviathan it s more influenced by america minimalist as steve reich or terry riley and will give to the clubs a groovy melancholic vibe

pulsing warm and deep house with a sparse production that allows for maximum appreciation of a beautiful flute and organthat solo through most of the record, with narration on the a-side by ill-bosstino. flip for the even better instrumental with a sound that falls somewhere between early spiritual life and ferrer & sydenham

stephan laubner aha stl (something records) is known from perlon 13 and perlon 36 and now its time for more and with >the early tracks< he not only delivers 4 tracks, but also 2 lockgrooves.

gez varley gained fame in the early 1990s as the other half of the seminal electronic duo lfo.. gez varley gez left lfo in the mid-90s to concentrate on his solo projects, which stylistically have varied from minimal techno to tech-house. not only recording under his own name, gez has also been behind the artist aliases g-man.. heres gez varleys latest twelve-inch masterpiece with strong detroit presence and some sleeparchive thrown in - however, these are just made for the more advanced dancefloors !!!

das japanische frickel-quartett lässt subtil agierend die maschinnen laufen um immer wieder kleine rauschund knisterattacken auf die reise zu schicken..

die ersten drei tracks sind uptempo microhouse ambience lounge klickertracks , auf der b seite gehts dann mehr auf der tanzfläche romantisch weiter...

lars sommerfeld underlines once more fumakillas unique new grown up sound profile - cool reduzed long growing tracks somewhere between sparkling electroniquness, thumping minimised grooves, bumpty discotech layers and at times even classic real underground new york house pitches in the like of early nervousstuff thrown in. sommerfeld combines it all to an ultra ônowö three track smasher ( a1- sundowner b1 - the next step b2 - transport) from what we think is his best and most worked out release to date. no denying, to get massive play here we dont need no whippin , this wild ôlife of oö will ôdominateö floors all over until full satisfaction!

well known tracks in a fine mash up danger mouse compilation including the early years 2001 - 2003

excellent grooy & spacing deeper electro with early 80s influences