polaris/serenity shows jin chois more playful, deeper side with beautiful subtle melodies and surprising harmonic changes, latin esque percussions and echo cascades that pull you down to the ground. this is music for the sofas, the dancefloor and the beach. smiling faces guaranteed

krischmann & klingenberg - germanys new faces of dance floor destruction - have a long history concerning their collaboration and music. they already met at school and soon after realizing that becoming musicians would be a dream they started living it: both infected by the hardstylevirus had been working together for a long time and after their first release at skull tunes and the immediately following >hammerhuhn ep< at unknown power the audience experienced raw power with a high level pressure. they spent nearly all of their living on equipment last year and one can truly say that they became a massive package performing live. prepare for fresh sounds and kicking beats

next strike on fumakilla, this time new shots produced by french artist paul ritch, well known for his stunning releases on labels like get physical, resopal, kickboxer and paradigma, just to name a few….paul definitly knows how to create deep and smooth atmospheres, without sob stuff….he has resources against boredom!!!! fluffy basslines and soundscapes, a wicked little synth chord and a reserved drumwork starts the main track called > back to time<. after a short and constructive break the principal theme restarts, with a striking sound selection and harmonious arrangements. call it mini-trance, call it tech-house, or even detroit-tech, call it whatever, it doesn t make any differences, the main thing is, the boys and girls all over the world will boogie with a smile on their faces, and deservedly so….trip down memory lane!!!!on the flip another tune called >vaticans bell<, and also another straight forward goin up groove monster with pretty great arrangements and awesome placed strings. paul ritch plays the first violin, he knows how to produce a timeless masterpiece, reduced but heavily effective monster tracks at the end, come, look and see… 10 points to berlin again!!

>madthumbs< the debut release by headphones head (aka delmar & alvaro munoz) from madrid. is and ep, that shows clearly that these guys are coming with a lot strength and armed to teeth with electronic bombs that will be blowing up half of the world s dancefloors. it s also remixed by one of the most promising new faces in the spanish electronic music scene: gus dallas

essential compilation! already played by sven väth, karotte, laurent garnier, jimpster,…. >grand cru< is a term used in the wine business and normally denominates a special wine, which is made from the best grapes of both one wine-producing area and one vintage. the stylistic diversities featured on this compilation arent less refined and versatile. at the same time this compilation boasts of a representative selection of artists who already released on connaisseur as well as up-andcoming new members of our artist pool. this selection is the beginning of a periodical series which will be released on a yearly basis. apart from afrilounge coming along with an elegantly lowered house groove, another artist who has already released on connaisseur, surely jochen trappe will be setting the benchmark with his glitch-rock-tech track. there are more familiar faces to be encountered – for example daso teaming up with his ingenious partner pawas. they both make even the most lame couch potato taste their own very special beaujolais and freak out on the dancefloor - blood , sweat and tears!

neben the emperor machine sicherlich die tollste disco-goes-b-movie-band. tolle geisterbahnfahrt.

this extremely dangerous 3 track ep shows us why these guys are one of the best upcoming faces on the house scene. all three tracks sound totally unique and cross that tech house/minimal boundary with maximum dance floor penetration. this is hot

limited double seven inch.. boards of canada style !!

deep underground chicago staple of music played by the chosen few to the ones who truly know how deep it is. now it s time for the masses to feel the real deepness of the true chicago 80s era of music. steller edits of propaganda s >frozen faces< and a radical take on chip e s >its house<

paul hazendonk is considered as one of the new faces and talents in both national and international techno and tech-house scene of today. mhd born in paris, in 1979, mehdispoz is one of the upcoming french producers... a banging split ep for this new kill brique release with 2 strong acid tracks for the floor and a duriez dj tool (beware of the headache, this one is not to be listened to for too long) – but i m sure you know where to find the aspirin

atmospheric deephousetracks contained here acidic sounds hypnotizing chords and electro fied beats crop up everywhere

galactic paper face (aka jacques lu cont)electrohouse remix bomb

excellent paper face dub mix !!!

intergalactic electrohouse remix bombe von paper faces (aka jacuces lu cont)!!! >> us press

big city music has this very special hip-shaking beat construct. the track just starts with one hihat, one short shaker, dry claps paired with two simple lead sounds. one of them repeating itself until the end and one to be morphed up and down, increasing and decreasing all the time. an exciting journey through changing tone lengths and different faces of at least one melody. on the flip side you find >asanebo<, another unique smasher. again this funky groove, but the sound surrounding comes a bit more spheric and mystic. an excellent track to loose yourself on the floor

huge classic back on stock for lovers of chicago house and dance mania

kaybees remix has two faces and the breaks remix by luke chable comes with an emotional synth!!

paris by night has many faces which reflected in this 4 pumpin house tracks..!!

5 track ep with dark & raw purest electro cuts

two of the nicest and funkiest faces from the minimal scene, phil stumpf & reynold, are back in style...a unique 12 minute journey of deep funky rythms guided by the soulful voice of mr yuanist woods...weve never heard anything like this actually...but if we judge it by the crowd reactions in the clubs so far

excellent minimal techhouse from uk with deep faces which you can feel..

four-track sampler ep. waric cameron, jazmmin & face, richard gow and moisture control each contribute a cut here, resulting in a well-rounded ep of deep house, retro electro and dubby downtempo. highlights include jazmin &faces trumpet-heavy driving jazz-house excursion >get on down< and the slowed-down funk of rhythm slaves inventive >vowel e<. a little something for everyone on this quality release

nice price

fourth entry in planet eÕs detroit love series comes from mirko loko.

the air texture series asks two producers/ performers to select a double cd worth of unreleased music. the only guidance is the music should not be main floor bangers, other than that we get out of the way, allowing them autonomy over their selection. this time steffi and martyn were asked to step up. exciting, since as residents at berghain/panorama bar - two of the most important dancefloors in the worldÉ how would two such respected artists approach our experimental ethos. bringing together contributions from veteran producers such as total science, as one (kirk degiorgio) and stingray, as well as contemporaries actress, vivek and shed, the artists explain in a press release that the selected tracks are all unique interpretations of a leftfield, non linear aesthetic. 26 total tracks including the above mentioned, answer code request, shed, dbridge, appleblim, faltydl, mosca, kink, and steffi and martyn as well.

we return with the sixth installment of the beloved stil vor talent berlin compilation series, which brings forth a group of old and new faces, who exclusively contributed unreleased tracks, gathered under the umbrella of berlins best repurposed space. since flughafen tempelhof ceased operating in 2008, it has given hours upon hours of joy and peace to the cityÕs public in the form of tempelhoferfeld, a gigantic park crisscrossed by the airports former runways. the perfect retreat to unwind in, right on the border of kreuzberg and neukšlln. as always, music is the common denominator and oliver koletzki delivers the perfect soundtrack with this new release, while chrisse kunst renders the visuals.

variable is the first compilation on pi electronics, which also kicks off the new catalogue peva. this various artists release includes the works of several artists involved in the label till now, along with some very familiar faces to pi that have been supporting the parties in the past years. the aim was to bring the main label roster - artists with original music on pi, such as jk flesh, ontal and damcase - under the same roof as artists that have been with the pi electronics project since its early days: the label s party residents, 3.14, nemmett and das along with other fellow athenians, unhuman, bmsk and the project Òi am legion, for we are manyÓ. the outcome will be available in cd, vinyl and digital format, while the vinyl sampler will feature jk flesh, ontal, nemmett and bmsk.
regardless of the different variables, equation drops back to the same constant result.
divide and rule. sticks over carrots. repent or collapse.

alienus presents a new compilation comprising new and not so new faces on our beloved planet earth. this time, we would like to emphasize that truth is beyond consciousness and consciousness implies duality. consciousness would imply that one is conscious of the truth, hence separate from the truth. some wise humans reckon no one can know the truth, but can be in the truth. music wise, you will find some warm tones that evoke deep and ethereal feelings in the listener. it took us some time to pick specimens capable of delivering these highly sought-after emotions.

we are back in the hauptstadt (berlin capital) with the fifth installment of the * stil vor talent berlin* compilation series, which brings forth a group of old and new faces, who exclusively contributed unreleased tracks, gathered under the umbrella of one of berlins most iconic spots. frankfurter tor is the gateway to one of our favourite districts: good old friedrichshain. loud, left and a little dirty, it houses some of the cityÕs best clubs, markets and musicians, oliver koletzki included. its two towers stand as metaphorical guards to an area that has plenty to offer and asks for little in return, instantly making it feel like home. as always, music is the common denominator and oliver koletzki delivers the perfect soundtrack with this new release, while chrisse kunst renders the visuals.

this compilation acts as an introduction to this electric, cool and uplifting music that was affecting so many enthusiastic dancers and dj / collectors. all the tracks on here are taken from one of the most prolific and emerging labels for this genre muse records that offered the complete spectrum of styles to fit in with this emerging scene crossing over with jazz fusion, be bop, vocals, electric keyboards, and percussion.

polegroup presents the 5th opus of his cd mix series unknown landscapes vol 5: a compilation of unreleased tracks, mixed and compiled by a member of the polegroup platform.
to make up the 5th volume, jonas kopp, has selected 22 previously unreleased tracks. besides tracks by reeko, exium, kwartz and oscar mulero, the tracklist includes works by many new faces at the label, such as kuf, dold, farceb, marcelus, steve stoll and dimi angelis. with this fifth volume, polegroup invites you to discover a powerful selection of unreleased tracks from high-quality techno producers, all mixed by jonas kopp in an 69 minutes long compilation.
the cd, limited to 250 copies, will have a special packaging, including a poster.

say what you wanna say, but you have to give strahil velchev this: the manÕs a powerhouse. recording and playing live under the kink alias, he went on to become one of finest purveyorÕs of funk in techno and house. what it is, by definition, ainÕt exactly clear. and that is the beauty of it. kinkÕs music is unifying in the best possible way. channeling the spirit and feeling of a time where it didnÕt really matter who the faces behind the music were, kink plays with the elements of genres and sub-genres as if the future of it all is still wide-open. at the same time it could be accused of retro-fetishism, as much as the pope himself is infallible. the pure need to recreate moments, feelings and experience - rather than carbon copies of existing designs - was what started kinkÕs production work. hailing from bulgaria, it was nearly impossible to get your hands on all the records and music that fed into a system of raves, clubs and record shops that seemed far away from sofia, and financially it might as well have meant another galaxy. wanting to dj without having access to the tracks that spun the carousel meant that you had to create them yourselves. so, here we go with a private bootlegger gone public mastermind and one of the loudest voices in house, techno and beyond. from kinkÕs early productions with neville watson to his smash-hit for ovum, a cerebral album for macro, tons of remixes & tracks and his mind-bending live act, playground seems to take all that into a blender. simultaneously a sound-summary, the harvest of a field of ideas, and the exhibition of an artist in his prime, it also works as a sort of kink dictionary: avant-garde soundscapes stand next to boisterous bangers, classic club tracks and peak time emotions

to celebrate our 200th release, the fourth installment of the -stil vor talent berlin- compilation series brings forth a group of old and new faces, who exclusively contributed unreleased tracks, gathered under the umbrella of berlin s metaphorical aorta. alexanderplatz Ð or more specifically, its tv tower the fernsehturm Ð is one of the city s most iconic spots, bustling with locals and tourists alike. a stroll through its subjacent u-bahn station exemplifies berlin s multitude and diversity like no other place in the city. as always, music is the common denominator and oliver koletzki delivers the perfect soundtrack with this new release, while chrisse kunst renders the visual

polegroup presents the fourth opus of his cd mix series unknown landscapes vol. iv: a compilation of unreleased tracks, mixed and compiled by a member of the polegroup platform.
to make up the fourth volume, juan rico, has selected 22 previously unreleased tracks. besides tracks by reeko, exium, kwartz, jonas kopp, pfirter and oscar mulero, the tracklist includes works by many new faces at the label, such as reggy van oers, dj hyperactive, unbalance and kangding ray.
with this fourth volume, polegroup invites you to discover a powerful selection of unreleased tracks from high-quality techno producers, all mixed by reeko in an 74 minutes long compilation.
this limited available cd has a special new packaging, including a poster.

given the longevity of ron hardys residency at chicagos muzic box, not to mention his legendary status as trailblazing dj with an unquenchable lust for life, there s no shortage of material to fill the muzic box classics series

das sich selbst und jeden floor antreibende aufeinanderhetzen von genres wie disco, funk, punk- und indierock ist nur eine von ihren disziplinen. ok, man darf es paradedisziplin nennen, immerhin ist das bandgefŸge aus tomas barfod, dem drummer mit dj/producer-expertise, sŠnger/bassist tomas hoffding, der als bon homme eher in den subtileren gefilden des dance-pop zuhause ist und jeppe kjellberg, der die vergangenheit als jazz-gitarrist bereits mit seinem zappa-schnurri highlighted, ein genre-Ÿbergreifender thinktank. andererseits gibt es einen wesentlichen grund, warum whomadewho, anders als geistesverwandte acts wie the rapture, lcd soundsystem oder radio 4, die so genannten nullerjahre Ÿberlebt haben. es ist ihre unbedingte neugier gegenŸber kontemporŠren clubsounds und ihr ansatz, einem eigenen song oft auch die funktionalitŠt des clubtracks einzuarbeiten.

polegroup presents the third opus of his cd mix series unknown landscapes vol 3: a compilation of unreleased tracks, mixed and compiled by a member of the polegroup platform. to make up the third volume, hector sandoval and valentin corujo who form together the duo exium, have selected 24 previously unreleased tracks. besides tracks by reeko, exium, christian wunsch, kwartz, tensal, kessell and oscar mulero, the tracklist includes works by many new faces at the label, such as vril, pulse one, allen, francois x or jeroen search. with this third volume, polegroup invites you to discover a powerful selection of unreleased tracks from high-quality techno producers, all mixed by exium in an 72 minutes long compilation. an extra feature about this mix series is that the selector chooses a maximum of 4 tracks from the mix cd that will be exclusively released on vinyl. for this edition hector and valentin have chosen tracks from antigone, inigo kennedy, mental resonance and exium

bonus instrumentals of said vocal tracks what does a rave sound like the next day? the strobe lights in a dark warehouse, the pounding kick, the blur of ecstatic faces lead to a morning-after emptiness, all fade into memories of the friends you once had. on ode, tin man (proper name johannes auvinen) explores this feeling, offering tracks which possess an exhausted joy, the aural equivalent of the stretch of time beginning when the last record is played and stretching on towards the doleful contemplation of last nightÕs unmade sheets. appropriately, tin mans melancholic dance music is more club-ready than ever.

metal dance vol. 1 was resident advisor no. 1 compilation of 2012! ny times pick of 2012 this collection underscores the real romance of machines. mojo: thrilling foray into forward thinking post-punk electronica! trevor jackson (playgroup / underdog / output recordings) returns with the eagerly awaited second instalment of his metal dance compilation series this august, following widespread critical acclaim in the wake of volume 1. drawing from jacksons deep collection of original industrial, post-punk, ebm and new wave, the album is an inspired mix of sounds and styles, mining classics, dub versions, oddities and secret weapons inspired by his formative clubbing years at many of londons seminal nightlife haunts.

fourteen tracks of transit two which follows 2011s transit one, which introduced a number of new faces to the roster along with plenty of old favourites. the sequel looks to do the same, as up-and-comers like halogenix and safire rub elbows with ebk, optiv and dlr.

fokuz recordings presents fifty five a release that displays a wide variety of drum and bass styles by various artists around the globe! expect the freshes beats from fokuz residents command strange, dj clart, incident, talented newcomers like soligen, type-2, joakuim and rising stars hybrid minds, paul sg, pennygiles & mr joseph.

home & garden is the debut album from the already established artist jay shepheard due for release in early 2013. shepheard has been releasing 12s and singles, and remixes steadily since 2007, blending disco and deep house seamlessly into his own unique sound.

black ark singles and dub plates 1972 - 1978!

from the golden beach of bali, goa and the balearics. this is beachclubbing,a heady, organic soundtrack of the very finest house music for a decidedly different clubbing experience. the alfresco party is nothing new. back when acid house was just a glint in the smiley faces eye, there was outdoor clubbing, a new and exciting expression of our primal urge to dance to a drum under the heavens. for centuries and even millennia, of course, tribal cultures around the world had been spinning wildly around fire, idol and one another without roof or shelter. in terms of pure, hedonistic, feel-good partying, there is nothing that quite compares to dancing with friends with the sun on your face and the sand between your toes. from the golden beaches of bali, goa or the balearics, this is beach clubbing, a heady, organic soundtrack of the very finest house music for a dedicatedly different outdoor clubbing experience.

travis stewart is a producer whos always been admired by the electronic cognosenti, both as a solo producer in his project machinedrum and also as one half of sepalcure on hotflush recordings. after a break from producing he started to resurface in a major way last year with the -many faces e.p.- on glasgows luckyme label. however, for -room(s)-, his latest album on planet mu, he s well ahead of the curve, approaching the album in a way he s never worked before.the tracks on room(s) were started on the spur of the moment, often whilst traveling and finished in the studio, with the notion in mind that great moments of inspiration are fleeting so its best to grab on to that moment when it happens and squeeze it for all its worth. travis says of this process, -i feel like the energy of a song is lost the longer you spend working on it. this experiment in becoming less attached to my work essentially lead to a lot of songs that are connected sonically and aesthetically.-