after the excellent boris hottons >love is ep< it is time to present to you the second release of prague based label visky recordings! we would like to welcome warmly the two-men german project paskal & urban absolutes with their >our smile in your face ep< as a part of the new establishing visky family. a contribution to the ep has also been made by farsides henry l with his fabulous remix of the title track.

with new artist noah pred, the highgrade family adds another exciting voice to the labels musical cosmos. although the canadian producer, dj and founder of his own label thoughtless is already internationally saavy, he recently decided to move to the worlds hub of electronic music and pitch his tent in berlin. included in his luggage: his very own creative perspective, a great sense for aesthetics and an unerring feeling for music, learnt in part, from his many years as a bassist. noahs first ep for berlin label, highgrade records sets an exciting precedent. the track >motive unknown< trickles organically into the aural canals, before the drips become digital drops and the track comes crashing from the speakers in a steady flow. the entire piece is simultaeneously suspended and captivating. no wonder then, that the remixes from deepchild and phonokemi manage to bring out further different facets of a already multifaceted track. while deepchild brings a dub element, phonokemi move the tune into darker musical territory. its brought back with noah preds folding cranes, which follows the thread through a musical universe infused with pounding and grinding percussion.

as a team, we have renewed our brand and identity: we have grown strong as a musical family, so our name has grown too and become polegroup.for our 11th release, sound architect reeko brings us once more an ep made up of conceptual techno, which is suitable for the dance floor as well as for a quiet listening. he has created three tracks that concentrate on sonic details without neglecting its powerful rhythm.

the first & second release from the fantastic friends family are now available as strong limited double-pack - a fantastic offer you cant refuse!

breaking-through in berlin is not an easy task and that is exactly what mike wall, the latest artist to join the hidden recordings family is doing with a remarkable release showcasing the versatility, artistry and pure soul that goes into making music for the big room. mikes talent first came to hidden recordings with his darker, jacking rendition of 014hr m.a.d.a. + planktons >antiz<. additionally, his inventive, high octane jams have found themselves on such high profile labels such as sleaze, on and on and pluseins. additional firepower enlisted for thre release comes two men who we deeply admire. the first is somebody who is making us re-think the boundaries of techno, the elusive and mysterious xhin from stroboscopic artefacts and clr. the second comes from splatter, with his evil and dark chugging glitched out trade-mark sound that will tear up danceflooors and leave you shaking in all the right ways. the combination of the originals and remixes will also be getting the deluxe vinyl treatment that followers of hidden recordings have come to expect – watch for it in february. we are proud and excited to share this one with you as we believe mike wall is a diamond in the rough. use these wisely to get your dance-floor moving and feedback is encouraged and welcome.

dan ghenacia, the force behind the inaugural label of parisian house talent freak n chic, returns alongside his closest allies dyed soundorom and shonky to launch their new imprint – apollonia. sharing the same roots, the same tastes and the same musical vision, apollonia was a natural, if not inevitable progression for the three friends.well mainly focus on releasing our own music, but of course we are also really open-minded to sign any producers we all enjoy, says dyed.the label will serve as a platform for the trio&#8223,,,,,s productions, representing new beginnings based on a solid family that have already done much to shape the underground house scene, in paris and beyond. if the former era was a learning curve for all three, in both the music and business sense, one has high expectations for the quality of production on apollonia to come !shonkys ep the minneapolis touch will mark the first release for the label. forthcoming in february 2012, it features three tracks of strong house grooves, hynoptic melodies and hushed vocals for his signature sultry sound.

long-winded essays on the musical qualities of wareika are unnecessary. the trio has been playing its way in to the hearts of electronic listeners and party-goers since their first release in 2008 – especially with their brilliant live performances.
wareikas solid output has been proven over and over with steady releases on noted labels like liebe*detail, conaisseur or perlon. falling categorically somewhere in between house, jazz and dub, wareika have remained individualists and their music is a hot topic for djs, clubbers and festival visitors alike.
now, at the end of the 2011 season, we are proud to release >amber vision< – a wareika record that couldnt fit better into the bar25 musical family.

the connaisseur family welcomes its youngest member: ava myra flitsch. the daughter of hilary and alex flitsch was born november 15th, 2011 and both the parents and good friends of the label celebrate this miracle with this release. all participating artists were asked to produce a very personal piece of music. the style was left up to the artists, resulting in a beautifully mixed batch of great tracks. the intro track hello! by dop & masomenos features a little vocal snippet as a salutation by masomenos adriens son and it is an atmospheric, soundscapish and beatless tool.

ltd coloured edition!! with catalog number 006 another techno legend joins the killekill family. neil landstrumm is with no doubt one of the big heroes of techno. with several albums and uncount-able singles released on renowned labels like tresor, peacefrog and planet &#956,,,, he has definitely written techno history. and this does not even count in his own label scandinavia, which released music of high prolific techno artists such as cristian vogel, tobias schmidt, adam x and many more. although having produced his first records in the early nineties neil landstrumm is in no way an old school producer! he has produced a few top notch dubstep records in the last years (released on planet &#956,,,) and is just now being one of the producers pushing the boundaries of the post dubstep uk bass sound and is also being featured on the nonplus label being run by no one else but boddika. for killekill neil landstrumm has delivered a handful of tracks which combine his typical dirty techno sound with the aesthetics of uk bass. extremely funky and with a big drop of acid they cross over electro, techno and even hip hop and therewith fit perfectly to the sound of our label. the co-production of weirdo mastermind si begg on touch it just adds the icing on the cake.

with catalog number 006 another techno legend joins the killekill family. neil landstrumm is with no doubt one of the big heroes of techno. with several albums and uncount-able singles released on renowned labels like tresor, peacefrog and planet &#956,,, he has definitely written techno history. and this does not even count in his own label scandinavia, which released music of high prolific techno artists such as cristian vogel, tobias schmidt, adam x and many more. although having produced his first records in the early nineties neil landstrumm is in no way an old school producer! he has produced a few top notch dubstep records in the last years (released on planet &#956,,) and is just now being one of the producers pushing the boundaries of the post dubstep uk bass sound and is also being featured on the nonplus label being run by no one else but boddika. for killekill neil landstrumm has delivered a handful of tracks which combine his typical dirty techno sound with the aesthetics of uk bass. extremely funky and with a big drop of acid they cross over electro, techno and even hip hop and therewith fit perfectly to the sound of our label. the co-production of weirdo mastermind si begg on touch it just adds the icing on the cake.

with robot needs oil from manchester, uk lust und freude musik welcomes a further new artist in its slowly growing music family. he presents three pretty powerful and energetic tracks with enough emotion to fill every listeners heartwith joy and maybe a little more.

our labels 28th release comes courtesy of warm ups new addition to the family: the argentinian luis ruiz is a young producer with strong roots on hardware synths and drum machines.
a release that is complete, full of force and soul, coming from a fresh new talent. keep an eye on this guy: he is going to rock the place. for his first release on warm up, he brings us two original tracks plus a remix by oscar mulero.

kicking off 2012 with a bang, loungin is proud to welcome chubby dubz aka oliver $ and gene siewing to the family!

sonic underground compiles remixes by the ccc family of up-and-coming indie artists – four floor-ready, mutant hybrids of rock, pop, disco and deep house. belgian firebrand mugwumps rework of cccs own acid snow transforms the acid/no-wave original into a disco-house monster thats earned accolades from the likes of ewan pearson and magda. ivan smagghe calls the remix a no-nonsense record. while some look for experimental arty-ness, some for the big hit, all of this pretending to be underground, mugwump pull out of their sleeves what is properly hard to achieve, a cool big track.in a similar way, the rest of sonic underground explores new combinations of arty edginess and mass appeal. mack winston & the reflections see their swaggering glam-rock transformed by ccc into a deep back-room sex jam thats getting support from the wolf + lamb crew and is featured on soul claps compilation cd for mixmag in february. the flipside highlights remixes by cccs own night plane: with its atmospheric guitar and emo vocals, his take on presssures sounds like if the cure ever showed up on crosstown rebels, and his re-design of fellow new yorker baby alpaca is a dreamy k-hole lullaby, with blissed-out melodies that make it an after-hours snuggle classic.

only a few releases in, ellum audio is already becoming a glowing presence in the world of electronic music. for the third release, this blossoming imprint introduces extended family marksy & alta aka odd parents - close friends with label head maceo plex and at the heart of the ellum audio crew – and their debut release featuring a killer remix from berlin based catz n dogz & martin dawson.

something of a departure into uncharted territory for ostgut ton on the fiftieth single release of the label. following berghains hugely sucessful art exhibition alle which showcased the many visual artists among the members of staff at berghain/panorama bar, ostgut ton shows they cannot be pinned down easily to one genre by offering their anniversary release to two artists of the extended ostgut family who normally wouldnt be associated with what you might have come to expect from the label. shambhu the undisputed queen of the berghain bar ladies (she regulary holds court every saturday upstairs at her very own gitter bar) and rummelsnuff the germanic hulk of the berghain/laboratory bouncers come up with enchanting and surprising results. the release comes pressed as a 7 inch (a first for the label and limited to 500 hand-numered copies) and each side is given to one of the two artists.

this double a sided single sees the legendary chronic records on firing form, selecting two of the hottest tracks from brand new eps from rising brazilian stars acuna and critycal dub for a ltd edition vinyl release. chronic, part of the v recordings family has been supplying beats from the biggest d&b producers in the game since 1996. with names like dillinja, krust, lemon d, dj die and ray keith regulars in the back catalogue. in recent years they have pushed through some of the hottest new skool producers in scene like subwave, cabbie, heist, interface, and ruffstuff.

exactly a year ago we released the splitt ep er 0004.1 with chez damier s balance alliance. so this very special various artists ep comes to you as the follower of the reminded release as a double a side ep, called the various artist ep two pt.2!.with people on a1 marcello napoletano delivers an analog monster. the man from south italy doesnt really need to be introduced after his stunning releases on labels like mathematics, yore or rush hour. on a2 we re-introduce our first female producer in the family basels timnah sommerfeldt with her mix of fill me up (released on balance / ba006). on the aa balance side we got two rookies on wax with the oldschol flavoured tune named da bass lover. produced by quike feat. lello di franco as a young italian producer combo. with changes demetrio giannice has gone through a maturing process, a downtempo track driven by two difrrent drumsequences, melodic synth lines, strings and a classic guitar with a balearic feeling. everything turns into a kind of background hidden hook taken from the forthcoming vocal version of changes. vocals by chez damier. few different versions will follow. strictly limited!

since we met ark in spain a while ago. after being around since 1997, we were curious what he would do for a small label like klamauk. well, we are happy that we ve got one we really love for its moods. his track >fat runner< is a deep growing house track with arks typical kind of breaks, getting faster and faster, ending in a true dance monster. welcome to the klamauk family

in classic wolf + lamb records style, the label family revisits the warm and enthralling productions that make up not so lonely ep from the formidable duo lonely c (charles levine, half of soul clap) & baby prince (the lamb half of wolf + lamb). tanner ross, fresh from his highly sought after no.19 release >b side / 4 u< returns home with a remix of >i remember those days< another trademark bass led dancefloor destroyer with softly sung male vocals from charles levine aka lonely c.

the next various artist release on houseworx lost housetracks vol. 3 welcomes 4 new artists to the houseworx family. siggatunez from germany, anton mayer from russia, freischwimmer from japan and last but not least, rhymos from uk.

volta is one of the most sought after producers in russia. one of the newest members to the balance music groups family and he brings versatility like no other producer out there. his productions go in every direction from cosmic disco to deep techno. he is also known as isaev and his other alias common people under the bal-ance alliance anchor. this young producer has set the course for the next generation of future producers. not only is he a producer but his live sets are second to none, and we are glad to have him in the family. the first song is empire times which is a throwback to the early nineties classic new york signature four on the floor sound with fuel injected synths and a great dance floor peak time get down groove. the second song is curious dreams this song has so many different elements, it is by far one of my favorites of the ep, it has an 80&#8223,,,s sound that crosses many different genres of music from disco to classic electro with a splash of house. the third song is called purple train another fantastic take on his production skills with this massive deep techno heater that will get the crowd moving with its deep chords and its lush drum programming makes it dance floor friendly for sure..then last but not least we have song four called ruby nights this song brings a minimal broken beat sound that has the elements of house with a twist. we at fi-nale are happy to have volta cab as a member and we want to share his gifts with you. we would like to thank you for your loving support. stay true to the roots. love you

from celle into the wide world: these days guido schneider is one of the major globetrotters among djs and producers worldwide, but he began his career 15 years ago in provincial germany. however, instead of baking bread rolls, schneider founded his own label neue welten right from the beginning. it was a move that naturally brought him to the capital of electronic music in berlin. what followed was a series of exciting and successful collaborations with other renowned artists, and after dissolving his label, schneider began travelling as a sought after dj, jetting all around the globe. it is little wonder that such a reputable dj and producer also belongs to the diverse highgrade family. he has now produced another ep for the berlin label which brings us the typical guido schneider qualities right before our eyes, or even better: before our ears! the two tracks navigate precicely from the first bar, the minimal sound universe that relies on elaborate percussion, without ever being over produced, and flow into fantastically harmonic vocals that lend the thumping beats an elegant softeness. simply stated, typically schneider.

a new addition to the neroli family: the talented swiss born, and now based in spain, skymark. this ep shows many aspects of his range of styles, from the ethereal notes of his ed motta dedicated >thank you ed> to the funky >clavins debauchery< to the dark yet soulful deeper than ever >stay true to yourself<, >the sound of my joy< and >insane feeling<, all featuring the magic vocals of jair santiago. next on neroli: curtu funk ensemble and the third part of the 10th anniversary celebration series.....!

on brothers in loves first release, max k. gets right down to business introducing himself and this family project: booming kick drums, thumping toms side by side with sharp hi-hats and staccato claps. machine grooves with sounds as raw as the musical approach of the artist. >losing your cool< builds on a massive kick drum, with a tom groove shuffling the track. it develops into a late summer bloom, which is over as fast as this years berlin summer was – with piercing percussion to remind you that winter is already here! >overdrive<, the first track on the flip, starts as a heavy slow groover with thumping kick, crashing snare and acidic synth lines until a punishing hook enters knocking you upside the head. the second track on the b-side, >indulgence< comes disguised as a stepper with a raw, pulsating analog bass line, but reaches its apex with a whirling synth lead on top of a vocal that could never be classified as your ordinary preachapella.

10 inch vinyl in special limited poster sleeve, which folds out to 910x470mm.

minus are proud to present the newest member of the family, in the form of matador.in the past four years gavin lynchs sounds have found a home on perc trax and cocoon, plus most recently on plus 8 where richie hawtin recently introduced the young dubliner ahead of his first minus event (at berlins watergate, joining the minus team for the official fly bermuda afterparty), with his stellar remix of bryan zentzs d-clash.

truly a killer release by spieltrieb! after their fabulous remix on bsr007 the new family members of baalsaal delivered a new and fresh nowadays dub vibe

etzt auch als lp: das 2010er album der country-pop-sängerin shelby lynne!

continuing its string of stellar releases, alphahouse welcomes ilario alicante to the family, with the versatile 4-track ep, aptly titled xxx. the young phenom from livorno, italy just 23 years young, has once again shown why his music appears on the worlds top electronic music labels such as cocoon and cecille. there is something for every discerning taste here, from warehouse rave cuts to thick, slow-grooving afterhours jams, united by a provacative, mature thread running throughout.

a new and troubled addition to the blackest ever black family, the night of the burning is the debut vinyl offering from young hunting - edinburghs marc dall and alex ander. a masterful melding of lavish orchestration, arcane lyricism, sewer electronics and militaristic drumming. a meditation on madness, ritual sacrifice and erotic servitude. the most pungent, passionate articulation of youthful desire and disquiet to emerge from the uk underground in years.

frucht - only deals with fresh fruits. now the berlin based collective comes up with 4 fresh >best-of-remixes< including well-known techno artists of their closer family. labelhead coeter one and his partner splatter present a smart and straight minimal-heavy-weight. the a-side begins with pure minimal power and ends in complex structures for the floor. on the >fruit side< you can find 2 more clubbombs that show the typical mad sound of frucht. keep an eye on this network of succesful talents!

part 2 of this special collection of rare 1970s dance music, compiled and re-edited by al kent.

dont, whatever you do, dismiss this as a run of the mill re-edit re-hash of some of the gibb brothers finest work. far from someone with a laptop chopping and changing classics as they see fit, this ep casts the original studio multi tracks of three disco standards from saturday night fever into the capable hands of the hands of time family and what theyve come up with is head turning,double take inducing, dance floor weaponry of the highest order.filippo moscatello, aka dj naughty, is first up with his dreamy extended version of night fever. stayin alive gets dubbed to within an inch of its life and comes up smiling courtesy of hot mainstay kon and his mr whiskey dub treatment and last but not least the reflex get the pleasure of working with the classic horn and conga riff off that is you should be dancing.top drawer,high-grade fodder for the forthcoming christmas party season and a sure fire winner for the wedding disco dj alter ego that resides within all of us.

wave turned out to be the last album the patti smith group would record, as it was also last album smith would record before a nine year hiatus. the godmother of punk decided to focus on her family life and moved to michigan, but not before leaving us with gems like the sexually mysterious >dancing barefoot< (dedicated to her husband to be fred sonic smith) and her amazing, biting version of >so you want to be (a rock n roll star)<. produced by todd rundgren, this is her most pop-oriented album, and many at the time could not appreciate her more accessible sound. nevertheless, wave, her spoken word tribute to pope john paul i (who reigned for only 33 days) is as touching and harrowing now as when it came out in 1979. available on vinyl for the first time since its original release!
pressing on 180 grams audiophile vinyl, includes 4 page insert.

swiss label cadenza have been living up to their unrivalled reputation as one of the strongest electronic music labels out there having already released nine solo eps from long time cadenza artists and exciting new family members since january this year. striking while the iron is hot they now announce cadenza68 from italian duo shield vs robytek with the >way of life< ep. meeting minds for >way of life<, italian rebirth records owner shield and veteran producer robytek fuse their individual virtues to create a two piece cut with a twist.

ramona is pretty nervous to welcome a new name to her ever-growing happy family. in fact, its actually an old band member. christian beisswenger alias cb funk alias one half of arto mwambe is not exactly one you would call a stranger. for >77 reasons< he debuts as the citizens band with some novel sounds on risky grounds. in love with details, fragile sounds, little tricks and with a fine ear for the action, the band leader tiptoes into deep bleepy house just enough to call >west 42nd< exactly that. >77 reasons< however plays around with a memorable little melody, a skanking lead and some boom sonics. whatever you want to call it, ramona is fine with it. orson and kane would be proud.

hot release alert by our boy paul du lac who is a long time close friend of the frustrated family, colleague at the clone office and an old dj buddy of frustrated funk label boss klen (when they played the nighttown basement in the early 90s). so it s a bit of a special thing for us having him aboard. this ep shows pauls signature minimalistic approach on chicago style house. typical jacking 707s and 808s combined with minimal synth pulses. qom and access are pure jackin bliss for the floor while moodswings goes deeper with layers of warm pads and spaced out stings. the title track comes with a stripped beats version from tevo howard, for those who like to mix things up.. highly recommended!!

jackin family back on robsoul recordings

with our ten year anniversary firmly behind us, dumb unit continues unabated into the future! the family has grown larger but our vision remains the same, to bring the world stimulating music for the dance-floor and beyond. this season, we present dumb unit dynasty, a special year- long focus on our tight-knit du family. in addition to our regular output, a number of special releases are planned. the first, dynasty ep 1 showcases 3 superb tracks by the dumb unit crew

on the a-side we have the cheeky >24 hour party sausage<, where garry takes us back to the sounds of the early 90s uk rave scene. its a peak time old school vocal affair with a raw, analog bassline, stuttered drums and chopped up stabbed vocals. stepping up for remix duty on this future classic is the mole who flips the original on its head and creates a dancefloor creeper for those darker club moments. winding the bassline and metallic beats between the rawness of the original groove and imparting his trademark spooky percussion, rhythms and eerie vocals. b-side >vacation in sunderland< is a love story with a firm salute to the classic down tempo us house of the 90s. its time to dust off those shell suits, high top sneakers and cazal shades and get ready for another slung back, funked out garry todd house jam with growling, rolling bass and seductive vocals and keys. on the remix front fellow illusion family members death on the balcony step up with a classic house masterstroke that compliments garrys slower and sleazier original. here dotb pick up the pace in a brilliantly original rework that accentuates the vocals and piano hook to create a summer house anthem - a stylish finish to another diverse installment from the illusion crew.

falke is the nom de plume of falk golz from leipzig, who lived unseen in kanns musical neighbourhood. he already convinced with his seldom contribution for the family horror compilation and ties in now with an own melted down ep. follow the 3 inimitable dirty and trippy underground house-tracks and be curious about what can be expected more of him in the future.

another member makes it to the family: deejay ozka
david nizet has been around in the belgian underground techno scene for ages, we mean early nineties. he was part of the 6th sense collective during the mid 90s with releases on dave angels rotation and the legendary belgian label re-load records. despite a detroitish nostalgic touch in his productions, small modern minimalist influences gently creep in to all his tracks to turn them into brilliant pieces of never outdated, or should we say evergreen, techno.
with past releases on aesthetik, mowar, labrynth and played by marcel fengler, markus suckut, matt o brien, jamie behan, .. (the list is too long actually), he is definitely up there with the big ones.

nice price deal !!! the first release from il bosco aka christian wood aka woody aka crowhead aka nudge! a man of many names he has been part of the make up of manchester club land for many years. he was resident dj at fat citys infamous friends and family night & a recording artist for grand central and aim’s atic records during the noughties. after a couple of years hiatus he’s back out of the studio with four tracks and taking a new direction. the tempo is up and a mutation of old school rave, italo, house and electro is in the offing.

marking lmd010 we welcome a new artist to the family, mr. bruno pronsato.
lies about nights is an epic futuristic sci-fi techno monster that will eat you up and spit you back out leaving your jaw on the floor and your mind dazed.
truths about days is deeper. powerful bass lines penetrate against a bouncy groove, jazzy undertones harmonize while beautiful moaning vocals and lush synth lines will make you want to get down and dirty. its sexy dark and mysterious yet deep sensual and moving, lies about nights, truths about days shows bruno at his finest!

***first available on decks.de!!***
massive remix package!!! our 2 well-known remixers milton bradley and silent servant plus shifted joining the prologue family in 2011 delivered a phenomenal solid remix package of cio d or s magnetfluss ep. fantastic, deep, hypnotic, extraordinary. enjoy!

persnickety sounds is here to funk-ti-fy your world!
in this era of nü-disco, space disco, cosmic disco, disco house and shit, there must be a beacon of quality to light the way and lead the faithful back to a place where good grooves matter and realness is holding court.
let the labels fall and just get it movin!

the arresting voices of black, young proteges of the wolf + lamb family, come of age as both producers and lyricists with their zenith her flower ep. introducing new vocal crush rap lisa - whose colloquial melodic verse is a perfect match to the brooklyn boys refreshing take on warm, soulful space funk & house. also featuring a searing greg paulus cover, this release is poised to set vob on fire

*** vinyl only*** !!!
we have here three exclusive joints of pure fyre from altered natives, the ey4e4eye label boss and producer extraordinaire delivers three tracks on the first instalment of his eye4eye white label series, showcasing up front productions from altered natives and the eye4eye family. with his tenement yard vol 2 album droppin in october, we have here three upfront dubs from altered natives that were recently aired on mary anne hobbs xfm show. native shows hes a man on top of his production game right now with 3 choice cuts, pushing the bass/house/techno music boundaries with love switch off, restaurant killing and wanted you. this is strictly a white label pressing and these tracks will not be available digitally so get it while you can.