as we found this fabolous track from bruce lenkei, we couldnt believe that this was not an original from the cosmic era, instead it is a new production. this track immediately came on to us very strong with its magic sounds and the great atmosphere, which describes the title best. after we included the moonlightzombiedance into our mix for the d.i.r.t.y soundsystem from paris, we got crazy feedback from around the globe and so we decided to put it on wax. on the remix duties we have the hot talented michoacan, who earned himself a very good reputation with 12inches on labels like bear enterainment, grayhound recordings, tiny sticks and lektroluv under his belt. most recently he also got remixed by the almighty dj harvey and the glimmers. he speeded the tempo of the original way up and transformes it into a crazy krautrock stepper in the vain of goblin. it makes the people dance like zombies on speed - we experienced :). if you dig the zombiezombie stuff you will love this one.

big with steve bug, jimpster, ewan pearson, james holden, kiki, sebo k, crock, marc romboy, agoria, mike monday, 3channels, fabrice lig, 2000andone, james flavour, pascal feos, philip sherburne,… big! plasmik – our connaisseurs for deep and oldschoolish techno tracks, were quite successful in 2007. their interswap release from april 2007 found its way in several top dj charts and on great compilations and mix-cds. due to this and also our celebration of our 20th catalogue number, we proudly present an extraordinary remixpackage, split into two parts. part 1 features supertubos in a remix by another king of oldschoolish techno – matt o brien. on side b, afrilounge gives mindpattern a special string treatment. part 2 has to be in no way inferior in the choice of the remixers. on the a-side, claude vonstroke goes with pitch it as deep as he has never gone before and on the b, perspectiv newcomer minz gives the dancefloor a lesson in hypnotizing state of minds

milenko subotic is the man for the second drehmoment. after his works for kill brique and some hot remixes he now found a platform to bring out his great driven technoid tracks

king unique are one of the most influential dance production/dj outfits of the past 10 years, and?now the legends that are matthew roberts & matt thomas are back with a killer new single >yohkoh<. a melodic tech/prog/house (or whatever its called these days) gurn- fest of epic proportions, >yohkoh< is kus first single since their year off from the studio – a year that saw them tour their >electric< mix album across the globe, a journey that found matthew roberts marooned in a mud soaked brazilian rainforest and matt thomas cornered by tasmanian devils on a beach at midnight amongst many other (mis)adventures.

after his immense 2006 hit with his mix for mias song entitled >anz der moleküle<, which could be found in the playlists of nearly all the top djs and also on compilations such as >ministry of sound – annua< bee-low is releasing on some of the most successful and renowned german labels of electronic music: karateklub( >navajo ep<), polo records, combination records and did rmxs for harthouse, amused records and big city beats recordings,... especially the bee-low remix for the a+b release >horizon< on big city beats recordings charted in the german club charts (dcc) and caught the eye of markus gardeweg the a&r at kontor records!

das französische duo bringt frischen wind auf my best friend. reduziert, aber mit stilelementen disco, hi energy und techno versehen, mutiert die musik zu einem explosiven coktail, der im break gezündet wird

ltd warehouse found! an excellent three tracker from the well known artist andomat3000 (cadenza / platzhirsch). he keeps the perfect balance with adding the warm groovy house feelings and the freaky sounds he stands for! kind of his typical dippy style flavour with a bit of that minimalism tech house sound…. wicked! >vertical smile< is a percussive rhythmic and powerful minimal house tune grooving with a hypnotic voice that can be used as perfect warm tool for any dance floor. >cicl?< has an old school touch in a futuristic production and gives you real power and more than enough matters to shake and rock the dancefloor. >hominid< is an modern crazy effective techno track, nice percussion, small cuts and a deep base…frickl wickl

phat peaktime rollin techno mover !!hailing from the uk and run by pedro delgardo, yin yang has established world fame. due to the labels party minded image and full throttle dancefloor smashers - it catalog can be found in the bags of jocks like dj preach, michel de hey, carl cox, cave and elton d! after the success on similar labels like dolls, adult and fly life, bosnian talent mladen tomic makes his appearance on yin yang. funk driven, peak time material is what you get!

patrick lindseys funkwelle imprint is one of the big surprises in autumn 2007. with only two releases, saying dubfires >roadkill< and patricks >wanton mood< this label can be found in lots of different dj cases at the moment. this brand new single shows the two different faces of the former harthouse producer. >kami kamikaze< is a what the name already says, a tech house killer sawtooth dance floor attack and >the darkelf< continues the tradition of >im tagtraum versunken< and gives you for sure the creeps.

brilliant phunky disco classics ... incl. tracks by and remixes by nikita warren, key tronics, tameka starr, joey negro, club phunk, loca and more!

another two tracker from one of the few real technoproducers who have resisted against the minimal overkill. beside his recent works for clr and the continuing credo-series, alex found some time to throw out another high quality technopiece on reduced bpms, but lots of energy

on the newest release of koletzki’s label stil vor talent the label manager has found both style and talent combined in the two producers jürgen kirsch from nuremberg and johnjon from berlin. jürgen kirsch, the man behind the cult label glückskind schallplatten. on the flip side its time for johnjon from berlin, who runs criminal records together with his production partner chopstick.

fresh after the release of his well-received wagon repair debut, we are thrilled to present italian producer luca bacchettis >like a sadhu ep<. a prominent tech-house dj and prolific producer with releases on tenax recordings and safari electronique prior to his work with wagon repair, luca can also be found presenting the excellent xtrabass show on samurai fm. opener >like a sadhu< is a driving tech-house track, motored by a pulsating bass loop and enlivened by fast approaching synth highlights, buzzing rhythmic tones and restless percussive transformations. >trust< is saturated with new dimensions, mixing a deep bass drive and clattering percussion with intensifying synth passages and an unnerving ambience. >the way to corvocado< is the deepest of the trilogy, mixing a sparse soundscape with subtle percussive pushes as a stabbed chord passage adds melody

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taking a jump up from his laid back lounging mode chris belsey joins forces with trevor loveys of house of 909 and speaker junk fame to collaborate as lill bo tweak. lill bo tweak may sound like a nursery rhyme character that lost its sheep but it is in fact two londoners who have found a massive dance floor smash and served it up on made to play. k-rizzles solid beats , groovy bass-line and twisted flip outs will fire up any dancefloor. as well as this label boss jesse rose has smoothed out the original into a dub version

played by ricardo villalobos !! here comes popof, aged 28, an electronical arranger and composer from france, with his first release for afu limited. this 12inch will definitely do it s damage and rock the floors big time! the title track alcoolic is just waiting in the row to be the next big funky-minimal styled monster. the track hypnotical has all the qualities for the crowdpleaser and hologram is the electrohouse rumbler to round it up! he fits perfectly into the line of rockin afultd. releases and will be found in the playlists of the big ones pretty soon!

mike parker and donato dozzy teamed up for the first time for this unprecedented and eccentric release called excavations ep. starting off with hiss, originally found in 2001, mike parker used his vintage tools to dig the surface of a designated area, reaching sub-harmonic and high frequency symphonies. the excavation continued as mike joined donato dozzy at the ruins of pompeii, with the discovery of fullonica di stephanus. the findings were mysterious

wortex is an upcomming techno artist who has already found his way into the play lists of key players like amok, sven wittekind, tomash gee and many others.. here are the next three powerfull schranz tracks and a greg notill remix

king unique are one of the most influential dance production/dj outfits of the past 10 years, and now the legends that are matthew roberts & matt thomas are back with a killer new single >yohkoh<. a melodic tech/prog/house gurn-fest of epic proportions, >yohkoh< is kus first single since their year off from the studio – a year that saw them tour their >electric< mix album across the globe, a journey that found matthew roberts marooned in a mud soaked brazilian rainforest and matt thomas cornered by tasmanian devils on a beach at midnight amongst many other (mis)adventures

limited backstock !!! brand new series on minus with exclusive tracks by plastikman, dubfire, jpls, heartthrob, gaiser and marc houle. of the continuing themes found throughout the music released on minus, one constant exploration is the relationship between sound and silence. within the stripped down but dimensional outcome there exists a polarity that is neither controlled nor accidental, where life imitates art in between the notes. the act of finding inspiration from a sonic molecule or the inaudible space around that element is the nature of expansion & contraction. limited edition double pack vinyl format features a specially embossed sleeve and black/white vinyl, reflecting the duality of the expansion & contraction concept.

coming up with a mixture of drumfunk elements, dubstep vibes and old school sounds, martsman is the new kid on the block that will prove you wrong if you thought youve heard it all in drum & bass. >kontamin< is a journey back to the good old days when jungle didnt have the obligation for constant climax that is found in most drum & bass tunes today

ny/nj house producer jihad muhammad, whos previously had releases on west end records, easy street and iwanai out of canada, bestows us with a very special 3 song instrumental ep, 2 of which can be found on this october 2007 sampler. the piano mix of ascension is a gorgeous 124.5 bpm affair with plenty of plucky strings, a deep but not heavy balearic kick & bass drum, bouncy bassline, intermittent synth, & distinctive jazzy piano riffs that ll get the head nodding and hips swaying. expansions is another lovely instrumental but with more of an afro cuban percussive production whle keeping all of the dreamy piano chords and riffs intact and alive. feel the flow and head for the dancefloor…

big 3 tracker !! welcome back francis harris aka adultnapper with his second ep on audiomatique! incl remix by minus artist gaiser. played by dj emerson, martinez and oliver huntemann

the mighty gabriel returns to his home base selektiv with another rocker! after his successful debut monkey bizz ep, supported by the global elite and to be found on many dj charts, the second release features three rockin electro tracks featuring the wicked vocals of erin mc. coming fresh of scoring the top tune in this months idj magazine as 50% of lock n load, expect more great things of this talented man in the near future! dj support by laidback luke, sidney samson, dj jose, big al, adam white, erick e, paul kershaw, rob boskamp, dj antoine, marcella, miss monica

slamming electro infected tribal monster based on the well known classic track

great follow up to the first part !! these are four especially wonderful, deep, clear, kicking and pumping tracks. a picnic in the techhouse land you never want to end, so fresh, free and so complete. involved in this project are stefan mallmann (whirlpool sex), el farouki (plastic city), neurotron (deep records) and m.rahn (trapez, regular). these four people have found their place, a far away island of musical ideas, which has to be discovered

the three german producers and djs thomas gold, chriss ortega and chris montana teamed up to found their very own recordlabel s2g. after releasing tracks on renowned labels such as cr2, ministry of sound, positiva, vendetta, cyber, houseworks etc… it was time to found an own basis. includes remixes by chriss ortega & thomas gold and chris montana (caballero / haiti groove)

a side feat axwells i found you vs degrees of motions do you want it. flip for outworks elektro vs david guettas love is gone

we are have found some amazing tracks to release on the golden number ten of our 10 inch series. the aside track goes under the working name passing and is signed raudive. londons prime techno producer oliver ho is an old favourite of ours and really hits the spot here finding the perfect middleground between dancefloor drive and trippy flow with a solid hypnotic bass, voice elements, distorted instruments, simply great work. for the flipside we are very proud to introduce the debut track release of kroppssprak. we just love this track for its out of this world funkyness and miniscule detailing.

tiger stripes is mikael nordgren, one of the most respected names in modern house music. he produced the much-loved >dark tradition< 12 inch as d malicious for francois ks wave imprint, winning such fans as jerome sydenham, dennis ferrer and carl craig along the way. he s released records, solo and in collaboration, on labels like ibadan, king street/nitegrooves, slip n slide and gossip, and was invited to remix faze actions >in the trees< for the recent juno re-issue. somehow he s also found time to run the hugely esteemed go! bang clubnight in stockholm... recently, however, mikaels been concentrating on his tiger stripes alter ego, releasing extraordinary 12s for liebe detail, urban torque and now get physical.….

big with c-rock, ben watt, agoria, tiefschwarz, mike monday, shinedoe, miss jools, 3 channels, fabrice lig,…! estroe and zoëxenia already teamed up for connaisseurs compilation grand cru 2007 with their wonderful track >dont forget<. this time the ladies share a split ep with one original track and one remix of both. estroes >driven< was already a big success on connaisseur supérieur at the beginning of this year and found its way on some important compilations and cd-mixes like ellen alliens fabric mix. beside her production activities, estroe is a remarkable and stylistically confident dj. famous in the netherlands, but also slowly recognized outside her home country. zoëxenia is a singer and songwriter since her teenage years. her impressing presence combined with her soulful voice made her succeed at the finals of diesel u-music benelux as well as at grote prijs van nederland in 2004. but not only singing is her passion. when she was infected by house music she began to develop her own electronic style as a producer, which ended in her first release on artminimal in spring 2007. more releases on remote area will follow soon

firm fave of: ewan pearson, agoria,fabrice lig, ali schwarz, shinedoe, ben watt, jimpster, umek, bodzin !!! pele is back, this time in cooperation with shokh aka dave shokh, dipolder label owner and kiddaz.fm ambassador. peles last release >childhoods end< is one of connaisseur most successful releases so far in 2007, with plenty of licensings for many important summer compilations. thumbs was already released as a limited 250 copies white label release in february this year. finally this great rumbling techno track found its way to connaisseur, to be presented to a bigger audience. >thumbs< is a squeaky, twittery and kickin minimal techno track packed with a bunch of little astonishing moments. already featured on patrick chardronnets grand cru mix, this is more than a perfect mixing tool: a stripped down minimal hymn, no redundant emotions, strictly rhythm a quality ass-shaker! simon baker leeds-based shooting star of 2007. after his amazing releases on playhouse, connaisseur, viva and his own imprint infant, he drops this massively bouncing techno monster of a remix. kind of chicagoesque, kind of daft and massively pushing pure peaktime madness!

dj ogi is in every way one of the pioneers of the electronic music scence in croatia. his hard pumping techno sets blended with dark elements, served on 3 decks, made him play the major events and festivals in central europe such as love parade or valkana beach and of the legendary ambasada gavioli. and soon his records found their way onto grave imprints like compressed, planet rhythm, holzplatten or compound

>dark side of the moon< follow up, but? the wait is over, the boys have returned!! remixes are from the likes of german electro trance meister wippenberg, house big boy jerry ropero, canadian maestro dj dlg and of course ernesto and bastian their selves also provided some mixes. vocal support comes from the famous jamaican reggae singerjahmark, for the ones who are wondering where the boys found this raggaman-stylee voice.. >> on support are already armin van buuren, above & beyond and marco v!

the j.o.g label is run by rei elbaz and yiftach giladi, which are 2 minimal, techo-house djs / producers / party promoters from tel aviv israel they co-founded the 100 meters beneath the ground collective, throwing the bigest and wildest raves around israel. from jerusalem, they went on to found and resident the m1 techno parties in tel aviv, hosting many djs from the global techno scene. this 4-track e.p. shows their skillz to take techno to the next step !!!

peter has already graced numerous labels with his unique yet constantly evolving studio style. after numerous afterhour situations with the doc family, we caught wind of grummichs new productions. we believe that the therapy ep continues the development of peters uncompromising underground productions. the title track, therapy, is a nine-minute journey into dancefloor dynamics. slowly building with concentrated breaks, therapy works it out and then some. label boss, aaron hedges, has been giving it heavy dj support and has found that its been quite some time since well placed hat crashes can drive an audience crazy. minimal, sexy and sleek, but at 7 minutes the listener is surprised with a full on new-rave lead which takes the song in a different direction. get it is a nice tech-house track with building percussive patterns and highly concentrated synth breakdowns. this track is only for the most sophisticated house djs that know when to drop a track like this. drymilk is a seriously twisted hard minimal track. nasty sound effects and perplexing pitch shifts will keep you guessing. is it genius or insanity? you be the judge!

awesome pre cosmic afro piece by albatros that found favour with a whole host of the italian djs. only on a 7inch and never available in this extended version until now. on the flip theres temptation by tullio di piscopo. everyone knows stop bajon by mr piscopo but there are also a few awesome and very hard to find earlier releases from the primavera man. this is insane percussion driven european funk remastered for massive dancefloor action

4 of the best big room house tracks around on 1 sampler this is a must have

metal on metal are three young guys who found themselves djing together at a small club in their home town of vilnius. 3 years later and the guys now run their own club in lithuania and are the only home grown act to share headline status with soulwax and the chemical brothers etc at festivals in the baltics.no front teeth is the first track they have ever recorded! it immediately started to build a word of mouth online with djs playing out the demo - one of these djs was kissy sell out who has been charting no front teeth in his top 5 for months.

>baby show up< shows olivers strength in crafting a vivacious floor-rocking beat, with a deeply cavernous kick and sharp stabs forming the groove before simply gripping synth melody gives the track a sparsely wistful atmosphere. as the bass bounces the track along, a precisely executed break leaves no doubt as to the peak-time quality inherent in this production. >baby show up – elegant universe remix< demonstrates the appropriate name of these young remixers, with a track that falls nothing short of a nearmasterpiece. textured melodic soundscapes float gently over an entrancing and slowly lumbering bass-kick combo, purveying a level of passion rarely found in such a graceful piece

baobinga makes his mantra breaks debut with shake it. its a rolling bass monster that will literally leave you quaking in your boots! there is also a heavy techno influence with uplifting stabs and plenty of electronic weirdness. label buddy madox has been a busy putting the final touches to his debut album but luckily for us he has still found time to provide a stomping rendition. the growling bassline relentlessly drives this badboy, which will keep the dancefloor jumping for joy

the acos coolkas was found in 2001 in omsk russia. the influence of projects as space and cerrone made them to write tracks with space topic and slow dance rhythm. their first maxi on forcetracks contains two tracks, flowing drums, nice melodies, the touch of the 80ties transformed in electro techhouse hightechsound. and a more minimal mix by st. petersburgs dj oleg wave

in an age when the cultural influences between east and west are rapidly mingling, the creative amalgamation of the vibrant musical cultures of berlin and budapest has found a new platform with the project two-b-music. concentrating on a sound that can only be described as emotional minimal tech-house with an artistic disposition, two-b-music brings together 2 of the most exciting upcoming talents from their respective settings for their inaugural release - germanys evil hinko and hungarys laurine frost

mos ferrys sublabel fenou returns after a one year break with a new limited 10 vinyl edition. the first releases realize collectors price and show a path to a universe of experimental, minimal pop. dapayks >dehalledretro< is probably known as part of his liveset. the calm and reduced, but groovy track emerged from a bunch of loops hes playing with during his performances. its a proof that shows, minimal is not always made of clean, sterile sounds and dry wood-like tones. dredl kiboshs flipside >i found you< is spinning around broken beats and intelligent grooves, beyond the klikkaklakka standards. its a link between four-to-the-floor and downtempo-breakbeat, very soulful

exium are known for a distinct rocking, offbeat infected productions with a silk coating. the boys are pretty busy with their live tour and have finally found some time to perfect some if the tracks they have road-tasted many times.. as a little extra treat this new gem comes up with an unforgettable fanon flowers rework

brand new fatback band single from the excellent bko label. superb soulful funky style house remixes from bah samba and dj meme. the cookie monsterz mix is a full on disco house affair!

great 2007 remake of the legendary fatband classic crisp house beats and an irresistible grooving bass added to the amazing soulful vocals make this a real house winner flip over for the original mix and another great bah samba remix on i found lovin must have record

after the quite dark winter-release shotgun 01 could be found in various playlists in germany (f.e. dj karotte) and outside and is almost sold out now, here is the second shot, which is - according to the season - more housey and funky. >its going down< works with classic house-vocals and a killer-groove, whereas >young in paradise< is a track full of tension, using a quite funky guitar-sample. this >young in paradise< has just been used by dj linus for his new mix-compilation on exun records.

forteba was born and raised in hungary where he chooses the occupation of an electronic music producer at the age of eighteen. his early compositions were settled near breakbeat and chill-out area but he soon found his passion in straight rhythms and arrangements inspired by german deep-house stuff. he likes to embed various elements of dub and ambient into straight clear rhythms, so his borders of style are hard to define. he produced some successful singles in his home country as >the garage< together with gábor pasztoriális and got released at hungary-based underground labels……