played out by : ricardo villalobos, vera, dorian paic
the second >traffic< drops in with four minimalistic housetunes and is an excellent debut by bodin&jacob & julian chenaux...

superb new four track ep featuring more super cool sun-kissed balearic rarities. a quality selection - dont sleep!

superb 12 inch compilation featuring four scorching hot old skool disco funk bombs all with enough vocoders, killer brass, screaming analogue synths and phat bass to blow the roof off any party.

here we go with the *eine stadt frisst ihre helden* e.p., four rough and raw techno machines down from the evil subsea dungeons by the label head himself aka syntax error. every track tells a story out of the snorky life from christian in snorkcity giessen! el expreso de cerveza, do a beer pub tour in giessen and you definitely know that this means. *mad insomnia causing insects* contains samples which are provided by mad matze from his south america holiday, real monster quadrills noice! if this is not freaking you out, the *freak wave* will do, breaking over your head that crashes you on the deepest underground as possible. if this is not enough, enjoy some *döret talk* from the backstage! more dört that you can expect! this e.p. absolutely says eat my shorts and go fuck yourself! to be or not to be snorky! that is the question!

jeroen search needs no introductions, he is one of the netherlandss leading techno producers who maintains his unique style within the studio, stripped back modern techno with a self assured addition of soul. ravages of time is a deep space exploration of analogue synthesis, taking us back to the future with four retro fuelled techno cuts.

you have got to love a label sampler where the artist field says various. it simply means you are not going to get any padding. you wont find any pointless stuff on your plate, just a collection of a-sides from different producers and in this case, the four servings of meat on this one dish are of particularly high, organic value.

die dj-sets der dame in rot beindrucken regelmäßig durch kompromisslose energie, verbunden mit einer sinistren, im höchsten maße spannungsgeladenen athmosphäre! die ersten drei tracks der ep *eyes are blind* sind pure energie, echte und kompromisslose clubmusik auf höchstem niveau. mega-basslines, monster-kicks, mal four-to-the-floor, mal breakig, sichel-hihats, bizarre geräusche, pure spannung. hooks? fehlanzeige! oder gar vocals? lächerlich ... ein wenig versönlicher meinen es die beiden bonus-tracks. hier liefert dj red straighten, klassisch-minimalen tech-house und verrückt verspielte electronica-elemente. ein beeindruckendes werk - dont play this at home, kids!

with six years of covetable releases under its belt its safe to say that erol alkans flourishing phantasy label is well on its way to establishing itself as the uks preeminent purveyor of independent music. 2013 has been a particularly golden year with daniel averys critically acclaimed debut lp dropping in early october, sao paulo wunderkind babe, terrors btu project with man make musics u, recent collaborations with emperor machines andy meecham as future four and disco mavericks in flagranti and a slice of perfect summer pop from nadia ksaiba, not to mention connan mockasins upcoming sophomore opus caramel and the debut release from mysterious new signing ghost culture.

marcello napoletano is back on what ever not with a fresh ep including four raw house tracks!

laak return on austere with four cuts, only available on vinyl as usual. laak are on point with the opening track unbalanced, an intensely gritty track. there is also a remix of an archive laak track by dj spider who completely dismantles the original to create a dark menacing remix. the b side kicks off with mental & emotional which continues the theme along with the more laid back track, the rituals. overall an ep that will not disappoint fans of the label.

the next two optimo trax releases are from milan. this first one is four hot tracks from two self-effacing milanese maestros. *acido* is already shaping up to be a club classic and never fails to cause a commotion, it has been thoroughly road tested throughout summer 2013. the other tracks cover all idiosyncratic bases from high grade sleaze funk to spaghetti western-infused, low-slung house.

4 ... yes 4 new instalments of the legendary disco powerplay series from soft rocks are here. as usual the selections vary from the straight up to stadium rock via africa and a mad doctors lab & more in between and are already receiving heavy dj play from the likes of tim sweeney to andrew weatherall and many others. buy all four 12 inchess and you get a giant *stick it together yourself* picture of the soft rocks on a beano to clacton this summer ... lovely.

4 ... yes 4 new instalments of the legendary disco powerplay series from soft rocks are here. as usual the selections vary from the straight up to stadium rock via africa and a mad doctors lab & more in between and are already receiving heavy dj play from the likes of tim sweeney to andrew weatherall and many others. buy all four 12 inches and you get a giant stick it together yourself picture of the soft rocks on a beano to clacton this summer ... lovely.

after the success of the fantastic album, atomic age, no.19 music released recently from canadian musical talents my favorite robot, the label has decided to enlist four acclaimed producers to provide remixes of key tracks. detroit bad boy jimmy edgar, chicagos kate simko and legendary techno producer mr. g all appear on this great ep.

second release from woodsmen & lady log with a four track deep, slow, dubby and hypnotic house ep. make sure to get your hand of this limited edition of 300 hand-numbered copies.

first release of the new label dance around 88, presenting a newcomer from rennes, ringard. a four track e.p developing 2 facets of the artist, obviously linked by the love for deep house. a side features two tracks designated for the dance floor, >amuse-la-bouche< and >you know that<. on b side, we have two melodic tracks with deep pads and heady baselines, >i saw you last night< and >empty streets< . all tracks recorded live machines. vinyl only. the >old fashioned guy<. ringard in french, find his inspiration in several styles : between acid house, old school raw house, deep house and deep techno. his productions, reflect of 10 years collecting vinyls, are made only with the spontaneity of a live act >one shot< on machines. owner of dance around 88, his aim is to propose a label where you can find different flavors on the same record. let there be house!!!

4 track sampler of classic and/or previously unreleased music by screamin rachael cain of trax records. the unyielding and legendary trax records and artist/label-boss, screamin rachael, is back on wax - this time with four essential and rare tracks from her album, *queen of house*.

scotland-born parisian paradise 100 (a.k.a. dj africa, a.k.a. graham peel) has been percolating stripped-back, bouncy-castle house constructs onto the web for a few years but never locked them in wax until now. high time. following his minimalist dictum *more than three tracks on a song is just indulgence*, his debut eps four cuts share a sleek, spare design, jigsawing slinky bass, classic keys, lean drum programming and flashes of synth mirage into fluid, aerodynamic patterns. touches of melodic acid and crossover new wave color the mood an exotic, hedonistic hue (further evinced by titles like the loin king and french kissing in the house of love). his own vision of the project is appropriately fantastical: *the image in my mind is of tropical forests at night, torchlight, distant sounds of tribal ritual dance and ghosts.* regal music for pleasure domes.

for their sixth release, lets play house has headed down under to scoop up australias fantastic man, a second identity of dj/producer mic newman, with which the melbourne-based artist explores-and exposes-another side of his musical and stylistic skills. and the four original songs on the its essential ep most definitely mark a bit of a departure from newman’s trademark sounds: he has exchanged the thumping, peak-hour, hands-in-the-air chaos and messiness of hits like 2009s *sizzled sally* for a more refined and subtle breed of deep house.

garth trinidad and mateo senolia, names synonymous with quality and innovation unite to bring to the globe trinidad-senolia. this dj /production team have journeyed through a multitude of musical eras to create the highly anticipated ep postcards from strangers. this four-song project walks the listeners through the body and mind of diasporic groove

the founders of >pfand<, hali and yapacc, met each other in berlin and torontos nightclub circuit. they created the synonym >act natural< and debuted four tracks which describe the actual vibe and feel of berlins club culture. beside the purely minimal percussive tracks (pretty good & action - words), they created a vocal-based hymn, >berlin is killing me<, that perfectly expresses the mood after a long party weekend. for >revenge or insanity<, they invited julie marghilano to give the right punch in combination with a bumpy bassline that kicks you in your ass.

four stalwarts of the auxiliary camp combine for the second issue of veil unveil, with impressively eclectic results. pressing on transparent, light blue coloured & marbled vinyl.

absent from the shelves of record shops for some four years, the detroit wax label operated by eddie fowlkes resurfaced in style with last years unsung hero ep. thats what makes a track represents the seventh detroit wax transmission from fowlkes and sees the producer offer up a double does of his own distinct technosoul sound. lead track *thats what i think about* starts with a deep beat and then expands neatly, adding further rhythmic detail and a killer vocal hook: this is what makes a song cool, special. complementing this, *computer* has fowlkes on hypnotic form, mixing deep beats with cosmic sounds which are again elelvated by his usage of vocals...

after functions epic debut album incubation had several months to breathe, ostgut ton issues four remixes by function contemporaries rrose, vatican shadow, recondite and nsi. spread over 4 sides of vinyl they paint a picture rich in texture and atmospheres fitting its origin.

the third installment from fifty fathoms deep sees steffen baldo aka ugly drums dropping four brand new cuts. fresh from the release of his fantastic new album saturn memories on quintessentials, here he offers four sublime trademark tracks all encompassing the inventive, charisma soaked vibes from what we all now expect from the cologne based producer

slamming four track ep with deeper disco action

spike wolters quartet of self released lps which surfaced between 1981 - 84 have become the stuff of legend. an avant garde collection of solo tracks, combining guitar, drum machines, synths & vocals into spacious, fx laden compositions which stand firmly outside of the era in which they were created. its a lo-fi, but broad selection, taking in experimental pieces, alongside taut post-punk workouts, and more laidback steely dan moments. the sixteen cuts on orange cloud nine have been lovingly compiled from those four early 80s lps by golf channels phil south. its a limited single vinyl package, with custom artwork from perks & minis misha & individual download code.

dark, sexy and catchy, fire has inspired four distinguished remixers: house and salsoul from clement aswf, hispanic and cinematic from daniel maloso, tropical and funky from hypnolove, electro and dreamy from kasper bjorke. fire walks with them

by bursts of silence that seemed woven deafening persistent and grinding agnes earrings, scream, hand drill, it is that it is possible to mix, they will break the hustle and bustle, to listen to all the way from the village interruption. did the richard where am i? his bed was empty. indifferent, in the field miles away pills and his grandmother danced his vision to horrowshow beat repeatedly reckless and unrestrained cruel twist, richard has a gruesome demise of more than 20 contorting mess the limbs of his . in the rush of his early, he had forgotten to shut the door behind him. early support from perc, james ruskin, francois k, four tet, ben ufo, pangaea, pearson sound, 2562, untold, tiga, call super, inigo kennedy, nathan jonson, randomer, errorsmith, cassegrain, paula temple, alex smoke, optimo...

after his epic split with black deer, torn hawk comes back with a proper four track 12 inch, opening with an almost balearic/tropical, someone put something in my drink and i am melting house cut. trapdoor returns to wyatts skewed after school special add cali-speed freak bastard child drum machine/guitar lush not lushness. we get more end-titles on the b-side, as both songs could be the soundtracks for a night hanging in a parking lot drinking boxed wine and snorting ajax while auxilary police circle, threatening to harsh your mellow ... good times to say the least.

four mindbending & bonebreaking remixes of *pump ure fist!* on picture vinyl.

hayat zor is a beautiful blend of rave-nostalgia, 80s electro-pop and italo, all shot through with a melancholic, wistful air. working with analog synths, vintage drum machines, live instrumentation, and the help of a few friends and collaborators along the way. encompassing four original productions, hayat zor is a collection on which emotional resonance and technical expertise sit side by side. the vinyl comes with download code for the full ep, including 2 remixes by gavin russom and petrels.

dj steef, the mysterious edit maestro is back with an eclectic four-track killer ep on his own biomix label : a1 is based on some 80s classic thriller soundtrack, with a sexy female voice and epic synths. the slo-mo a2 is very funky, with a deeeeeeep bass and tropical percussions. b1 is a disco killer that will make clap his hands and stomp his feet any average dancer! b2 is some kind of balearic and catchy edit with spanish lyrics and a hypnotic loop

former world unknown and magic feet contributor kalidasa steps up for duty on the tusk wax label. usual rules apply: strictly limited 180g 12 inch vinyl, hand stamped, individually numbered, no digital. kalidasa reveals himself to be on a par with president of chug prins thomas across the four sprawling slabs of psychedelic electronic disco here. hard to choose one track over another but the >spectrum of love mix< of molly cules really hits the spot.

black asteroid is back on clr with a challenging four track ep full of top notch, uncompromising techno. the man who started his career as a sound engineer for prince at the legendary paisley park studios has once more created a cutting edge, exciting sound full of unrelenting energy and depth

a second stunning sampler release from the japanese 10-label. printed insert features photography by londons jone reed. morn, even and next day. man, woman and child. can you see the rainbow there on a raining day... the welcome return of 10 label the japanese imprint co-founded by katsunori sawa and yuji kondo, from their first >mu ep< in 2011. ten002ep is the second release in the various artists series. replay brings together the visions of perc, dalhous, matthew herbert and steven porter. however, there is a dramatic development in four artists dexterous works. you discover that now you are standing on the centre of stark contrasts among all four tracks, with a photograph and your breath. the vinyl is adorned with a stunning artwork by londons photographer jone reed. the print-design by shinya ishimura. mastered by the mastering engineer of the year 2013 at the music producers guild awards, matt colton at alchemy mastering in uk.

freedom sessions offers next pack of four deep disco cuts by petr serkin!
supported by dj aakmael, dubbyman, taron-trekka, moodymanc ...

supported by: surgeon, tommy four seven, speedy j, dave clarke, gary beck, audio injection/truncate, perc, takaaki itoh, marcel dettmann, svreca, nx1, sawf, black asteroid, the advent, and, pfirter, jonas kopp, bas mooy, par grindvik, rivet, kyle geiger, ancient methods, exium, inigo kennedy, darko esser, paula temple, j. tijn, drumcell, exium, cassegrain, paul mac, go hiyama, samuli kemppi..this sheer cliff so high. this soft quiet land, so frail and so fleeting. all secrets are buried, where i left her, my love. in living color, her shallow eyes.

drew lustman aka faltydl veroeffentlicht seine mit spannung erwartete neue 12inch auf ninja tune, die neben dem original noch mit einem klasse four tet-mix um die ecke kommt. die tracks, des derzeit schwer gehypten in new york lebenden produzenten, bewegen sich zwischen house, post-dubstep und deepem techno! vorliegende 12inch erscheint als schick aufgemachte limitierte picture disc!

it has been four long years since noahs last album, blind alignments, was released here on thoughtless, and much has happened since: extensive tour dates, numerous singles and collaborations, a lingering break-up, a move across the atlantic, 80 releases here on preds thoughtless imprint, tests of new music technology, and the sudden death of his father, all this and more transpired as his latest full-length effort, third culture, took shape. traversing these highs and lows, the result breaks new ground for pred, building on the dub-inflected techno and house that fills his discography, yet reaching far beyond anything we have heard from him before.

lets play house turns its eye back to its home country for its 21st release, a four-track ep by rhythm operator. the record commences with a collaboration between the mysterious producer and a new duo from munich, rhode & brown, called *fionas room*.

brill hypnotic four tracks on fuse london

after an absence of fifteen years, jamie read reignites his push ii shove label with a fresh ep under his lhas moniker. those with a keen interest in contemporary house music will no doubt be familiar with lhas jammers for housewax, vibrations, knoe, cynic and more in recent times, and read s career stretches back over the past 20 years and includes numerous credited and uncredited releases. the self explanatory push ii shove 3 ep sees read return to his own label in style with four new productions steeped in the lhas style.

from deep down beneath the silent sea surface comes the fifth tiefenrausch release. the >rotterdub remix ep< features four producers of the direct environment of the label. frank hellmond, neurotron, schäufler & zovsky and baumfreund laid their hands on noetics >rotterdub< and opened the wide spectrum of deep underwater music. a wonderful piece of dubtechno music.

nice price deal !!! finlands halvtrak joins dont be afraids burgeoning family for his debut ep. across four tracks, scandinavias latest musical export explores the house sound of chicago via tampere, offering four outstanding dancefloor options with a unique and very personal twist, whilst touching on some familiar uk-centric tropes.

the long awaited follow up to the critically acclaimed *a fistful of dubplates* (zoom records) which featured dj harvey and was championed by the likes of françois kevorkian, ashley beedle, dimitri from paris and david morales to name but a few. this time dub versions of four double yellow tracks from their recently released album *life in the slow lane*.

asc celebrates the 10th release on auxiliary by unleashing the second installment of the programme series to the masses, continuing the sci-fi landscape themes of the first ep with four impeccably crafted new tracks.

if there is one thing in this world that is certain, it is that things change. and in the life of one dance producer with a new release on sheffields shabby doll, there have been transitions aplenty. with a switch from garage to house, a move from doncaster to london, and a change of identity from ryan aitchison to mella dee, his spacious four- to-the-floor sound has emerged from a state of constant flux. and yet… the more things change, the more they stay the same. *things dont change* is the name of mella dees new shabby doll ep, and when you tune into the title tracks compulsive twitch, you can hear the echo of his south yorkshire antecedents coming through.

the relentless work ethic of dj w!ld shows no sign of slowing down with another amazing ep, this time through his own imprint the w label, that unleashes four new tracks plus a dubbed out remix. in contrast to his recent output on other labels the four tracks sit firmly in the dj tools category with stripped back arrangements, raw-to-the-bone underground house grooves and drums showcasing all that is good about the parisians highly in-demand dj sets. head-nodding tribal infused percussion is the main theme with tracks blind and miami bitch setting the scene with a brass breakdown in the latter that is sure to send shivers down spines. narco switches things up with its core element focused around a shoulder shaking bass organ straight out of the 90s. on board gets and original and re-worked dub outing with hypnotic congas and a vocal that loops inside the mind.