this 12inch is a sampler of the forthcoming energy distortion album by f.

kobayas >madres egoistas< is a highly sought after track on the legendary recon warriors (rw 005) imprint. this time around basics got hold of 2 perfect remixes in true basics style by the spanish masters fer br and david moleon.
funk fuelled to the max this is the chance to finally get that kobaya classic including the brand new remixes!

the soul square were born in 2005, when 3 french hip hop beatmakers (arshitect, guan jay & permone) influenced with the same musical roots (mainly jazz, soul, funk?,) decided to work together. on the same year, they released their first remix album, the fresh touch, available for free on the web...

2006 classic!!

rush hour kicks of its direct current series with nyc based falty dl. this series is about today’s electronic music in all shapes by new and upcoming producers. falty dl is known for his releases on planet mu and ramp. his sounds shifts somewhere between hip hop, funk, dubstep, house and techno. its this cross breeding that gives falty dl his signature sound. with >all in the place< he delivers one of his best releases to date. four tracks that sound classic, yet futuristic at the same time. essential ep!

1999 classic with dj sneak and unabombers mixes!! must have classic!

myna & bambino recordings head honcho sunlounge makes a nice visit to tango on this solid two tracker of quality underground house. top stuff for the inland knights and littlemen heads, here we go on the a side features cool vocal stabs and horn riffs over a massively funky bassline. on the flip after tha funk is a wicked jazzed out filtered groove with some nice jazzy bits, vocal hits and a proper late night deep mentality.

more quality house goodness from the guest house crew. this ep features the amenti main man olivier desmet with cohort oriental funk stew for a three track release of typically bummping and jacking grooves. solid dancefloor material here, with took my love working a tight groove over some dubbed out samples and frolicking bassline, with a cool oldschool vocal sample making an appearance here. flip for the bottom heavy pressure and jazzy swing of five plus while in the pocket works some nice key stabs for a deep late night groover. excellent dancefloor material from some of the top names in the underground scene

adultnappers original mix of monitor is a minimalist, atmospheric house outing with warm, evocative piano chords. percussive and synth soundscapes wash over the groove adding a stylish textural dynamic. conversely, mkl vs bgss (members of the group brazillian girls) step onto the scene with a live, organic funkafied jam that steps skillfully through afrobeat and retro disco/funk territory without missing a beat.

with accumulated success of the first installment from us based fragmeted audio, the highly anticipated second release arrives after a brief hiatus.
featuring the title track from las kj gibbs (i.e. apendics shuffle) and remixes from berlins dilo and berkeleys j. tonnissen (i.e. davros, praxis), this release is a full-on hypnotic sensory exploit into mind twisting late night techno. kj gibbs delivers a shuffled up head-spinning funk jam laden with precise hits, live acoustic samples and heavily modulated effect work. taking a slightly deeper approach, dilo offers up a much more subtle journey through deep hazy loopy drum bits, morphed vocal hauntings and a progressive yet solid drive. completing the mix, label boss j. tonnissen kicks it up a notch with a monster low-end bassline, menacing analog synth loops, clever vocal edits and huge floor power.

ltd backstock, for fans of revenge & greg wilson!! frankie foncett, one of ministry of sounds first resident djs teams up with the kosmetiq boys for an exquisite lesson in what happened when disco went electronic. pure class, this is already finding itself on the playlists of the cooler jocks, riding the crest of the 80s boogie revival. file under electro-funk as this evokes happy memories of new york in its heyday, city heat are the real deal

classic!!

a salute to the boobs. claudes super low down, >big n round< gets a supremely filthy treatment by some of his favorite producers of the year. the a-side is maetriks smashing >feel dem boobies< mix, a relentless tech funk bomb with a heavy beat rooted deep in the earth. the flip is the amazing holger zilske, delivering a super freaky computer-flavored funk mix.
claude vonstrokes hit album >bird brain< has been remixed by some of the best producers in the world from carl craig to robag whrume. dirtybird has decided to release the majority of remixes on vinyl in a series of very limited pressings throughout the next few months. each record will have 300 copies only.

finally after some struggle and some discussions, here we are with the new record called love lift. it contains a superb remix by mr. todd osborn aka osborne, a sneaky dub version by cb funk – known from the story label - and of course the original version .. which has literally been played in every live show so far.. hope you like it…

submissions opens the new year with a brand new doublepack lp by mister ogi! ogi is one of the most succesfull submissions artists and he send so many good tracks he deserves to have his full artist album! great music for techno lovers around the globe

andromat 3000, aka dj mahatma makes a thrilling return on highgrade 72. this is a release featuring three great tracks, with real hit potential. >beatroot< opens the show with a classic aural landscape and a secure sense of style. >brique< weaves its intoxicating rhythmical magic into indio- eastern vocals which make the atmosphere impossible to escape. and >cheepnis< is the offspring of funk. wide basses meet a chic disco fanfare sample for maximum effect

rinse fms breakfast show host, dva is a producer with a unique take on the uk funky bug, blending the stiff 8-bar funk of grime with a super-supple rhythmic sensibility, sewing neon colours with a laid back precision into his tracks. >natty< is a prime example, drums stagger like they are about to topple over, squelchy bass synths lock together a tough tribal drum pattern, liquid metal trickles around in the mix, and these contrasting elements react with explosive results on the dancefloor. on >ganja<, a cartoonish ring-tone-friendly synth melody worms its way around tight soca-esque drums and housey organ stabs. factor in the depth-charge 808 subs, steel drums and sparingly used ragga chat and you ve got a technicolour hyperdub debut fresh for 2010.

3 techno funk cuts tailored to the dancefloor. support by gregor tresher, anja schneider, patrick lindsey, tim xavier, mathias mesteno, someone else & micro.fon artists m.in, sabb & dualton!! cut 1 sports a slow-mo groove peaking with classically instrumented breakdowns which then immediately dissolve into the stripped down dark groove again. b1 contains dirty vocals and a strong techno groove. b2 is a murder bassline cut with nice percussive work and interesting little grooves

supported by: jimpster, shur-ikan, scope, lovebirds, roy davis junior, paolo mojo, sasse, tiger stripes, chris duckenfield... two german underground house legends collide on the latest offering from pooled music. ian pooley teams up with matthis vogt (one half of motorcitysoul and a solo artist in his own right) for a masterclass in deep house grooves. aviator combines melodic and lush synth stabs with a solid percussive backbeat for a heavyweight deep experience. pooley adds a solo remix here, stripping it back to the raw with a tech funk workout.

the first ever album retrospective of one of new yorks most revered of all producers, bob blank, this album traces the history of his independent studio, blank tapes, one of the citys most important creative dens during the vibrant arts scene of the mid 70s to mid 80s.

classic disco / funk tracks

dirt crew, hot from their recent 5 years compilation and the >blow< album on moodmusic, is again on the wall with another hot remixpack ...
>deep cover< was the standout track on the album and gets the remix treatment from 2 of the brightest stars on the deep house scene.
roberto rodriguez builds up a massive groover with similarities to mid 90s deep dish sound but injects a slice of analog funk to it, showing the talent and nourishment in his music.
vincenzo takes a deeper road, teasing the groove to slowly evolve into a tastemakers choice as we know him. deep, yet driving his mix fits perfect those early morning hands-in-da-air moments.

zernell and goodking are back with the second volume of their grimy edits series! this ones a monster with a ferocious double action edit that we challenge any disco head to id! a little motown, a little funk, another essential release from grimy.

another fresh release from nublu. on the a side, in flagranti adds their own signature disco funk sound using a very catchy saxophone hook, making this a killer remix that is sure to light up the dancefloor. on the flip, i:cube delivers a classic deep cosmic techno remix. the 12 inch also includes two original tracks by the trio (whose bass player who also plays with sun ra arkestra) that encompasses jazz, indie and dance all at once, a sound that nublu is known for. the music is taken from the bands latest album release >peace now<.

2002 cool and raw funk injected stuff by chuck hampton aka gaye marvin!

welcome rmxs records! labelboss j. leyend drops an amazing techno bomb on us for his debut on the triple roster. axel karakasis is responsible for some solid techno funk on the a-side. driving basslines with extra speed for the dancing crowd. a2 is for mister leyend himself and on the b-side we find the most powerfull track of this ep by horacio cruz. techno to the maxx!

a new year, a new basics! david moleon on this favourite future techno funk label. he delivers in style as usual with his heavy layered beats, light percussion and funky basslines. this is a 3 track ep that will work the dancefloor in any club! big!

incl. moonbootica and kabale & liebe remix!
big with hell, digitalism, m.a.n.d.y., meat katie, milton jackson, plump djs, anja schneider, gregor tresher, karotte, malente, manuel tur, matthias tanzmann, patrick zigon, ptoile, richie hawtin, tom wax, d julz, benny rodrigues, joris voorn, catz n dogz, etienne de crecy, funk d void, zoo brazil, deetron, charles webster, mike monday, simon baker ...

nope, this man is not a legend, yet! however he is in fact legendary already for his notorious live sets as well as a wide range of groundbreaking styles and sound he designed apart of the consensus way in the last 15 years.with his now presented astrodymics part1, richard bartz deals similar to the subway concept again with his past and transfers these late nineties space-disco drafts into the wonderful here and now. he delivers vivid funk-supercharged house which is at the same light as a feather and for sure a very sudatory matter.
space-disco rules!

jack is back you could say, but he has never really left us. far from it, jack is the godfather of all less productions. modern oldschool house maybe? jeazon its >your deal<, is the real deal, beacause the mood of this track is driven by the vocals which was seemingly recorded in the deepest chicago underground. talking large noising the track is most fun on the dancefloor.
>its not the same< is the candy for the costumer, a potential tech-house hymn, seldom before house vocals were so well arranged with a techno track and merged to a neurotransmitter pushing sound impression.
the enliven deep acoustics remix foils the whole thing with the desired portion of funk and is showing perspectives, jack would have appreciated.

joe clausell has long been one of new york city’s busiest dance figures, thanks to his work in all areas of the house community: as a highly respected dj, producer, remixer, and label-head. after a decade long break from releasing a full length, here’s ‘un.chained rhythums part 1’ with a mix of worldmusic and afro/latin inspired club tracks

ideen zwischen bollywood und beethoven: zweites album der us-indie-rocker.einige bands bleiben immer bei ihrem alten strickmuster, andere ver?ndern sich von album zu album radikal. vampire weekend haben bei ihrem zweiten album weder das eine noch das andere getan. oder vielleicht beides: >wir klingen mehr wie vampire weekend als auf der ersten platte< meint denn auch schlagzeuger christopher tomson. dabei sprudelt >contra< ?ber an frischen ideen, es pr?sentiert sich dem h«rer kurz und straff durchkomponiert (zehn titel in 39 minuten), die songs setzen sich fast unmerklich mit so schwierigen themen wie verlust, angst und dem tod auseinander. ein gewagtes, ein gelungenes unterfangen. die aufnahmen begannen im januar 2009 in new york, nur zwei wochen nachdem die jungs von ihrer 18-monatigen welttournee zur?ckkamen.
auf >contra< haben verschiedene musikalische stile, kunstformen und philosophien ihren einfluss genommen: third wave ska, the hallelujah chicken run band, brasilianischer baile-funk, kongolesische daumenklaviere, repo man, reggaeton, bollywood, philip roth, beethoven, dancehall und die beastie boys wurden dezent und kultiviert verarbeitet.

time for the next release of the mojuba-labelboss don williams to continue his detroit-series on a.r.t.less after sven weisemanns >shove ep<. the main title >vector dance< takes a different way to approach things than its predecessors on the black and red ep! witness the funk and groove that brought us the city from the d combined with a scifi-feel which embodies the vision of techno for many of us! the second track is a soulful ride into deep glimmering field of hi-tech emotions! detroit-lovers check it out!

as with all diynamic releases, we keep the text short and let the music do the talking… and boy does diynamic 034 talk! the fourth installment in our remix:session series sees two of the most in form producers of today get to grips with tracks from solomun’s highly acclaimed debut album ‘dance baby’. we are excited to welcome ‘mr. 2009&#8242,,,,, joris voorn, who delivers a stunning rework of ‘after rain comes sun’, and ‘mr. 8bit’, our funky brother, gorge who turns in an equally impressive remix of ‘boys in the hood’. shaking house grooves and funk fueled basslines rule the day, and we couldn’t think of start to 2010! enjoy!

marcin czubalas track titles are starting to closely mirror his career path. like a swift gazelle czubala bounces back and forth between mobilee records and nick curlys 8bit recordings, leaving in his wake a trail of triumphant releases. >zoo comunale< springs czubala back to mobilee after the success of his >minskaya< ep on 8bit, and jumping in the cage with him is none other than well renowned artist hugo. an impressive discography and busy touring schedule have made hugo a reputable name in clubs around the globe. as a fan of his jazz educated, funk inspired sound czubala approached hugo to collaborate. the subsequent intertwining of these two musical animals produced >zoo comunale<, its bouncy grooves and hypnotic loops tinged with a bit of funk. animalistic stuff. >zoo comunale< is comprised of two tracks, a-side >zoo comunale< and b-side >no tu no<, as well as a digital bonus track >polita<. every track has its own unique twist, each proving perfect for dance floors world wide. mobilee says welcome to the zoo, and enjoy!

with five beat pharmacy albums and almost a dozen vinyl releases on francois ks deep space imprint, this dubby and eclectic project of brendon moeller needs no introduction.
chugging along at 120bpm, underpinned by a thick sub-dub bassline and a modulating maurizio-style synth cord arpeggio, pump is a hypnotic slap of deep smoky house with some memorable hooks to boot. swirling rhodes keyboards and a slick piano riff serve as a lovely counterpoint to the swinging funk of the hi-hat groove. forever morphing and evolving, the stready and unrelenting groove are guaranteed to keep heads bobbing and toes tapping!
the first remix here is by echospace head honcho, stephen hitchell under his intrusion guise. stripping away and re-contextualizing the key elements in the track, hitchell crafts a warehouse-style dj-tool that subtlely weaves its way into ones subconscious via a delightful psychedelic keyboard hook.
londons bearweasel takes a similar approach, except with a much more pronounced beat track superbly trippy atmosphere. a top notch dj tool thats likely to be spun worldwide.
all round a quality release with enough sensibility and character to be played for years to come.

top notch remix package for erik xvis unionens sista dagar, a super slow mo machine funk of electro tinged techno inspired equally by drexciya, basic channel and legowelt.

casxio (ca see oh) are a refreshing devine fusion of disco, funk and rock n roll. reminiscent of a sound that first infiltrated ourairwaves over a quarter of a century ago, casxio is what happens when prince, the talking heads, and sly stone all get their heartsbroken by the same girl.

gaetano parisio gets the funk back with this 4track release on claque musique. dirty talk brings new sounds and adds some sweetness still keeping the typical gaetanos killer grooves! a must have! supported by marco carola, anja schneider, alexi delano, dirt crew, luca bacchetti, paco osuna, margaret dygas, davide squillace, monika kruse and many more!

od muzique & mark holmes have been producing some seriously chunky beats of late, now they team up for this project on baroque! funk fueled, tribal esque house music - with a top line that will simply devastate! on remix duties tobias lutzenkirchen, with his tech house take on things... a massive package, to bring in the new year!

the yore captain returns to his own yore imprint on the labels 21st release. shadow city presents different visions of funky house grooves. the a sides the y theme gets deeply moving with a funky house pulse before stoking the fire with the addition of speaking voices (trippingly intoning the q&a what are we doing this for? and the music), a move which single-handedly jumpstarts the track. after the voices appear, the grooves intensity escalates and plunges deeper, its gyroscopic house swing becoming more dizzying and torrential with each passing bar before coming to an acidy storming end. in its opening moments, shadow city opts for a deeper and more serenading vibe by comparison, but thats traded in for a slinkier attack at the three-minute mark that grows progressively more ferocious as the track makes its drastic upwards ascent. a trippin dangerous murder weapon to say the least. watch your heads! the b sides b2 track, mumbai dweller keeps the focus primarily on the bottom end, specifically a strutting tribal-house funk groove thats dragged even deeper by a throbbing bass undertow, adding dark chords to it, giving this ep a darker feeling towards the end. to sum it all up: this is raw house music at its best!

here comes a highgrade split ep. marcus homm and ludwig coenen share the honours on one record, and instead of competing for the glory, both producers compliment each other perfectly. markus homm, the global player, starts off as assured as ever with another great track. golden glow rolls towards a dramatic stage for hysteria. homm takes the listener in with a heavy and richly sweet narrative style. matches brings even more excitement, pushing forward with brilliantly entangled sounds that hit you more in the hips than the stomach, telling a tale of promise in the early morning hours. ludwig coenen, the man from infamous frankfurt, brings dancing into the realms of the zoo! with its not a zoo he manages to combine various sounds into a funky and functional harmony. the 2nd track mind your head breaks the standard mould and uses a broad sound palette to construct a new and unique field of maximum funk.

electric city (original) is a classic industrial techno track combining the driving force of relentless beats and bass with the huge rooms the that roland drum machines open up when you put massive reverb on them. its hypnotic and psychotic sounds appeal to the primal side, driving you to forget about coolness and unconditionally express yourself to the beat. uplifiting and dark at the same time, electric city echoes the high tech metropolitain dystopia we live in today. >echoes< presents itself with a forward marching industrial beat, piercing synth lines, and sweat inducing rhtymic patterns. its psycho bleeps are pure industrial funk. when the vocal sets in youll feel the relief on the dancefloor as the straight forward groove brings out the primal need to put your energy and emotion into expression: dance. function s remix of electric city is dark !!

r.i.p. hollertronix series, that club staple borne in philly by diplo and low b that, in its lifetime, has seen the pair rise from small time basement collaborators and underground party hustlers to major label players and arena rockers. it helped introduced the world to bmore and balie funk music and let djs know it was okay to embrace a pluralistic club experience where its more than okay to crunch up a set with indie, hip hop and dance music. the seeds of hollertronix are sown, but now they ve grown, with the departure of low b, diplo has nursed the growth into the full fledged mad decent label under universals downtown records umbrella. the last word from hollertronix is this, a four track banger from amsterdams the partysquad, which is the hollertronix 10 12inch. it includes potential future classics: pull up, crazyfunkystyle, murderer & rage.

its been a while since i:cube hasnt deliver some fresh cuts! was he lost in a software??? hes back (a new album is also scheduled) to his early naive, deep and twisted spirit, but with a super tight modern production... falling is a sleazy funk track, a slow burner, which contains all the elements who made i:cube one of the most respected and innovative producers around since more than a decade!! heavy groove, hypno bassline, references to the early disco-dub music. un dimanche sans fin (neverending sunday) was done (as its name says) a sunday night, one shot, at the versatile studio. cube reconnects with his seminal dub-techno love, a track full of space and emotion. i would describe operation hypnosis as sheffield house. a solid beat and some bleeps will bring the dancer into a mental spiral...

supported by: chris liebing, cari lekebusch, joseph capriati, the advent, technasia, alexi delano, dustin zahn, daniele papini, monoloc, audio injection ...
sasha carassi is on the road again!this time he proposes an ep full of techno funk with modern grooves and hypnotic percussive sounds. incl. 2 excellent djs tools extracted from the original tracks.
to complete the package is a killer remix by brian sanhaji (clr / enable). already supported by chris liebing and many more!

support: raresh, 2000 and one, jay haze, loco dice, miss jools, julien chaptal, anja schneider, laurent garnier, kasper, lauhaus, ray okpara ...
cray1 labworks label artist kornel lemon kicks off the 25th releasse with a deep space funk house releasse.
kornel lemon is back this time with a 2 track stormer >la leona< & >high spirits<, warm tech house affair tracks with a dub mood and a strong banging hihat beats. on side a we can find maybe one of best alex celler remix, really old school remix to the original >la leona<, big room tech/house with a disco feel including some functional chicago percussions with a warm and groovy bassline.

the most valuable and rarest italo disco 7inch of all time gets a timely reissue on dj friendly 12inch vinyl for all you disco beardos out there. this release has going for silly money - £300 plus - but what you have here is a remastered, cleaned up version of this quirky funk disco nugget that sounds as dope today as when it was released back in france in 1978. limited to 500 copies. pick this up while you can.

daniel steinberg and front room are like annoyingly sexy couples that you end up in the next hotel room to on a company business trip. except of course daniel steinberg and front room dont actually have sex they just literally make sweet music together. the spiciness continues with the preacherman ep, daniel steinbergs fifth release on front room recordings. punctuated with the exotic and the kind of twists, bumps and energy that only steinberg can provide, preacherman kicks off a cacophony of funk fuelled head nodding to get any party pulsating. “you need love” with its in-your-face vocal, huge beat and sleazy decelerating breakdown has future classic written all over it. the long awaited tiefschwarz remix of “lucky sauce” also sees the light of day here in full effect and breathes a new layer of ‘wow’over a release that is only really just beginning to simmer down from its release in june. wonked out groover who stopped the music rounds proceedings off nicely on an ep that is audio proof that the stroke of his talent only gets more precise and dazzling with every release. daniel steinbergs releases are supported by the likes of ricardo villalobos, luciano, claude vonstroke and richie hawtin to name drop a few. watch this space for daniel steinbergs artist album coming out on front room in 2010