markus nowakowski a.k.a. dj arcane shows a rising tendency in the hardtechno division. all started with an insane dj-mix two years ago and momentarily crowns in being voted upper positions in categories >newcomer< and >producer< at german leading electronic magazine raveline. he already spread his own definition of techno at labels as crowbar / protect / wired / toolterror / synopsis / fat tm / subsurface / hostage / artificial beats / bcr and now joins forces with compressed – working amongst the most upcoming talents of the scene. his style describes a man of attitude – variable and surprising as he could be

finest two tracker full of synth tricks & dynamic percussions !! the german duo of christopher bleckmann and hannes wenner join the hidden agenda family under their main handle misc. best known for their works on sender, klang, kompakt and early asthe alias niederflur this two track ep they offer up is sure not to disappoint fans of their music

at the forefront of the new wave of german techno, p.toile and her co-producer alexander krueger (aka tigerskin, aka dub taylor) have created a jittery, bubbly bomb without a piano in sight. propelled by chopped up vocals and rolling snares, >piano piano< conjures up images of an 18-wheeler chugging down a lonely highway on a rainy night, receiving fractured instructions over a faulty cb radio. midway through the track, ethereal pads pierce through the darkness. the rain stops, the clouds part, and the melodic percussion hammers back in. sven tasnádi has dominated cargo editions recent release schedule with his own unique productions as well as collaborations with daniel stefanik, so we are understandably excited about his first contribution to mothership. svens >adventsfrequenz rimüxx< pulls us even deeper, exploring >piano pianos< main chords from a percolating underwater world. a steadily building groove unfurls majestically on the ocean floor, punctuated by rolling congas and sudden crashes, as if a hurricane raged on the waters surface

hum along is one of the earliest productions of mr. mwambe. he started the track in the beginning of 2004 and for the last 4 years it has always been a very important and personal part of his life. only brontosaurus intelligence & ca$h were able to get this masterwork for this lickyboom- boom-down house 12. to complete the commotion full time nice guy, father and electronic innovator move d from the beautiful city of heidelberg sat down to deliver a spontaneous disco version of the track – reanimating the fresh and impro vibe of late 90ies german disco / house productions. the b-side >greatest love< continues where artos mudhutma 12 ends, celebrating the unholy passion of deep housemusic. voila.. a limited number of covers will be hand-printed with another nice torso. as always.

fresh robotic / drexciyan electro tracks on the coolest electrolabel of the german-speaking part of europe...

elected and compiled by carl cox for his next compilation >carl cox pres. ultimate<. top notch techno-minimal by end-jy and dimitri andreas. includes a remix by german minimal legend robert babicz aka rob acid !!!

born in the west midlands, and now living in london, cj nelson started her musical career fronting bands covering various genres, touring around the uk and europe. after spending time in manchester, cj teamed up with chris joyce, former member of simply reds rhythm section. this collaboration resulted in the release of her 1st single release me in 2006 cj started to collaborate with the german based producer team of protone music. together they recorded this single. in 2007 matiz owners helmut hoinkis (u96, chocolate) and jan wayne joined the project, added 2 remixes and finally bring it back is available for your decks.

the latest release on two faces shows a slightly different side of the label and introduces the new artist björn leineweber. björn combines modern electronic clubmusic with rock and punk influences and his special german vocals to a very own style. the original mix of >dieser ton< shows his full talent for writing exceptional lyrics, beautiful harmonies and creating unique sound designs. a track with a lot of feelings. on a2 we find position:greenfield - an artist out of the label environment. he developed a remix with classic techno elements and unexpected variances. a track for the early morning hours to deeply touch the crowd. on the flip the label boss himself makes a very compact groovy floorburner. perhaps one of the hits in 2008 ... no more words needed

although berlin based dj woody has long been a member of the gigolo crew, having the honor to play at some legendary gigolo nights, this is woodys first solo release for gigolo. and what a fine entry onto the gigolo-scene it is: sure to get people in the know talking... and dancing! woody is the original sonic funkateer whose life is completely focussed on music and his very own definition of funk. hes a genuine kind of a guy, needing nothing more than two turntables, a mixer and an audience to know hes alive. for him djing and making music is not just a job, its his destiny. just one listen to a track like august and you know how much painstaking attention to detail, and love, has been poured into the production of these tracks. august is a cerebral sounding track that will lift you to another level. a version of august is featured on the double cd 10 years anniversary compilation gigolos cd 10 (gigolo210) selected by gigolo boss hell. booty bar is another pumping and raunchy tune thats guaranteed to get that ass shakin. its and slammin beats and funky, almost jazzy, synths licks plus the sexy vocal samples gives this number a succinctly gigolo feel to it. with songs like this, its no wonder that woody is one of the most respected german djs on the international scene

leandro gamez aka cio. leandro gamez is one of the most revered veteran producers in the spanish techno scene. his first records for the german label ongaku or his productions for fieber with his name as well as his nicknames cio and shared work make him one of the names to take into account in the european techno music industry. currently, as cio, he has released successful original tracks and high quality remixes for labels such as software, blackout77, subconce, miga and cray 1 labworks amongst others. he has now published the thirteenth release on subconce records

support comes from will saul, solomun, markus echnoson, leigh morgan, karotte, jimpster and mike gillespie !! after the big success of our last releases by alex santons, motorcitysoul and jimpster stir15 continues its journey into the deeper spheres of german housemusic. caller & ridge (aka dadableep) are following our ways and supporting us from the very beginning. the two released great music on labels like rz, traum, lofi stereo (just to name a few) so far. their latest work is an unbelievable statement of what german deephousemusic sounds like in the years 2007/2008. classic elements of the 4/4 universe, warm stabs and chords combined with deep hypnotic basslines to please the crowd and the djs at the same time.

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!

cool solid 3 tracker by lützenkirchen !! the production dream team oliver koletzki and florian meindl have managed to convince south german techno mastermind lützenkirchen for the latest single on their collective flash recordings imprint. and how right they were! this release is most definitely among the strongest flash records so far and sets the tone for forthcoming releases. lützenkirchen, who has already released his own productions as well as tons of remixes on labels such as craft music, royal flush, polydor, ministry of sound or his home base great stuff

what can i do for you? its been a busy year for yapacc. released a handful of quality releases on wir, the green empire and lessizmore, remixed dole & kom, german pop-duo 2raumwohnung, co-produced three releases with good groove, the studio wizard is also working currently on his very first solo debut - coming out in march 2008 on neutonmusic. with >n!ce< yapacc returns to neutonmusic on where he has collaborated with fadila demirtas. ex-repeat repeat member, mark rutherford, shows his first solo work under his object object moniker. and proves easily why andrew weatherall calls himself a fan: this is dark, somehow trippy, much weirder (and faster) version of the original - which reminds us of submarine raves from back in the late 1950s... played by sven väth

the massive ade hit from german producers kut & swel comes on la musique fait la force with an exclusive remix from dada life

quagmires third >artist ensemble< ep introduces the first four new artists to the labels roster. this quartet hails from dutch soil, william kouam djoko residenting in amsterdam as mical rhebess, pevanu and tim woestenenk living in the so called >backcorner< of east holland, near the german border. non of these young and talented producers released solo on vinyl before, which gives quagmire the absolute releasing debuts for these close friends of the label. william kouam djokos serialism repetition fills the complete logo side. this loopy bomb sucks you in a whirlpool of wet percussions and snareriffs. transitions are hardly recognizable and changing elements seem to continue. dynamic and delicate techhouse as never seen before on quagmire. tim woestenenks sunset love on the info side sets the elegant mood for this ep. microhouse in its purest form, stripped down to the most functional sounds. a big stab and a broken oriental stringinstrument give this track a incredible sense. timeless club music

hard new stuff by andreas kraemer & thomas pogadl ! this three-track innovator takes trademark german pk-audio nastiness, strips it down and represents it in a completely new way that absolutely demolishes the floor.

>jurassico< is the third release from nemesi a.k.a. gianluca pandullo of i-robots and ebbro fame and alessandro lestino. on the epic nine minute ‘jurassico’, nemsi elements of krautrock, 70’s german electronica, old school italo-electro and the darker side of 80’s rock to come up with something seriously cosmic. prins thomas b-side version probes and emphasises the more rhythmic elements of the track which results in a real disco banger.

big with gregor tresher, shinedoe, ewan pearson, alexi delano & simon baker !!! grand petrol is back with another sure-shot of german minimal soaked fidget styles. stick around!

record no. 8 on the german dark force recordings imprint is a rough, heavy and unconventional piece of vinyl produced by dj integra and darkside9878 from midwest-usa. these two talented djs and producers have years of experience using their studio-equipment to full extent in order to deliver some furious hardtekkno for the dancefloor. the b-side includes a fast-paced hardcore-version of sewn skin bleedz produced by dark force founders hardtrax and jackhamma. if dark hypnotic hardtekkno is your thing dont look any further!

this is the second instalment in a selection of electronic re rubs of some of the main lovemonksters. stripped down for some atmospheric dance floor dub action by swiss techsoul lover alex attias, german production team dublex inc and garcynoise, hailing from barcelona.

excellent electro (pop) tune. rework of an old german new wave (ndw) nichts tune!

incl piemont rmx!! after the overwhelming initial outing by amir (bodymusic one) on suchtreflex, the fresh new hamburgian label signed none other than german minimal act lars wickinger, who already had a bunch of mind-blowing releases on reference labels like traum, opossum and liebe datail. lars, who describes his musical style as techno with a spirit from minimal and house, produced 2 extraordinary and modern sounding tech house tunes, which will definitely cause huge waves of response - so watch out! for even more musical variety, each with 2 remixes were added: the hamburg based producer duo piemont (mbf, hi freaks) reinterpreted >spooky farm< on the a1 and the very talented el carlitto (artminimal) of belgium remixed the flipside >quiche<!

support by adam beyer, karotte and sven vath!! intacto comes with >intacto on stage<, a serie of intacto artists on one record. part 1 is done by polder and dave ellesmere.dave ellesmere, known from german true electronic dance imprint kanzleramt, where he released two albums. after daves first release on intacto >standing in line< ellesmere is back with a absolute monster track >today, tomorrow and yesterday<. polder aka lauhaus & david labeij, two absolute talented producers from amsterdam whos previous releases >strange ways< and >circulo polar< have been played out by the likes of richie hawtin, ricardo villalobos, sven vath, karotte and many more. polder yet with a ultra funky groover >dirty ol bird<

unknown power is the sub label of recently kick-started new project coming from the perverted mind of frank kvitta! over the last few years this german artist grew to be part of the top players in the hard techno scene and he is working hard on a series of new labels covering the best styles of true blasting techno

this is the very first 12 single on freddy freshs howlin collectors label imprint. featuring an exclusive remix by electro man of the moment german legend malente doing a serious killer remix of freddys track rugged ways, also featured on this is a filtered disco thumper by freddy called filter queen and el maestro and an electro kicker called rubbed out (to be featured on the surrounded by funk cd scheduled for october 8th) stay tuned for some great funky house numbers planned for howlin 12 label

marco remus alter ego was born when the legendary technogladiators ep was released on kiddaz fm in 2002. the record turned out to be one of the most sought after production from the german legend. reminiscent of this classic killer cut nerven once more proves to be on top of things and slams down another rock-solid techno beast with all of marco remus trademark signatures!!

they love it: laurent garnier, tocadisco, sian, tom wax, felipe, dr. motte, monika kruse, leandro gamez, oliver huntemann… + big in groove mag ! voodooamt aka patrick lindsey is frisbee artist since the very beginning and now, mearly 10 years since his first release on the label (ft 002 – 1/98), delivers 2 highlights why we asked ourself for a while >what is the a-side?<. finally we decided to have the first double a-side on frisbee and german groove magazine is already hyping both tracks in their last issue: >primetime bomb< & >ecstasy<. all that right after his current hit >wanton mood< on funkwelle, which also got rave reviews

a cluster of blue is the musical project of german scientist dr. robert baerheimer. primarily known for his work at the forefront of quantum mirage! on this 12inch he deliver us a fantastic 4 tarck ep from melodic neo trance drive techhouse free electronic music

eric sneo is probably one of the hottest german techno artists of the moment. you probably remember his severe hit on his beat disaster imprint - where he remixes manu chaos - king of the bongo! since than he has dropped nothing but kick-ass dancefloor killers. here we have another piece of peak time action following erics trademark techno fashion. a must for fans of terminal m, tclassixx, mb elektronics, compressed and clr!

sophisticated deep house from german production duo shik stylko using phuture scopes classic what is house muzik vocal. includes llorca remix

dakar from well known german electronic live group dakar & grinser (gigolo rec.) is back with an solo offering on germanys finest exun records. 2 tracks to please different heads, and with each side reflecting dakars high quality production standard. >you are free< is maybe a so called typical exun tune - with rolling b-line, great arrangement, short lyrics and peak time attitude. where we have on the other side >käts<. a superb up to date minimal roller. but with more than just some off shore beats and subliminal effects. this track moves on and on, gets a rolling funkiness with every little step it gets added to, up to the timeless layers and chords switching the track into a special club weapon with just the right breaks coming unexpectedly and overwhelming. already plays by lexicon avenue, dj fex, alexander maier, dj linus, dave mothersole, fafa monteco

here comes the follow up to the high acclaimed 12 inch >koala< by german producer buelent guerler

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)

barcelona/ibiza based new electronic label indigo raw is composed of norwegian petter dia aka mirus love , ibiza resident jaime fiorito & l.a resident stuart patterson (colorola). they now proudly launch with first release and what a release! german producers andreas wiegand and jan iwanitz aka andomat 3000 & jan who have already released several tracks on labels such as cadenza, 9volt and more.. are now presenting one of their best records so far. amygdala ep producing together for the past three years the frankfurt duo has got the ability to mix the funk of house into the punch of techno. sexy beats for girls and powerful rhythms for boys. >salvarsan< is a percussive rhythmic and powerful minimal house tune grooving with a hypnotic ethnic voice that can be used as perfect warm up tool for any dancefloor. >sobre ebrietas< is more of a peak time record for all our minimal lovers. keeping the perfect balance with transitions adding the warm house feeling that makes you groove!

stunning deep minimal & techy edged house and modern electronic 4 track ep of the german woman on wax artist!

incl marek hemmann remix! marko fuerstenberg, also known as surphase and dolby, a german producer from eichsfeld near leipzig, is one of the key players of the new league of minimal dub producer hailing from the east of the country. with his two new tracks on tendenzen freier entfaltung, porn infection and strackebrot, both of which are filled with deep and downright dubby delays, he manages to raise the hairs in the auricle while transporting the spirit of the pioneers into a new dimension.

based on a smooth german hip hop groove. max flavour works it into a slamming bigroom electrohouse anthem. includes 2 acapella dj tools to work with

zimmermann alias jens zimmermann aka tyrell corp. aka dj gargamel is constantly changing yet always the same: a damn good producer. from his early days when he whipped up tracks by culture beats and out of the ordinary into dancey frenzy with well-known german producer torsten fenslau, to his drum n bass-fuelled moments of technical innovation, jens has never been one to stand still. constantly reinventing hilmself, he always managed to keep things ticking, making him one of the most sought-after producers in the late eighties and throughout the nineties. now, in 2007, after years of noise research and sound sculpting, he is re-emerging as zimmermann which stands for >new german minimal sound<. after three much-celebrated releases, aptly called zimmermann #1, #2 and #3 on room recordings, which were severely hyped up by germany s house fraternity, and releases and remixes on boxersport, k2,and hifreaks as well as on harthouse mannheim, the future is looking bright for jens

already a big hit by a german tv star feat nena & stefan remmler (ex trio). mixes by beyond the wizards sleeve, phones and diplo

>sonntag< is a bright funky piece inspired by easy berlin sundays. the dirk diggler remix is a more techy pusher, constructing a massive groove we love him for. track 3 is the hit of this ep and also a hit in the berlin underground scence. tight german vocals play with late night party appeal flirting with a drunken bassline in the mood for love !!

lauta – that means simply louder. and it connects the german hip-hop queen sabrina setlur (3p) with the electro-dj christian fischer (mayday, nature one). …in fall 2007 sabrina releases her new album >rot<. in collaboration with christian fischer shes back on the dancefloors - and many people wanted to know, what kind of awesome sound is dominating the clubs for weeks. here is the answer: these two outstanding techno mixes comes out on the label defred – and brings brilliant tunes and a unique atmosphere for the partynights. so just buy the stuff – and turn lauta!

2003 classic release by german synth pop duo spillsbury aka tobias asche and zoe meissner

>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 conya family is steadily growing and we are proud to welcome our german friend on our sexy deep house imprint. manuel tur from essen town has caused quite some waves in the past with his productions. after releases on freerange, compost black and others, he now gives his conya debut. the mulitverse ep contains 4 modern house bombs, that will shake your system and your booty

the well known german dj bjoern nafe comes up with his first release lost in frequency including 2 straightremixes produced by markus lange and leevey. nafes original is a deep tech-house slammer with a brilliant atmosphere, goes straight on the dancefloor and brings never forgettable sounds. dont miss the first release ofthis great multi-talent. markus lange well known by his incredible releases on great stuff rec and whirpoolsex music brings an melodic and sentimental remix. strong beats and massive groove dominate this smashing track. 38db tonsportgruppe also welcomes the berlin hero leevey and his debut as producer. his deep and strongremix goes straight into the ear and makes you wanna dance. already support by: guy gerber, lützenkirchen , roger sanchez, cassius, nudisco, monoroom, mistress barbara, felix kröcher

massive techy edged club bomb by these 2 big german producers, includes mixes by tachiones, marbrax & mazdakkarami and vidok

through international coops as with the detroit based >woman on wax< (usa), german deep house minimalist viermalair have and use the opportunities to influence the music-scene not only in germany but also abroad. the smash hit >philosophy< met a vast response overseas and is supported by ralf gum (gogo music), terrence (t.p.) parker, alexi delano, alex flatner, raul blanco

incl. massive rmxs by chaim & patrick zigon gel brings us into a twisted atmosphere with >very wrong<, an amazing track with an obscure relentless bassline sustaining a tripped-out melody line. an astounding piece of tech-house at its best, already destined to be one of the anthems of this summer 2007. on the flip side, >cocoon< rising star chaim gives a different twist to the tune, bringing it into techno territories and pumping grooves. completing the b-side is patrick zigon, patricks mix delivers a perfect >german< interpretation of the original and keeps the legs shaking with the melody line smartly adapted to a more minimal groove. a perfect closer for this release that tries to appeal to as many as different tastes, from the tech house lovers to the more minimal / techno oriented djs. as promised, be as one is keeping the quality standard of its output to the max making it one of the most promising label of 2007