to round up the amazing debut-album of vx, we are extremely happy to present you the first part of the fiction remix-package. part 1 will feature two amazing, powerful and dancefloor-melting remixes by techno allstars eric sneo & lars klein.
the ep is played and supported by dave clarke, the advent, adam beyer, chris liebing, xpansul, speedy j, tommy four seven and many more!

datenzauber is electronic dance music following the traces of krautrock-electronica. datenzauber is a crossing of 1/8-bass rock beat and shuffle romanticism with a minimalist disco feeling. datenzauber takes kraftwerks and klaus schulzes analogue soundscapes over the digital highway back on to the dancefloor again. datenzauber commutes in an electric car between cologne and dusseldorf. datenzauber has fun with the necessary seriousness. datenzauber is free of sampling residues, yet nevertheless its historicising, because datenzauber is non-retro, electronic music feeling from the 1970s for 2010. happy new year.

symp.tom welcomes another new name on the imprint, this time its nobody other than sei2ure who strengthen our ranks!
known for his very raw distortion-packed style, sei2ure aka jan kamphuis already gained a lot of fame with his smashing tracks at enzyme records (pneumatic transmission, zinc, armorgeddon and rocket fuel to only name a handful). we always felt that sei2ure would suit perfectly on the symp.tom label and therefore we are very happy to have him unleash his newest ep >noise pollution<!

big with:laurent garnier, johnny d, hanne & lore, ante perry, sebastian lutz,.. family stuff is a collaboration between prodigal belgian producer kolombo and his nephew nicolas houart. nicolas always was an admirer of his nephews djing and production skills and so it was only logical that he would follow in his footsteps. lany recordings is very happy to provide the platform for the first outing of their collaborative studio efforts. with this first e.p. they prove they can handle both smoother and rougher versions of their house and tech house vision, while maintaining their own sound throughout the 4 tracks. i am has been killing dancefloors in belgium for a while in the many sets of label a&r maxim lany and kicks off the e.p.

two tracks of powerful, driving, melodic and intelligent techno. thoroughly road tested by the label heads themselves, and found to meet with aplomb, their exacting standards. we are happy to present it to you as the next release on green

we are very happy with the additions of manchester based underground cultfigure claro intelecto. his interpretation of clubhit >the return< will definitely be causing waves on the dancefloor.

part 3 of 3 from the 3 years tanzbar musik compilation! after 3 years hard work, its time to resume! more than 30 releases on vinyl and about 40 digital releases, tanzbar musik and kostbar musik are not possible to imagine one without the other! in cases from top djs all over the world, like steve lawler, tom pooks, rodriguez jr, loco dice, monika kruse, marc depulse, dj hell, matt star, patrick zigon, sven väth and many many more... on part three of this 3 years anniverary sampler you can find 3 exclusive and unreleased tracks from renato cohen, mollono.bass and chris fortier! happy birthday!

kurbits 004 marks the return of dan andrei who brings the romanian dirt with two dusty, percussive techno tools. first out on the label side is ramble on, an old school house rhythm. driven by a shaker in a jacking groove and topped off with a rambling vocal about nothing at all, because after all these vocals about >house music<, whats left to say? just put the track on and get the groove on! four sticks on the info side is a straight up techno banger built on a rolling house groove. no funny business, just a sublime percussion workout with little but essential hints of melody to let you catch your breath, then straight back to the groove! we sincerely hope youll have as much pleasure with these tracks as we are. well be back soon with new and exciting rhythms. happy mixing!

played by: super flu, karotte, gregor tresher, stephan bodzin, sebastien leger, nick curly & oliver huntemann super strong new ideal !! winter, please, step away! ideal audio is ready to bypass spring and jump right into summer with a wonderful techhouse release from the glitz. >solar< is everything you would want and expect from the perfect summer dancefloor piece. no, no, do not underestimate it and think its easy. >sunstep< graces the a-side. it offers the perfect harmony between darkness and light. it is groovy with lots of energy while intertwined with a heavy bass-line. >feel high< deserves its name a hundred percent. the track develops gradually, leading you to a state of happy intoxication. you just want to grab your tap shoes and tiptoe to the melody. and, finally, >solar< which bears the name of the boys ep rounds up the package real nice, making it the absolute must for 2010. deep tech-house with a trippy melody will definitely do the trick in the early hours of any day, believe me.

supported by: brothers vibe, federico molinari, nekes, ray okpara, fimo ... we are happy to present on our first release for this year a new diaphan family member and one of the most up and coming young artists from athens. v.sexions releases on labels like safari, catwash, time has changed and many others shows that the youngstar from the greek capital knows exactly how to rock the crowd with his sound. pumping house music, thats it! and thats what he shows us on that ep with >do your head< and >you see<. however, >kadon< on the flip is a more deeper track wich is also the template for the >brothers vibes remix< who inspired and biased so many artists from the whole house scene with his amazing releases on his own imprints mixx records, jersey underground and som underground

we are very happy to present you another extraordinary techno-smasher from new yorks finest: mr. tony rohr & dietrich schoenemann. stovepipe is a real monster tune in the best tradition of those two outstanding producers full of cinematographic and twisted ideas and stomping grooves. the vinyl is completed with remixes by perc, metalogic and alland byallo who did three brilliant interpretations of the original in their characteristic and unique style.

a double welcome for zntn and shit robot new members of the astro lab familly, london based but comes from lisboa camp, after the photonz goncalo (zntn) is our second potuguese discovery, we are really happy to release his first ep on astro lab, >way back home< is just a crazy uptempo track, dancefloor oriented with some weird beats and synth.. just in order to do a fat release we asked shit robot to do his interpretation of the way back home, big fan of marcus work since long time, after solid remix of smd two amazing releases on dfa we are very proud to get him on board! as the original, his remix is highly recommended for big dancefloor!! already supported by optimo, ivan smagghe, tim sweeney and more! dont sleep - ultra limited as usual and nice artwork by mvdr.

we are happy to present our first japanese artist on quintessentials, ryo murakami. ryo is no stranger to the scene, as he already released a bunch of records on respected labels like dessous, pokerflat or soon on mule musique. the main track >lunch of god< is a deep, raw and reduced house track with a strong us flavour and was already featured in jus eds underground quality radio show. ryo takes it even further with reducing - the result is >depths, a basic kickin techno track. the flipside offers the more than 11 minutes long >lunch of god< remix by house master scott ferguson. the ferris park maestro keeps things close to the original but adds more club feel plus a superb lil bonus track of his own. check it out!

decks tip : >500 shapes< best moodymann stylee !!!!! two years ago murmur set out with a mission to make their mark on the underground house and techno landscape. along the way they guided the journeys of a bright array of artists, heralding early releases from nick curly, mic newman, nima gorji, bearweasel, tom demac, craig torrance and labelhead geddes, and have forged their own unique musical stamp. happy with that achievement they are now expanding and launching a new arm - murmur-? – creating a concept not to direct from but to compliment its forebearer, murmur-? is a chance to encounter a new shade of music, not just about floorfillers, but exploring music with soul, music with a different tempo and style, often still material you could play in a club but that can also be played and enjoyed anywhere.

mbali remixes: jerome sydenham starts off the year with a fabulous remix of the underground classic >mbali< by motorcitysoul. sydenham makes an ambitious attempt to redefine the phrase >happy and uplifting house<. this, however, is not a gospel track. but instead is filled with lush cords and steady grooves. this is the kind of tune that really gets the party started. jero extended versions: the monster duo of dennis ferrer and jerome sydenham strike again at the core of house music. in this adrenaline fuel house epic you have sydenham on the beats and ferrer on the vocal chants. this one will be hard to resist even for techno heads.

after a long year of preparation we are happy to bring you kinas first physical release knmv001 >gentle / velvet<. produced by label founders cosmic cowboys and re-up, this first vinyl is a window into the sound of kina music. displaying the two souls within the label, in a melange of atmospheres and moods.
supported by: martin eyrer, anja schneider, catz n dogz, luciano, funk dvoid, hosh, 2000 and one, nick curly, ues, nima gorji, till von sein, richie hawtin, groove armada, estroe, marco resmann, arnaud le texier, veroslav, acumen, tini, davide squillace, hector, damian lazarus, dj t, coyu, alex niggemann, lee curtiss, agoria, osunlade, shur-i-kan, slam, shlomi aber, fabio giannelli, einmusik, adultnapper, hector romero, danny tenaglia, feygin, gruber & nuernberg, hernan cattaneo, nick warren, van hai, ryan crosson, reyner trueby, luca bacchetti, afrilounge, william kouam djoko and many many more

italian shooting star nicholas delivers a sick 90s house ep after the highly succesful swde003 .. dropping some serious maws style pressure. side a, presents >take me away<. imagine a classic chandlers production of the mid 90s side b, offers 2 tracks only a touch retro house. >if you believe< reminisces of luther v. happy summer tune, and bring back the 90s! >the way<, has a more r n b appeal mixed with house

beautiful instrumental mix of a famous disco tune that was big at the paradise garage. rare accapellas on the flip!

break new soil loves italy! and not only for the famous cooking everyone knows about, but also for the fact that some very inspiring house-music is coming from there right now: after romano alfieri & luca bears über-massive >moved to love ep<, we are happy to present the next dancefloor monster from our italian friends!
marco effe & romano alfieri, both based in livorno, seem to become two of the most promising newcomers of the young italian house-movement. marco proves this fact with two original tracks that will work any dancefloor out there, and additionaly romano delivers another stunning remix, that has already been massively tested in gregor treshers sets - we are more than happy to finally present them to you today.
early support by gregor tresher, karotte, dubfire, joris voorn, martinez, nick curly, fergie, dj madskillz, shinedoe and many more...

when casting a weary eye towards the impending chill of winter, its important to remember that the choice of company kept can greatly affect the way in which one wiles away the long gray hours. in this case, we didnt even need to look further than our own backyard. enter deep techno masons, donor/truss. made up of greg schappert of brooklyn and tom russell of wales, their collective efforts have seeped into the consciousness of world class djs, producers and fans of uncompromising techno music through releases on synewave, miniscule, dilek, and dumb unit. with this, their first ep on thema, they have begun expanding their signature sound. the heady claustrophobia we’ve come to know and love has opened up just enough, spurring a graceful and startling evolution. we also would like to say that we re very happy that themas first release for the year 2010 is, in part, from local nyc based talent. mr schappert has been a big supporter of this label for quite sometime and to have him and tom step onboard is just about the best way we can think of to start the new year. the future is here, welcome 2010!

story continues its immaculate run of bottom-heavy deephouse with 4 special treats from this british underground figure that make an earthquake like introduction to the scene with 3 anonymous 12inches only that are already sought after and destined to become collectors items. an acid house veteran that followed the whole uk rave progression to harder techno, he harks back to his early influences with his productions by building his dense, jacking slo-mo house grooves around hip-hop and soul samples. cuts like >the rub< or >dh13< and take their time to slowly sneak-up on you casting a bigger and bigger shadow until you are totally immersed in the smoky, dub-filled atmosphere that has a similar feel to the psychedelic soul of motowns norman whitfild or the rzas mystic hip-hop soundscapes. >whobadu< trades for 4/4 pattern for a looser, handclapping 80s funk groove that should cross-over into the box of every more discerned hip-hop dj, while >olufeme< is a stripped down, fela style afro groover with mighty dubbed-out horn loops. four tracks that will keep all you dancers, booty shakers and headnodders happy for a long time

supported by sian, loco dice, hot chip/ felix, john digweed, dubfire, todd bodine, derek miller, deepchild, goldfish + der dulz, mihalis safras, orde meikle, heiko laux, ktantin gabbro, toni d! yes, dominik eulberg is one of the few techno artists from germany who composes music out of a whole range of classical elements such as melodies, analogue synth sounds and a worthy treasure of self made elements. in dominik s world there is still place for romance and dreams opposed to the hard realism of the techno world and the music made on demand. so we were happy when we found in rodriquez jr a remixer who was able to connect dominik s world with his own world, keeping the gentle touch of the original but adding a quirky and lively element to it. if there is something like a perfect remix, this might be it!

exciting synth disco by roland sebastian faber. mr faber deivers some high quality timeless synth compositions as we heard from him before on this lovely cult label aube records! mr faber produced music for many wellknown pop arists and this is his personal fetish project that gives him the space to go crazy on his analogue synth collection and high end studio gear. comes with beautiful artwork of emi schultz (kraftwerk designer)... this is one of those releases that will not create a big stir among hype press and blogs... but most definitely it will make many people very happy! a great piece of electronic disco, 70s french synth pop. great artwork, limited edition of 300, high quality 180 grams vinyl! future collectors item!

another fine re-issue by collectables. this time its edwin starr with his 1979 classic >happy radio / contact<. funky disco with soul and groove.

fantastic black cock remixes, just deep , psychedelic and still cosmic / disco

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

this time its >the greasy beat<, the famed cvs / bootsy collins collaboration. continuing with the theme of claudes favorite producers - robag wruhme steps in for his first appearance on dirtybird. we are honored to have him on this release as he has heavily influenced both claude and justin martin over the years.
the other side features the young j. phlip, delivering her mad breaks/house version that always raises the roof at dirtybird events.
also, a super cool appearance by dop who made their debut on mothership last year as guests on the catz n dogz album. we are very happy to have them back for this special record.

a landmark house record to kick of this series. a very important release and produced by ron hardy - one of the most important djs at the time and instrumental in shaping the (chicago) house sound. real body music! this ep was released in 1985 and is one of the earlier trax releases (th 109). it remains one of the hardest to get and most in demand trax releases. originals go for over 100 dollars and even the late 90s repress is expensive, let alone the original limited edition white vinyl. we are happy have this available again in its full glory and remastered. first 300 copies will be white vinyl in tribute to the original

we have scheduled a series of 4 remix singles to accompany the album release. for part 1 we are happy to announce nicolas masseyeff, andre lodemann and nuno dos santos on the remix duties!
seth troxler: >nuno dos santos mix is killer.<

part 2 of the 20 years remix series! this one features martijn ten velden, jimpster and claude monnet & torre bros. happy birthday strictly rhythm!

for our 3rd release, we are proud to present an important fixture and compatriot of the underground elec-tronic scene of milan, the inimitable luca doobie. while his recent, groove oriented brand of house has been well documented and received on labels such as freerange and safari electronique (among many others), we are happy to have secured a veritable bomb of an ep, entitled _south america_. comprised of 3 original productions, it perfectly showcases luca_s abilities as a producer and arranger, whether he is rocking the dense tribal-esque beats on the titular _south america_ or utilizing driving, swinging basslines such as the one in _backward_ or even venturing into heads down, hypnotic techno territories as he so effortlessly does in _nepture_. already supported by ellen allien, ivan smagghe, mistress barbara, mark knight, cristian varela, onionz, simon & shaker, technasia, gel abril, eric entrena, terry francis, omid 16, desyn masiello

another bosconi anthem for the winter... sex baby please!
we are so happy to finally release this song by chronic flakes aka alex picone & kay sand already on mixworks and cadenza.. this track really represents our philosophy of dance music: extremely forward thinking boogie tech house with strong and powerful 909 drum machine sounds, sensual, jokey and funny vocals, an essential dry feeling filled up of chicagoish memories, so complete and rich of elements that makes it more than a common track, it is really for the girls, no music for techno machos, for us, just innovative and properly coooool stuff... and, being not selfish, we dropped also two other gems by our chronic mates... >easy cure< is a stunning, ethereal and bouncey oldschool/newyorkish deephouse track with a solid groove in the vein of kenny dope and early strictly rhythm, while >output< is a trippy technoid bomb for the likes of hardwax fans and dimbimans >vibration of v< addicts... what more were you looking for? have a listen baby ...

playmore music kick off 2010 with a killer 4 track sampler including mixes of some the labels best bits including brazils dj meme / rhythm cartel aka redsoul & central avenue & the up & coming hot stuff

the every day fight deep in the inner side of danjel esperanza is such a big antagonism. but its not only in himself, its his life, destiny and his music which he really lives out on his musically diary. and now with his first album ever!
no better place can it be than his label backdoor beauty to describe all the opposed feelings. the album contains nine very deep and soulful songs. deep bubbling pumpin basslines combined with spiritual singing vocals, instruments like violins, flutes, guitars and many more! all recorded together with sounds from outside which gives the unique athmospheric dubby touch and far horizons and it feels at the end like a very hypnotic trip.
inspired and influenced from so many music styles he found his own way in electronical acoustic sounding music to describe the antagonism in danjel esperanzas life and the world...which is like one happy eye and one sad eye....

supported by: tiefschwarz, josh wink, karotte, robert dietz, solomun, miss jools, lauhaus, nick curly, gorge, ray okpara, luca bachetti, anthony collins, marc romboy …
after their great success of >1999< in 2008 audiofly release their new 2 tracker right before christmas and as a perfect ending of 2009. >formula juan< is a functional techhouse track for the peak time. >salioelsol< on the flip is based on a catchy marimba melody on top of a warm bassline and groove. merry christmas and a happy new year!

new label from north germany with minimalistic, melodic and darker techno tracks by ecce. ltd white coloured vinyl, mastered by d&m

dollar mambo is a fantasizing. his name is taken from the title of paul leducs film. a movie realized in panama where you find no dialogues but only music and dance to narrate the story. like in the seven dollar album, all tracks have an authentic south colour and are built, not like a film but in a way where everyone can easily imagine a sketch. all tunes are about dancing, intensity, surprising and finally a great tribute to musicians. youll find a lot of sampled instruments from massive percussion, trombone, trumpet, voice (soleil) to guitar, gitarone (gringo) and marimba (wonderful)... like a dream this album is born for those who are searching for something different, illuminating and deeply happy

cometomusic is proud to present the first release on their own imprint. alec and alberto met each other by accident. after some longer music chats they started exchanging track ideas and as a result we can present >yujuuu!<. the track is a real groover with a catchy hook & vocal line. as a bonustrack alec delivers >godfella< that can let you dream of a small fiesta party on cuba – with a allover happy vibe and some nice horns. as remixer they grabbed probably the man of the moment – m.in. after remixing heroes like radio slave or italoboyz and eps on robsoul, souvenir, micro.fon and others he just did another massive dancefloor work.

#1 karotte charts. support from anja schneider, nick curly, butch, lauhaus, boris werner…
gregor tresher and break new soil are more than happy to present an exciting new talent from italy: romano alfieri. the two tracks he presents (one of them in collaboration with production partner luca bear) have it all: its house, its pop, its techno, but most of all: its one of the biggest dancefloor destroyers of the winter season already!

hive audio is here – a brand new label, run by the makers of the infamous hive club, located in the the industrial quarter of zurich. the imprint was founded by samuel gmur and adrian wöllhaf, better known as animal trainer with some great releasing on oliver koletzkis stil vor talent, amongst others. zurich is not only party capital of beautiful switzerland, it is more and more becoming a habitat for talented and creative music producers and djs, who will now get a new international platform. releases will be held mainly by residents of the hive club itself – benja will be given the honour to start off with his track paradose. >paradose< impresses with a funky percussion loop, ultra-brief chords and scantily applied vocal snippets. benja keeps it dust-dry, leaving out every kind of frippery and lifting the track to a real &#64258,,oor-&#64257,,ller without any razzmatazz needed. on the &#64258,,ip we have a remix by christian burkhardt, who needs no further introduction. he turns the number into a real techno loop monster, which will catch you within a few beats, and then wont let loose again. hypnotic and twinkle-toed at the same time, his remix easily will suit any after hour or peaktime set to the same degree. christian burkhardt himself is also one of our favourite guests in the club. this is why, of course, we are double happy to welcome a hive club resident on our hive audio 001.

4 indie tracks getting the funky treatment!

excellent chicago styled deephouse cuts with elements of soul , funk and disco too... very happy feeling.. very very serious dj food

rush hour is proud to present a compilation of anthony shake shakirs best work from his own frictional label (and some choice output from 7th city) over the past 15 years. this limited edition 4x12 inch set comes with an exclusive two track 7 inch (only available with this pack). released 2 months in advance of the 3cd/digital formats…
the label shake started brought us some of the deepest, funkiest and most diverse techno of its time and has been surprisingly overlooked by many. after a few years hiatus, shake is now back and will be recording and releasing on frictional again soon.
this compilation includes all of the classics like >arise<, >frictionalized<, >get a feeling<, >my computer is an optimist<, >the floor filler< as well as an unreleased track >the other one<. all tracks have been carefully re-mastered, breathing new life into the original recordings.

4 classic pieces re edited, re structured by bottin (known for his italians do it better release). strange conenction for this italian with the us. but we are happy that the magick edits allstars took mr bottin in their crew... big tip..

past, present & future all wrapped into one... we are very happy to welcome the newest members to the citydeep family, and straight off there smash hit for sole channel records. dasoul, fabry diglio & m.a.d. boss brings a brand new jam that moves in between deep and soulful house with out a missing beat! moon in taurus kicks it off with a dark and dirty feel but before it has worked its magic you have moved through deep and soulful to take listener on a ride. play this one loud and watch the dancefloor come together as one!

detroit, 1993. the burden brothers, known for their octave one project and 430west record label, start a new sub label called direct beat. it was created to release the techno electro sounds of inner city detroit. in 1995 the label was in full effect and released music produced by friends such as tommy hamilton, keith tucker, mad mike banks, will web and them self.
now 15 years later we know that direct beat was one of the big influences on how electro and techno is today. together with underground resistance, axis, m-plant in detroit and some like minded people in europe and artists such as drexciya, aphex twin, autechre and dopplereffekt it changed the way people looked at techno... it broke away from the dominant 4/4 kick and brought back the funk and emotion that disappeared once house and techno became popular and mainstream music in the early 90s.
we are happy to bring back direct beat records by making some of its classics available for a new generation. this is a part of techno music history we may not forget about! especially in these days that people consume more and more of the format tracks. this shows that emotion, passion and energy creates much more then just a dj tool... it creates tracks that become part of peoples life! and not for just one or two months in your i-pod... but for the rest of your life in your record collection! timeless classic collection... must have!

excellent remix from sascha braemer (supdub/bar25) alias hirtenfellner!! support by: stephan bodzin, alex flatner, sasch bbc, jade, marc de pulse, someone else, dubnitzky, andre kronert, renato figoli

mike minds only previous release, >acid machine<, has been tigas most played record since it was made. a full-time turbo employee, he has spent the past few years getting his brain around making techno, and continues to impress us with his output. his debut ep, >resonate<, is something of a departure for our label, and one we are very proud of.
its amazing to have this kind of music coming directly out of turbo hq, it nails a sound that we have always tried to cultivate. minimal without being boring, trippy without being predictable, unafraid of melody, and with just enough analog imperfection and warmth to it.
kebacid is the production alias for turbo all-stars jesper dahlbäck and jori hulkkonen. their previous releases on jespers defunct blank ltd are some of the best acid tracks of the decade. this is a monster that ought to keep all the die-hard turbo fans happy.
enjoy!
thomas von party

also: check out part 2 with remixes by giorgio gigli & hobo (minus)

this ist he first vinyl from the digital only compilation >5 years dirt crew recordings<, released on 09.11.09.
dirt crew recordings turns 5 in november, to celebrate this we bring you an exclusive compilation with lots of new acts and fresh material from our main artists on the label. there will also be 2 vinyls accompaning this digital compilation, the first will be released at the same time and contains tracks by dirt crew, tigerskin and geiger, the second one will come out early december with 4 other exclusive tracks from till von sein, yosa, tigerskin and dekay & elie eidelman that are not featured on the main compilation. as we are always on the lookout for new talent at dirt crew we are very happy to have 8 new artist on this album, yosa from tokyo, geiger, sierra sam, dekay, elie eidelman and jay shepheard from berlin, pele from the south of germany and dominus from barcelona. they will all do full releases next year and make sure that our label keeps on bringing the deep sounds to your dancefloors. of course we also have fresh bombs from our main men the runners, dirt crew, mic newman, tigerskin and till von sein on this great compilation.