pascal feos succeeds with his debut 12 on karmarouge in a matchless manner a fusion of extremely wooden and dry beats with well fed warm sounds, it’s a hard but genial mixture of functionality and deepness. from the essence of minimalistic sound

cardiac arrest recordings proudly presents the new power of brazilian hard techno movement. this release is a special tribute to all hard techno fans from brazil and south america. although most of the artists featured on this release are debutants on vinyl the quality of the tracks is amazing

prince is a genius - end of story. here is a total killer collection of hard to find tracks that prince gave away to his other bands. you get cuts from apollonia 6, vanity 6, sheila e, the time, jesse johnson, madhouse.the list goes on and these comps could rumble on too.

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

as hard as it might be to believe, there was a time when the word trance did not mean dutch guys dressed in white wearing oakleys.. it also didn t mean israeli pre-military dragon-stick wielding reefer addicts.. actually, there was a glorious era where trance was a verb rather than a noun.. im talking about when you got in a trance, at lets say for example: the golden eagle in munich in 81, in a white-tiled sauna-motif discotec, grooving to a 17 minute reel-to reel version of knights in white satin on your 2nd bottle of poppers while some guy named >wolfie< takes his modern ballet skills to the >next level<. if that sounds appealing.. and i know it does.. then allow me to introduce you to compuphonic and kolombo.. a throwback to the days of romance-trance of the highest order. deep, sensual (yes, i used the word sensual) electronic grooves so potent that we were forced by a coalition of competitors labels to only release some of them digitally to restrict their awesome power to trip people out. these tracks make other tracks seem like mindless shallow shit. that includes some of turbos other releases.

from the creators of cannibal society comes this new imprint aimed at underground, stonecold hardtechno! the first release is presented to you by hardtrax. a four track banger that kickstarts things with proper style and will be a welcome addition to the selection of leading hard-techno labels you already know!

pacha black makes a statement with this stunning record. moodey, groovey, funky electronic vocal, knightrider style effects and instantly hypnotic. ok radio could be a sleeper that wakes up to be a cross over hit. fuzzy hair joint the pacha party and nails it with a trademark funky hard production for peak hours. john made comes on board and hits home with a broading attack of the senses and beatchuggers go all epic and majestic with disco vibes and attitude.

kne deep is a&red by the one and only emperor of hard techno, dj rush. the next kd in line is by sutura, an amazing new talent on the scene. supported by pet duo, manu kenton, q-ic and dj rush of course

alphahouse welcomes kai to the family, with the dazzling 3-track ep >gakuon< his debut release came last year on portables sud electronic label, and put him on our ones-to-watch list. now kai delivers his second ep and its a killer. with so much music in the world following the same patterns, and producers sucked into using the same cheap tricks in the studio, its refreshing to hear that some people out there are still capable of independent and abstract thought. we hope you agree. >ac< is a mutant deep techno piece equally suitable for dark club mayhem as it is for sunday brunch with the in-laws. seriously, try it out at both places and if it doesnt work the next beer is on us. >spacetravel< is exactly that. a micro-sampled ride though the cosmos. tiny vocal spurts and playful melodies surround a throbbing bassline. stripped just to the groove and not over-arranged, theres plenty of room to let your imagination roam free. >gravity< is one of those special inside tracks that we search so long and hard for. delightfully simplistic, yet incredibly groovy. its amazing how much you can do with a few well-placed sounds, isnt it?

released to accompany damian lazarus and dj t.s monza club vol. 2 cd, this ep includes one exclusive new track from up-and-coming youngster, jamie jones, and a hard-to-find modern classic from 1987 via 2002 in joakims remix of >elle et moi< by max berlin.

drivecom presents a new limited series thru this reference. this first one is produced by the label boss and well known electro artist boris divider. this new limited series will release special works and exclusive tracks for all electroheads and drivecom fans. you will find surprises and unreleased tracks from the drivecom headquarter s hard disks. so here is >remote operador< an intensive and dark track, prepared for the floor but to hearing aswell at the same time

its been a productive month for the mood ii swing boys. the follow up to last months passing time, a collaboration with vocalist lauren, is a fantastically deep disco record that moves and shakes along with the best of them. the bouncy, wobbling bassline of the main mix simply demands to be grooved to, while laurens husky vocal glides along the airy pads and cheeky synth stabs. the dub foregoes the bassline of the original, opting instead for a more top heavy sound and taking the record in a pleasantly techy direction

the first release on on tha floor music reached the top of the dutch dance charts and was featured as hot new release in the worldwide broadcasted radio show of roger sanchez release yourself. on tha floor music now brings you dekky & sebastian d. with the result of their first but definitely not last collaboration. with olav basoski and silverius supporting on the remix, it will be very hard to keep your body under control on tha dance floors worldwide. latin electro beats and phat bass lines are the key words to this essential release

what else is there hard techno booty !!

here comes the storm ram by head honcho marco remus. as a follow up to the huge yet mysterious n34 release which adds a little nerven spice to some classic prodigy material, remus presents the butan ep. the ep is one of his most progressing works to date from the hands remus. the ep starts with a stripped down and mental jackhammer which has already shown its power during marcos world tour. the ep even comes with something more melodic and slightly more spaced out than you ve perhaps come to expect. a true masterpiece that will not only please the die hard followers of marco remus

another strong piece of hard edge sound with gunjack, marco rane & paul boex, dj ogi and patrick dsp

the debut album of a master of the hardtechno scene, sven wittekind presents itself as a round and perfect work. the album is dark, hard, enigmatical and relentless – once more a proof why sven wittekind is a mastermind of hardtechno !!

joey returns to his own jackin tracks imprint for a lovely 4 tracker, this time re-releasing two of his classic tracks and showcasing two new ones. for anybody who may have missed it, joeys >sunrise ep< on freaked records uk came out in 2004 and was widely regarded as one of the best records in his discography. the standout was >memories< featured here beautifully remastered on a1. it has since become a house classic, and also a very hard-to-find record. on a2 is >the devils groove<, a twisted cut perfect for those drugged out moments at 5 am in a very dark room. flip for b1s >country life,< nice dancefloor-aimed material with a massive bassline and soulful male vocals, this one was surely inspired by derrick carter and achieves that sound perfectly! and lastly is >45 funk< – the full a-side track on the original freaked release - old-school youngman sound, undeniably funky with a wicked keyboard solo thrown in for good measure

another 4 track banger for your brain !! due to an ongoing uprise of the hard-techno scene you can expect a whole new range of new talents and technical developments. in the midst of all of this you will find tomash gee as one of the pioneers of hard techno. this don of the dark forces presents yet another 4 tracks banger, that has already been qualified as an essential tool in the bag of those who seek true dancefloordestruction!

another pumpin jackstar release, this time coming from new comers kamikaze & mr. eyez!! contains 3 pounding jackin tunes, including a bass heavy arkus p. remix.

legendary house slammer (blaze - to my beat) gets the freshest 2007 wonky hard techno treatment

limited picture 12inch! top high quality hard techno 4 tracker!

tango saty is a crazy dancer from klaus schulze. sounds huge on 12 inch and causes a storm of freaky dancing on the more discerning dancefloors with a wonky yet eminently groovy rhythmic structure and synth brass riffs that echo around in your head for days. when the bass drops its smiles all round. b shock r.e.r.b. is a classic piece of doomy yet uplifting cosmic elettro from london town that was a baldelli and loda play. getting increasingly hard to find on the original 12 inch and even if you do, this one is mastered with more weight and clarity

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

deep percussive vocal house from jaymz nylon under his new jessy jaymz moniker with a hard pounding prescription style afro dub and a fine mix by jus ed

hard and funky techno four tracker with tracks by wehbba and gray

promise land is a solid deep soulful groove created by koyla. the demo floated around the bombay itunes player for a few of weeks, we needed someone to tear this track up. we tried a couple of options it wasnt working this groove needed something killer. thats were good friend jrod indigo come into play, san fran neo soul singer decides to come into lovely vancouver to hang for a while at bombay studio hq, and thats were the story starts for this track. jrod writes and lays down his song and creates the promise land over koylas ripping hooks and players. everyone is diggin the direction, timmy comes in and throws in some backups, inhouse producers sean dimitrie and nav take all the parts and put together a b side. the awaaz mix takes the track into a late night bumping funky direction with ambient tripped out textures and hard detroit style chords. overall this is a classic style ep with a real organic disco avour, that will never die for us. koyla and jrod are true musicians and deserve the fullest respect in this genre.

so you know were partial to a pseudonym or two in the dubsided camp. so just to confuse things further we would like to introduce voodoo chilli aka herve aka count of monte cristal. with a remix from mustapha 3000, aka erol alkan, the banging title track >look what you done to me< is accompanied by two more knock-hard tracks on the ep

zoltán palásti kovács and konrád pilisi founded the lushlife project two years ago and much longer since then have been inspiring people with electronic music which is going far beyond definitions of genre-bending entertainment. more than ten years of knowledge and research unify both of them - kovács as musicologist and historian – pilisi as radio presenter and well-known deejay

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

enter the hej, the first release and the launch of a unique new label via punisher and the overfiend, to produce a constant flow of fresh ideas and explore musical boundaries. this release plunges head first into the ever changing realm of techno and makes its mark. punisher delivers the first track that begins with a hypnotic melody that consumes you until the chunky bassline hits hard and you are hurled into the infectious rhythm. cyborg k presents a perfect fusion of the sickest shuffled techno and dirty electro. funky bass and smooth rotating synth stab loops that float around your eardrums while the beats work you. the breakdown hits with dirty electro bass and effected sample snippets, amazing overall production. punisher remixes cyborgs itikiti with segments from the staggered synths over chugging, thick percussion and bass that twist around the electrial hiss. versatile release from two techno veterans. enter the hej and hear what its all about

kne deep is a&red by the one and only emperor of hard techno dj rush. the next kd in line is by electronmike vs bernd isaac, the up and coming hard techno stars from austria. they have previous releases on killaz and 6 feet under records

new release on dae by this prolific group with successful releases on paper recordings, diy discs, winding road and many classic remixes. summertime hits here starting with the swingin hot flash, coming hard with a nice walking bassline, searing chords and a killer sax riff that rocks with deepness. next up is exchanges, a midtempo house number that just keeps coming. built around a repeating vocal, this one will absolutely get things going when that analog bassline drops and a massive build up will really take it to the next level. flip for the swirl, that picks it back up and knocks it home. lush keys, great percussion and a lovely vocal sample all the elements you need for a classic deep house jam. last up is the swirl manuel turs bubble basics mix. manuel is on a roll at the moment and this mix certainly shows us why. with a unique touch he creates a deep jazzy thick sound with an additonal key riff that builds beautifully. quality for sure

4 massive funked up tribal house tracks. something for those who like to work really hard on the decks

panorama bar house killer big with cassy, boris, daniel wang,… mr. g aint no stranger to the electronic music scene, he has been constantly producing outstanding material since the mid 90s on labels like moods & grooves, defected, end recordings, his own phoenix g or most recently on radioslaves rekids label. his style ranges from hard hitting techno over acid trenched beats to deep and souldful house productions. for the berlin based special label careless he delivers two very special cuts. deep house tracks with an oldschool feeling and a superb club appeal - right in the vain of the new wave of housemusic. essential release.

special edition w/ hard-to-find classics and remixes

hardcopy shows you the hard way of life !

been impressed by his remix on wall of sound... i loved it. i also heard he won some remix competition. like a grammy, only not a grammy. the tracks he sent were amazing... but his hair, while being orange (no bonus) was not corn-rowed. while i argued vigorously that i had worked too long and hard building up turbo to see it go all >ginger<... von party defended the duke, saying it might show how open-minded we are. when i re-listened to the tracks i decided that it was well worth the risk. so.... what you now hold in your hand is the debut on turbo of duke dumont: the mysterious bad ass from the wrong-side of the tube, the hardboiled london underground pioneer who once had to eat a sampler to survive, the future of dance music, and the past of the future of dance music

after 3 years of his success on electrix records - max is back to collaborate with keith tucker… this time on a groovy but hard track >electrotech<. you can feel detroit 4/4 floor beats with cold robot synths and the hot voice of the aux 88 front man

his debut album urban plastic has been hotly anticipated but its not long now because its due for release in october. what you have in your hands is the first single plastic fantastic, which features the vocal talents of ashley slater. this tune is built solely to rock the party from back to front and getting the dancefloor freakin out! anyone who has not checked out madox g toolz ep series then let the g dub be a lesson to you. proper off the hook thundering breaks hitting hard were it hurts. riva starr is a new project from madox, which has forthcoming releases on claude von strokes dirtybird and jesse roses frontroom labels. as you would expect its a bumping ride into electronic weirdness and you cant help but love it. jamie fanatic also ramps up the party vibe on his boompty remix. all in all you got yourself an excellent package of jackin mixes here.

sw7 is the sub division of the well-known hard techno imprint combat skills. in pursuit of the anticipated chris noise release the label present a newcomer, davoodi. momentarily there is a lot of talent out there and this man is a proper example of what the new generation is all about. bam bam is in charge of the remix project on the a-side and jacks up this fine cut into the charts of all the usual players

robert natus back for good with some total crazy f***ed up hard techno! a must for all hard techno fans

andreas and leo rocks this time the shit out of your turntables !! my space is your space, and your space is mine... the new club hymn 2007 for all the techno maniacs out there was born. 4 wicked hypnotic & hard techno tracks for the summer peak time. big

again and again, for the second time in a month for a double bill dancefloor winner. highly sought after and hard to find electro rock version of chicagos house pioner juan atkinss cosmic car, opens this 12inch cover version, from the mid 80s, has reached cult status among those in the know, but has became so hard to locate that it never properly crossed over onto the overground club culture world. we hope to give this masterpiece a second chance to reach his highly deserved broader audience. totally highly essential! b side gets back to the european funk mysteries. massive funk disco instrumental from holland, with all the elements that make a classic.. well, classic actually, but with only 7inch and album versions available at the time, this pure slice of delight never made it to most djs flycases. heres your chance to grab this one, on a slightly re touched 12inch version by our d.classics men nico & pierrot.

burn me up will appeal to a wide house music audience including all those catch that love stuff from jesse rose, switch and those cats, its nasty but nice! endor has been played and approved several of times by raoul belmans and is just one of those light and funky tunes that are really hard to get out of your head when you hear them. last but not least we have get down, rock it out which brings the 80s partyvibe right back at your doorstep like they were never gone

big electro house tune prod by dÜse !! 2 massive groovy tracks with murder basslines and cool vocs. + horny minimal blackjackers (selected works artist) remix. remix supported by: thomas schumacher, samuel l session, bad boy bill, tomcraft, westbam, hardy hard, jens lissat, toby montana, eric smax, karotte, thomas schumacher, bad boy bill, samuel l session...

kenny dope gonzales and lil louie vega made their production debut on the new york label way back when, so there can be no one more fitting to compile the first new album release on the imprint. in case you didnt know, strictly rhythm were one of the most important house labels of the 1990s. established by entrepreneur mark finkelstein and serious club babe gladys pizzarro, the label would launch the careers of, among others, roger sanchez, erick morillo and, as we ve seen, masters at work. pretty significant, then! strictly maw is an album no true househead will want to miss

great 2007 remix package for the 2006 anthem feat mixes by eric smax & thomas gold, stonebridge, dj bomba and soul seekerz themselves

stomping hard wonky techno