with the litany for a return ep, mri follows the course he has established with weakend polka and his third album black swan dance, enjoy and lose control! early support comes from matt john, d. diggler, jeremy p. caulfield, butane, marcel knopf, sean o neil

some producers are just so underrated that it makes you sick. quadrant is a formation thats been around since 2005 and has released tracks on prestigious labels like renegade hardware, citrus, fokuz to name a few. the quality of their output is extraordinarily crisp and original that its hard not to notice them, this dermaphoria ep is exactly that. and as allways this quadrant release comes with a sexy cover by designer mesk.

terror danjah is back on planet mu after last years >gremlinz< compilation reintroduced him to the world at large. since then, as well as planet mu, he has released a single on hyperdub, one on butterz with more to come.
well the gremlinz are back again on planet mu with this punchy 8 track double e.p. of experimental grime that showcases a breadth of new music, that swallows rnb and dubstep into terrors self made matrix.

zckr02 is a limited release of 450 pieces which are hand-numbered and available only in vinyl. this new release is from a young and talented bremer artist named playmodul and it also marks his début on zckr records. he has been a core part of the zckr label from its birth, which has bloomed in this hanseatic city. playmodul performs powerfully both live / djsets at his favourite house/club: the zucker. his deebut single from zckr records starts with the ep canula, a wonderful dream journey between electronicfields and deep waters.

the spanish duo exium has been working non stop for almost ten years, both on stage and in the studio. after releasing more than 50 releasesin several labels from around the map, this year they will release their first full lenght album under the nheoma records flag. a mature work that explores the darkest corners of electronic music creation, seriously and scientifically.

a message from claude vonstroke: >sascha braemer has got the funk! i first heard him on the amazing thrill on kindisch which i charted in my top 3 tracks of 2008. after that i heard the even more amazing heinrichs and hirtenfeller album dark orbit, (my favorite album of 2009) on highgrade. i usually like to break new dirtybird artists but this time i had to go find this guy and beg him to make us something. sascha has got that tech-funk, caveman quality that is so elusive and hard for me to find as an a&r. and on this record you will hear why i went and found him. this is an absolute beast! both tracks are tried and tested club killers. truthfully, i cannot think of a better dance-floor record on dirtybird this year<

big with: deetron, tedd patterson, stuart mcmillan, craig richards, josh wink, chymera, stephan bodzin, monika kruse, ivan smagghe, paul woolford, stacey pullen, radio slave, ... the word >legend< gets bandied around and awarded far to easily these days. but a truer title could not be found for , kirk degiorgio. from the mid 80s working in sohos reckless records buying in the latest rare soul and jazz releases from the us, to his current 2010 releases on planet e and art. kirk has been at the very forefront of boundary pushing, electronic music since its inception.

here is the 2nd 12 inch with cuts from the forthcoming grooveman spot 3rd solo project album >runnin pizza<. this 2nd 12inch has some nice beatdown vibes going with a hip hop aesthetic.

mad mats cult label has garnered a richly deserved reputation for releasing a formidablle catalogue of killer club music over the years, be it edits, reworks, remixes or original material.
gamm065 brings us three more heavyweight r&b & soul re-dos. marvin gaye, musiq soulchild and r kelly get the surefire gamm treatment, primed and ready for the floor. get on board!

it might seem counterintuitive for a producer to detach themselves from one of the planets most thriving music scenes, but in the case of matthew walker, aka julio bashmore, thats exactly what he did growing up in bass music hotbed, bristol. you see, julios first love is house music. and operating just on the peripheries of the citys scene has allowed him to quietly cultivate a take on the genre unlike any other.
following white hot releases for dirtybird, ten thousand yen and soul motive this is bashmores first new material of 2011

south africa to paris back to new york... as we toured south africa last year we all came to enjoy a seed coming out of sa named black coffee and what a year it has been for him. the man has taken the music world by storm with his deep vibes and timeless songs that will stand the test of time. we signed this record almost a year to the date and have waited to get the perfect team together that we feel could take on this record. black coffee joins forces with tsepo on vocals to deliver >never saw you coming< a record that has serious written all over it.. on remixes duties the almighty franck roger & dj spinna. we will let the record speak for itself, enjoy this project that is very close to our hearts...

2010 has been a massive year for jozif, emerging as one of the most talked about artists in house music. the follow-on from the first sell-out edition, “beats in space”, “brick jane” goes further to cement his place as one of the vanguard of the london music scene, and propel fist or finger to the status of a buy-on-sight label. jozif’s title track – the dancefloor focused ‘fist’ of the package – goes in deep, the momentum continuously building as the track twists and turns through a landscape of deep slabs of bass assured deployment of subtle guitar plucks and piano chords, and dreamy xylophones. finally releasing into an epic crescendo, jozif only allows the moment to last just long enough, before all the elements are stripped right back as the journey starts all over again. brick jane draws out a journey, continuing to morph and subtly affix new elements throughout its 7 minutes. the arrangement is simple yet the progression is deft, subtle and effective, creating a vibe that can be employed at any given time of the night, offering a truly different context. craig’s ‘finger’ re-interpretation picks up the thread where his “beats in space” remix left off. crackling static laced with woozy atmospheres and paranoid utterings flip the vibe of the original completely on its head. richards displays a completely unique ability to stretch the original track far beyond its character into a completely different dimension, building a warped soundscape that feels as though it was recorded in a chasm deep deep underground. a mind-bending journey from a truly multi talented artist, in the truest sense of the word

the second lowriders recordings release comes courtesy of lowriders collective crew member coco bryce. ever since his split 12 inch with slugabed on myor (coco bryces label) he has been on the radar in beats country. coco bryce has a very distinguishable signature in his sound, which is best described as a mixture of synthetic funk, heavy bass and chopped hip hop beats with a strong dancefloor push. he has been on flyers with noah d, slugabed, mesak, randy barracuda, mweslee, sduk and bass clef amongst others. >dis cam belie< is coco bryces first solo ep and it brings us a varied view on the sound palette of this madman.

repress !! blackest ever black is a new london-based label that seeks to re-establish electronic music as a poetic, provocative and emotionally inquisitive force. music by artists, not engineers. its first release is a self-titled ep by raime, a british duo who draw explicit inspiration from the marginal mavericks of early european goth, industrial and synth wave - artists largely omitted from the current master narrative of post-punk history, and who strove to make music at once cerebral and visceral, futuristic and atavistic. well-versed in the language of club music, but rejecting its typically rigid sequencing and arrangements, raime use technology pensively - to convey a sense of crisis, collapse and longing. transporting and disorienting though their work might be, its narratively taut and has no truck whatsoever with the cosmic, its too aggressive and engaged to be called psychedelic.

for more than 5 years cargo edition has been standing for the deeper house productions of moon harbour/cargo edition’s roster of artists. so far acts like ekkohaus, michael melchner and markus schatz have been setting the tone. now this platform is offered to artists who haven’t yet appeared on the label. the warehouse release is the first of a series of various artists eps. we invited artists like steven cock from dresden, ralph sliwinski as well as the italian acts mass prod & marco daquino and minimono to contribute tracks to warehouse vol.1. the sound of the first ep is all about consistent house music that does not need any cheap rave tricks. old school house music is quoted with skills and style and translated to the modern dance floor. warehouse vol.1 is the perfect start into the fifth year of cargo edition. luciano (cadenza): cargo edition is a great label, probably one of the most quality dance music.. full support!

a1 fur elodie is a cheapy guitar tune combined with the piano to form acoustic sound. other elements are also quite cheapy but sounds very good altogether as a confortable track. a very atmospheric tune to hypnotize people into fumiyas deeper side. the original version is on his album unknown 3 released in 2008. b1 ring bell is a track combined an acoustic loopy drum with a modular bass sound to form a kind of rare groove. a kind of chant starts coming in out at certain points to take you somewhere you have never been before. b2 dealer trick (short version) has got a kind of old school flavour and sounds quite like 90s house with fumiyas dirty, cheeky, and loopy groove. a trick for jack in the box

japan based, multi-instrumentalist, max essa, has done it again for us here in the bearfunk forest. his splendid second album >white shoes, blue dreams< has pleased the public and reviewers alike. the >midnight and dub direction ep< takes some of the albums finer moments and gives them a more dance-floor friendly, dubby makeover.

heres the first 12 from grooveman spots forthcoming 3rd solo project album >runnin pizza<. ur luv(woo) is a beatdown/boogie track, and has bright key-chords and a soulful vocal sample. do the dance on the flip is a percussive acid-beatdown track.

erell ranson is based in the north of france and has already released memorable records on arne weinbergs aw-recordings, as well as on his own myself label. he expresses his personality through these soulful productions, and this new release on adepth demonstrates how his great talent has developed even further. each track on the new everything needs to be clear ep is an individual musical journey in its own right. the 4 track ep begins with erells original version of >everything needs to be clear<. its combination of gentle chords with electro beats is the foundation of the musical ideas explored throughout this release. the second track, >so strange to explain<, is deeper and an adventurous fusion of dark, intense tones, swirling beats and insistent percussion. on the flipside, canadian rennie foster remixes the title track, and delivers a fine piece of modern dancefloor techno which respects the key elements of title track. erells >sandcastle< closes the ep, and its sophisticated yet punchy bassline and fragile synths recall some classic early 90s productions.

killekill002 comes from alex cortex solo. the a side track >tackle” is an old school minimalistic loop techno track with a weird bleepy melody inside. made for the late hours on big pas. b1 track >beach bass< is the hit of this record: a deep house number with a bassline that hits your heart immediately and makes you smile and want to dance. a house hit as it should be! b2 >boing boing< is an uncommon, strange electro track that rounds up this ep and shows the wide range of styles that can be expected from this label. alex cortex has been releasing electronic music of all kinds since 1996 on labels like source records, kanzleramt, klang elektronik, pomelo, platzhirsch and many more.

it is no secret that bloop has gained a cult following in the few years that it has as a label. release after release, the portuguese imprint has put quality over quantity. and by doing so, it has earned the respect of the djs. one of the releases that made it gain that status has to be anonyms >fazer-me a cabeça ep<. its two tracks from an anonymous producer from detroit, that had just released an acclaimed ep on sushitech, was so well received that it helped in raising the profile of both anonym and bloop. so it is a great pleasure to have anonym back on bloop with >a is for acid, b is for bass<. two raw jabs of techno and rave, two strong statements of how detroit techno has still a lot to say

fer br is one the most prolific artists on the special series imprint with now finally his debut album ready to launch early 2011! fer br has stirred the techno scene with his incredible fresh and funky techno sound. very well produced and very very party friendly! the girls just love his sound. so if you are into the dj-ing for getting the girls, you must play fers productions! with not only great tracks and remixes for labels like gtmuzike, basics, subcult, code, cobra, patterns and many more he also set up his own imprint which is called funkme. thats just fer br. it cant get any funkier! this is funk. fer br presents: this is me!

twisted tongue follow up their acclaimed debut album with the first single from their follow-up lp, >a return to space<. eschewing the p-funk stylings of their self-titled debut, twisted tongue (dave jay & mark dalton) provide an essential revival of the mid-tempo soul stepper, featuring guest vocalist johanna lee sweetly leading a tough, incessant groove that recalls the classic likes of nick martinelli and the mizell brothers. twisting the track even further are the remixes provided by dj ray mang (dfa, mangled), one of the founders of londons nu-disco scene, who has long taken inspiration from new yorks golden era of the loft and paradise garage. twisted tongue writer/producer dave jay joined forces with ray for his >mang vs. mondo< ep on mangled earlier this year, and here mang returns the favour by dubbing out and extending >a return to space< to mind-bending effect. on the flipside is the cinematic, downtempo remix by blue states, which subtly subverts the original, transforming the track into a late night indie excursion. andy dragazis (blue states) has now been delivering his unique brand of melancholy, guitar-led head music for over decade, via labels such as xl recordings, and this mix of >a return to space< ranks up there with his most memorable work

after an incredible whirlwind of a year lee foss returns to the culprit fore with >your turn girl<. foss is the labels most consistent and prolific artist with this ep being his fourth release, solo or as part of hot natured. it is safe to say, lee has become one of the pillars around which culprit is being built. the >your turn girl ep< carries foss signature hallmarks: melodic funk-infused basslines, vocal hooks that grab you from the off and a smooth electronic edge. lees incredibly emotive sound makes him stand out even in the current glut of soulful dance music washing over the global scene. your turn girl – the title track is an epitome of foss >ominous funk< style, playful yet with a distinctly sultry edge. yet another memorable r n b female vocal bit sits on top of some of lees own best synth work. and driven by a killer analogue bassline. >pyramid scheme< –bristles with the disco-inspired propulsive energy. an acid-flecked low end, that comes to the fore mid-way through, a swirling guitar sample, the crisply sharp drums add up to the releases, perhaps, most hands-in-the air moment. >cabin party< continues the themes lee explored with his mega successful hot creations ep. foss eschews the standard house beat yet again, opting for his most organic drums yet, stunningly conceived textures and melodies, with another pair of vocal hooks to die for. finally >warriors< has been a staple of many a culprit dj set for the best part of 2010. lees trademark combination of a terrific electronic bassline, and an unabashedly emotional sample work make for a deep house stand-out tinged with a sense of nostalgia.

comf13 has landed and we are hypnotized. vinyl only and strictly limited. more than 25 minutes of deep live recorded landscape-techno at a lower price than 2 packs of cigarettes.

a sharp fresh breath of succinct house music from greg paulus arrives on gadi mizrahis vinyl only double standard imprint with five spell-binding remixes from the family members deniz kurtel, soul clap, slow hands and mizrahi himself. greg paulus is one half of no regular play and has been touring as part of mathew dear’s band as an accomplished trumpeteer. he delivered the original tracks of this series last year as the second release on the double standard imprint.

boys noize has compiled 12 modern acid jams done by bnr artists and homies like feadz, joakim & krikor and brodinski tributing 20 years of acid....

whats my name, the latest single from the bajan songstress rihanna, is not a cover of the clashs 1977 punk classic, but finds riri taking a detour from the dancefloor-scorching grooves of only girl to craft a steamier cut which draws its heat from her short-lived, but much-buzzed-about relationship with the t-dot heavyweight. here, the upbeat synth boardwork of stargate sets the stage for a heaping helping of innuendo from both collaborators, drizzy handles verse one, sing-rapping his way through a double-entendre-peppered opener (the square root of 69 is (eight/ate) something… right? cause i been tryin to work it out.), and rihanna responds in kind, lacing her verses and chorus with some playful come-ons of her own. digging this catchy ode to young love/lust? then be sure to grab a copy of this vinyl and the heavy remixes it has.

originally from milan now based in london avatism has been gaing high praise for his previous releases

dj pepo presents: inspired! pepos own label to release his consistently evolving techno sound. dj pepo is one of the pioneers and most quoted djs of spains techno scene. each booth pepo touches with one of his naturally electric sets is filled with both rhythm and force, dazzling audiences all over spain. speaking of pepo is to speak of an authentic reference of spanish electronic music who has had a hand in the scenes history and evolution. he is a time bomb in the shape of music, getting richer with age and improving on each and every set with unexpected technical manuevers that jolt audiences alive and bathe their senses with musical delights this release is a showcase of his pumping big room techno with the sharp edge, backed up by 2 tracks from his friends a.paul and event 7 this is one 4 tracker ep you just cant miss out on!

huge house bomb !!! manuels original mix of most of this moment has been getting plenty of love from the likes of sebo k, osunlade, funk d void and deetron and now we present you with an elegant selection of remixes to lift you from your post new year slumber.

radius continues its superradio series with one of the deeper but bigger tracks from the superradio catalogue. every self respecting disco dj has hammered this gem for years. catch by sun la shan. the best way to describe this track is to picture yourself visage and moroder working out together in a gym staring at a blondie poster. catch is most definitely a seminal piece of work combining disco and new wave in a sexy and sleazy molotov cocktail. the ep comes with a stripped down dub version and a disco devil remix. also hailing from gent, belgium, where radius is based, disco devil stayed quite close to the original vibe with minimal synth efficiency and equally sleazy vocals. catch is sexy!

official re-release of the 1997 off shoot records >evacuation< (marathon ep) & 1995 solid groove (shimmer / present ep) done by aubrey!! huge techno title of middle of 90s , played by famous djs !! derrick may himself licensed shimmer for mix up vol.5!!! skudge, one of the most profilic producer revisited evacuation for new techno influence! his latest production has been played by all finest djs of the moment!! : massive dancefloor release !!

the sophomore album from adele on vinyl lp.

fresh from re-editing a healthy batch of strictly rhythms back catalogue and mixing their latest compilation, radio slave offers two original tracks from the rekids label. matt radio slave has just returned from his us tour where his new tracks received great feedback. they are also currently working wonders on european dancefloors where matt djs regularly. both tracks are heads-down dancefloor bombs, typical of radio slaves renowned style. this release will please both techno and house djs alike. matt has also recently released an experimental electronica longplayer as one of his many aliases - the machine

patrick rasmussens musical worldview goes beyond the adjectives that are continuously used to describe his music - eclectic, accomplished, experimental. he is a restless journeyman who, as raz ohara, has sojourned in collaborations with electronica luminaries such as apparat and luomo, and has penned solo work of electronic downtempo, acoustic, folktronica, and various points between. most recently, under the guise of the odd orchestra, he changed course again and crafted two albums, raz ohara & the odd orchestra and ii, both explorations of hazy, pastoral, avant-garde pop, grounded by rasmussens soulful and heartfelt vocals.

northern structures (troels baunbæk-knudsen and lasse buhl) are a copenhagen based techno duo. troels has been making all kinds of electronic music since the age of 14 but focused mainly on a long international drum’nbass carreer under the excentric pyro moniker. lasse is a longtime dj and has been developing his own productions, with a background in soundscapes and organised noise. both share a love for the harder and deeper sounds of techno not often found in copenhagen, taking in a wide range of influences from the early uk industrial and dub tinged berlin sound to jazz, experimental electronica and rock. the ambition is to create a marriage of industrial and organic textures by avoiding strict rules of programming and aiming for more of a jam based musical playground feel.

planet mu is really happy to present their new signing oriol to the world. his debut album >night and day< has the depth of musicality and subtlety of an artist who knows exactly what he wants, and its also the perfect summer album.

cue is definitely one to watch for 2011, he has been tipped as one of the best breakthrough jump up artists out there right now and this release shows you why. >lose control< will tear your speakers apart with the distorted bass. on the flip cue creates a beast of a tune with another aggressive track. keep your eye on this fella!

optimum is malcolm chen, a new producer from south east london. he has collaborated with ikonika recently but planet mu are very happy to be releasing his first solo 12 inch.
the lead track >max power< lives up to its name, mixing tight electro-soca drums with a barrage of ravey riffs that build up with strange transporting noises, creating an almost unbearable, driving intensity without ever having to reach for the wobbly bass or other cliches.

the energetic >coconut coast< is an awesome example of whats coming from oriol, and he has bought some remixers along for the party too. faltydl brings the tempo down and gives the track a strange off key shuffling rub thats reminiscent of theo parrish at his oddest. mike paradinas in his jake slazenger guize, does a mix of >memories< thats almost funky house, mixed with big rubbery jazz chords and classy diva vocal samples. shortstuff takes >memories< and draws it into strange new shapes over stiff beats.

>contemporary soul< is the term which best describethis release. karat has always felt that records speak for themselves, but if description is necessary, well, there you are. mzkbx (pronounced >music box<) has a soft spot for the classic sound of old school house productions, as well as a healthy fetisch for 80s funk & disco. his productions successfully bring those influences up to date and onwards to the future... veteran record collector and dj (macadam macambo), mzkbx handles the transition to studio with ease, delivering a solid release for karat, in grand style. elegant, classy and sincere, it grooves the dancefloor without reverting to the typical dance music cliches.

a brand new 4-track e.p. from nick dunton, lovingly crafted on limited edition quality vinyl with original artwork from jon marston.
nick is a highly-respected electronic music producer based in the uk, and probably best known for his work alongside richard polson as the 65d mavericks and their own label surface records. he also has a string or releases and remixes under his belt for others such as inceptive, downwards, coda & blueprint.

with his latest album >saturn drama< on harthouse techno primary rock miro pajic, who has records out there on labels like proper nyc, kiddaz.fm, tic tac toe or tora tora tora and collaborated with artists like chroma or the horrorist, crossed the border of minimal techno with his tight and powerful arrangements full of black romantic rooms and intelligent sound design. now we have the first single >do it< out on vinyl, together with the album tracks >alien angels< and >sexy beast<!

label owner, ryuji takeuchi, teamed up with germanys all time favorite, lars klein, to drop this final weapon to the dance floor all over the world. their successful trustworthy men series on a legendary lk recordings has always been in demand and this 4 tracker ep wont be just another piece of the series, but with new idea an approach, it wont disappoint any techno heads. on the a side, youll find 2 modern proper techno tunes by ryuji takeuchi, that involve his unique driving and hypnotic components with angry style breaks. on the b side, lars klein provided 2 great dark modern techno tracks, which come with driving and atmospheric elements. make sure to get it in hands and witness the birth of the new imprint.

sandy warez is a well-known name in the world of noise. working with a number of different artists, as well as solo he has had many releases on several labels over the years (4x4, artillery, cluster, combat-skill, compressed, corachi, corporation, d-form, djax up beats, epileptik, fatallic resignation, friendlyfire, future frontier, industrial strenght, inflicted, invasion, jackstar, jason mask, madhouse both in the genres of hardcore and techno. sandy is famous for playing a unique mix of techno-industrial-hardcore, compatible for both hardcore and hardtechno events. he plays at high bpm, but with a very uplifting vibe.

within a fistful of years, london based dj and producer jozif has built a solid reputation for himself. eccentric as well as charismatic, his groove-driven sets have brought severe damage on some of the most hard to please dancefloors of planet earth. as a producer, jozif sails in a sea of strange atmospheres, wrapped up in white noise, equally organic and electronic, deep blue, deep disco, deep house, deep techno...

three other edits by the italo deviances founder marcello giordani. stop is an italian release from 1983 with 303, live & electronic drums, and percussions…a very chicago feeling till the lead vocal starts so become very early 80s italo disco! automatic is from an italian singer / soubrette called patrizia pellegrino… warm bass and synth pianos with a space/ flangered lead vocals. p&p is a must for all disco lovers, taken from the break of nightlife unlimited peaches & prunes its a tribute to ron hardy (who has been the first to edit the song)

aax donnell put up >tracks< in 1982, the band rearranged the classic >long train running< by the doobie brothers and brought it up the charts worldwide gathering gold records in france and in germany. in 1983 they released the album >tracks< and consolidated their hype selling more than 6 million records.produced and arranged by paul mazzolini better known for his worldwide hits with the stagename >gazebo<. purple music is proud to have signed this masterpiece of the 80s & to bring it back to the future after 29 years as first 2011 release. including superb reworked and remixed versions by misteralf who has already delivered club anthems with >around the world< >a love defined< & >im over it< and the story continues soon with a full >misteralf e.p< coming soon. and thats not all we decided to add the cherry on the top of the cream with an additional bonus mix deliverd from the purple man >jamie lewis< with his >psyco disco remix< he shows once more that house music is a spiritual thing for what purple music stands for. 100% quality