basement freaks name is synonymous with good funky breaks and this new >gypsy breaks< single is no exception. the uniqueness of the track is in its creative use of gypsy scales to create a straight up funk groove thats fun to hear both on and off the dancefloor. the sort of record thats always useful to have within arms reach regardless of time and location. to make this interesting, we signed on the devious production team of goodgroove label-mates breakbeat junkie and djp who reached to piaui, brazil with their party break scratch-tastic sampledelic rub. next up, aniligital boss tal m. klein comes through with a hammondheavy groove on his remix. a fun, funky treatment with a deep upright bassline. our next remixer, umbo has been blowing up lately. with a recent msigning to goodgroove records, the man has proven his worth behind the production console and has given us an irresistible funk break remix that is loaded with ammo and ready to blow up any dancefloor. last but not least, spark arrester from blacksburg, virginia the purveyors of the boogieburg dance party that has the whole world talking come through with a huge floor filling remix. get this record in your bag!

after being charted throughout the past few months with his label s previous release >slower lov<, cesare vs disorder continues to deliver the goods on his >mean< imprint with a divine release from long-term friend and musician ollie silva aka canary fontaine. here we are again with some obscure yet funky, driving and danceable material, the recognisable trademark sound that mean has been carving for the past two years. there s a certain latin vibe throughout the whole ep that shows ollie s chilean background, especially when he adds his live musical skills with congas, toms, guitars, basses, voices, anything he can get his hands on! the productions on this release are delicate and refined, with >clothes horses< being a deep rhythmic and harmonious jazz adventure, while >arizona creeping< and >cindy says so (feat. eddie smith aka zippy)< result in some very solid minimalist bouncy techno, two powerful alternatives that simply roll many danceable and percussive elements into one package, perfect for dark rooms during journey times. cesare vs disorders noctambular version of >cindy says so< will be on the vinyl release to add some spice to the dancefloor in his usual psichadelic rockin way.

played by luciano, lauhaus, kabale & liebe and many more. its about time! with >channel by channel< markus homm presents his first solo ep on highgrade. until now, this cosmopolitan citizen of the world, who shares his time between hong-kong, moscow, london and nuremberg – has been part of the successful collaboration: homm & popoviciu. one vinyl ep and three digital releases have already made a strong impression with the highgrade faithful. with this ep and its four groovey house tracks, markus homm signals the springtime. the title track >channel by channel< already foreshadows where this journey will end: fleet footed rhythms meet sweet chords and result in a sunny house groover that immediately kills the winter blues >torn< on the flipside is also built around an irresistible melody, while >xpander< (b2) gets things moving a little faster towards the end. proving again, how skillfully markus homm can create a deep groove from his handpicked melodic elements. it doesnt need much imagination to understand that these three classy tracks will bring their euphoric impact to every dancefloor they touch. thanks for letting the springtime roll, mr. homm!

following on from 2006s debut lp path of the gods, arne weinbergs second album will take you on a musical passage from alpha to omega and demonstrate the diversion of arnes palette of sounds. too many modern techno albums feature just a collection of tracks with no real story to tell, arnes second album aims to be more than just that and pushes further the boundaries of modern techno music. from the dark and mystic feel of everlasting to the floor shaking grooves of nightstalker and eclectic spiral or the deep electro influenced ambience of synthetic dissection and with trembling hands this album has it all.

fresh eight presenting: the invisible planets the invisible planets are coming up with their first appearance on fresh fish records ! the hamburg based project emerged from plenty of jam sessions in > the wooden studio st georg<. after recording the sessions the guys choose and edited the best parts to polish them up. the result is a unique organic sound, engeneered to make it tight for the floor. on the flipside brothers vibe has come up with a joyfull remix which keeps the tension all the way through and builds a magic timeless interpretation of the original track. massive housevibes guaranteed on this record!

liberty city aka murk (ralph falcon & oscar g) regarded as one of the most successful dance djs and production teams in the world. for over twelve years, they have had the most #1s in one year in the us dance chart, as well as being the only artists to have had four us dance chart #1 singles taken from one album. the original 1992 release has been spruced back to life by electronic man of the moment steve mac who is equally responsible for producing some of house musics classics over his long career

a former warp artist who has decided to operate under the unknown raza pseudonym to let the music do the talking. classic deep house tracks in manner of larry heard. this is without doubt a future classic, check! dmm cut and limited edition in clear vinyl, only 250 copies, dont say we did not warn you!! played by patrice scott, aaron carl, craig alexander, lowtec (playhouse), even tuell (workshop), sven weisemann (mojuba), gerd jansen (running back), manuel tur, langenberg and supported by groove magazine, spex, de:bug

swedish electro chef john dahlbäck has cooked up another hot ep - winners and fools. dahlback is still in his early twenties, but he s had more releases than girlfriends with a singles discography edging ever closer to the hundred mark by the week.

james doman & pete goodings >running< is their first single for happy music from dance musics newest pairing, and precedes an album due in 2009. hotly tipped as one of the biggest dance records for early 2009. they have struck gold with their hit song >running< feat. dru & lincoln has hit uk music week number 1 chart position. beat out beyonce by 4.7%!

during the past few years donna j. nova has established her name successfully in the german club scene not only because of being a beautiful eye-catcher wherever she appears but most of all because of being a passionate djane behind the decks! her career started in stuttgart when playing her first gigs alongside raul rincon but meanwhile she is booked for big events nationwide like the european mtv music awards in munich. as bigcitybeats resident she was co-responsible for compiling the media control charts breaking bigcitybeats vol. 9 and the upcoming vol. 10 compilations. her dj sets consisting of warm deep house, soulful vocal tracks and pumping electro tunes are always coined by her distinctive positive and uplifting trademark style. for her first own release donna teams up with her long time fellow partner sono soul a former breakdancer turned into club dj. with a lot of gigs in southern germany and austria he managed to build some underground buzz and alongside donna produced a remix for the upcoming matt myer single >versatile< which will be released soon

perc trax is proud to unveil its first new artist of 2009. andre ruello aka material object is originally from australia and has now settled in europe to push his producing as far as it will go. his sound is a dense, grooving brand of techno a world away from the hollow cookie-cutter mnml currently clogging up most of europe. his tracks evolve and morph as waves of effects and synths wash over the listener, all riding upon tough jerking grooves that nod to classic speedy j, luke slater and adam beyer.

after their ass kickin remix for matthias meyer on liebe/detail and the last singles on sasses mood music and was not was, boogie drama celebrate their debut release on systematic recordings. boogie drama (what a great name, he?) is a collaboration of the three protagonists from milan, italy, leaded by magazini generali resident dj lele sacchi. their biggest hit record so far has been the bassline monster >sardoz< on soundplant which has been featured amongst others on the first volume of steve bugs >bugnology< compilation!

the recently created alter ego of established tech house beat maker dave robertson, reset robot has burst on to the scene with an impact rarely seen. with two eps already scheduled on premier tastemaker label sci+tec and the great and good of the scene clamoring for more of his output it is with tremendous excitement that 8 sided dice unveil this ep of wigged out tech house

this two tracker for adam beyers drumcode imprint has all of his trademark production and vibe and packs an almighty punch with charactaristic twisted drums and enormous bass grooves. this is absolutely not to be missed.

nice price deal !!! dub police has become one of the dubsteps dominating labels, with some of the biggest artists involved in the genre. with a healthy back catalogue and some heavy forthcoming releases lined up, dub police shows no signs of slowing down. giant hail from russia and debut on dub police.

who is the legendary lost cowboy? hes not an act who has appeared on playtime before. and hie new track spinach boy is wonky, a lot more than playtime used to be - with a lead noise like an explosion in asynth factory, if they made synth that do that clown-like >honk<-noise. fantastic remix by well known luke solomon

here comes the next bomb from our man sven schienhammer aka quantec. this 3rd ep on echocord contains 4 absolutely massive tracks for all the dub-techno fans out there!

bouncing, party jungle music! the widlife collective are ed solo, dj deekline & simon m. 2009 brings new label jungle cakes a collaboratration with ed solo & simon m. deekline himself has worked and continues to work with heavyweight producers such as tim healey, wizard, ed solo, dj assault, dj fresh, stanton warriors, arthur baker, freestylers, and fort knox five, not to mention vocalists ivory, yolanda, wiley, and top cat.

chanel is back - and she has not let us down! one of hed kandis most glamorous singers has returned with another club smash if you love me!

again four tracks that will surely make you swing. our favorite has always been my brother, a peak time disco jazz cut, which has made the disco floors erupt on many occasions. the original version of my father continues along those lines. off ramp and worldless narrative both are cool boogie tracks, which make up for another winner from nebraska. for fans of rick wade, theo parrish, trus me et al.

fort knox fives critically acclaimed album radio free dc has been voted one of this years most exciting, most eclectic funk albums by usa today. wanting to move things in new directions, the fort knox five have enlisted several of their favorite djs and producers to add their take to radio free dc. to get the party started, the fort knox five enlisted world renowned uk party rocker, a skillz, from britains premier breaks label, fingerlickin records. a skillz delivers his trademark fusion of funk and hip hop with a heavy dose of electro breaks for his remix of insight. top australian breaks producer, nick thayer keeps the party going with his twisted mix of funk 4 peace, complete with monster breaks and dirty basslines that are guaranteed to amp up any dancefloor.

fort knox fives critically acclaimed album radio free dc has been voted one of this years most exciting, most eclectic funk albums by usa today. wanting to move things in new directions, the fort knox five have enlisted several of their favorite djs and producers to add their take to radio free dc. the second single in fort knox fives radio free dc remixed series will devastate any dancefloor. malentes champion sound mix of the wonder strikes again is a no holds barred, electro ragga breaks monster. featuring rapid fire vocals by the unstoppable sleepy wonder, this tune means serious bizness. taking things to a deeper level, sub swara transforms killa soundboy into an apocalyptic dubstep destroyer. thunderous bass and dark indian rhythms furiously propel sleepy wonder and zeebos ragga vocals into a murderous future rocker. we ve also included an instrumental mix as an added bonus.

dpress industries keep releasing top quality deep music. now is the time for a new signing to the label, claudio mate, a young italian producer who is known for being part of the remixers crew on >ôgame over 2007<(night vision) and he made a great detroit techno remix of the classic track originally produced by infiniti (juan atkins). >dub island< is a deep and dubby techno journey surrounded by two amazing reworks, one by claudio himself under the name of echoreshape, the name speaks by itselfà think of echospace, intrusion, ovatow àand the second remix is by the well respected producer quantec, who has previously recorded for styrax, echocord, meanwhileà quantec is here and again giving his personal touch to the track, liquid and spacey soul techno. a must

support comes from len faki, andre kronert and angel molina !! xander zoe, also known as his alter ego axel x, is a multi talented guy who runs his own design studio during the day and produces music at night. as a designer he works for well-known national and international artists, labels and festival promoters. now he has his own imprint zoelektric.

300 first copies and hand signed and number by terence himself! icon of the electronic north of france, terence fixmer is one of frances most treasured protagonists of the techno scene, of which he has been at the forefront for over 10 successful years. respected by his peers and adored by fans of radical over- and underground electro, equally at ease in the club or at a pure techno festival as he is in the so-called dark scene, terence reached this respected level, without ever succumbing to excessive promotion or subscribing to the mainstream.

after internationally acknowledged releases on philpot and buzzin fly, here today surprise us with their first ep on 33rpm records. here today (florian schirmacher & engin oeztuerk) shape computer based soulful electronic athmospheres! focused on house music but always willing to experiment with various well integrated influences, styles and sounds. engin oeztuerk and florian schirmacher share the musical affection for marvin gaye, the meters, theo parrish, basic channel, eric b. & rakim and alexander skrjabin. as a member of the band faruk green engin oeztuerk already released records on copasetik and 33rpm records. florian schirmacher has been releasing music on labels such as cadenza, cocoon, morris audio to name but a few. he is also part of the electronic house music duos glowing glisses (pokerflat) and federleicht (connaisseur). on the comrades ep, these two musicians team up with benjamin wild. benjamin wild produced ambient music in the early nineties. since the mid-90s his focus has been turning to dance music. you might know some recordings he did for kompakt, perlon, morris audio, force tracks and many other labels. let them out and enjoy!

fame and zouk imprint owner mischa daniels has chosen his direction. the only way is up! with the success of his another place still fresh in memory, hes now hitting back hard with all that mattered. the original vocal sample comes from a memorable classics: de nuit- all that mattered, which had its first released in 2001. more than 8 years later, with the steady beat, the shivering vocals and a hypnotizing synth on top, this mischa daniels remake is about to break down the house and tear down the clubs. all that mattered wont easily be forgotten. dj support: steve angello & ingrosso: on it! supporting this new track of mischa! tom novy: looks really good to me! john dahlback: support!

>italys finest exponents of fidgety bassline ... create a blistering italo electro masterpiece... this confirms them as an act to listen out for in 2009.< dj mag !! leaders of the italian electro-fidget front blatta & inesha are back once again on hell yeah for a new special 12inch double a side designed by our very own neverending, on the a side revolution is the ultimate sicilian stomper, hip-hop influenced tricks and energy fuelled grooves, revolution has been included by drop the lime into his latest mix for fact magazine and dj supported by all the sinners in the scene. on the aa side they team up in the studio with latest italo legend in the makin congorock (fools gold,).

big with: james huxley, norihiro kawai, ian pooley, james talk, andy baxter, the fix, kabuto & koji,.. introducing a new member to the get physical family: bristol based bronnt industies kapital. the seasoned and talented guy bartell has been making music for years. in fact he has two previously released artist albums under his belt. hard for justice, is an album filled with euphoric chords, complex melodies and resonant beats all connecting somewhere at the cross roads of kraftwerk and joy division. this single is all about expanding bronnts club land audience. how better to do that than have >objects & purpose<, the first single from bronnts debut album on get physical, remixed by booka shade vs. m.a.n.d.y. and lopazz.up first is m.a.n.d.y. vs. booka shade, both of whom need little to no introduction, but we will give them one anyway.

schieber continues its way into more easily grooving realms and comes up with these new, elegantly sparkling tracks by berlin resident drei farben house who has already caused a stir with his delicately balanced releases on force tracks and brut!. for schieber drei farben house gives two different insights into his understanding of house music: sander is more tracky and relies on looped chords which bring you closer to house heaven with every repetition, while manifold percussions together with the beats provide the necessary injection of funk. in contrast, anagram expands the frame of grooves and chords for finely ramified bell sounds and softly glowing melodies. for his remix of anagram house routinier prudo (moodmusic/dirt crew) reduces the melodies and displays a firework of funky sound bits - a perfect tighrope walk between minimal and house which combines the best of both worlds.

and if that wasnt enough to be getting on with, the flip sees ctrl z on remix duties, providing their vision of the 2008 breakfastaz smash girls, money, drink and drugs featuring mc ivory. already a huge club record for those djs lucky enough to have copped the cdr from ctrl z himself, this has been begging for a release for a while and helps complete another piping hot package from the breakfast club.

welcome to the new single from faze action taken from their eagerly anticipated album, stratus energy. theremins, clavs, rock guitar riffs and spacey disco vocals make good lovin sound like a classic disco track from the early 80s but in fact its brand new, with a heavy dose of contemporary production in the classic faze action style. the reflex mix has a more stripped down electronic feel, added keys and a boogiefied bass while the shogone deep mix is a more house based mix with tuff, snappy beats. with limited promos, good lovin has already been causing a stir in the disco scene and in the main stream, already receiving spins from pete herbert, of reverso 68 and joey negro in ibiza during the summer, showing early signs of appealing to a wider audience

this is an ultra-electronic piece, that has been brought to life by strangelets, with production smarts to be marvelled. massive jazzy synths, snappy bongos, and locomotive drums all make for a futuristic cut. the record is up front space funk, bound to pick you up and throw you around the room a little

andrea fioritos masterpiece la balada tzigana has finally taken shape and is ready for an immediate release for 2009. most definitely a release with haunting sense of musicality merging the mediterranean of the past and a timeless organic groove designed for dance floors worldwide. featuring the sultry spanish singer irina sierra bravo and accompanied by italian string composer leo gadaleta. the marriage between the two sounds is nothing but pure emotion, even drawing out the tears if i may. mike shannon delivers an ace of a remix stripping things down and emphasizing the groove. shannon truly puts the icing on the cake with this mix exploring the dynamics of the strings and the raw feeling of irinas vocals. truly a refreshing release of original dance floor inspired music.

john daly is originally from cork (now living in galway) ireland. after many years of making music he started his own label feel music in 2005. since then he has had several successful releases on other labels such as chatons plak records, irr and francois kevorkians wave music as well as remixes for labels such as compost, rekids, flexx and internasjonal with much more to come this year. he is a long-time dj and vinyl enthusiast, these days playing a mixture of extra deep house and techno with a generous helping of disco thrown in

sherard ingram makes electro like no other: hi-speed electro soul, reflective soundtracks of desolation, spooky zombie mutations and relentless sci-fi bass is what makes up social engineering, his second outing on trust. a true detroit survivalist, ingram has famously recorded with carl craig, kenny dixon jr. and anthony shakir on the seminal urban tribe album the collapse of modern culture (mo wax 1998). he has since been associated with drexciya as dj stingray and recorded two albums for aphex twins rephlex label.

the second release from merkur aka japasese embassy is coming. we can expect an exciting and unexpected 3 tracker which does not fit in any conventional category. gonno, tokyo based producer and dj, has graped everyones attetion with his outstanding “i don’t need competition (inkl. donnacho costello mix)” on beyond records in late winter 2008. for merkur he has designed the acid-revival track “desolation 303?,,. this track is build on a tricky chicago styled rhythm and an acid sequence which first comes slowly, later on developing an beautiful drive suitable on every dancefloor. berlin based japanese artist / label owner shingo suwa painted the tune “silver blue” with a lot of love for chords and melodic spins. maybe you can call it housemusic knocked down to a minimal attitude. “two of us” plays with warm synths on a solid base, slightly referring to the detroit deep house culture and impressing with an advanced but nevertheless solid groove

big with speedy j, luke slater, cari lekebusch, james ruskin and many more.. audio assault returns with their first release in 2009. on this 32nd cut labelowner bas mooy delivers a banging fourtracker in the well known audio assault tradition. for quite a while this rumbling beast has been waiting to be unleashed, so be prepared for some peaktime dancefloor damage, not for the faint hearted!

smack my arsch could roughly be translated as smack my bottom what pervert might this be.., you think? well, all true hardtechno players surely know this crooked mastermind behing these two boots. this major player grabs the prodigy clan by the neck and has a nice long talk about the political incorrectness of smacking a so-called bitch up. when he s finished the uk ravers are told to drop their baggies for a solid bum spanking the ll not easily foget!

nice price deal !!! this ep consists of 4 artists already known by them qualities of production, dejan milicevic delivers a track minimal tek house indeed groovy, edy c. owner of decoded rec and organizer of the festival electro-funk festival in croatia, with a track electro-techno, veztax owner of vezotonik rec with a style in tones detroit, followed by killian with a track funky techno in its usual style. an ep with 4 styles, which can be played, has all moment of your party

when we heard gabors keep smiling we were in shock, amazing re edits from supervalue hd, on this new brand new label called super value classics. super release with loleatta hit and run on the flipside, that has already created a storm in the disco not disco scene... check out the scream!! very ltd of 300

artento divini is latest addition to the high contrast roster and debuts ?deepdown. with earlier releases on reset, doorn and in charge he has been making a name for himself in the last few years.

sebastian legers star has been rising steadily for some time now and his label - mistakes music is massively popular across the globe on all formats. no surprise considering the output that includes monsters like big babou, hello piano and the jaguar remake. this 2 tracker has another 2 bombs - marina and jungle both of which are tried and tested bombs on the floor. do not ignore

an unsigned trio consisting of members from wales and northern ireland, two door cinema club make no secret of the fact their rhythm section is computer-assisted. likened to death cab for cutie and broken social scene, a few imminent uk dates are followed by european shows. every now and again a song comes along which, once heard, feels like it has become ingrained in your skin - and this is one of those tunes. a quirky combination of electro-pop and indie, the key lies within a relentless beat combined with an airy guitar riff. add in harmonious vocals and youve an infectious ditty, but whether it falls on the side of genius or annoyance may change with repeated listens

ahmed fakroun a singer/songwriter from libya is widely considered the foremost pioneer of modern arabic world music. his 1977 hit misyan has been recently edited and its production shows how ahead of his time he was. ahmed, a fan of claremont, teams up with mudd to create a bohannon style groove that will give you neck ache from head nodding. beautiful cellos from robin faze action slide in and out and a warm rhodes vamp keeps pushing it towards the next part in the journey. brennan green takes the remix duty and adds another classic remix to claremonts collection. this is something special.

john digweed has already christened her >the queen of dark house< and there s certainly a true note or two there, but moudaber s remixes for the likes of xpress2 or defected s shapeshifters also demonstrate a wider crossover appeal and a simple glance at the last djs regularly name. checking her in their charts lends reveals a who s who in techno. enjoy the first release of nicole on yellow tail, the cat loves it, hope you too!

ricardo villalobos playlist!! the endless white of the far north. the opening melodies of adam marshalls >north at night< can be heard faintly over the whistling wind. a small black dot appears at the centre of the distant horizon. at first it appears to be still, but gradually we recognize movement. over the next few minutes the shape begins to grow until it has defined the image of a man walking towards us. as he approaches, the music grows clearer. like the warmth of the first sunlight >rose mountain< radiates its glow through the use of a flurry of rhodes electric piano chords. adams signature percussion permeates the dub and binds its elements into an infectious groove. >mfb flex< is the counter balance to the organic flow of the other cuts and molts the warmth into a techno roller designed for the long player mix. marshall said… >ive long been intrigued by that incredible tapestry of tundra and taiga which constitutes the arctic and sub arctic of our country. ive read about it, written about it and even pulled up my parka once and gone there, yet, like all but a very few canadians, ive had no real experience of the north. ive remained, of necessity, an outsider. and the north has remained for me a convenient place to dream about, spin tall tales about, and in the end, avoid<

after a very long break afrobutt is back! many will recall the wonderful moments he brought us with offerings on big bear and noid. this time afrobutt jumps ship to the bright young things at electric minds. afrobutts life has been dedicated to two things and they are disco and butts. he spent the last 15 years researching these two subjects so he could then report his findings to the rest of his tribe. the journey has been a long one, but on his travels afrobutt would make recordings and rearrange them in way that would not offend the rest of his tribe. heres a 3 track ep tacking from the full length cd, shimmering in their full disco glory no stone has been left unturned to reach his goal of providing sexy, dubby disco music that will have you butt shaking at home or on a disco friendly dance floor.

one of hed kandis most established and reputable producers warren clarke proudly presents hed kandis new single bitch is back. a collaboration between jonni black and every ones favourite vocalist shena, the voice of alex guadinos hit record watch out! this huge vocal anthem has had a 2009 make over and comes complete with another main room remix from the australian producer of the moment, soul junkie. with an addictive piano and driving bass line this is going to send the dance floors wild with excitement. the girls will sing to the hook and the boys will bounce to the bass. this is every djs dream record, already being played by hed kandis most glamorous a list djs around the world.