third single in fort knox fives radio free cd remixed series. australian hip hop producer jon ohms remixes the wonder strikes again, featurecast remixes killa soundboy, all good funk alliance remix sao funky and qdup foundation take a turn with the spirit of 75.

dj support from skream, laurent garnier, si begg, mysterious mr o (detroit grand pubahs), nerm, otto von schirach, and many more!
take electro bass noise, gore grind, idm glitch, calliope, breakcore gabber jungle, gangsta rap, mix them all together and what you get? otto von schirach . for æbass lowÆ the oddball shreds hip-hop ( i always felt that hip-hop beats need shark-bite rhythms or chain-sawsounds ), corrupts miami bass and perverts techno, saturating his hard drive with sonic detritus . otto von schirach (half cuban / half german) was born in 1978 in the swamp infested refugee world of little havana miami.

brooklyns own outernational deejay drops this ep featuring the uplifting hip hop flavoured title track done with real live show, n dini a funky afro beat groover done with mandingo vocalist ismael kouyate, and the love feeling a deep cut done with brian j (pimps of joytime). limited pressing.

i got my own rhythm and i got my own bass, got my own kickers in my mer ce des... get fresh is the latest single from kid sister, an electro rap gem that manages to put a fresh twist on stunting thanks to kid sis catchy hooks and infinite lyrical charm - who else could shout out louboutins and dominos pizza in the same verse and make both sound equally fly? the tracks clever, thumping production comes courtesy of a trak and xxxchange, who team up to flip zzts indie techno hit lower state of consciousness into a hip hop tempo banger everyone can enjoy.

loved by loco dice, david squillace, camea, butane, tim xavier, alexi delano, andrew grant,… clink captures the summer vibe with an installation by british tech-house talent, mark henning! this rising star is on fire after a successful album project last year on soma, as well as recent releases on frankie, trapez and tic tac toe. mark is undeniably >hot< right now, and gaining a lot of attention for his hip, bouncy and melodic tunes that are becoming essential late night/open-air hits. with his packed release schedule there is no doubt that henning is putting a permanent imprint on quality dance music

a new milestone in hip hop dance history by the black eyed peas!! incl i gotta feeling !

tough chicago disco / hip house classic

soul camps smashing dubbed out, boogified original ( released on scr007 ) returns in 4 mixes by a finger-licking allstar cast. sense records artist soul parlor donats a laid-back, smoked out off-beat funkster with blinding rhodes, edgy, sharp beats and futuristic sounds galore. french production team affol’man keep the funk level high but this time embeded in a raw, slow-burning 4/4 groove that shows some oldschool hip-hop attitude. martin landsky and michael vater ( aka phonique ) represent the intim label in fine style: stripped down with loads of room for the original organ pads, subtle percussion patterns in the background and a dangerous bassline with a dub leaning. hamburg house messengers snider ( silver recordings ) and titus keep it on the dub side with a growling, slow-burning groover that twist your heads with some strange, haunting string stabs and hits you low at the same time with it’s gnarling analogue bassline. top-notch package bringing the goods for just everyone!

those cheeky blag boys have gone and done it again 2 slammin d&b remixes of some well known tracks...mia s paper planes (fresh from its apperance in the massive slumdog movie) gets beefed up and torn down, for fans of high contrast etc..the flipside sees blag pay homage to hip hop royalty in the shape of public enemy whose classic >shut em down< vocal gets laid over some seriously heavy beats & bassline.. 2 killers not to be missed

a highly percussive, pounding and gnarly yet deep and hugely atmospheric house grind from lisbons finest. a weirdly syncopated vocal loop arrives halfway through and turns this into some kind of warped exercise in dyslexic hip-house. extremely big for the big rooms, and still very large indeed for the smaller ones

favorite recordings is proud to present this new killer hip hop number from yann kesz & lmno. lmno from the exceptional group visionaries has been working with some of the dopest producers and artists around such as kev brown (featured on the track sur too strong), j.rocc (beat junkies), dert, ld, georgia anne muldrow. on this project, a 12inch featuring 6 hard hitting beats with contagious hooks, lmno takes a trip with wizard yann kesz. on the soul infused never stop!!!, lmno explains how family, good times and bad, push him to never stop... thankfully for all of us lucky listeners out there!!!! this is high quality stuff, soon to be followed by an album as wicked as this 12inch. limited to 500 copies worldwide, so be quick!

huuge club shaker!! guaranteed hip shaking floor filler!!

this album features all the genres of electro, from electro funk to electrotech and includes collaborations by some of the greatest electro legends of all time with todays hottest, most prolific nu electro producers and artists.
side d contains 2 mastermixes by freddy fresh featuring the bladerunners and diplomat.

xrabit & dmgs arent so much stepping into your world as inviting you to step into theirs. the trio have fashioned an album the like of which hasnt been heard before, a unique mix of influences drawn from across the world and meeting in one of the funniest, most irreverent, freshest hip hop records you ll have come across in a long, long while.

all things hip shaking, and all things electronically funked up to the max is where the ethique is at yÆall! french dj/producer john thomas is joined by his soulful brazilian wife, barbara thomas, to deliver a collection of 11 tracks of crafted dancefloor electronic funk entitled æthe unlimited experienceÆ, a new album project that pushes house music to new boundaries and beyond. with the hip-shakinÆ sentiment deeply ingrained in john and barbaraÆs trademark sound, the project re-injects the ever so important funky groove back to the electronic sound. quality electronic funk for those bassbins!

brand new updated versions of the unreleased monster that is >its the weekend< it originally appeared on krafty kuts fabric live comp, and was hammered by stanton warriors, si begg and nick thayer amongst others. now given a new lease of life with new mixes and featuring hip-house legend fast eddie. 5/5 review in mixmag breaks section & record of the month mixmag confirmed >heavy rotation< feature in idj , dj support: rex the dog: analog people in a digital world: hexadecimal: mike mckenna (discoscience): flash brothers: greg churchill

carl craigs creation of angel found its way onto the second installment of darkness, released 2005. observers of carls music declares this era to have been the strongest material since earlier tempered psyche / bfc classics. now reborn by the crafting hands of jerome sydenham and detroit native keith kemp, we enthusiastically introduceà guilty pleasures debut release, carl craig - angel remixes --- jerome sydenham: born and raised in ibadan, nigeria to an english father and jamaican mother, he was schooled in his teens in england before migrating to new york city in the early 80s. sydenhams work today is largely influenced by the cultural diversity of his upbringing and has echoes of a musical history that spans indigenous african and contemporary western music. during the mid 80s he became involved in the underground dance music scene both as a dj and a promoter. in 1986 he threw a successful weekly party in philadelphia and by 1987 he had a residency at the legendary nells in nyc. --- keith kemp: keith kemp has been a dj in and around the detroit area for the last 10 years, primarily focused on fusing fragmented bits of the detroit techno blueprint all over the dance floor. through various residencies, dj sets, and live performances, he has been on a constant personal journey within electronic music ranging from performing at the detroit electronic music festival to movie scores and sound design. since 2001, keith has found himself involved with the operations of the ferrispark record label as well as several releases on various detroit labels reaching all corners of the world. as a life-long connoisseur of music, his dj sets can range from glitch funk, industrial, hip-hop and jungle

support by: adam beyer, speedy j, emerson, brian sanhaji, joel mull, perc, steve rachmad, the advent, paco osuna.... true type tracks starts here with two artists that have created a very distinctive sound both together and solo, and represent a way of understanding techno music in which we firmly believe. our dynamic duo meets again to continue what they started on the ad ltd imprint. two tracks that define their own sounds and as the two artists behind them fit so well together they have to be in the same plastic. as a is for alexi, time out fills this side with powerful, dirty, jackin driving techno. alexi delivers a track were the classic flavour of techno is completely infected by his characteristic twisted futuristic sequences. the track grows full of tension and it s a sure killer. it s funk, it s dark, it s strong. on side b, xpansul signs a playful techno track full of swing and funk, hip techno a la xpansul. jackin beats and dubby bass support several freaking melodies that build this trip to dancefloor madness. we love techno!

10inch !!!! this is something special. 10 years after its very limited release (simply due to a low budget and limited sales expectations, not to try and make the record scarce), norm talleys the journey is picked up by a a few hip berlin djs, and a fire starts with the record being offered on ebay for over €100.00, because nobody can find a copy. even norm had to borrow a copy when he went to dj in berlin and the berlin party crowd had already asked him to confirm if he was bringing the record..no joke. so here is that tune, the journey, now re-mastered by stefan betke and cut by andreas@schnittstelle, and sounding very nice. on the flip is the unreleased in yo soul, chosen by third ear to complement the journey and complete a full on in your face piece of norm talley groove. and to round it off, its on a 10. cool and compact. just like norm, who is known in the dj circles of detroit as a secret weapon.. need your party fixing?... call norm talley. serge at clone kindly added a few words... nice re-issue of an obscure dj favorite produced by norm talley and previously released on the nouveau riche label from detroit. here you have two tracks that turn out to be great dj tracks when played out loud. the journey somehow got lost in obscurity. but luckily someone was clever enough to get it back out again, together with the previously unreleased in yo soul, and here they are... 10 inches of pleasure! pure detroit house music as we like it

george chocrane hails from san fran and has been renowned for releasing a string of house and instrumental hip hop records in a variety of guises and collaborations, he earned a reputation for edgy, intricately musical productions that laid waste to dance floors (and chillrooms). he soon became a regular on prominent compilations and the charts of innovative djs.this debut for blockhead recordings sees chocrane & prismatic records cohorts andrew phelan & origami team up for a quirky spoken word story about georges synthesizer weaved over a bumping funky jackin groove. remixes from the uks luke soloman (classic / music for freaks) & fellow san franian anthony mansfield.

supported by: danny howels, fred everything, christian martin, jason phats, john acquaviva, scope, karotte, shur-i-kan, tonka, kolombo, james talk!! time for a special treat. its the bonus e.p. for the vinyl release of ian pooleys latest album in other words. on the bill we have manuel tur, magik johnson and pooley himself. first of is magik johnson turning heat into an old skool houser (we love the chords!), then manuel tur whos speeding up the hippest hip, giving it a deep and rich mid tempo house feel. last but not least pooley gives do the thang a brush up. very groovy as usual. enjoy the diversity!!

deepgroove aka grayson shipley & lee pattison from bristol have crafted their skills at venues like bristols seminal lakota, emerging with a sound that incorporates a hefty measure of eclecticism within a framework of deep and twisted tribal grooves. never fearing to tread a different path when it comes to firing a crowd, their performances marry a healthy degree of contempt for convention, to an obvious reverence for the original precepts of house music. using the 4-deck format, not as a tool for ostentatious displays of mixing prowess, but as a template for experimentation, deepgroove throw everything at the crowd, embarking on sonic voyages that range from the sultry to the surreal, with the funk never being too far from the surface. coming from a strong musical background growing up around jazz musicians in west london, jamie anderson also had a love for electronic music and the art of mixing records which has been with him ever since the early electro and hip hop days

made to play welcomes zombie disco squad to its demented label stable and celebrates by unleashing the bombs that are heavy breathing and vie! straight out of the underground tombs of house stomp the zombie disco squad. they have already picked up support from across the board including jesse rose signing them exclusively to made to play but not before one mr claude vonstroke stepped in for a single on dirtybird. influenced by everything from balie funk and hip hop to deep house, techno and graveyards the multi-talented production duo are taking house to new levels. they are getting plays from underground big guns such as luciano, ricardo vilalobos and frankenstein as well as radio 1s annie mac, pete tong and zane lowe. as djs they regularly touch down in clubs such as fabric in london, hive in zurich and berlins panorama bar where they are residents at the regular made to play label night. if you dont know then get to know as your going to be hearing a lot more from the zombie disco squad as the undead come to life in 2009.

dj aakmael is a producer/dj, who produces house, hip hop and r&b tracks. being a true music head, aakmael has a very rich background of music in his blood including hip hop, r n b, house, reggae, classical, opera, and jazz.

hot natured represents a sunny and modern take on classic and future classic music. subtly changing, and adding a new edge to some of the many different genres that have influenced the east london wideboy and los angeles newcomer who are behind the label. along the way hot natured will serve up disco through techno re-edits, pop remixes even slices of hip hop injected with the kind of dancefloor knowledge only a seasoned dj can tap into. whether its the reimagining of seminal artists like radiohead to kanye west, or chic to notorious b.i.g, the main goal is to do this with a certain level of sophistication and class, that is often lacking in the >unofficial remix< world.these artists and their work have represented unique points of inspiration for hot natured and its aesthetic. some might argue, >why mess with perfection?< well that attitude isnt much fun, is it? so please sit back, or rather get up and enjoy the first serving of hot natured, two naughty groove riddled versions of possibly two of the best pop records of 2008, chopped spliced and funked up by a well known london techno youngster.

from scndl incorporated, the underground organization that brought you >that s a good look<, we bring you a new scandal with >drama<. where >good look< was a funky, street corner get down, >drama< takes you to the darker side, populating the back alleys of an urban electro nightmare. with a driving nasty bassline, hip hop drum sounds, nerve racking vocal snippets and wu-tang-esque melodies >drama< delivers on it s title. two solid remixes from coco machete mainstays fukkk offf & dog tags take things in opposing directions, electro to minimal/techno, this is a package not to sleep on. get ready for the drama !coco machete team

a slab of latin-tinged breakbeat coolness from the surferest dude on the spanish underground scene. try not to move that behind when the man from zarautz starts doing his thing, we dare you! the b-side is a quite aptly titled tune which combines a cab callowayesque ditty with a tasty hip-hop beat, thus spreading the buen rollo as they say in spain. mr. scruff, anyone?

alan abrahams, the man behind portable, emerged out of the ruins of a post apartheid south africa. growing up in an impoverished cape town township, tagged >beverly hills< by the locals, abrahams was always immersed in his sisters ritual of getting ready for a night out to a soundtrack of 80s soul, hi life and hip hop. inspired by the first batch of chicago house records, the foundations were laid for his future in music. experimenting with ways of combining traditional african rhythms with the 4/4 sound of house,abrahams completed various projects in south africa. most of which gave a commentary to the political turmoil of the country at the time. abrahams inevitably became frustrated by the geographic isolation of the country and relocated to london in 1997. in the uk abrahams went on to complete various releases for internationally recognised labels such as context and background records before starting up his own label, süd electronic in 2002

phunky electro hip house... incl spiller remixes !!!

krazy bladhead remixed the noisy duo ddamage, the funky duo outlines and met the brooklyn rapper tes, signed on lex/warp. tes featuring on >crazy moth3f2ck8z<, extract of krazy bladhead?s second ep >dry guillotine<, comfirmed ed banger?s hip hop turning point. just like sebastian, justice or dj mehdi, krazy baldhead became one of the mainstays of the label. he obviously was part of the >ed rec vol. ii< adventure, with his freezing >strings of death<, and we saw him again on the last compilation of the label, >ed rec vol. iii< with the spaced out >no cow, no pow<.

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.

on the a-side , >brunhilde< the old bitch welcomes us, again completely drunken and swinging to rhythm with her frying pan. the second track is >hip hop chopsui< - a meal which can satiate 500 dance hungry hip swinging ravers without a problem. if you still dont have enough you turn around the record. for here >master mason< shows us, that b-sides can also display their cold-blooded lethal potential. should anyone against your expctation still sit at the bar, nip on his drink uninvolvedly and flirt with the barkeeper, >parcel< will finally make this grumbler let his bar stool stand there and mix into the dance willing crowd.

for its 8th installment, the funk mundial series temporarily moves to buenos aires, argentinia to present what is quite possibly the first ever baile funk cumbia record to be released. yes, we re talking about a world premiere here: the two music styles that recently put south america on the dj radar again, are melting together in funk mundial #8: baile funk meets cumbia.for this volume, four of the hottest producers of buenos aires digi-cumbia label zzk teamed up with various baile funk mcs from rio de janeiro. zzk is to cumbia what man recordings is to baile funk û mixing up one raw, regional music style with the best of various genres to create a unique new sound. founded as a label in 2008, zzk broke internationally with their mixtapes, in which cumbia û the traditional pan-latin-american dancehall sound û was mixed up with reggaeton, hip hop and various forms of bass music. recently, the label released its first compilation and full artist albums.

>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,).

super disco brakes was originally issued back in 1977! back now after 30 years!

punx soundchecks sinister alter ego chanty poe grabs the zeitgeist by the cajones with this rave flavoured collision of electro, hip hop, bassline, and party techno. rising stars missoddkidd and c. monts make a guest appearance. support from mark moore, jagz kooner, tronik youth, infadels, xfm, kiss, (amongst many others), and received a 5 * review in dj magazine

incl disctrict one remix !!

nice price deal !!! wipe the needle consisting of swedish mikael nybom and london man lee gomez, have done a lot for themselves through the defected sublabel 4th floor and now with a full length album coming on soundmen on wax. but its their first raw fusion release which is truly the cr?e de la cr?e of house music! the release starts off with a high resolution gospel banger done with the help of swedish resident, via lusaka zambia, mr aaron phiri aka zulu gestapo (last of the gris gris) from the raw uncut concrete jungle hip hop duo hearin aid. his vocals break down the firmest of titanium walls when mashed up with the organs and jacked up kicks of this soon to be peak hour business.

the long lost consists of husband & wife alfred (a.k.a. electronic daedelus) and laura darlington. in contrast to the avant electronics and hip hop aesthetics of alfreds music as daedelus, the long lost is a union of two songwriters & producers with a penchant for sad sounds and delicate, electro acoustic melodies. psychedelic lullabies for lovers and the lovelorn. as well as sa ra, laura has also sung for flying lotus. a fascinating and utterly individual project, the long lost take the subject of love away from the cliches and hackneyed wailing of the mainstream and reconnect it to those strange and uncontrollable emotions we re all so in thrall...

first part of his debut longplayer ! support from raresh, robert dietz, arnaud le texier, d julz, julien chaptal, catz n dogz, tim xavier, mikael stavostrand, kreon, agnes... anthony collins is one of the safest pair of hands in house right now yet every release he puts out is both high quality and individual, as this new release on freak n chic proves. taken from collins debut long player, the impeccable (and much lauded) >doubts & shouts<, prism is collins at his hip swinging best. deep, yet powerful and driving, >prism< takes in elements of detroit techno, ny house and modern tech house and intertwines them.

hip hop meets jazz for a relaxed downbeat jam session.

great release by the rebel crew! amazing fusion of hip hop beats & break and latin funked up jazz and dancehall rhythms and dubby rhythms. check!

ripchord are 2 guys from copenhagen with years of experience with music in its many different forms. in a short period of time ripchord has firmly pushed their way into the danish underground scene. max thelin aka. maximus is the second member of the danish hip-hop producer duo mavix. jesper prehn, old time raver, dj and producer, has a long history in electronic music. their style is dark and original with jazzy swingsets and groovy basslines. thrill cosby is set in a 20 s ballroom jazz club in new orleans. the tempo is high and the people are swinging to the rhythm. the band is jumping and the bourbon is kicking in making the trumpet drowsy. tanzable, is a minimal tune kept in the subsonic layers. it has got a dominating bass line the swirls you into a hypnotic state of mind, encouraging you to move in sexy ways. this remix is conducted by joachim spieth best known for his spiecher series on kompakt.

the regrooved series shows what it is all about with this ep of diverse party tracks, old school to disco to latin a track for anytime of the night. the breakbeat junkie comes correct with an classic early hip hop style party warmer, sure to become a favourite in many a djs box. then debut artist the sly players show you what happens when a uk based dj and a producer from san francsico make music together, disco breakbeat! huge. spanish b boy calagad13 joins in with a re work of a disco classic to make the breakers among you get the vinyl mat out. then we have a new boy djp who brings us a big bad latin breaks monster that works so well on any dancefloor, tried and tested believe!

catchy as hell b more styled song from the 80s rap sensation and current reigning hip hop godess (source mag) with remixes from up and comers ruckus roboticus (vocal and dub) and william russell (of fools gold).

well known hip hop/r&b tracks!!electrohouse mixes by difuzion!!

already supported by johnny d., someone else, laurent garnier, jennifer cardini, florian meindl, david keno.. erich lesovsky is the newest addition to stil vor talents exciting artist roster. here comes someone who is totally fascinated and absorbed by technology, someone who only performs as a live act in the clubs and - in the time of digital machinery - still works on constructing his own devices to make music with. after singles for wba and keno records, it is now the time for his first release on oliver koletzkis stil vor talent imprint and mr. lesovsky is very happy to be part of the family. so are we, of course! not only, but also because his first ep is a killer display of musical wizardry. it stars off with >bell a donna<, a minimal funk-laden piece of music that is mainly based on some crisp beats, many warm effects and sounds and a melody so simple, yet so encapsulating to capture the heart of every dancer in the club. this is oldskool minimal funk at its best! next up is >93 percent<, a title that might be misleading at first, because this track sounds more like 150 percent really. a great loop made of fidgety techno hi-hats and some wonderful warm analogue sounds - this could well be termed a new form of fidget techno. last up is >riot beatz<, an experimental display of minimal sound design, yet still very danceable. lots of crystal bashing beats, a pumping bass and many little effects - this will definitely be one for the dancefloor in the morning hours. not only does e. lesovsky seem a master of sound, his expertise seems to cover the perfect creation of warm, yet basic tech anthems and his influences seem to come from all sorts of musical directions, from hip-hop to funk to house back to techno. it is the easiness with which he delivers his music that makes his sound designs so special!

its about time that i put you all up on some more electro...yeh, i know, ive been pretty biased with all the hip hop & sneaker posts! the blogs going to have a bit of a facelift soon, including some of the content, so stay tuned! anyhow, this gem comes from french duo donovan. to sum up their style, theyve got a chromeo-esque kind of sound to them, crunchy electro with an 80s feel. theyve also banged out some sick remixes for the likes of sebasiten tellier & in the club (their remix of turn you on is straight fire). breakin sounds great dave spoon (radio 1 - worldwide) yet another quality release from work it baby. this label really has developed its own sound release by release and its always a great quality especially in these days of all the same.matteo esse (cosmonote srl / various worldwide) charlie fanclub remix is real nice dj neoteric (many / dubsided records / national + international touring) i fucking love the charlie fanclub mix, totally up my street. i will be hammering it. (and joining charlies fanclub!) jack allsopp (just jack ltd) & more… fake blood, kim (the presets), aquasky, the c90s, matteo esse, colin peters, malente, sammy jo (scissor sisters), jaymo & andy george, john jones (hed kandi)

cool electro with that real hip-hop-flavour - ranging from relaxed to rocking, made by hollands dj overdose and released by florida-based monotone.