early support comes from loco dice, mathias kaden, after wba010, which was played already by ricardo villalobos, troy pierce, mathias kaden and also luciano, a role reversal takes place. this time chris lattner gets thechance to show his remix skills. frank leichers original track is hiking very calmly and dreamy into the evening. floating sounds are blending into melancholy and emotional euphoria cutted by short breaks. chris takes these floating sounds and switches them into deep voluminous basslines and ends after breaks, which are getting longer and longer, into a greatclimax. a great night cannot start better !!

hot new band thats redefining summer ska ? sunday times style. with kid british you are hearing new millennium uk. a walk in any city will give you the flavour of garage, the boom box explosion of hip hop, the specials rudeboy bonhomie, the clatter of indie ? and all this is incorporated into kid british. growing up in a multi cultural melting pot where pop music is up for grabs and is great fun. its all in there in a breathless eclectic mix.

the wurst edits gang has inducted yet another ny disco acolyte to the fold, the inimitable irishman-in-new york, eamon harkin. known for wild dj sets not to mention his innovative bookings at such parties as sunday best and fun, harkins no stranger to dance music. no wonder the mans shared bills with such legends as afrika bambaataa, juan atkins, grandmaster flash, the egyptian lover, and kevin saunderson. on his debut single, the man heads straight into peak-time territory with the sinister sounds of >john boy<, where synth toms jump out of the shadows only to punctuate an incredibly propulsive groove. >innit< takes a decidedly different turn down edits lane, rejuvenating an early 90s house gem in magnificently wurst fashion.

polyfon label boss bodo opened the peckham’s coffee house in erfurt and dedicates catalog number 7 to the coffee house. 5 tracks from the friends of the house: tomtomgroove, steffen baldo, immer.chic, rubrique & siggatunez and t.patton let the coffee house feeling flow into the tracks, sometimes jazzy, sometimes disco but always having the deep house focus in mind. tasty deep house!

incl marcel dettman remix !! the defining feature of bass music in 2008 has been the expansion of the dubstep sound across disparate genres. scubas debut long player, a mutual antipathy exemplified this phenomenon, mixing dubsteps bass rumble with the eccentricities of dub techno and electronica into a sprawling cinematic landscape.

incl rmxs by jay haze & ernesto ferreyra !! lomidhigh unlmtd is a platform for non earthly music and frequencies from distant galaxies, that has echoed down onto us here at planet earth. the label aims to release music that knows no boundaries. to create a home for a label that doesnt contain itself to one genre or time. music that experiments and pushes its own limits into new and undiscovered musical territories. taking influences from the past, and presenting them in a new form. lomidhigh unlmtd has its sights set on the endless limits of the universe, in which it can roam freely and not be contained by gravity or any other earthly presence. the main concept behind the label is to not pigeonhole itself. expect the unexpected. its aim is to give record stores a rough time deciding which genre to put the releases under. at a time where the world is in dire shape, we feel its time to get away from the world and float into outer space. once named the final frontier, the universe knows no limits. the perfect place to surf through the milky ways to distant galaxies, to hear moments of the past echoing into the future. lomidhigh unlmtd is stoked to present its first release. monotaxs debut, the argentinean band formed by dilo (aka elephant pixel), imi and zooey.

an electro tinged hooky bassline and an anthemic breakdown that takes you into a memorable vocal makes this another c.p banger destined to rock the global dancefloors.

fresh from the success of his new album, ninja tuna, mr scruff dips his line back in the sea with the funktabulous get on down. taking a little chunk of 70s soul goodness (a prince phillip mitchell song, sung by johnny adams) and turning it into scruffy sashimi, this is undoubtedly one of the dancefloor stand outs of an album guaranteed to get any crowd bumping. hold on, on the other hand, features the smooooth vox of andreya triana, but nothing can stop scruff from dropping lashings of bass squelch - plus a little extra bangingness on the alternate version hold the dub. altogether uplifting, chest vibrating and all round marvellous, this is brit soul the way it should be done.

support comes from laurent garnier, anderson noise, chris fortier, gunjah, jamie stevens.. ipoly music is the new imprint a&r ed by alec troniq and mentalic, managed by microtonal records. after various releases for etui records, phonocake and microtonal the two talented travellers have found their own place of creativity and reveries. ipoly stands for melodic dancemusic to lead deeper sentiments back to the dancefloor where body and mind become reunited. on ipoly001 alec troniq immerses via sub aquers to abyssal spheres, to dive through his own world of myths. on the other side a daunting mood of odd claustrophobia is created, to flip afterwards into a quite oppositional flow

continuing to plough further into the depths of the warm yet quirky vibes napt offer up a perfect slice of authentic breakbeat funk with work this out. with a healthy nod to the classic house sounds of early 90’s new york they serve up a huge melodic riff that mutates in true n-funk style into a supremely satisfying jacking multi layered bass work out.

big support from dj koze...

todd bodine demonstrates with this ep once again extraordenary taste and skills. after a very successfull excursion on claude van strokes mothership label and his activities as a heavily booked live-act and dj he presents on >unexpected life-form< two brilliant tracks, that seem to burst with their energy. todd bodine apparently has gained a lot of experience how to bunch the impact on both the dancefloor and the musical side and how to turn the result into a wall of sound. and hes doing it by following his own unique style. on the a-side >calypso< captivates you right after a few seconds with its pulsating sequences and a subtle growing energy-level from break to break. developing a drive which wont miss its impact on any floor. >snakeskin< on the flip is homogeneously build around shimmering melody-sequences which create the energy of this track, while the bassline below pulsates warm and deep. sounds like: detroit without kitsch. or like a cross between matthew johnson, robert hood and fabrice lig. to put it in other words: a typical todd bodine release in the best sense. allready a true highlight in the highgradecatalogue in 20

incl tiefschwarz remix !! ali and basti schwarzs souvenir label continue its sonic safari into electronic musics underworld20 with >kamanche< by >emand paradian<

made to play brings the noise with the sounds of wearhouse music and head honcho lee mortimer. lee mortimers exciting, sleazy, demented take on house has been kicking the sh*t out of dance floors and festivals the world over. this e.p is not for the faint hearted but is for those who like to rock a big crowd in a ballistic way. when jimi hendrix played not just one but both sides of it at woodstock in the 70s the place went off its tits and when he reverted back to playing the guitar it just couldnt compare and he never quite got over that. lee mortimer is currently reveling in mass support from the likes of switch, claude vonstroke, diplo and kriss akabusi who apparently likes to play these tracks as a post love ritual, naked and chanting awooga! round the camp fire he has in his bedroom. if you want to embellish the feeling of either hendrix or akabusi in the primes of their existences then get stuck into this release and youll feel like a combination of the two peaking on acid.

max trax records returns after a one year hiatus with the slammin westbourne park dubs ep vol. 1 by dj and producer aaron ross. what you get here are four massive tracks with a definite underground old school touch, all of them being sure shot winners guaranteed to send the crowd into a frenzy thanks to their deep relentless grooves and the hypnotizing synths and chords used. deep, simple, very effective - just the way we love it.

classics part three !!! the advent brought thirteen releases into existence through kombination research !!!

classics part two !!! the advent brought thirteen releases into existence through kombination research !!!

the long awaited trentemøller debut album - maybe one of the most anticipated independent albums of the year. trentemøller is one of the hottest artists on the electronic circuit - the man of the moment! a beautifully crafted, astonishing masterpiece, that will leave you breathless. the tracks form a story, almost like the soundtrack of a movie. it manages to capture a whole range of emotions in subtle melodic miniatures, dreamy ambiences, dusty beats, deep dub-tracks and driving groove-excursions. an ever-changing kaleidoscope of colours and moods, -the last resort- without a doubt contains trentemøllers best work to date. although its an electronic album, it also incorporates live-drums, guitars, bass and other acoustic instruments like celesta, glockenspiel, melodica and even dj scratching to create a more organic feel

there are 4 techno-trees growing in the garden of wataru kashida since 1997 ...

after the critically acclaimed album >last days of silence< projected b12 back into the techno limelight after 12 years of silence, the duo, mike golding and steve rutter have remixed some of the most asked for tracks from the album and combined them with two completely new and unreleased tracks. this limited remix release concentrates on the listening rather than dancing and brings the duos perfect atmospheres, melodies, moods and beats together to create a new take on the best of their album in a way that only b12 are capable of. limited to 900 copies world wide!

dj support by dj hell, luciano, troy pierce, davide squillace (dc10, ibiza) and many more... name+relucto first gathered praise as remixers for the aforementioned fool with their demented re rub of drama earlier this year. their debut is a four track vinyl and digital release. longblackcurlyteeth’ is a dark and deadly slice of techno which germinates from stripped sleeparchive style minimalism into a gloopy acid evolution that plunges and skews itself into the sinister depths of foreboding, resonant evil. blueballs picks up the tempo and undulates along a jacking groove of raw metallic, mashed up alien calypso funk. title track spawnofspoon is a demonic mongrel of future styles. this scuzzy hip hop homage is riddled with shredded vocals and mutant bass modulations which explode into a post rave, acid armageddon. alex cotex is in devastating form with his hypnotic rework of lbct, the result is a mesmerising, relentless beast that reverberates a pulsing throb underpinned by a fizzing 303 bassline

played by oliver huntemann, dubfire, popof, the glitz, pig&dan, style of eye, butch, mike monday, spektre, the hacker,… florian meindl, known for his releases on stil vor talent, trapez and kling klong is now coming up with a new impulsive ep on stephan bodzins prolific herzblut imprint, which is broadening the barriers of techno music since 2 years now ! the first track >aorta< starts with a catchy groove and soon turns into a melodic peak time monster. pure club tnt. >vena< is more beat orientated and straight forward from the beginning. it gets the people onto the floor like the venes bring the blood to the heart. the herzblut honchos super flu deliver a brilliant remix of >aorta<. a true dancefloor killer track with massive breaks for big party moments.

ffms premium label for deep & minimal sounds qualitative high above standard dance stuff is back from the summer break. traditionally lnz mastermind pascal feos himself lights the lnz release oven and adds his label cataloque with two endurance track runners. it may surprise, how airly the runner with starting number 1 floats through the colourful wood of golden october, cheered on by moogy mild hookline that strokes the drum body. from time to time the race track passes some clearings, the chilling atmosphere of pascal feos side-project aural float waves at the horizon. but then he trots on and on embraced by the feeling of runners high. with the racing number 2 the >generator child< starts athletic but thoughtful on his tom tom-dymanic soles, more and more leading into an 808-hypnotic run on black asphalt. a >generator child< speech sample trails off in the dusk and an lfo-spiralled veil of mist twirls over the head of the scared kid.

reinventing the word dj, insideamind is the leading force in turntable music performance. knowing no limits, innovators steptone & professor fingers raise the bar high with their natural showmanship. spellbinding soundtracks, head snapping breaks, tears, laughter, and magic make up their acrobatic, high energy onstage flow. blowing away audiences not just with clever samples, but an onslaught of layered beats, big bass, and sudden switches to live improvised remixes that pull crowds deep into their world. the tiniest spy is insideamind?s first vinyl single, the title track features the exquisite vocals of laura barrett from paper bag records, over the furious drum beats, scratches and soundscapes created by steptone and professor fingers. a matter of time takes you a head nodding hip hop feel, featuring a daunting techno style remix by murr (from lal) and old school hip hop remix by toronto?s circle research crew (a recent signing to melting pot music).

here we have three tracks from the >some other country< album (k7 records 2007) smile and receive - roger 23 mix : featuring cassy (panorama bar) on vocals . remixed by the analog freak , roger 23 (playhouse /240 volts) hailing from deepest saarbrucken . super sub chicago house track , perfect for late night early morning playing .......pure analog heaven! imagine a morning at studio 54 projected into 2008 - wonky goodness. claktronic - experimental live percussion, flutes, and strange ramblings from the voice of daisy densham (aged 4) , add atmosphere to this swiss inspired house tune . why swiss you ask ? well i keep hearing cowbells! a very trippy vibe that gets into your brain, you will be hearing the loop all day. distress and calling - a blissful philip glass inspired sub bass growler , euphoric arpeggiated voices pad over the deep bass and tight snare drum , making up a fine ep of classic swayzak ........ the bigger the system the better this one sounds. crystal clear production all the way

re-jigging the classic andy weatherall production, smoke belch sabres 2 paradise re-crafts the 1993 anthem into a tough tech house groove more suited for the modern dancefloor. demand for this bootleg has been growing since last december when a handful of copies were passed out to key tastemaker djs

1980 debut album by irish no1 rock act!! special 180g remastered vinyl release!

lowkey and kardinal have become a rising figure of french techno music thanks to a handful of impressive maxi. their rave inspired style, offering a wide range mixture of electro, techno and breakbeat sounds, has been working club goers up into a frenzy! and now they are back with their new single, future dancefloor killer, ghost rider

supported by m-nus crew, onur ozer, marco carola, karotte, nick curly, anthony collins, x-pansul, matt star, sebastian roya, alexy delano, dave ellesmere… if the original ‘burning the midnight oil’ was already a blast in all minimal tech dance floors, the remix records arrives with a new twist to keep the discos moving. soulrack & mikel_e present a fresh groovy track full of voice lines that’ll go directly to a packed dance floor. seph moves around darker and more hypnotic territories with a continuous loop while fabrizio maurizi dives deep into old school, with some broken beats, distorted voices and numerous bleeps & clicks. a collection of hits that’ll make the night vibrate. long life martinez!

killer re edit from section 79, based on the 80s electro classics from savage progress original 12inch version... from a simple but clever re edit of the original, the tracks dig further and further into a more acid based loop that would turn upside down any floor for real... so many influences here from ron hardy to armando, to new york noise scene.... ultra limited edition. one for the headz.

its not hard to tell that barems been kicking back and enjoying the summer, soaking up the sunshine vibes and pouring new found inspiration into these three new tracks. the result is a breath-taking departure from his previous releases that demonstrates an unexpected mastery of the classic house sound. the first surprise is that each track stretches out to around the nine-minute mark with barem adopting a more patient, relaxed approach to his arrangements. the resulting laidback grooves - loopy, organic and sexy in turn - effortlessly seduce the crowd, marking a definite evolution in his sound and adding a welcome new string to his bow

new sub label from membrane recordings, blues + acid! in a human world, even the machines get the blues. discarded debris turning backs on the dusty strewn mess of cables and circuits in the corners time passes with calloused wind. random ghosts from the mississippi delta to chicago seem to find their way into the dusty boxes. a temporary home to let loose and vent.

there is the 2nd part of the faze series from sam rouanet aka reynold (boss of trenton records) with one hell of a track called straight into the wall, a straight up (real) shuffled groove with nice chords and a killer electro bass line! the remix from till vons sein is definitely as good… deeper. great work from till though, he is really on the ramp right now and we will see more of his work on the upcoming trenton releases. also a new signed artist on the label is der thal that is giving us a remixed version of the craft tune from reynolds faze part.1 recent ep.

there is certainly not enough space to tell you all the great things about move d we would love to share with you. being the musical mind behind the legendary source records imprint, david moufang has always been a versatile and prolific character. from ambient soundscapes to krautrocky epics, jazz sensibilities or straight up techno and house, he has done it all with his own special and unique touch. this lovely fingerprint is spread all over the “cube ep . intended as a tribute to heidelberg’s finest club night of the same name (don’t mix it up with that other square project!) , move d shots two arrows straight into your heart. “cube” is one of those stripped down hypnotic affairs that seem to go on forever and ever just to surprise you with a nice breakdown, before it’s groove sucks you in again. we guess this is what people mean, if they talk about the beauty of simplicity. “heidelberg gals” flips the script in three parts with an old school approach and turns into a monolithic house monster with a bassline to boot. panache! bust a move d!

responsible for this tartelet release is debutant mhm one aka morten halborg-møller. he s a local lad from copenhagen who has decided to give something back to the world of electronic music that he loves so much. before he decided to sit in the producer chair, he spend huge amounts of time on his copenhagen based kill your telly promotion. a promotion which has more than 5 succesful years on it s back and has featured a huge tally of big name bookings. said promotion at which he started out his djing career resulting in him being one of the most sought after djs in denmark. being the creative and gifted spirit that he is, music and clubbing is not the only thing that keep him occupied. he also expresses himself via visual artwork earning the fourth spot in the renowned graphic art collective that is bottega areté.... and oh yeah ...did we mention what a nice bloke he is? a1: the a side features a funky little groover that will fit well into a club where punters prefer to dance. the track is build around a playful bassline hook accompanied by a simple and catchy vocal (by who made who member tomas hoffding) a really sweet minimal workout for sure, that really does the trick. b1: on the flip side we get served a dish of bass heavy house. this time it s dutch house supremo melon who sorts out the remix treatment and turns bubububadub into a tribal ish affair. suited for big clubs? check. sexy? check. playable? very much so.

dj support by laurent garnier, cassy, raresh, frederico molinari, camea, arnaud le texier... based in beautiful country side of florence, bosconi records represents the freshest vibe of the new electronic tech house movement from this part of italy. the first release of the label has the pleasure to introduce you the collaboration between two big friends, representing of the finest contemporary electronic house scene, minimono and bruno pronsato. the a side, arianna and i, has the classic brunos touch, always moving forward to his research into musical experiments. following the success of his latest longplayer on hello?repeat why cant we be like us , bruno is back now with a superb sound designed track: big subbasses, tiny sumbliminal percussions, and spectral talking voices, one for the fat dancefloors and the spooky minds. on the flip the florentian duo minimono, after their acclaimed release on love letters from oslo , drop out a jumpy track with a caribbean rocksteady feeling, dubby and funky house in the groovy vein of a modern soundhack and studio one release. baby come back is happy, loopy, plenty of positive musical colors, tropical, funky and properly made for your legs, your smile and your party time on the seaside

hot second release on messalina records, featuring not like you, a brilliant re edit of alan parsons i wouldnt wanna be like you which extends the groove perfectly and works it into a chugging balearic rock stormer. the b side opens with i just did it, an excellent edit of an obscure eurythmics cut from their 1984 soundtrack lp sped up, pumped up and stretched out into a bouncing balearic groove. this is followed by past twelve, an extended edit of jj cales version of the classic after midnight. great stuff.

first release on the par tay imprint brings together three killer party tracks stripped down and cranked-up for pure dancefloor appeal. a1 is red hot, a superb extended edit of herb alperts original - sure to rock any discerning par tay. on the flip, we get two more top class edits, firstly an extended funked up version of chuck browns latin belter berro e sombero followed by the awesome move ya feet where prince charles & the city beat bands unplayable two minute skit from their gang war lp is twisted, stretched and tweaked into an awesome seven minutes of crazed par tay madness. a quality funky package

ah, its time for some eerie minimal techno again. dry, percussive, hypnotic, trippy. when sunday turns into monday and the week starts exactly like the last one ended – on the dancefloor, propelled by a thumping bassdrum. dima is a bar 25 regular and has released on beatsreet (another berlin institution of endless afterhour journeys) before. this one is his bar 25 debut, tried and tested on various occasions and legendary sasomo moments. his four tracks dive deep into a nocturnal techno habitat, where percussion- sounds fade away in the twilight and the groove just won’t stop. there is no way out, just give in to its pleasures

a new project from hot drum & bass producer spor, feed me aims to delve into the darker, twisted side of electronica. big thrashy synths and crazy production fill these tracks with an air of insanity. both tracks have been causing serious damage in festivals the world over when dropped by mau5trap main man deadmau5 this summer. this is an amazing debut from feed me and he is one to definitely keep an eye out for in 2009…

this record has been in the making for some time. originally, hott 22 created a track called, &#147,i feel love&#148,. bonnie bailey heard the song, loved the track, and wanted to write lyrics to it. bonnie and eric kupper went into the studio with hott 22&#146,s track to record and produce bonnie&#146,s lyrics for it. after we heard bonnie&#146,s performance, we were extremely excited, and asked the legendary eric kupper to create a new remix. shortly after, we asked thomas gold to work his magic on the track and he created some real gems to an already solid package. finally, the alter ego live element had to get in on the project as well, and produced two more floorfillers.

the messalina imprint brings you first in a series of great new balearic disco edits. kicking off with sky way, which sees westway by 70s prog rockers sky, transformed from a three minute lp cut into a pulsating eight minute dub disco groover complete with awesome guitar work. on the flip you get disco drum kids, a brilliant re edit of cats n jammers kids mega rare disco drum pts 1 & 5 with both parts sped up and remoulded into a percussion heavy low slung cosmic rocker. followed by jack cud les, a great extended dancefloor friendly edit of michael chapmans in demand lescudjack. a great package

after 2 smashing eps on switch and sinden s imprint counterfeet, radioclit is back with their brand new signature sound secousse on mental groove records. inspired by the street sounds of angola, pretoria or abidjan, secousse is a future afrobeat anthem and is currently being turned into a vocal monster starring all the great singers and rappers who came and tore the roof of the infamous secousse worldbeat residency that radioclit has been doing at the notting hill arts club over the last few months. backed up by remixes from crookers aka the biggest house producers these days, it also features a remix by bablee, a legend from the coupe-decale scene hailing out of ivory coast and author of the world wide hit sous les cocotiers .

simon baker & jamie jones have been long time dj s in england s underground electronic music scene, who have within the last couple of years emerged as respected producers and have seen their works signed to labels such as crosstown rebels, 20/20 vision, freak ‘n’ chic, poker flat, cocoon, get physical and connaisseur just to name a few. kaskazi is their first collaborative effort and proves their individual strengths are even more formidable when unified in the studio. the three versions of kaskazi all invoke a different mood and style, but still retain that jubilant flavor of the original that caught the ears of m.a.n.d.y. and dj t. early in the summer. praise has come from all corners of the dj spectrum, as the combination of a galloping funk fused bass line, with the infectious vocals and clever effects have erupted many club dance floors into a frenzy.

early support by: loco dice, martinez,d julz, anthony collins, marco resmann, agnes, jimpster, laurent garnier, konrad black, dean mushin & more rumors say,an early version of mick thammers >sweep< already received support by loco dice and ricardo villalobos.a few years have passed and the final version made it into the hands of sven palzer,who immediately signed the track for his label puzzle traxx,to give it its welldeserved official release!now whether ricardo and dice have played it or not, one thing is for sure,this weird shuffled catchy tune with its hypnotic fm bass line that walks up and down in filters and octaves over 9 minutes is outstanding and got timeless personality!

rough to the touch, the jt3s latest will sink into your souls, purifying them by breathing in the bad and exhaling out the good. js songs use blues and r n b templates, executed with sweaty, wide eyed energy - and this time, hes added a couple of colours to his rainbow that are blowing our minds, those of dub reggae and ska, which squeeze next to their northern brethren with excellent tightness. you ll be left breathless after a nonet of new songs, all of which address the modern dilemma of identity and faith. vinyl only release - as befits the classic rock and soul sounds.

after 3 succesfull releases, this label has slowly proven it self. stephane signore, the headhoncho of the label, has gathered a nice selection of artists around the label so far. wehbba, hertz, pedro delgardo, reaky and others. this 4th release is the next stephane signore single. on this release he has delivered 2 absolute monster tracks, and asked reaky and lars klein to deliver their remixes. lars klein brings his 2008 minimal inspired techno burner. clicks and bits with a techno attitude. reaky, one of the most succesfull new comers to this game, takes it into a completely other direction, a well funky tribal explosion with a subtle throbbing bassline vibe. proper, rolling techno for the masses!

mixture of deep space / electro & ambient

after a run of releases from more established artists, ed dmxs breakin records takes a step into the unknown with the debut single from norwegian jørgen indal , aka impakt . with a classic feel throughout, this ep runs the gamut of breakin styles from crisp electro, through to smooth spacey acid, through to drexciya-style techno-funk. indal is a young producer from trondheim who creates a wide variety of electronic music using ancient analogue machines and modern software instruments. you can hear detroit and cornish influences through the ep all polished up with impakts glacial sheen. tight uncluttered production from this new scandinavian talent, and dynamic mastering courtesy of matt ‘golden ears colton (planet mu, sandwell district, rekids, 20:20 vision) ensures that this release will cut through in any set