conceived and produced by two-fifths of italian cinematic combo calibro 35, guitarist massimo martellotta and 2016 grammy award winner producer tommaso colliva, record kicks proudly presents il complesso di tada. get ready for a journey into the coolest sound of swinging italy, make yourself a cocktail, turn up the volume and lets party!

the kings from italy, paul c & paolo martini once more drop the absolute floor hits. groovy as per usual with a nice7 remix on the fresh material release. hot.

hund, the well-known way of clubbing based in vicenza (italy), on the occasion of the 5th anniversary is proud to introduce its newly minted label/project which reflects the sound of its own club. first release with limited 300 copies only is out with two originals from the londoner rich nxt:automotion is an authentic minimal/techno track up to a serious dancefloor while crystal with a deeper sound reminds the fuse party style.a powerful punch is the remix of the romanian mastermind faster with his unique minimal character,appreciated and played by ...

antonio debuts on ns with an ep of muscular dungeon boogie straight from italy s golden coast via the dank basements of frankfurt. drawing on the metallic throbs of his adopted german hometown, antonio pushes the machines to breaking point, allowing primitive techno flourishes, crushing breakdowns and dopamine-draining house excursions to be fed straight into the back of a tape deck

this is a fresh new project based in bologna, italy. red rooster ep includes four different sounds with a logical framework. d arabia and dj rou (homequest) are two emerging artists that in 2015 began to share their skills in the same recording studio, the result is a groovy sound with a great energy. this is the first release for red rooster records and the future plans are to give us a lot of new emotions from a lot of new talented artists.

medical records in collaboration with crispy nuggets returns to italy for it s 59th release.

*michael ferragosto is back on italy s own dog in the night label with four new twisted psychedelic house cuts. as usual we hear the artist taking the traditional blueprints of chicago house and putting his own signature chops to it resulting in a bizzare mix up of jacking madness that will get the floor going wild. amazing stuff that is not to be missed

vilena records is 5 years old and decided to celebrate with its first vinyl with 4 tracks. side a is characterized by dub sounds and two tracks: the first one by matt star, german artist who manages repeat music and has productions on labels such as cocoon records, kling klong and many others, the second track is by alex veronesi and paolo mosca aka rejekt. side b is composed of two tech house tracks: the first is by stan garac, spanish artist class 83 that has collaborate with labels like viva music and hall of fame, while the second track is by one of the greatest artists of vilena records, massimo pozzi aka max (italy).

nasty boy is a upcoming house producer nicola penna from vibo valentia in south italy. his debut 12inch on sahko recordings is two beautiful blue cuts somewhere between classic detroit techno/house and modern mood hut style distorted bass and kick.

following the great ep from doomwork, italy strike back with the duo reform! two guys who joined their mind together to create music, testing new electronic paths, playing with external machines to creates their own sounds, after only one release and one track on a compilation you can see that the duo have a lot to say into techno. reform bring here with “chaotic dimension“ a very complete release who take from techno madness with chaotic dimension to deep techno for extremis passing by a super funky vibe for dancewear with this vocal who drives you, to end with treasure who deliver a mind blowing experience.

after acclaimed debut ep by raw ambassador, milan-based un.t.o. records presents marcello napoletano’s destroyed ass ep: a limited edition, four tracker combo of different tunes.
the a side delivers a techno track and a funkier one, both of which will take you on a boat trip into an infected swamp lost somewhere in southern italy. at the same time on the b side marcello’s voodoo ritual will take possession of your body with two full-house tracks. café nanà is a crazed drive of broken percussions “and vibrant field-recordings of cups and glasses banging together in a smoke-filled, sun-drenched, cafe” while waiting for my bass is a warehouse melter reminiscent of gene hunt’s rawest works.

channel#9 collects five tracks of free flowing techno from italy s ascion. a talent who has graced labels like 3th and repitch, this ep balances floor fervour with subtle warm washes and colder echoes.

a1 nubian mindz - deep in raves: well known for his versatile and rich production, colin delivers once more. with a quite suitable name - deep in raves is just that. a deep plunge into dark and rave-like atmosphere. after a short intro layered with an ominous voice, massive bassline takes over and drives the track through the darkest curves. enriched with short percussions and a synth stab this is quite a stomper best experienced on a good club soundsystem, preferably in the dark. a2 volster - nebula: almost obsessed with audio purity, volster manages to combine new and modern sounds with old-school genre roots. nebula is all about complexity. although it is based on an electro foundations, it s so much more. space filled with an oscillatory synth motion perplexed with smooth pads that gives the impression of an interstellar properties. no detail is left unengaged, from the 808 that keeps everything in motion to the subtle amount of panning. this is a beautifully crafted story by a producer who is slowly but steadily growing into one of the best croatian artists. b1 lucretio - dracula: the most famed beard of cadoneghe/italy has pulled another magic gem from his music source. widely known for his relentless tendency to push the analogue spectrum to it s extreme, lucretio surprises once more with his ability to blend simple pieces into an effective sub storm with almost comic like features. dracula is not your conventional tune and it s pretty obvious why as soon as you put the needle on. broke down rhythm is heavily fueled by polished but enormous sub background with sparse and ¥in your face¥ shots. seemingly random notes take a gloomy and powerful form during the break and soon the lurky atmosphere comes into picture. this is truly brilliance in it s full simplicity. if only bram stoker could hear this, he would probably be both stunned and amused! b2 james booth - jxst do it: one of our goals on vakum is to be on a lookout for a new and promising talents. berlin based james booth surely fits the bill. jxst do it is a seriously crafted track with rich rhythmic section wrapped in a steady build up. after the initial break-beat intro sliced in short chunks, subtle 303 bassline takes over and the rhythmic game begins. booth delivers a perfectly timed cuts accompanied by a diverse palette of percussions. this is a perfect piece for those build up moments in the club..

italy s fastest rising name in house and techno returns to the respected drumcode imprint with this blistering new 4- track ep, climax. featuring a distinctive vocal sample crescending over a typically thumping bassline, opening lead track climax grows gradually with the introduction of a single synth note and skipping hi-hats.

artreform meets hooved. the one of the interesting italy producer at the moment. this man has lots of great releases on labels like amam, time has changes, bouquet music and other. please welcome his debut vinyl only release on our label!

repeat music finally back on vinyl. we are proud to present repeat black as new sublabel. for the first vinyl on it we share two original tracks with you, first comes from reclame (italy) the second one was deliverd by raru (ukraine). while reclames track - entry into the italian parliament focuses on the floor moments, raru s - feel is a broken beat afterhour anthem! that s not all. we engaged two remixers which dont need a further introduction. fuse london labelhead seb zito remixed - feel in a stripped down manner and traffic frankfurt s very own martyne made a weird melodic but great remix of reclames track.

michele mininnis hyper martino ep is a strange adventure in sound, the finest example of music noir and engaging story of audio science fiction. michele hails from south italy and counts everything from post-punk, krautrock to new wave, house and disco amongst his influences. hes been a dj for years but only in 2014 has released his debut tupolev love ep on glasgows optimo trax. he immediately found himself in the spotlight of discerning djs and music collectors alike. after a few months he released another highly acclaimed ep entitled endless ceremony on belgian label curle. and now, after a short hiatus he returns with his latest hyper martino ep radiating oblique and unpredictable sounds. remixes come courtesy of tel aviv’s hit-assembly-line red axes who yet again deliver a bloody good remix, and of a reckless new age traveller, industrial-yoga-trance guru and australian multi culturist dreems.le temps perdu is a new label founded by lemmy caution, a man of mistery, a fan of steal mustangs, robot poetry and otherworldly sounds, well know across the outlands and operating from alphaville. the vinyl release includes a download code.

two generations of italian music history come together on this split 7inch. milan meets rome, fred ventura meets alessandro adriani. for this occasion adriani and ventura covered the 82 evergreen changing by bill bruce. the perfect combination to pay homage to this monumental piece of music. on the flip side fred s early 80s new wave band state of art got the remix treatment by alessandro s moniker newclear waves. another unique match of these two key figures preserving the 80s underground sound of italy.

finnish techno label black. releasing its vinyl record with finnish producer and dj albert williams. feel the atmosphere of his dark and deep textures combined with absorbing hooks. remixes come from kryss hypnowave from italy and hannu ikola from finland. already supported by many artist around the globe. a must have for all techno lovers!

this is the relaunch limited edition album (475 copies only, remastered from the original master tapes) of the male productions label. it contains theaoriginal songs of the true underground sound of rome from the rare and sought after ep released in 1991 on male records plus two unreleased tracks recorded in 1991. in italy during early 90 s after the disco era was time for the new born underground music movement. male productions represents the first italian electronic-house independent label, based in rome and managed by chicco furlotti, former club-dj and organizer of the early italian rave parties. this album features stefano di carlo and other big names from the italian electronic and house music scene like leo young and mauro tannino. we cant call this music as deep-house, ambient or techno because it s the true undergound sound of rome!

hungary s fastest rising star, david temessi, returns on neuhain with his glorious gashouder ep remixed by the top players out there. neuhain s label chief daniel boon, germany s heavyweight champions torsten kanzler and sven wittekind, ukraine s superhero spartaque and italy s diamong marc troit created a package that will make every dancefloor look like the dancefloor of your dreams.

lem sees the light in 2012, during an electronic music improvisation night at l’asilo (arts and culture production center in naples, italy). elem started as an audiovisual project based on electronic music improvisation and multimedia arts, created by loredana antonelli (visuals), fabrizio elvetico , emanuele errante and marco messina (electronics). elem is today an interesting novelty in the european electronic music scene that always welcomes new experimental and inspiring projects to give new life to art and music productions.

known for his contributions for lumberjacks in hell, seven limited or black key records, giovanni is a talented musician/dj from south italy, producing music for over a decade now. for his faces records debut, gio is going deep, straight back to his latin/jazz roots with la dame et le conga and what u feel like. while paying tribute to the old ny/garage sound on tell you what i do cherry on the top, detroit legend rick wade offers a new take on the title track, crafting a magnificent deep mix of la dame et le conga recommended to every deep house fans and children of the drum

second release for patrick gibin aka twice and his ‘collective blends’ project which includes musicians from his home town verona - italy : for this release the collective invited special guest clara hill on vocals. the raw hypnotic moog bassline together with the brazilian influenced hi-hats and rhythms of the title track “time goes by” build a solid atmospheric groove elevated by clara hills’ vocals, that give the track that unique soulful swing. on the flip, volcov’s spaced out dub version of “time goes by” is as deep as it gets and the third track, phanareega, keeps the energy high with its combination of live acoustic/electronic drums, sharp bassline and anthem strings.

ahead of him releasing a full length album on mos in 2016, key label artist marcoantonio spaventi is teasing us with a three track prelude ep. spaventi hails from italy, but is based in amsterdam, and is someone who deals in misty, chicago referencing house sounds that are loaded up with a real sense of analogue jack. as well as on mos he releases on slow motion, most excellent ny and pizzico records, and in summer 2015 he put out a leftfield electro, italo, soundtrack and disco full length, viaggi, that showed he has great range in the studio.

ahead of him releasing a full length album on mos in 2016, key label artist marcoantonio spaventi is teasing us with a three track prelude ep. spaventi hails from italy, but is based in amsterdam, and is someone who deals in misty, chicago referencing house sounds that are loaded up with a real sense of analogue jack. as well as on mos he releases on slow motion, most excellent ny and pizzico records, and in summer 2015 he put out a leftfield electro, italo, soundtrack and disco full length, viaggi, that showed he has great range in the studio.

blood is thicker than water and eventually long time friends bordello a parigi and knekelhuis pageant a solid piece of music together. alessandro parisi also known as hesperius draco from portenone - italy - and london based timothy j fairplay found themselves in the middle of an ice cold world, opening their wintery project with the -romance- soundtrack. the warm synth lines will single handedly set moscow s frozen red square on fire. the italian soundtrack synthesisers will touch the trans-siberian world and end with a slow burner named -what is to be done-.

the second installment is brought to you by simple symmetry. we can try to explain to you what this xxx002 is all about, but we wont. only thing we will tell you, is that this piece of art has travelled the world. born in the heart of moscow with a pit stop in italy to get the final make over in kiev.

"party apex newness dancing action in short p.a.n.d.a. this was the theme song of the panda club in mid 80’s italy where marcello bertini aka dj arch (arch stands for architect, he was studying architecture at that time) was a resident dj. it was pressed on limited edition vinyl to promote the club and parties. a few decades later this 12″ was re-discovered and became an in great demand record for italo collectors. bordello a parigi got in touch with marcello bertini and found out he still had all the original mastertapes, laqcuers and even the cmyk films for the sleeve: a true italo treasure. get ready for some dancing action!"

2016 repress , ,somewhere between germany and italy the signals were found. and what we heard from distant echoes is dystopic techno in his own definition. echoes, echoes everywhere. find the debut ep here, 4 tracks for the floor, the home, the road

hashplant time has arrived! we are very proud to announce our first release. vvaa 001, includes some of the best artists in the underground landscape, mr. deka, max_italy, marco cassanelli and the label boss federico mandelli & albert hipman. only vinyl edition.

limited 200 copies - 1st copies on colored yellow vinyl! highly demanded release with a legendary rework from allan goldberg and the italo master tony carrasco.
official remastered reissue of the 1982 original recording licensed from expanded music srl italy of the legendary italian group founded in 1977 with a punk rock / new wave attitude that in the early 80s turned into a more electronic / dance mood and delivered some of the greatest tracks of the golden 80s age!

after the big success of the reissue of “mbg ep one”, we are proud to introduce the release of optik “music harmony & rhythm”, another great ep originally released in 1991 under mbg international records. optik is the alias of giorgio canepa and ricky montanari, two of the most talented italian producers from the early 90s italian underground-house movement. in this ep we find two killer deep-house tracks, “music harmony and rhythm” and “illusions”, two great examples of the italo-house touch of the early 90s that we found in a lots of other productions by mbg, don carlos and key tronics ensemble, to name a few plus “illusion” which is also sure an epic track, it was the last disc played at vae victis (misano, italy) and the first disc played at novenove (gradara, italy), two of the most famous italian after hours of the 90 s era. fully re-mastered, dmm cutted, re-pressed & re-released for 2015 in it s original format from the original mastertapes, with the permission & participation of all rights holders with all original mbg label artwork intact.

cellaa music are happy to welcome back artist, giuseppe cennamo, with a follow up to his highly acclaimed 2013 butterflies in your stomach ep. a leading light of the club scene in italy, giuseppe stayed true to his underground roots through a stream of releases for the likes of desolat, moan and his own imprint carillon.

nearly 1, 5 years after his last bouq release brooklyn s finest techno export and inmotion records boss kareem cali is back on amir s label. together with the duo proudly people from milan/italy he created 3 stripped down techno tools just perfect for the club floors.

baastards never sleep! so dont think we were napping but just on the hunt to further the baastard family. whilst searching italy we found not one but two baastards, brothers so it must be genetic.

following the extraordinary success of the releases signed by lory d and john beltran, soul research is publishing an ep by the creative minds of ednic, who is from livorno, italy and an historical name in the international realm of electronic music, g-man. pets (try this with mantra) is, in its original version, full of pathos. the tibetan mantra enters and expands through base lines and obsessive rhythm. the g-man version, on the other hand, is the perfect for dance floor devastation, like all the techno which has come from gez varley.

with the two fellows enrico sangiuliano & frankyeffe from italy gregor tresher again proves his talent to discover great new artists for his label break new soil. enrico s releases on drumcode and secret cinema s gem records and franky s tracks for flash and trapez were already high quality documentations of their exceptional studio skills but combining forces pushed their output to another level. peaktime techno at its best.

this the eighth release on alan fitzpatricks explore, search and discover label, we looked to italy for the next instalment of the series, and as if by magic we found flashmob. heroes in their own right for creating some pure house gems or techno slammers. whether it be defected or their own flashmob imprint, these guys always deliver the goods. pressing on translucent purple vinyl.

2015 black repress! since the climate has slightly changed during the last years, its hard to talk about real winter in the northern hemisphere. however the world feels a bit colder these days. to keep your hearts warm, etui records has opened the winter camp again. artists from australia, italy and germany are delivering a musical fireplace of dub and deep techno. can dub techno sounds happy? of course! melbournes silver ash opens the vinyl edition of this years etui winter camp and spreads some dubby chord funk across the dancefloors with his meranti. dresden based dandytracks of vekton tell part 2 of their dubstories about us. on the flip side etui records label head insect o. shows his love for hypnotic driven techno in his kondor and new italian artist drafted proves in his ascending that detroit techno and minimalism have been always a great combination. may the world feels a bit warmer with this.

first up on the new passport to paradise imprint is the legendary beppe loda. a true pioneer of italy s club culture of which he has been applying his trade for 40 years. his unique sound was refined during his residency at the mythical typoon club from 1980 - 1987. beppe now travels the world rocking only the finest music establishments. here are four cuts plucked from the vaults of his vast record collection re edited to cause destruction on the modern day dance floor. secret weapons alert!

we never let go: more hip edits - this time provided by edit piafra & johannes albert. starring unlimited vinyl only with music to make you dance. these tunes were rediscovered in a lonesome backyard in monza, italy. straight recorded from original cheese plates and abletoned up for todays dj needs. now stop the talking please. play it, say it!

2015 has been an outstanding year for django django with the release of their inventive second album ‘born under saturn’ which was met with rave reviews across the board. continuing that success, the band are ready to unleash four fresh mixes of the latest single ‘pause repeat’ which, as we’ve come to expect from django’s remix packages, are about as on point as it gets. the package starts out with an african beat paired with parisian synths on debruit’s indie dance mix. night slugs’ bok bok offers stop-start disco-infused euphoria. italy’s clap! clap! brings in off-kilter rhythms and infectious bubbles of analogue bass. finally one half of legendary glaswegian duo optimo, jd twitch, heads into deep, dubby and progressive techno territory.

ti-rex is an electronic music label founded in milan, italy. the city is becoming more and more a cross of influences, thanks to the expansion in the art and entertainment panorama. ti-rex gets its inspiration from the incredible underground music taste of ricardo villalobos, perlon and the romanian scene. the first release wants be a presentation of the project with the objective to propose quality music in this context it draws inspiration from the traditional brasilian manha de carnaval chant from the orfeu negro soundtrack of legendary gilberto gill, performed by elizeth cardoso in 1959. a second release will follow soon. enjoy.

g-23 makes his debut under the strange audio dreams moniker, coming through on italy s young art-aud label with a sweltering two-tracker backed by two heavy remixes. -error design 1- is a break-driven jam that never truly drops into pool of nastiness, leaving you yearning more, while -error design 2- strips the beats in favour of glitchy field recordings and percussion-driven drones. pan s nhk yx koyxen remixes the former into a wonky bit of brain dynamite, pushing those breaks in and out his melodic waves, cardopusher makes a deep techno roll out of the same original tune. all in all, a rather essential piece of gear.

2015 repress! vinyl only! mattia trani, one of the most young and upcoming techno artists in italy is back with another massive ep called >groundzero<. killer dub techno with raw detroit synths. incl huge marco zenker and unbalance rmxs. mastered and cut by rashad becker @ dubplates & mastering, berlin.

supervision records first vinyl only release including tracks by michael beattie (london), josef lupo (london), richkus (germany) and guido nemola (italy).

very limited 2015 repress! all inn records have already proved to be massively popular with the biggest names throughout 2010, and their latest release is set to increase yet again, the buzz surrounding the romanian imprint. all inn s fifth installment comes from the turin sensation that is rills... having grown up in the shadow of italy s motor city in the heart of mirafori, in a city of non stop musical turmoil. it was the beauty of the electronic melody that first snared rills. in the mid 2000 s the national and internationally renowned promoter xplosiva spotted the young blossoming talent and enlisted him as resident. since that time, rills has shared the dj booth with the worlds finest, as the likes of ricardo villalobos, carl craig and akufen have all felt the heat of his burning hot warm-up sets

as earlier compilations of danza meccanica have taught us, italy gave birth to a disproportionate number of synth-pop, new wave and electronic acts in the 80s. mannequin goes deeper into the italian new wave archelogical research with a killer 10 tracks selection of carmody. picking their name from a science fiction novel titled dimension of miracles by robert sheckley, carmody were coming from torino, as their pairs monuments and chromagain. started as a duo (alberto ramella and andrea lesmo) and later a trio with max casacci joining in as a guitar player, carmody recorded from 1981 to 1985 and issued three incredibly rare demo tapes. sleep on mirrors compiles the best tracks from those tapes, bringing you one of the most peculiar 80s minimal synth music coming out of italy