how is it that every time we come across a band from paris it makes us want to be right there, in their beautiful, hipster culture? its probably the same factor that made us want to live in brooklyn when we discovered sleigh bells, or los angeles when we first came across heartsrevolution, or berlin when, or manchester when, or, or, etc. ok, to be fair, our home town of brighton is plenty cool enough thanks, but this three piece from the gallic capital are definitely made from that most attractive of purest hip. we are suckers for the sexy vocalist, complete with every word seemingly breathed out, rather than sung. its all so effortless and...

belfast bad boys, jet project, are running their city at the moment. their recent slew of tracks on labels such as viva, darkroom dubs, as well as our very own get digital with the scorching hot >zuma<, have been getting them attention with djs great and small. chugging right along in very tastefully form, the lads lend their services once again to get digital. however, this time it is an e.p. all for themselves and deservedly so with hauntingly epic >understand this<. understand this is a clinic of how to mold proper song structure into dance music form. all the key elements are there: a discernible intro, strong vocals with meaning, and a proper breakdown that utilizes a whole new group of sounds. writing tunes like these takes knowledge, effort, and passion. the dub version strips the male vocal hook away, but leaves the snippets and effects from it in there. allowing the track to ride on its full bass line and warped synth patterns..

big support by: marco carola, miss kittin, dubfire, monika kruse, karotte, john digweed, stephan bodzin, oliver huntemann, christian smith, carlo lio, secret cinema, sian, okain, mihalis safras, mauro picotto, joseph capriati, yousef, martin eyerer, nick warren,.. its time to celebrate! the 20th release on paso music and you can be sure it has the power to make the dancefloors go crazy. its the second release from martin woerner on paso music and a worthy follow up for his first release full tilt. martin woerner also known for his own successful record label inclusion records knows how to produce club-suitable vigorous bangers.

abstractor part 3 is a collectors item, a one sided 12 inch! this is going to work in all types of sets! a track that is specificaly made to burn an explode dance floors. dark and with a huge drive, a track that keeps bouncing between minimal and techno. the voice (delivered by lee noise) goes straight to the bones! small club, festival, big room parties, ... this track will leave its mark, the mark of an avalanche!

finally, the long wait is over! we are proud to present the first solo effort by leviste and its been worth the wait. three ultra varied tracks starting with the driving drums and bassline of >senioritis<. >better get used to it< shows off levistes melodic abilities with a beautiful melancholic epic. these first two songs really show what an important role leviste has played in the duos productions over the years. >change the station< rounds things out with a bit of modular synth experimentation over a jacking rhythm track.

theres something brewing down at dumb-unit and this time its in the venomous form of a cobra sun. legend has it that the cobra sun is a sun so fierce that a man can only face it at the crack of dawn. only at this point can one survive its monstrous wrath. whatever the truth may be, what is certain is that a new legend arises with pheroxs moving interpretation. a massive journey full of dynamism and extremes the cobra sun is yet another notch to be carved into dumb-units sonic bed post.

bon & rau are rainy citys newcomer jacques bon and christopher rau. jacques is originally from paris and takes care of the smallville recordstore in la cité d amour. he fell in love with hamburg though when he first came there and calls st. pauli a home since a little while now. while hanging at smallville record store in hamburg, he met christopher rau, who blew away the whole smallville crew with his > ne travaillez jamais< on dérive records in 2008 and had his smallville debut with >childhood< on smallville 16. the youngsters teamed up as bon & rau and we are proud to present the 12inch debut of another smallville dreamteam. cloverleaf days was already presented on the smallvilles label compilation cd -and suddenly its morning-, that gained huge reputation last year- but it more than deserved an appearance on 12inch now. a reduced groove that takes you to somewhere unsearchable. the b-side presents two versions of brothers & sisters- a modern house-anthem that twists into your ears with a subtle melody. the poodle dub on b2 rounds up a perfect 12inch with a tribute to hamburgs finest golden pudel club. three tracks that can definitely make the moment on the dancefloor.

yes, its them: federleicht. no better way to start a label: the newcomers of the year have created here a playful and danceable track at the same piece: >rosa lee<. florian schirmacher and marc bammann made an apt remark in naming the ep >modern dada< to point out their ability to make a tribute to the free form. music with german lyrics for the dance floor, combining fragments, while this masterly sense of easiness, for which even the >supergooses< ep was rewarded as a masterpiece in the de:bug. formresonance devides their releases in solid, fluid and aeroform to restrain the musical spectrum which is indeed to be at the ready. solid in any case with both feet down-to-club. how nice … there should be the klub edit of rosa lee as well. in >lilly & douai (fluid)<, the duo spans such an emotional tension by overlaying approximately 80 radio tracks on which federleicht travels the two french industrial cities lille and douai, with the idea that these cities are nature reserves. such sensitive places they are…

kontra-musik continues its 10inch remix series. this turn is for ben klock and oni ayhun to get busy and rework tracks from the jason fines future thought album. ben klock now finalizes (may we call it the kontra-musik berghain sessions after shed and dettmann remixes) with a stomping, chicago-esque modern dancefloor cut. by adding vocals but keeping jasons original chords, there is some serious anthem warning to this one. on flip there is some magic! oni ayhun leaves us with a stunning and experimental tech electro kraut excursion. think yello magic orchestra jamming on beats provided by morris day and the time... wooow what a track!! another great piece in the carefully builded kontra musik catalogue! check

ultralimited !!! please secure your copy as long as you can!! maybe it will be sold out on the 1st day !!! deluxe vinyl edition: - double heavyweight 180gram vinyl, each disc packed in its own printed inner and outer card sleeves - 900mm x 600mm double-sided poster printed on offenback ultra fine stock, folded within its own card sleeve - housed in printed and debossed rigid slipcase

basti grub is a specialist for extraordinary and outstanding productions. loving music from his early childhood on. he seems to have a different approach to electronic dance music. these 3 tunes here are combining afro beats with wonderful rhythm driven latino tech house sounds, spanish guitars and smooth but subtle vocals and melodies. its also a bit different from his usual productions concentrating more on rhythm & drums than usually. he left certain elements and hooks out to let the groove develop and this is probably the best thing he could ever do.

you dont know how to rock the prime time? german newcomer toubi mcweird, known as >the mask<, tells you how to do it. the recipe is a bit of razzmatazz, not a mysterious herbal mix, but a pumping piece of electronics finest arts. the most famous 9volt family member and top act of the minimal scene andomat 3000 loves its taste, remixed toubis track and adds a flavour of his typical portion of freaked out funk. delicious!
support by len faki, dubfire, dave shokh, donk boys, dinamoe, marc depulse...

almost one year after the first release derive schallplatten releases the second record. thats quite a long time. but however, haste makes waste and even more when its about some passionate drifters!

after being leaked a few months back at ndatls release party demf weekend in detroit this low down funky little piece of genius by andrés finally sees its commercial release. the original first was released on ndatls first release >the floating e.p.<. after catchin a hefty ransom online this remix resurfaces in its original form with a previously unreleased instrumental, on one clean little colored vinyl 45.

fudge fingas provides a three track ep for this solo release on prime numbers. >about time< is a taster of his forthcoming debut album set for release in april. after a handful of highly regarded tracks featured on prime numbers >signature ep< series and the much coveted firecracker 10 inches, fudge fingas has produced a set finely displaying his instinctive ability to fuse sounds from a wide spectrum of styles.

we would like to welcome deep a and biri to upon you records. these two up and coming young producers from israel have sent us three jackin house tracks, which we know you will enjoy. wed had an eye on them for a while after hearing their tracks that they released for kammer, trapez and rotary cocktail, all the better that they now have another platform for their darker house style. on a1 we have barzilay a track that is dedicated to the club in tel aviv where deep a is a resident and salutes the vibrant energy of the city. b1 is wilder and more psychedelic. deepa & biri made a gem called emergenze that subtly pushes itself forward then rolls over everything in its path. hoya on b2 keeps the mystical suspense level up where it should be, and adds a bouncier tom-groove to round things off perfectly. shalom!

finally panic bridge, the label run by ben pest (keyboard player with ninja tune artists pest), releases its second assault on the normal record-buying public. this time around ben and pals (some also from the band pest) bring another 4 tracks that pillage from the dank basements of garage, breaks & techno and empty the resulting goodies onto a carboot table of epic proportions

after his mega succes >fluffy< and the remixes on wba records sven is back with a fantastic new minimal burner on kachelfunk! great minimal stuff as its best!

after his stunning debut on soweso 001, makam now returns with his hide you ep. a three tracker, with each track a character of its own. the title track hide you on a1 is a big club banger. a perfect example of simplicity and effectiveness. a2 brings us thank you a dirty and funky house affair that has proven to be a perfect last record of a great party. b2 hide and seek is a signature makam track with its strong filter groove and freaky effects. a timeless ep that we are proud to present

the glory days of speicher resound in our ears once again - its time for techno to take a front row seat in the rave cathedral. destination: future unknown. this is what the disco kids will certainly scream for as they now start to yearn for darkness in their dance. the perfect storm - a cold fusion of peak roar techno that is 100% classic speicher

circus company is proud to celebrate its first collaboration with one of the most emblematic and talented actors of the jena scene. for sure you know robag wruhme for is past work on his own imprint musik krause and on freude-am-tanzen alongside monkey mafia as the wighnomy brothers dj duet. this artist always stand out musically. from his past releases till today and across his remixes you cant miss his unique personality in music. this four tracker provides a colorful musical palette of mr wruhme. from the dark and minimal side of blech beulé to the «herbertish» robadella and the magnificent melodical slow mood of 48° 52&#8242,,,,,,,,,,,, n, 2° 21&#8242,,,,,,,,,,,, (in between, thats the location for paris on the map in case you loose yourself…) while he was delivering the tracks robag also requested a remix from ark, another strong character of the paris. ark did a a brilliant work on this blech beulé remix which gives a nice „avant goût“ of his upcoming album on perlon which will be out in april.

boogie bash records inc broadcasts from the heart of amsterdam, sending out pure 80s boogie sounds... master-chief funkaholic creates the first edition...the old fool from the old skool, flips his favorite tracks into 4 new dancefloor stompers ! tip!

the voyage continues. with this out takes release tom trago delivers two new dance floor tracks that were created during his voyage direct project.
not sure if they would have grooved to 200 b.c. two hundred years before the holy mans birth, but some two thousand years later its a sure shot peak-time disco-tech banger. lots of suspense and drive to keep to rock the party.
dekmantel anthem is created late night after a legendary night at one of the dekmantel parties in amsterdam. as a homage to deep late night sets its called dekmantel anthem… easy does it. a deep late night groove, but with enough swing to last until way after the party is over...

four years in the making, analog africa finally presents the second volume of africas funkiest band, the mythical orchestre poly rythmo de cotonou. volume one (the vodoun effect - funk & sato from benins obscure labels, 1973 - 1975), released by analog africa at the end of 2008, was a collection of amazing lo fi recordings produced for various labels around benin. volume two showcases superbly recorded tracks, courtesy of the emi studios in lagos, nigeria, one of the best studios in the region. all tracks here were recorded for the mighty albarika store label and its enigmatic producer, adissa seidou.

big with: sascha funke, osunlade, brothers vibe, paul woolford, dj yellow, lee curtiss, danny tenaglia, acumen, milton jackson, catz n dogz, sasse, john digweed, d julz, squillace, gabriel ananda, guy j, ...
for their first release in 2010, the infamous label kanzleramt will team up with suol for this split release called nip split : 01. as the 01 might already tell you, this isnt a one time thang ... this is just the beginning of a looooong relationship to come! on the kanzleramt side we find suol label owners chopstick & johnjon (true, its starting to get a bit complicated here) with the track infidelity that is already a sure shot in the recordbags of the suol and kanzleramt family. infidelity gives us a sneak peak on the guys background, with its sample based theme and the ruff programing. there might have been one or two hip hop parties that the two attended in the past. give this one a spin and the groove will show you, how much impact this lovely house tracker gonna have on the floors. on the flip side mr. kanzleramt himself aka heiko borrowed us his artist peter horrevorts for a dancefloor monster!

amore is the most popular italian word all around the world. >amore< is the title track of this new big mallorys vinyl release by gabriele carasco. he put the best of his long experience on this release. 3 pure and big amazing tracks with some latin and some filtered house ... its another big mallory release. great!

its time for the 10th release on the infamous relatives label. this time presenting massive tunes from axel karakasis, wyrus & matija marinic, boriqua tribez and zule! tribal hardgroove madness at its best as we have come to expect from this a-list label!

for his first release on his own pilbus records label, subdoubt proposes us to hear his voice, somewhat tortured and hacked, saying his name that is the title of this ep. this release is also an opportunity for him to feature the famous producer remute (aka denis karimani), an artist that subdoubt loves and supports since many years, and who perfectly adapt the powerful techno theme of subdoubt original mix. this ep is the beginning of a series of quality releases and club events so keep an eye on pilbus records and its artists.

sa19 ep bring us a side with percussive anthem >la caja herramientas< with its growling sub baseline, into a full on dirty techno stomper with loads of essential breaks, edits, and filters for another sa powerful and distinctive dance floor bomb that will guarantee a rawkus. b side >ritmo magnifico< takes a more straight forward approach with its pounding vibe, funky hypnotic riffs, and filtered effects. the same side b2 track >con gusto< stormin track, with its haunting overtones, vocal stab, hypnotic deep sub bass that will cause dance floor pandemonium. enjoy and play this strong croatian ep!
expected support from axel karakasis, spiros kaloumenos, cristian varela, bando, dave the drummer, dj murphy, pedro delgardo, stephane signore, carl falk, etc ...

queen atom is back on serialism following on from the success of his recent >refuse greed< ep on dumb unit. blu samba confirms queen atoms talents to make dancefloors sashay to his beat and is strengthened with remixes from two highly rated artists who we welcome with open arms to serialism, ahmet sisman and seuil. coka zero has elaborate percussions and an elegant beat, while perlon-esque sounds melt right into the landscape, a beautiful master melody often wakes up bringing everything to a complete harmony. a driving groove with playful drum patterns and jazz elements really showcasing queen atoms production talents that have been demanding attention from his dumb unit releases and live performances around the world, most notably at watergate and city fox. fix ur mama is a very analog-sounding techno affair with that oscillating bass guiding the tune all the way through, with delicate percussions tempting and teasing us and filling all the interesting spaces. a deep track that forces us to move. coka zero gets remixed by ahmet sisman. as we all know, ahmet sisman brings a totally fresh and unrepenting take on all things house and techno! the groove in his remix is just a purely coherent rhythm, complemented by techy hihats and delayed vocals taking us deep and sexy breathy, fresh and groovy!. a track to cause serious damage! ahmets take will shake any building to its foundations with his unapologetic bomb! seuil then comes in with his own edit in his unique and elegant style that has been gathering followers from all corners of the globe. the drive and propulsive groove is there whilst he experiments with jazz keys off setting the original elements that are still in tact. as would be expected from this artist at the top of his game, his remix is sublime production with hints of romance, deep elements all playing around a beautiful groove. seuil bringing a masterful debut remix for serialism! a fabulous package from serialism!

the third release in the tribute series is an absolutely massive dj weapon, which has been blowing away dance floors all around the world since it was first leaked to a small band of dj friends by its top secret editors. cheekily and seamlessly blending the iconic vocal talents of blondies >heart of glass< with la rouxs >bulletproof< the result, >we love debbie<, is an awesome soundclash of irresistible discoid pop music. cut loud on single-sided heavy weight 180g vinyl, the tribute series is set to inflict some serious dancefloor damage

2002 collection of latin infused deephouse, compiled by francois k for his wave music imprint.

one of the uk leading purveyors of funky, underground and cutting-edge house, burnski steps up to bat once again with >me and you< - his latest 12 inch for dessous. after recent outings under steve bugs poker flat imprint, as well as an amazing remix of gamal kabars >4 lally< on the new poker flat digital platform, our man continues his story with 2 up-front originals house cuts dripping with class.
trickling, throbbing and swirling around an excitable voodoo house percussion track, the haunting vocal snippets and midnight synth hooks of >me and you< combine and build to a veritable crescendo. understated, cool and collected, its a mature track that finds its roots firmly in the tech-tribal house patch, yet reaches out in the beyond with freaky, funky vibes throughout!
>the light< kicks off with a suitably burnsksi-esque groove, slowly unfolding into a jacking, bouncy and fresh classic houser. airy, playful and glistening with the morning sun of a new day, the track doesnt let go of the night however and makes for a real late-doors burner. no-nonsense quality house music for those who know.

laurent garnier spielt wie immer in seiner ganz eigenen liga, krasse prime time bombe, die im club, auf dem rave oder dem festival im sommer gleichermaßen rocken wird .... nächster garnier meilenstein, da sind wir uns sicher!

creative energy of berlin, the duo defines its music as future retro avantgarde electroacoutic funky melancholic harmonical pop but for their first proper vinyl release as a duo, souvenir is giving you even more...

taking a look back on the life of nima gorji, one must quote that this man truly is an international freak in music! so who else should be more predestined for releasing on international freakshow than him?! the two tracks nima gorji presents to us on this record define themselves as a crispy, warm and trippy kind of no-shit-techhouse with a twist! sometimes, the title-track is building up its hypnotizing power carefully, bringing the dancers tension to the maximum level! after summer on the flipside shows a proper, strongly & well structured techhouse-beat combined with subtle, deep and warm synth sounds and its bassline is playing games with the spooky vocal samples and effects nima gorji uses as perfect as it gets throughout the whole tune

third poco label ep. a sweet and charming melody, created by the excellent jazz musician martin leiton, is the seed of this release in which oscarfly & zippticher make a beautiful display to a tremendous track. this release has been conceived and nourishes to marvel the audience with its excellent production and arrangement. this ep comes with two remixes. first one from yostek, an wellknown israeli producer, who gets a good techno version and second one from oscarfly, betting on a careful groovy and cheerful track.

big with: catz n dogs, margaret dygas, the mole, serge (clone), daniel bell, mark e, ian pooley, andrew grant ..

d julzs bass culture records has undoubtedly been one of the major highlights of 2009. in just four releases the french label has set the bar for all others in terms of quality and 2010 is looking to be a groundbreaking year for them. the second release of 10 showcases the label head keeping it detroit, and a bit in the grey area - with the lov is easy release by anonym. anonym. the one who is anonymous. with releases on anonymous release, archipel, bloop, pariter, fof, and sushitech. anonym has also contributed the scoring soundtrack to works on display at the museum of moving images in nyc for pbfb. according to the man himself, i am anonym the one who is anonymous. i am anonymous because in any popular music form prone to be ransacked by the egos of its participants, a state of grace is best achieved and sustained by pursuing a life of anonymity. that preserves its creators from the warping stare of the media and its public in the process. his sound is tempered with grace & style, with a feeling of - detroit is my heart and often my songs sing her praises. i have known her all my life.

mutant clan is the mysterious alter-ego of long serving electronic music veterans timo maas and santos. after a small handful of heavyweight eps on labels like connaisseur and sci + tec, its time for this undoubtedly talented duo to unleash their next batch of weapons on figure spc. the considerably epic we are fuses classic elements of tweaking acid, bright jacking drums and an extended, open-ended arrangement that floats atop a choir of celestial rave angels…! built for cavernous techno meccas, or up-close and personal basement sweat-boxes alike. in comparison the deephouse tones of i feel the sense retain the excellent production values that we ve come to expect from this pair, and take a trip down a dubbed and shuffling melodious path. uplifting, summery and full of clever, climbing effects its a lighter , yet by no means lesser, trip!

support: luciano, laurent garnier, angel molina, dj hell, dan curtin, paul mac, alexi delano!! mueller presents this exclusiv remixes by beroshima, 2raumwohnung and hawkinson taken from the documentary movie >a trip to asia<, presenting the worlds most respected berlin philharmonic orchestra on its tour in asia. the original live recorded sounds by the orchestra and simon stockhausen turned into state of the art techno-house by this 3 berlin based artists. high tech minimal by hawkinson, charming house by 2raumwohnung and a deep space journey by beroshima.

carl cox said >the best thing i haver ever listened this year< !! material celebrates 3 years of hits with a new artistic label print and sleeves. its a collectors item

support: gregor tresher, alex bau, beroshima, technasia, adam beyer, the advent, chris liebing, claus bachor..... crazy denis >remute< karimani with a further step into technotic weirdness par excellence on eme! flash appears kind of calm and reduced in the beginning, but once played out loud it turns into a bass-driven soundresearch with no rules and restrictions, simply crazy! the flipside >joking about life< shows a bit more constancy and rolls away with pure energy, a perfect counterpart to >joking about death< which was released last year. versatile techno, unique sounddesign, remute at its best within only two tracks! love it or hate it!

the last few weeks have seen >nerve up< become the focus of widespread critical acclaim, with four star reviews from metro and q and a 9/10 review from nme, who called the record >a unique, brilliant debut<. with the album out this week, its time to judge for yourself.
in addition a number of new uk and european live dates and festival spots have been confirmed, including camden crawl and evolution festival.
praise for >nerve up<:
>a unique, brilliant debut... we should celebrate lonelady as the arrival of a fresh and invigorating voice whose talent transcends time and place and influence< 9/10 - nme
>a debut to be proud of< **** - metro
>striking< - **** q magazine

when casting a weary eye towards the impending chill of winter, its important to remember that the choice of company kept can greatly affect the way in which one wiles away the long gray hours. in this case, we didnt even need to look further than our own backyard. enter deep techno masons, donor/truss. made up of greg schappert of brooklyn and tom russell of wales, their collective efforts have seeped into the consciousness of world class djs, producers and fans of uncompromising techno music through releases on synewave, miniscule, dilek, and dumb unit. with this, their first ep on thema, they have begun expanding their signature sound. the heady claustrophobia we’ve come to know and love has opened up just enough, spurring a graceful and startling evolution. we also would like to say that we re very happy that themas first release for the year 2010 is, in part, from local nyc based talent. mr schappert has been a big supporter of this label for quite sometime and to have him and tom step onboard is just about the best way we can think of to start the new year. the future is here, welcome 2010!

story continues its immaculate run of bottom-heavy deephouse with 4 special treats from this british underground figure that make an earthquake like introduction to the scene with 3 anonymous 12inches only that are already sought after and destined to become collectors items. an acid house veteran that followed the whole uk rave progression to harder techno, he harks back to his early influences with his productions by building his dense, jacking slo-mo house grooves around hip-hop and soul samples. cuts like >the rub< or >dh13< and take their time to slowly sneak-up on you casting a bigger and bigger shadow until you are totally immersed in the smoky, dub-filled atmosphere that has a similar feel to the psychedelic soul of motowns norman whitfild or the rzas mystic hip-hop soundscapes. >whobadu< trades for 4/4 pattern for a looser, handclapping 80s funk groove that should cross-over into the box of every more discerned hip-hop dj, while >olufeme< is a stripped down, fela style afro groover with mighty dubbed-out horn loops. four tracks that will keep all you dancers, booty shakers and headnodders happy for a long time

lil tony is hotter than hot. while starting to dj and produce years ago, tony has been a staple in the scandinavian club scene since the early 90s. an amazing dj (actually one of the favourites around the moodmusic hq) and a talented producer, tony started with the fbi project with roberto rodriguez and kimmo oksanen before dropping some serious damage on raw trax vol. 1 last year on moodmusic. caned by everyone from luciano (he edited his own version of semble) to dj hell, tonys raw grooves cut the crap and moved people when other producers had to take a leak. hardworking, never forgetting his gentleman manners, tony is here to stay and raw trax vol. 2 is a bold new statement, and his best work to date. solid state takes the classic detroit influenced drum machine vs piano theme a step forward, a impeccable jam of 15 minutes with the beat keeping the pace, this has been roadproofed the last 6 months to good effect. the b-side karamba is a dry, tight driven tech-workout, perfect mixtool for the deeper techno as well as housier sets. it just works well. the closing checkpoint charlie is a tale of >lost in helsinki< – dark mean bass wanders around and gives space for the chuggin main line, monotonic body music at its best.

for more than six years now, the dj and producer julian jeweil belongs to the up-n-coming electronic music scene in marseille, cultural centre of the french riviera. with his air conditionné ep on electric rescues skryptom label in 2006, he provided the scene with a true consensus hit, and further collaborations with and remixes for oxia, scan x, danton eeprom or sébastien léger have cemented his reputation as one of the most promising young talents in electronic dance music. his current ep for cocoon stands for uncompromising and demanding techno in its purest form: from the initially more sizzling sound layer in color emerges after two minutes in the first break a hysterically screaming >saw of sinus<, where you almost seem to hear the screams of the people echoing on the dancefloor. >amore< builds up more streamline-like in the style of steve bug, but: dont panic - you will also hear some really demanding breaks in this one. all the hands go up!