jesper dahlback is one of swedens leading djs/ producers with a lengthy back catalogue to his name, including co-production on two tiga albums, the hugg and pepp project with cousin john dahlback, and remixes for the likes of rex the dog, zoo brazil, arnaud rebotini of black strobe, thomas p heckman, robyn, the knife, and depeche mode. jesper has music in his genes, but it was the musical movements in detroit, berlin and london that inspired him to start producing techno, back in 1991 in his bedroom studio. completely hooked, by 1993 he d formed the stockholm-based globe studios together with peter benisch and adam beyer (following a chance meeting on the train to love parade?) and has worked there ever since. in 1996 jesper started the imprint, blank, mainly for his own material, and simultaneously launched joint venture dk with thomas krome - one of the first labels in sweden with a techno house crossover approach! in addition to making music for various techno labels around the world and working with planet rhythm, jesper met up with swiss-born stephan grieder who had just started the svek label. the duo started to experiment with different sounds, drawing on house musics roots, utilising vocals and acoustic instruments. jesper now describes his sound as >ranging between the analogue sounds of the roland sh101 and the precision mathematics of my computer. i m a researcher and developer of unheard sounds! since the founding of globe studios, i have always been looking for new ways to bend the rules and test the unknown. when i dj, i just play my own productions blending old classics with new unreleased demos.< a producer first and foremost, jespers dj dates find him weaving a soundscape of his productions, remixes and collaborations with new material at every gig, as well as musical elements and sounds worked through the set. one of his favourite current ventures is his part in jori hulkkonens acid symphony orchestra.

stephen falken is a member of the outrunners, a duo who relish their italo disco, and have two feet firmly planted in the 80s. falkens synth drenched four tracker is one part jan hammer and one part tangerine dream, coming on like a forgotten john carpenter soundtrack.

>perlmutt< supported by: robag wruhme, timo mass, gregor tresher, chris liebing, dave seamann, paul woolford, john digweed, alexi delano, edu imbernon! dominik eulbergs new traum release >perlmutt< holds two new songs. after >sansula< eulberg has taken another step towards composing exceptional bitter sweet melodies as we can witness in >daten-Übertragungs-küsschen<. his fairylike romantic and gentle melodies are as light as snow flakes and say goodbye to realism. in contrast to the a-side >schnertuppen-regen< keeps an eye on the clubby side of things with rectangular saw tooth sequences, dubby rhythms and back and forth sliding sequences that seem to stem from ancient string instruments and show herewith traces of popular german folk. all of this evokes in us the beautiful and early >acoustic window< phase of mr richard james.

as the european summer draws to a close, the next rekluse release takes a brief change in direction and offers up something a little lighter to accompany the last of the hazy rays. after the previous electronic madness from simon stokes, mr copy, loco & jam and kiko we are joined for this release by la based artist erphun.
erphun has had a pretty hectic summer himself, appearing on steve lawler s viva , dave seaman s audio therapy , oliver huntemann s ideal audio and stephen bodzin s hertzblut . not a bad run at all. with previous releases and remixes on mutekki , saw recordings , excentric muzik and forthcoming releases on bedrock (+ john digweed s new comp) as well as 8 sided dice , this guy has had a busy couple of years...
to complete the package mr henry von (joint label owner of rekluse with fergie) has reworked tu sueno, giving it some of his trademark bite and re-marrying the vocal to the breakdown, keeping things shaking until there is no where left to go but to bring that beat straight back in...

another superbly curated selection of rare and undiscovered gems from the world of afro disco as author of the hugely popular american athlete blog, mr les stache has become an invaluable resource for all eager disciples of the good groove, shining a light on the often forgotten tracks from an overpopulated genre. as a true afficionado, these edits and amends are done with plenty of reverence for the originals, without ever losing site of their need to work the floor aside form including a majestic rework of arguably the best afro disco track ever made kabbalas ashewo ara (retitled kabbooga loo here) we get two more deadly jams concocted from drums lalabye and john ozilas funky boogie as with the first two volumes, these are ludicrously limited (300 copies) so get busy!!

its been almost a year since the release of efdemins fantastic two-tracker >america/the pulse<. >america<, that was also used on his curle mix-cd >carry on...<, became quite a big tune and even ended up on the number one spot in groove magazines chart. therefor efdemin preferred that no-one touched that track anymore, and we decided to give >the pulse< a remix treatment. john beltran is a highly respected artist that has been around since the early nineties - r&s! peacefrog! styrax! - and when we heard the ultra-funky mega-bomb he made from >the pulse<, we knew we made the right decision to ask him. another one of our long time favourites from accross the ocean is convextion aka e.r.p. he did some ground-breaking stuff on matrix, down low and frantic flowers. we asked him to do a remix of crcs amazing take on detroit techno, >vaskitsaherra<, originally on curle 009. the result ended up being nothing else than a timeless piece of art. this record comes as a beautifully marbled coloured vinyl, limited to 500 pieces.

supported by: richi hawtin, hot chip, john digweed, nik fanciull, tono rios, okain... their new ep >shipyard< is piemont at their best... we would not have it another way... magnetic beat-bassline monsters, funky and rigid at the same time. you might call it germanic and it reminds us of dadaism in the 20ies ingermany with it s theme: non-sense makes more sense? the a-side track >shipyard< has all of this, a fusion of old school with blowing horns and massive hi-tech technology. well we know the release is about hamburg harbour...but what the f..ck does it matter. the b1-track >cargo< is as heavy and bulky as you can imagine a track to be with this name... but if you know piemont, you know they make even heavy tracks funky. the b2-track >dockyard< isthe deepest track on the 12 inch and shows that piemont will continue their liking for deeper music which they revealed for the fist time on their recent album >strange world beyond< on mbf.

bottin, aka william bottin makes music only an italian can make... probably. take a youth spent against a background of old italian giallo soundtracks, some john carpenter film music, add in late 70s italo disco influences, add a touch of free, some easy west coast vibe and a smattering of kitsch. that just about half describes bottin.

andres is releasing an ep on kalk pets featuring three different versions of his track >ballad<. now if you re associating melancholy and a thousand tears with that title, you ll be taught better by the track itself. for this particular ballad is full of positive energies and sings anything but the blues.
uwe senor coconut schmidt aka atom polishes the >ballad<-track with additional beats and insightful words and turns it into a real disco-pop wingding: >this song is not about sex / it s about music / because music is better than pussy.< the minds are shaking. he has proved his sense for slant humour already before on his album >liedgut<.
another potential hit is the remix by john keys & los updates. >los updates< being jorge gonzales, who has contributed the vocals. having played in a popular band called >los prisoneros<, he is a celebrated popstar in south america, and, amongst other things, has been participating as a singer in the last album by >sieg über die sonne<. a finely lascivious party-mix. john keys aka dandy jack & andres garcia are responsible for the musical part. file under powerpop and emotronic.
playful sounds keeping the stroke of a ping-pong game and sure to keep your body high-spirited.

big with patrick chardronnet, manuel tur, slam, charles webster, deetron, john digweed, sis, brothers vibe, anja schneider, laurent garnier, delete, dj gregory, dennis ferrer, pete tong, phil weeks, seuil, tiefschwarz, ray okpara, stephan bodzin, jimpster, luke solomon, adam beyer, slam, ewan pearson, steve bug, gorge, toby tobias, bushwacka, kiki, paul woolford, monika kruse, joris voorn, gavin herlihy, oliver huntemann, stacey pullen, nic fianculli, einzelkind, shinedoe, yannick, claudevonstroke, chris carrier, luca bachetti, shonky, brett johnson, agnes, acquaviva, josh wink, meat, liapin, martin eyerer, thomas schumacher, terry francis, gel abril, carl cox, gregor tresher, dj hell, butch, layo, dop, hosh, davide squillace, silicone soul, alex niggemann, len faki, agoria, ramon tapia, satoshi tomiie, arnaud le texier, danny howells, chateau flight, dj wild, anthony collins, will saul,…

ltd 300 copies 7inch!olivia newton john cover version taken from the album the glimmers present disko drunkards.

summer 2009 compilation feat tracks by dario nunez, abel the kid, julien jabre!!

zoo brazils rock the house clubedit already huge with the big players! this here is zoo brazils take on the beatmasters classic >rok da house< from 1987 - the first ever hip-house track. strictly limited 400 vinyl. no mp3s available! brought to you by shirkhans berlin based label >exploited<. john andersson aka zoo brazil has released over 100 singles under various monikers. john has worked with and remixed some of electronic musics most influential artists including human league, fatboy slim, moby. 2009 is sure to be an amazing year for zoo brazil with releases on tigas turbo label (with adam sky) as well as a new artist album end of 2009.

pryda returns with yet another melodic club monster waves. this is a classic pryda production with the rising synth lines and the catchiest of hooks. already essential new tune for pete tong, and already being caned by john digweed amongst others. expect to hear this at all the closing parties in ibiza and right the way through until the autumn. massive

nice price deal !!! original version was produced by little louie vega (maw) and john ciafone (mood ii swing) ... dj zki & dobre aka chocolate puma comes with a bangin 2009 tribal house rework...

big with: john digweed, laurent garnier, danny howells, nick warren, m.a.n.d.y., monika kruse, davide squillace, gel abril, christian pommer, deetron, perc, paolo mojo,à

2005 deep house classic!! includes tracks by john ciafone (mood ii swing) and greenskeepers!!!

we are proud to present manuscript records, hailing from the ukraine and run by vincent inc. it is a renowned deep-house label that is very well respected by those that know as you can see from these dj reactions!

big record! drawing inspiration from such a rich land helps us to recognize the root of sei a s transformation to the highly accomplished producer that are supported by ben watt, dj hell, john digweed, james zabiela, laurent garnier and tiga!

supported by: italoboyz, josh wink, shinedoe, matt john, einzelkind, federico molinari, lauhaus, markus fix, ray okpara, karotte, djw!ld, robert dietz, nekes & many more

2004 various styles of house compilation!!

support by john digweed, gregor tresher, richie hawtin, dubfire, adam beyer, dj hell, dave dk, undo, alexi delano, djulz, okain, efdemin, danny tenaglia, karotte, markus kavka, pan-pot, guy gerber, michel de hey, monika kruse, ivan smagghe, chris liebing, anja schneider, laurent garnier, mandy, solomun, tiga, sebo k, dj koze

altair nouveau is among the spaciest of dfaÆs recent signings, a producer clearly as in love with the soundtracks of john carpenter as he is with italo covers of classic rock tunes. >space fortress< saves its best for the final two minutes with a synthesized trumpet lead thatÆll have you either pumping your fist or reaching for the off switch. >showdown<, meanwhile, more adequately gets at mitchellÆs soundtrack love, with its pleasantly percolating backing track giving a chance to various sounds to prove their worth. >sorcerer< embraces the hints of flourish that mitchell dropped in spots elsewhere, and goes full-on with the funk. itÆs tough, well-produced and a little bit funny to listen to in the privacy of your own homeùjust like the 80s soundtrack music that it so readily recalls.

hailing from adelaide, australia sonny foderas story is starting to gain momentum, having started producing music at a young age he has established himself as one of australias premier deep jackin house djs and producers, artist/remixer. having played along side the likes of chuck love, john larner, derrick carter, the littlemen, audio jack, james curd to name a few, sonny fodera is renowned for his consistently high quality dj sets. as a producer/remixer, sonny fodera continues to exploit his raw musical talents and ever expanding skills with this smokin new release on guest house!!!

misc. return to perc trax after the success of their wave after wave ep at the end of 2008. that ep picked up huge support from adam beyer, carl cox, paco osuna, gabriel ananda, nihad tule, derrick may, someone else, cari lekebusch, john selway, drumcell, michel de hey, jesse somfay, remute and many more.

mit einem haufen guter kritiken im ruecken erscheint you re in the painting you saw, das debut des daenischen indie wunders lily electric, 2009 auch in deutschland. die in berlin lebende band veroeffentlicht ihr debut nach zwei jahren intensiven tourens und geht somit nicht mehr ganz unbekannt an den start. im februar 2009 waren lily electric gemeinsam mit slut unterwegs, viele festivalauftritte machten die band zwischen austin und riga bekannt. you re in the painting you saw entstand zusammen mit mikkel holtoug in einem alten radiostudio in berlin lichtenberg. gemischt hat dimitri tikovoi (john cale, placebo, the horrors).

lasergun #007 brings remixes by ural 13 diktators, john selway, richard bartz and labelhead savas pascalidis of lectric workers italo-disco bomb >robot is systematic<, released originally in 1982.

first extract from the forthcoming album >dreamer are you sad< to come out soon, produced by peter deimel (deus, the kills). limited edition 7 inch full of electric breaks and noisy guitars bullying the apparent wiseness and light melodies, calling on pretty convincing influences like can, robert wyatt, radiohead, or sufjan stevens...

played by richie hawtin, nick holder, popof, gel abril, steve lawler, someone else, technasia, matt john, fabrizio maurizi, joseph capriati, delete & oliver ho ... limited 10inch only 500 copies / no repress!!!! / be fast originally released only digital with the supertight ep people kept asking when this will be finally out on vinyl,....back in the days the digital truckvolume release got charted by chris liebing and pan pot and now emerson decided its finally time to put that out on vinyl with an extra fat special bonus remix. the guy who remixed this tune is called m.in and he is hot on the heels of people like nick curly or nima gorji and many others. he produces his own definition of excellent house tunes and is about to release on labels as various as international freakshow, murmur, souvenir, get physical, get digital, merkesdir, off, höhenregler, keinemusik, frequenza ltd., polar noise, hypercolour, and more. his micro.fon ep debut is set for release after the summer and it s gonna be a huge bomb too. so prepare for a blast and check out this very special limited vinyl only sneak preview

incl. boris werner remix support by : matthias tanzmann, monika kruse, karotte, ivan smagghe, gregor tresher, jimpster, john digweed, nick warren

after releasing numerous classics such as novamens >lies< (with mr.pauli), the hasbeens >make the world go away< (with alden tyrell) and dreamdiscos >take me home<, the >dose< is back with another haunting solo lp on strangelife records. and this might very well be overdoses magnus opus so far. beautifull filmic melodies and tr808 beats tell us stories where charles bronson and john carpenter deal with sopranos mobstyle adventures somewhere in a cold war 70s timeframe. tragic, defeatistic drama only overdose can deliver!

travel the earth by hunch (aka hunee) is definitely a feeling. deep, dark, mysterious and enrapturing. flip over to hear label co-owner john daly re-work this incredible first release. did you get the hunch??

after >i cant help myself< success bellatrax is back with this new >cant hold back<, with great tina cousins voice - 2 original mixes + 2 henry john morgan remixes.

altair nouveau consists of one brandon mitchell, a young producer from the west coast currently residing in san francisco. altair nouveaus music, though designed with the dance floor in mind, still evokes a personal element. it is the combination of these elements that give altair nouveau his indistinguishable larger than life, spaced-out future disco sound sure to cause a dance floor frenzy. raised in the sprawling city of san jose, california to musical parents. mitchell grew up with the encouragement of his father, an electronic music teacher at the local community college. brandon began educating himself by collecting albums from the likes of giorgio moroder, vangelis, ennio morricone and john carpenter. this gave way to newer acts such as in flagranti, prins thomas, lindstrom and several artists on dfa. the title track æspace fortress marks a bold and exciting introduction into the sonic landscape of mr. nouveau, combining g funk, p funk and a 4/4 disco foundation that adds up to something otherworldly altogether. released as a joint effort with the uber-hip dfa records this 12 features mixes exclusive to this release from ultra-talented irishman john daly who turns out a deeper take while michel morins criminally underrated nom-de-plume sneak-thief takes it deeper into spacey disco-funk territory.

this seems to be style of eye summer hit for this season. already strong plays from sebastien leger, marco carola, super flu, butch, ida engeberg and john dahlbõck, mason, david guetta & john aquaviva

moony (real name monica bragato) is a musician from venice italy moony was first noticed singing in the venetian club scene and was asked to provide vocals for a number of songs by dj and producer cristiano spiller. the first single was positive, in 1998, sampled from the physical, song of olivia newton-john, and the second single with spiller was batucada (1999). her first collaboration was point of view as part of the group db boulevard. that song became popular across the european dance music scene and earned db boulevard the distinction of being the first italian music group to be nominated in the mtv europe music awards. remixes come from germanys uber producer / remixer jerome disma ae who takes it deep & electronic àalready stirring a storm in ibiza and all over the rest of europe, i dont know why is surely hks clubbiest monster so far in 2009! huge!

techhead brings you a brandnew release straight from the ancient lands of greece! axel karakasis (remain records) is responsible for the big a-side, that is remixed by tom hades, dj mika and john karagiannis and the paylipservice for your pleasure. a diverse ep that will attract to a wide techno audience.

sam ball returns with the tenth release on his ever-successful i-fi music with 2 slices of tech house and techno to suit the heads. with consistent support from carl cox, laurent garnier, joris voorn, john digweed, nic fanciulli and paul woolford, sam has proved consistency and an ear to make the dance floor quake. this next instalment compliments the floor with kamikaze aimed directly for the big rooms and floors, a definitive peak record with a building loop reaching a devastating crescendo. the flipside mad dash is a much more tech house affair which grooves from start to finish and is a definite outdoor summer record. both are destined to move all floors nodding heavily at the underground, and as sam has proved as an accomplished producer and dj that there is defiantly groove left in the music.

juicy whitelabel, supported by the elites of house: jeroenski, chuckie, disfunktion, gabriel & castellon, danila, erick e & roog ...

produced by charles gatling and john crockett for siesta music in 2003. >i m the wind< features libby jones, >how lucky we are< features toni bowens.

this is the first in a series of three various artist 12 inch releases, that features four of the dublin labels most trusted henchmen. puresthatreds >robbery< is his debut track on mantrap and what an awesome one it is: dark imposing bass and beats meet the sound of smashing glass, rave led keys and all round mayhem, with haunting strings that send this one into deepest hell. meeting him there is magnetize, who in one take supplied this evil vox led synth grinder in >distant observer< , with deft 808s and distorted crackling fx creating both a scary but grooving feel. rory st john pushes wobbly techno eccentricity on >dysentry<, with fluid editing and supreme use of effects proving again why he is one of the most exciting new talents around. sunil sharpes >print more money and shut up!< is a slippery mover, where a succession of unruly lead sounds accompany odd vocals and rasping hats - with a straightforward approach that will penetrate all in its way. so, four top class techno cuts here, all with their own unique character and all for peak time play.

this will be a big one in both techno and disco circles... do not sleep!
subdance is proud to announce their debut ep by the italian techno music legend lory d! last year we already heard some brand new things from lory, when, after 6 years without any new releases, he published two new twelve inches on the scottish label wireblock. æplisskenÆ on subdance is another stroke of genius from the roman as he comes up with two more classic examples of his unmistakable trademark sound, sombre and enigmatic, disturbing and fascinating, euphoric and energetic, powerful and direct! the a sideÆs æbank robberyÆ is a fresh interpretation of the track of the same name from john carpenter s æescape from new yorkÆ soundtrack. lory musically transports carpenterÆs apocalyptic visions of the last days into the new millennium. the brooding bass line and haunting atmospheres push the listener to an otherworldly dimension. this is loryÆs own masterpieceà lory d in technicolor and cinemascope! the b sideÆs ædisso bassÆ aims for the dance floors immediately. a perfect techno-electro track where exploding synthesizer cascades meet fragile melodies and archetypal lory d bass lines, each with a mind of their own. redshape, another techno music legend, is responsible for the mastering of both tracks. amazing stuff!

first release on henry john morgans label comes with a rework of his club-burner california as well as 2 fresh summer-cuts by emannuel dunn.

together with john lagora, caie! is currently making noise all over the place with his fortek single dirty wings ep, supported by all villalobos, luciano & magda. now the german producer is back with another blissful release. caie! blends ethnic percussion, eastern instruments and modern electronica resulting in hypnotic and pumping mayhem. deep & enchanting floorfillers with killer bassline and sublime synthwork. minus recording artist and upcoming man larsson delivers an exciting remix and added a bass-heavy layer giving new depths to the track!

te amo is a forgotten gem originally released on the volumex label back in 1993 and then licensed to the legendary vc records in the u.k. with mixes from john digweed. this was a huge anthem back in the early 90s full of balearic passion and happiness which is often missing in todayÆs music. but lets not get carried away in the memories of the past and check out these brand new mixes. in fact, the record makes a fine return to todays scene thanks to brilliant interpretations from two of our favourite djs/producers out there: hotly tipped paolo mojo and tapesh.to round off one pretty nifty package, the original caliente mix is enclosed also. and this still sounds as relevant today as it did almost two decades ago. a blast from the past indeed! very similar to releases on record labels like cr2, defected and toolroom.

early support by richie hawtin, adam beyer, cari lekebusch, mauro picotto, 2000 and one, deetron, john acquaviva, chris liebing... !! break new soil number three takes you on a journey into house music - all night long! incl rmxs by markus fix, robert dietz, microdinamic

big with: diplo, erol alkan, brodinsky, laurent garnier, mowgli, matt walsh, riton, tocadisco, sebastien leger, misstress barbara, john acquaviva, kiko, acid kids, ... as form ep01 >serenity< was quiet and melodical, new popof high & down is a dancefloor crusher, with 3 original burners from labels boss.

this progressive house prime time killer comes with a massive john dahlbaeck remix!

played by john tejada, joris voorn, len faki, tobias becker (platzhirsch), steve rachmad, xpansul, remute...