masami akita and lasse marhaug have been working together since the mid 90ies. the first release on marhaugs (now deleted) label jazzassin records in 1995 was the >first rock< split single. in 2001 merzbow and jazzkammer (marhaugs project with john hegre) released a live album. later, akita and marhaug executed several live collaborations, but often with other artists such as hair stylistics and jim o rourke. in 2010 they finally got together to record as duo. recorded at gok sound studios in tokyo the results can now be heard as >mer mar<.
made using a combination of scrap metal screeching, analogue synths, and enough effect pedals to give you overweight with most airline companies, >mer mar< is a tour de force for both of these noise veterans, hinting to some classic 80s merzbow jams such as material action.

upon its release in 2011 narcosa quickly garnered support and love from tobi neumann, ellen allien, steve bug, john selway and anthony collins, to name a few. the wetyourself! crew now release a killer remix package as they enlist the talent of jennifer cardini, faster and luke solomun to reinterpret cormacs cerebral techno ballad of 2011‚ narcosa, as well as showcasing an all-new original from cormac.

toy tonics is a new label from germany. releasing funky futuristic house and electronic dance music. mainly artists who are working in berlin or have a strong relationship to the city. influenced by 90ies housemusic and german electrofunk. toy tonics 002 comes from sacco vanzetti duo. matias monteagudo from venezuela and paul estrela from usa. who run the superb mini house label estrela recordings. their 3 track ep for toy tonics is straight forward-thinking house music in the tradition of keeny dope and louie vega early new york productions. deep. extremly funky. soulful. the record includes a remix by the mighty john tejada.

massive stuff! early praise and support from: thomas schumacher, martin landsky, john tejada, jimpster, ben watt, anthony collins, varoslav and dave aju among others. deep, dank and dusty is the name of the game for bad animals second vinyl release. san franciscos safeword (marc smith and clint stewart) have been on a tear since forming last year in san francisco. right off the bat they ve hit a stride with releases on fine labels such as dessous, paso music and are currently remixing for the mighty mobilee. this, their debut ep on bad animal titled >west portal< weaves down more soulful yet dark avenues. deep vibes, smooth synths and silky vocals are perfectly accompanied by heavy, churning rhythms and tasteful reflections of acid house. the legendary smash tv lend their expertise to round off the ep with an acid house monster of a party jam. while still retaining the dusty soul of the original material, the berlin-based duo has brought their >midas touch< to bad animal with this golden rework.

nice price deal !!! after putting out three synthesizer-free albums, the magnetic fields are returning back to synths with a fresh approach: >most of the synthesizers on the record didnt exist when we were last using synthesizers,< he notes. the songs — none over three minutes long — were recorded in los angeles, san francisco and new york with merritts usual cast of collaborators: claudia gonson, sam davol, john woo, shirley simms, johny blood and daniel handler.
code for free digital download of this album included.

though some only know the byrds for their covers, critics believe that they are amongst the most important and influential bands of the 1960s. their signature sound of clear harmony singing and jangling guitars combined well with the sounds of british invaders the beatles & the rolling stones, and they became the pioneers of folk rock, psychedelic rock, raga rock, and country rock.
the recording of the 1968 album >the notorious byrd brothers< in the heyday of the flower power age was nothing less than herculean, disputes over artistic direction & power struggles within the band meant that by the time recording was finished there were only two byrd-members left. the album was a labour of love, though, its more experimental and progressive than their previous works and is considered one of the best albums they made ...
re-issue on 180 grams audiophile vinyl.

kresy should not be a stranger for those who have been following hivern for the last couple of years. real name alejandro rodriguez,this young producer from asturias landed in the label with many man (incl in hivern a lestiu ii), a track that wisely matched deep-house dynamics with hip-hop vocals to become a quite unexpected underground floor-burner, getting regular plays by the likes of four tet or john talabot. now, were thrilled to introduce you lords of percussion his first fully own release on the label and first-ever vinyl output.

limited reissue of this huge funky / disco classic

limited 2x 12 vinyl pack.... tracks are supported by supported by matt john, nico purman, kaster, paul mac, alexi delano, falko brocksieper and more

fireworks for 2012 to start the house music year with another incredible various artists ep on laid records, dials lovely subdivision. palisade aka redshape comes up with an outstanding journey into avantgarde based on the feedbacks of john cages >pendulum music<. smallvilles shooting star of 2011 moomin is back with another lovely tune - simply on point, direct into the heart. last but not least rndm follows up his pigon releases to beg for more: when will the first rndm longplayer will finally be released!? three tracks to prove again: house music is here to stay

the new leena welcomes an artist who rise through the ranks of the dj elite has been swift, purposeful and striking. starting out as a promoter and label manager, nicole moudaber booked huge acts for her soundworx nights at londons legendary turnmills club alongside running southeast recordings, but it wasnt long before she started to produce herself. flawlessly carving out her very own edgy house and tough, soulful techno sound, her music was instantly picked up by the worlds leading tastemakers including carl cox, john digweed and pete tong. a residency in ibiza playing alongside carl cox at his weekly night followed, as well as requests for guest mixes on both his and john digweeds internationally syndicated radio shows. her releases have received just as much praise as her dj performances.

incl mixes from move d, alexander kowalski, miss dinky, john tejada ….

2001 compilation, featuring state of the art techno & electro from the kanzleramt camp. limited backstock!

a product of his surroundings, wasserfall creates organic, electronic music using an array of tools - including a nord modular g2x, a roland tr 909, a roland sp 404 sampler & an apogee ensemble – but dont think for one minute that its all about the gear, and that he is just a technical producer. field recordings feature heavily in his work, and you can often find him patrolling the streets of oslo or berlin hunting for the perfect sound that will convey his ideas within the piece. anders is just as at home creating scores for film as he is producing rhythms for the dance floor, during his time in berlin he created a contemporary soundtrack of the old russian silent-fim classic a man with a movie camera (dziga vertov 1929) which was performed live in berlin, bremen and in bergen. after all this is said and done, the e.p boils down to just one thing - house music for the heads. nothing lightweight, just the heavy goods. long time coming on vinyl, dont miss out on the result of a year of work getting it just right, if you managed to bag the previous #gcw vinyl you know we take absolute pride in our output. a strictly limited pressing. mastered to 180g vinyl by the one & only john dent @ loud mastering.

some seriously heavy drumstep monsters here from daniil kormshchikov aka hectix, a talented young producer from nizhny novgorod, in russia – picked up by john b when he was on tour out there earlier this year. he’s already had releases out on labels such as ammunition, artist recordings, talkin beatz & drum orange. overnight starts with an epic trance build up then hits you hard with absolute killer bass and drums and a phat mixdown. love rader has more screechy synths, and even moar heavy drumstep bizniz, both instant rewinds…
hectix is also working on a remix of >light speed< the title track from john bs new album out in 2012.

following the recent >himmel strasse< ep in june 2011 charted by deepchord/echospace, dj deep, los hermanos, mark broom, jack de marseille.here is the new: >sonne und stahl< ep.two deep & dub techno tracks between maurizio m-series and detroit / basic channel likes.highly supported by:gez varley (lfo),john e.collins (u.r), claudio mate,fabrice lig,alex (katapult,karat),dj oil,deep & dub label.

apartment records 2nd release comes from irelands analogue-obsessed soul assassins, tr one. on the a-side, drum dance is a fusion of beatdown with a minimal techno aesthetic, creating a hypnotic journey through the duos machines. the b-side serves up 2 alternative takes. john heckles debut remix takes a heaving, lo-fi approach to the originals drums while layering it with wistful synths, before juju & jordashs dub version closes off proceedings in their inimitable style, expansive yet claustrophobic at the one time.

whomadewho, notoriously named after 1986s album by ac/dc, have always been hard to pin down, with their music sounding as effortless as it is stylistically and sonically adventurous. fusing pop and disco memes with punk paraphernalia, the genre-bending trio made up of jeppe kjellberg, tomas høffding and tomas barfod honed their skills on stage and in the studio, releasing a series of bestselling records topped off by their 2011 mini album >knee deep< on kompakt. now they return with the sublime full length >brighter<, due in early 2012 and shaping up to be one of next years highlights. its first single >inside world< is prime stuff as expected…jeppe kjellbergs characteristic vocal hit the pop-nerve in the verses while tomas høffdings soft falsetto holds the song together. second to none is the exclusive flipside, which features a grandiose acoustic version of >inside world< graced by the warm baritone from john grant, former lead vocalist with indie outfit >the czars< and critically acclaimed solo artist. clearly sharing his pivotal vision of pure craftsmanship and musical ingenuity, whomadewho never settled for streamlined mediocrity, thus churning out another instant classic that will rule our hearts and minds.

>let life dance thru you< reveals itself as a safari of live played percussion, instruments and sounds. the duo create here a biotope of sounds that interact with each other... like a live band would do… at times almost arabesque sounding this track is full of mysterious soundscapes... jazzy played instruments... flutes running havoc... it could as well be: a spiritual voodoo session from the 70ies!
the whole sound selection if it would be described in colors, would be dark brown, black... with bits of gold. no shiny lights or illuminated plains. almost 11.00 minutes long this track is a real journey and certainly for the people who know rather than feeding djs.
played by: john tejada, dave seaman/ steve parry, max cooper, orde meikle/ slam, kaiserdisco, hermanez, florian meindl, ewan pearson, coyu, kabale und liebe, taster peter, mauro picotto, dubfire, john digweed, kiki, mihalis safras, philip sherburne, derek miller, deepchild, fabrice lig. piemont, pheek, frank sonic, scott byrne, dixon, dave dk, blind minded, david ribeiro, arjun vagale, alland byallo, karim zidan, jens lissat, freska, modrna/ ghostly, christian martin

opus 3 records are both privileged and delighted to release eric bibbs new album >blues, ballads & work songs<, a further enhancement to their association with eric which goes back to 1977 when he was in effect discovered with the success of his debut album >rainbow people<.

boogie boutique have only had one year in the game, and in that time they have smashed the charts with their releases. to celebrate their first birthday, they have dipped their toes into the glorious world of vinyl with this double 12 inch with seven of the labels finest tracks to date plus one exclusive. make no mistake, this release is big!

with his collaborations with ian pooley as mvip, jazz pianist matthias vogt is a comfortable behind a piano, a drum machine or in a club environment. with his partner c-rock, they have been residents at sven vaths cocoon club for many years now. he’s releasing music on some of the best labels around the world including freerange, infracom, urban torque, simple and their own stir 15 label. he’s also collaborated with ingenious musicians like nils petter molvaer, bugge wesseltoft, viktoria tolstoy, jhelisa anderson, alice russel, nathan haines & eric truffaz. he and c-rock also collaborated with house music legend, chez damier, on the project kids in the strets with the classic track keep on running. matthias & fred everything also collaborated on the frederico todos ep on urban torque earlier this year and theres a fred everything remix of matthiass frankfurt sour to come out soon on urban torque.this ep is an ode to the old chicago prescription underground sound of ron trent & chez damier. a time when music spoke by its feeling rather than a formula. let it grow on you and play it loud! we hope you enjoy the music. show us your support with charts and plays!support by osunlade, john tejada, alland byallo, roberto rodriguez, scope, jimpster, llorca, johnny fiasco, giom, grant nelson, nacho marco, shur-i-kan, danny krivit ....

alex and bill met 16 years ago when bill signed one of alex s first productions (is this the rhythm? by rhythmnvibe) to a new york label he was running. alex, whose father lives in the us, was a regular visitor to the states and they sent many happy hours together hanging out at the sound factory bar and comparing maw dubs. when bill returned to the uk in 1996, they had a few sessions together making house music, though neither of them can remember why they never finished anything or, indeed, what became of the tracks. fast forward a few years and they finally got back into the studio to make sweet music together under the moniker hotel motel. since then they have created a rich seam of work that some have already described as, like salvador dali with his pants down being fellated by deirdre barlow. few would disagree.

a phonographic delicatesse!john tejada, souki, scsi-9, polar lights and other international heroes from the pro-tez crew unite as the knights of the sad pattern and invite you to a deep journey through 8 swirling house grooves. spiced with vocal parts by dasha pushkina, stylish murphn, uhanoff and timothy leary they bewitch you with a touchy and soulful probe of groovy yet still deep house sound.

classic!

duets ii is another collection of american songbook standards performed in the best of ways. it includes collaborations with the best voices of music: aretha franklin, natalie cole, norah jones and k.d. lang grace the recording booth with this legendary singer.
but it is the tragic and premature passing of amy winehouse that makes this album truly special, her appearance on the duet >body and soul< is the last known recording of the british songbird, and it is a truly heartrending version of the 1930 jazz classic. if this isnt grammy material, we dont know what is!
pressing on double 180 grams audiophile vinyl, housed in gatefold sleeve.

auf nach nashville! dean fraser hat mit john rich (platinum-act big & rich) und dem singer/songwriter charlie pennachio ein exklusives und ambitioniertes projekt realisiert! romain virgo in kombination mit country legende larry gatlin! busy signal covert kenny rogers, the gambler, freddie mcgregor singt king of the road, luciano, beres hammond, tarrus riley, u.a. - top!

wave turned out to be the last album the patti smith group would record, as it was also last album smith would record before a nine year hiatus. the godmother of punk decided to focus on her family life and moved to michigan, but not before leaving us with gems like the sexually mysterious >dancing barefoot< (dedicated to her husband to be fred sonic smith) and her amazing, biting version of >so you want to be (a rock n roll star)<. produced by todd rundgren, this is her most pop-oriented album, and many at the time could not appreciate her more accessible sound. nevertheless, wave, her spoken word tribute to pope john paul i (who reigned for only 33 days) is as touching and harrowing now as when it came out in 1979. available on vinyl for the first time since its original release!
pressing on 180 grams audiophile vinyl, includes 4 page insert.

frequenza is proud to present the vinyl release to these amazing remixes for alex delia and nihil youngs rave-o-lution lp, featuring different flavored quality mixes from jon rundell, lutzenkirchen, tomy declerque and electric rescue!support, plays from bodzin, karotte, slam, matt cooper, sam paganini, gel abril, luciano, mihalis safras, monika krusa, saeed younan, beckers, sharam, jon rundell, riva starr, john acquaviva, umek and many others. stephan bodzin: both tracks monsterfat. full support!karotte: good job from jon rundell. will play this one, slam: cool remixes thanx, matt cooper: loving the er rmx,sam paganini: nice!

supported by loco dice, ame, reboot, dj koze, dubfire, matt john, richie hawtin, seth troxler, tim green, andre galluzzi, raresh, osunlade, magda, m.a.n.d.y., nekes, stacey pullen, gel abril, franco cinelli, claude vonstroke, gaetano parisio, matt star, ilario alicante, butane, meat, sven tasnadi, hugo, steve lawler, marco resmann, mihalis safras, cosmic dj, franksen, giovanni damico, metrica

following their last 12 inch from nightwave, svetlana industries remain in their eastern european heartland with a long awaited ep from 1000names, the bulgarian production duo who made their debut alongside rustie on the now legendary >beatnicks< ep back in 2007. the >machine city< ep follows 2010s album and ep for black acre, as well as mixing for mary anne hobbs on radio 1 and recommendations in pitchfork. the ep marks a development from 1000names, taking giant steps on from their base in the beats scene towards a new sound, taking influence from giorgio moroder and analogue synth disco to imagine a future both optimistic and dystopian. it is like john carpenter meets hip hop and it is as good as that sounds.

nice price deal !!! we are delighted to welcome echonomist on dieb audio and present this ep. on >room with a view<, echonomist shows us how well he knows the art of producing pure underground tech house music with all the beautiful chord transitions and the old school drum programming while on >stay< he delivers a functional piece of deep house music with bouncy bass lines and funky chord stabs.
on the remix duties we have dieb audio boss john dalagelis and legendary roland klinkenberg along with his new alias name zabriski. john created a groovy drum arrangement and twisted the chords resulting to an essential tech house rework of >room with a view<. roland remixed >stay< and delivered a more hypnotic and sophisticated yet chunky tech version of it. enjoy!

florian peter aus münchen, auch bekannt als bostro pesopeo und als james dean der clubmusik, hat sich mit pional, dem wohl talentiertesten newcomer madrids, zusammengetan. pional betreibt gemeinsam mit john talabot das label hivern disc, das sich als speerspitze der neuen elektonischen musikszene spaniens erwiesen hat. gemeinsam mit bostro pesopeo spannt er den bogen von 80er pop bis kraut house.

from 0-1 is very proud to issue its 12th overall release- >catharsis: the remixes< a 12 inch vinyl mini-comp due out fall of 2011. this record is a follow up to 2010s >catharsis: an outpouring from the pacific side of earth<.

just in time for the australian summer, sydneys indie-electronic-popettes, convaire bring the first and title tune from their highly anticipated debut ep, the new you. equal measures quiet childhood nostalgia and barefooted summer festival romance, the new you is a sparkling indication of what convaire do so exceptionally well - the art of creating synth-happy, 80s inspired, chill-sweet pop songs. inspired by the likes of talking heads, friendly fires and phoenix, convaire were first given airtime by local sydney radio heroes, fbi radio. since then, the four-turned-five piece released their first single gate track in september 10 to national airplay and gushing reviews. their exceptional reputation was vindicated whilst winning a triple j unearthed initiative, which saw the band play alongside delorean, kele (bloc party) and 2manydjs at sydneys iconic dance festival, parklife. two singles, over one hundred shows and a few tambourine shakes later future classic saw potential in john toweys vocal likening to the cures robert smith and the energy of the synth-loving slattery sisters. the new you ep is available in a 7 inch vinyl package + 5 track bonus cd, which is exciting enough to warrant a shoe shuffle and a couple of hand claps.

for steadfast s thirteenth release we have 3 smoking tracks of deep chunky techno from a collaborative project featuring john daly and the mystery man known as 19.454.18.5.25.5.18. each version guarantee to work the floor.

don ruijgrok is the winner of the dutch vinylized competition! a contest for new producerstalent in holland. he wins studio time in a professional studio and a 12 inch release! his tracks are getting plays from richie hawtin, sasha carassi, slam, axel karakasis, piatto, electric rescue, secret cinema, d.a.v.e. the drummer, tom hades and alex under, and many more.
the mans & robbertsen tracks are their first tracks on vinyl after many digital releases which were heavily supported by djs like sven vath, claude von stroke, slam, nick warren, john selway, dave seaman, dj sneak, cristian varela, hertz, jay kaufman and many many more.

originally released in 1985 for chris carters >mondo beat< lp on conspiracy international, >moonlight< is getting a long-overdue single release of the original and reinterpretation from neurotic drum band. a long-time fave of jd twitchs, >moonlight< was a hit in the late 80s with a much-slowed down bootlegged version on the belgian new beat scene and amongst the italian cosmic djs. the ny duo of ulysses and john selway, aka neurotic drum band, recreate >moonlight< keeping the original feel, slowing it down just a touch and ultra cosmic-a-fying it for an ultra-headtrip psychedelic spaceflight! as a special bonus, there is a digital-only remix from oneohtrix point never. its the sort of drone, dark ambient sound that fans of opns daniel lopatin know and love. bliss out… for those who may not know, chris carter is one of the founding members of throbbing gristle, partner with cosey fanni tutti (knows as carter-tutti and formerly recording as chris & cosey) and has been working with sound for over 40 years. for an extensive biography and up-to-date info about his current projects.

excellent groovin track incl remixes by john lagora and nicolas masseyeff

supported by: dubfire, matt john, sis, shaun reeves, dj t, tale of us, joseph capriati, stephan bodzin, hernan cattaneo, rodriguez jr, mikael stavöstrand, alexi delano, nico lahs, shinedoe, gel abril, martin eyerer, avatism, doomwork, someone else, salvatore freda, cesare vs disorder, shinedoe, acumen, butane and many more..

supported by roman flügel, joris voorn, matthias tanzmann, matt john, richie hawtin, dj sneak, daniel stefanik, pig & dan, claude vonstroke, stacey pullen, steve lawler, ray okpara, dirty doering, lauhaus, butane, jesse rose, mihalis safras, mirco violi

toolroom records ibiza 2011 volume 2 arrives packed with an arsenal of anthems and the most dangerous dancefloor weapons that are currently smashing the white isle.
pulling out the stops for our second instalment of ibiza 2011, volume 2s first vinyl sampler is fully loaded with house musics biggest hitters: mark knight, john dahlback, sebastien leger, pete griffiths & matt samuels. capturing the many styles of house music, toolroom records ibiza 2011 vol.2 is the essential guide to whats hot in ibiza right now!

support from popof, stephan bodzin, nicolas masseyef, kiko, john digweed, emmanuel top, greg delon... after 10 years at the helm of the venerable label scandium records whose techno productions marked the electronic scene, paul nazca is a new challenge: to start from zero and create a label alongside his sidekick studio maxime dangles & florian combe. programme: the music came first, fresh, dynamic, varied. the artistic choices are made on favorites guided by the desire to share our passion. and to open the show, paul is in command of the first output followed by maxime before you discover new talent. so stay tuned!

guess whos back with a second release ? we are delighted to have alain ho ( ovum / composite / we play house / freerange / buzzin fly ) on board for this ep … alain gave us a true piece of deep house with his track called into a deep & he also teamed up with dogmatiks head honcho , london-based alex arnout to give us another brillant track entitled your love … we are also proud & honoured to have hot toddy from crazy p ( 2020vision ) , john daly ( drumpoet community ) on remix duties .

j-live s long awaited fifth full length album, >s.p.t.a.<, will be available on cd, vinyl and digitally. >s.p.t.a. said person of that ability< (pronounced spitta) is the follow up to the >undivided attention ep<. this is the first full length project released from his own imprint triple threat productions. the producer, deejay and emcee, approaches this project creatively as if he were a three man group rather than a solo artist. the album features production by j-live, rjd2, nicolay, the audible doctor, illastrate, korede, floyd the locsmif, marco polo and diamond d. the cover art features illustration by adam >illus< wallenta and art direction by collin badger of freshrr.

john digweeds bedrock records celebrates a milestone 100th single release in superb style with two of the best tracks that you will hear this year, from two of the most creative young producers in the electronic dance scene – guy j and henry saiz. in this day and age to not only survive as an independent label, but to flourish and constantly evolve, bringing forward new and exciting talent, is something that should be applauded. a mark of the global respect and love that bedrock has steadily gained through years of releasing quality dance music that rides the waves of trends and fashions is the fact that this bed100 release received over 12.000 listens on soundcloud before it was even officially announced!