japanese producer hokuto sato known for his releases from such labels as roundabout sounds, thema,, neovinyl, is currently getting more attention among raw / deep house djs with his genuine deep sound created with sampling and analog rhythm machines. this ep titled -shore- is the 2nd release from his own label -aura-. just like waves on the shore, beautiful collections of samples taken from different kinds of music endlessly break and recede. just let your body drift on the dreamy waves. vinyl only.

exile is the next level basecamp of johannes heil and markus suckut. we at exile know that it is nonsense to write anything about music, because music can only be translated by listeners ear. so close your eyes. dont speak. dont think. just listen..... we are exile. mastering and cut my dubplates and mastering berlin.

after years of travelling, exploring corners and edges of space and mind, it is time to meet on the dancefloor again. the reflections and experience of our environment and our surrounding were the stimulus of our progress and curiosity. this is just another story of grey city life.

what happens when two legends lock themselves in the trope studio for two days and have fun you hold the result in your hands or have it on your speakers right now. we think we don t have to introduce the label boss thomas p. heckmann and his mate ramon zenker (hardfloor and countless more) to you obviously, so we let the music speak for itself this time ! and afu limited just has it s 50. release and 10 years since the launch as afu limited !!!

2015 re-issue! producers trias and baeks are old school techno berliner djs who held residency at tresor club for well over 10 years. adam x and ancient methods befriended each other in berlin in 2008. the main commonality in forging a solid friendship between them was their passion not just for techno but for the rhythmic noise side of the industrial music scene. it would only make sense with mutual respect of each others music to record a release together. here on their first collaboration they blend together their distinctive styles to create a fresh new sound of techno, industrial and arrhythmic and dysrhythmic noise machine funk

culminating the cycle of drone logic, daniel avery releases new energy, a collection of remixes including six new reworks. token records’ ace in the pack Ø phase reshapes naive response into a beautifully psychedelic techno trip whilst conforce turns the previously reflective simulrec into a militaristic stomp aimed squarely at the floor. further out still, ruthless noise experimentalist powell takes a typically esoteric approach to water jump, leaving it just as catchy in disarray as when it was first conceived.

beacons ep, the debut release on tru thoughts from rising producer werkha, who was snapped up by the label in late 2013 having been championed by quantic and gilles peterson. in another gold seal of approval from on high, werkha has just been confirmed as the support act for bonobo on the leftfield luminarys european tour.

the shadeleaf music label has finally got your attention it seems ! breakthrough 12 s across their first 5 releases have firmly established thatmanmonkz s label of love as a heavyweight deep house contender ! ever keen to open up the crease to new batsmen, the guys have assembled a deadly duo of big hitters for their their sixth innings. belarus, not perhaps the first place you d think of when it comes to solid house music, but four walls have certainly dropped more than their fair share of jams across labels of note like kolour ltd & traxx underground. here s he s teamed up with fellow grodno resident funkyjaws for a style that s firmly fixated with the roots us house blueprint, but with a fresh take, that s all their own. saine ought to need no introduction, but for those at the back, across a mere handful of releases (his sleazybeats ep was one of our fastest selling...ever !) this young talent has made quite a mark - his drifter ep on must have is one of our favourite house 12 s of recent times. what better way to demonstrate the shadeleaf spirit of collaboration then getting these two established up-and-comers to reinterpret each other s work ? live organic percussion, and the warming hiss and glow of machine circuits conspire to deliver perfectly balanced hip-shaking equations and low end theories. and that s just the f side !. flip for the s side (get it ?) and we re into theoesque territory, with a rasping riff snaking through some deft rhodes work and to-the-bone rhythms, while four walls & funkyjaws offer up a swinging and irresistible rub to wrap it all up top shelf tackle ladies and gents

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concept e25 is back! wax classic 15 sees concept e25’s third release on the label in the space of just a year! the demand has been overwhelming for more garage house hits with that added subtle, french flourish. we heard those cries, so here we have another slammin four track record from the man himself! the opening track of the ep, sing!, is destined for greatness this summer on dance floors everywhere. for me, this will be the go-to track of the record for most djs out there. on this track, concept e25 combines a pumping kerri style bassline with beautiful sustained chords, feel good vox cuts and the occasional sax line. proper hands-in-the-air vibes here! giving it takes the ep into a deeper realm, one that evokes images of late evening summer sunsets. however, the garage swing and signature concept e25 bass sound is still present. lies leads with moody chords before introducing a vocal that will be stuck in your head for a long time! again, we have a smooth sax line to accompany the vocal up to the track’s climax. rounding out this solid release is feel this way. here, the punchy bass hits are united with an acid line that bubbles underneath, before being unleashed halfway through the track in a warehouse-reminiscent burst of resonance.

following the success of its first release by the ever elusive jason grove, the vinyl-only sub-label skylax extra series returns with a little something beyond special. for those house-heads in the know, the man needs no introduction, but for those uninitiated, sit back and prepare for this double 12” selection to further your education in house music.joey kay hails from chicago in the us and has influenced a great many producers in the last two decades with his signature take on the deep house sound. he keeps things simple in the best possible sense of the word, stripping back tracks to their bare essentials in order to maintain what the spirit of house music is all about: the groove, the soul and the feeling of being carefree, even if only experienced for a few minutes at a time. there are no superfluous or ancillary sounds in joey’s music and this is all the more evident when taking a step back and listening to his spectrum of output in this collection, which spans more than twenty years of his career.

established in 2009 - roots united is a large formation of people who share mutual preferences in music and art - for more than 5 years remains one the main visionaries of electronic scene in st. petersburg. it is not just a music community - running their own monthly events roots united earned status of the most conceptual and noisy techno / house parties with over a hundred foreign artists in the list.

he is young, gifted and italian! corrado bucci is the latest star to enter the local talk family of house. he currently holds the a&r position at rebirth records where he also put out the beautiful *open your eyes* single last year. he previously also released on defected and has earned respect from people like gilles peterson, jimpster, dan curtin, agoria, x-press 2, ben westbeech and solomun to name just a few.

what do people like balihus daniel wang and royksopp have in common? they write nice things like this about our (not so) new talent kid on the block. polosh superproducer maximilian skiba! music from a very good young polish producer, warm chords, funky melodies, think bass and guitars by chic meeting a string section by beethoven, with a touch of italo-disco and almost flamenco-like soul daniel wang he produces very nice italo disco tracks, im a fan royksopp. shanghouse is an instant hit. i would say instant classic if this wasnt so daft and meaningless. if you just heard it 5 times and feel the need to put it on another time. thats shanghouse by max skiba. then theres a great remix by victor rosado and a great slightly diverse prins thomas edit of korsakot another track.

anton kubikov, for more than a decade well known as half of scsi-9, just landed with his next solo ep for the new moscow-based label mayak. following the label s concept anton produced two long play ambient-dub tracks. based on the classic sound, he carefully weaves in new elements that comfortably wrap up the listener in his long journey. and if the first side is more like of a leisurely stroll in a park, the second is a deep ocean dive.

special mixes by justin van der volgen of two of todd terjes biggest hits! commissioned by the man terje himself to take on inspector norse and strandbar, van der volgen strips back and extends the originals in a classic remix style creating powerful alternative takes on these already much loved records you wont find any filters or cheesy gimmicks here, just strong, direct, minimal versions designed to turn heads and move feet vinyl released through justins new my rules imprint

elif is well-known through her collaborations with several ostgut ton artists. her voice is outstanding and you can hear her passion for music in every single syllable. marc miroir has just celebrated the anniversary of 10 years pasomusic in september 2014 and let me go now is another milestone in the label s history. let me go combines marc s sure hand for highly unique yet functional club music with elif s astounding voice. let me go comes in two versions and you can be sure that it will burn down every dance oor around the world. the songs are co-produced by evamore s ronald christoph.

the return of the iconic legendary electronic disco dub band imagination, with fresh mixes of their new album >night dubbing ii<.greg wilson, horse meat disco, kerri chandler, john morales, danny krivit, dimitri from paris & the reflex

allnite music 002 brings alex agore with some of his best works so far. both *basement jam* and *be someone* tracks strikes right the middle of the target, somehow between his earlier 4lux works and his no matter what hot dancefloor stuff. on b side, apoena presents two grooved house tracks with jazz sounding keys cut directly from vinyl. just a killer 4-tracker!

it was the light. that was it. she was trying to remember what brought her to this desolate, godforsaken place. the way the moon and the stars made the shadows dance, it was magic. she slipped into a trance just thinking about it, forgetting at once the decay and the damned all around her. the shadows had fallen still long ago. then the darkness poured in. it had filled her. swallowed her whole. how long had it been now? she couldnt remember. the paper of her hands, the dust in her mouth, she barely noticed. far from any road there was a massive building with a lot of concrete rooms. inside it, a labyrinth path to bid farewell.

featuring three more raw versions based on original tracks from 2000 & one, french fries and rodhad, dj edits volume 4 arrives just in time for the festive season. precision edited, endorsed and club-tested by len faki, the package offers yet another chance to delve into the record bag of the figure label head.

madrids synth alien returns with a fresh ep out on cyber dance records entitled *stellar walker* that shows off his spaced-out and italofied influences in just the manner we have now come to expect from that label - slow-motion chugging synth workouts that are rich in atmosphere, confident in pace and arrangement and most importantly jam-packed with heavy riffing and piercing melodies from start to finish.

really, aardvarck should need little introduction. while some of the artists featured on voyage direct are just beginning their musical journeys, mike kivits has been at the forefront of the dutch scene since the tail end of the 1980s.

former padded cell and bronx dogs man richard sen has made some great records in his time, and songs of pressure is up there with the best of them. joining the dots between murky dub disco, horror soundtracks and ebm, it layers spooky, delay-laden synthesizer motifs and wonky vocal samples atop a heavy dub rhythm and punchy machine drums. pals andrew weatherall and timothy j fairplay deliver a bongo-laden, dubbed-out revision (part wayward exotica, part humid balearic dub), while acca strips the track down to its nare bones for a ket-addled dub. its a fantastic 12inch, and limited to just 99 copies. you snooze, you lose.

neustadtmusik, with great pleasure, presents two excellent new tracks. dietrich & strolch have created an exquisite, smooth piece of music. the two brothers, who are known for their live sets that take their audience on a journey, have combined their passion for percussions and wicked synth sound perfectly. this track takes you to a deep underground techno dance floor where you find yourself dancing with your eyes closed and drifting away into another dimension, to the ocean, the sun and warm sand between your feet and back. sous sol s track on this release has it all, including a sense of delight that brings out a smile on your face. the rolling bass line brings in mind the siberian express rolling through the cold winter landscape of russia while at the same time there is warmth and the heart gets filled with these warm elements. this rolls parallel to a consistent build up throughout the whole track that makes this composition just perfect.

the fat white family need no introduction and ez-ra & lamik are one half of decius… decius is a collaboration between acid house superstars paranoid london, ez-ra & lamik and lias saoudi the vocalist from the fat white family. their first release 3 months ago *come to me villa / gay futures* was described by ivan smagghe as *the best record of 2014* and is currently still at number 4 in the clone top 10. keeping it in the family, ez-ra & lamik have reworked two of their favourite fat white family tracks, it just seemed rude not to.

remixes from truncate, drumcell, octace , yan cook

lena willikens is a secret encyclopaedia on everything düsseldorf (see her involvement in salon des amateurs), everything brussels, and everything new wave, that is barely the whole truth- it is actually just the tip of the iceberg.

music that keeps your body busy on the dance floor while it takes your mind to exotic places far away: timboletti creates a tense atmosphere between the stripped-down power of a kickdrum and the intricate network of sounds and melodies. during the titles murrakus and wüstenlauf your inner cinema will show mysterious scenes from an oriental bazaar, at the same time your body will have to deal with a pleasant feeling of restlessness. the frequency spectrum of makrovic is invaded by tripped-out samples, reminiscent of radio transmissions from some odd parallel dimension, resulting in a groove that is deep yet uplifting. barfussbravo sounds just as alien and is just as compelling, as delirious melodies and delay cascades unfold upon tight, driving rhythm sections. mollono.bass delivers a remix that is probably even deeper, a stardust phantasy flying high upon the solid foundation of a standing bass line. in contrast, carlos shifts down a gear and reflects on the multi-dimensional anatomy of barfussbravo during a smooth downbeat version.

analoq musik is a brand new fresh face label coming out of london with a simple ethos of just pushing good quality underground music. the first va sees an array of european talent from the underground circuit with bunte bummler, alex ground & p.e.t, dan noel and taf all on the roster for this vinyl only release.

master mix tells the story of arthur russell, exploring his music and ongoing relevance to a new generation of artists. showcasing the diversity of arthurs musical worlds, each artist reinterpreted one of his tracks in their own style in tribute to his influence. features tracks from hot chip, robyn, blood orange, sufjan stevens, jose gonzalez and many more. the triple vinyl lp includes a download code for the full album.

hand stamped white label - limited to 200 copies - vinyl only ! john beltran, class of 69, is one who have surfed the musical scene for the last 20 years with unforgettable and unclassifiable tracks. detroit techno, jazz, ambient and electronica have all been part of beltran s career, just like the unchartered territories which are released here with soul research. lunata, with it s 3 tracks, is a record which brings back classic 90s detroit, enriched with soft and enveloping memories. a jump into the future with influences from the past.

huge record alert! possibly one of the rarest (and funkiest!) jams on the legendary west end label! “touch your life” is an elusive beast, co-produced and mixed by bert reid (crown heights affair, empress) and steeped in low slung, spaced out electronic funk, this 1982 release is surely one of the most sought after in the labels catalog. a slick quiet storm number featuring the ultra smooth, laid back vocals of the millers backed with some serious synthed-out grooves, a real beauty of a track that will appeal to all disco, soul, electro-funk and boogie heads alike. both the vocal mix and the instrumental are featured here just like the original 12&#8243,,, release. this is the very first time this record has ever been re-issued in over 30 years. don’t miss your chance to scoop up a true rarity, used copies of “touch your life” usually sell for above the £100 mark and don’t turn up very often, if at all! this re-issue has been re-mastered from the original tapes and re-pressed with original label artwork in full collaboration with west end records, new york city.

berkson & what are next up to release on seth troxlers acclaimed play it say it with make it true feat. jojo de freq, a harmonious, radiant house jam with a sharp kick, acid tinged bassline, sultry vocals and smooth synths. unsung hero luke solomon delivers a remix 4 turnings version turing it into an almost new track with a grooving bassline, funky melody, spoken vocals and prominent hats. legend larry heard aka mr fingers heads up the b-side, with his psychedelic jungle mix doing just it says.

lovely recut from just one existing, yet perfect testpress from back in the day.

>sleduyushly< or who is next on sol asylum is anton zap. we are pleased to be closing out 2014 with the delightfully well-crafted deep house that resonates within anton. we start with talking a simplistic yet deep and ever-evolving atmosphere with peculiar echoes and noises that speak to us through constantly moving metallic percussion. next rublewood with its trotting wooden clicks and oscillating claps we morph through the track until the euphoric themes expand bringing us to the next level. in my lesson, anton channels a 90s ambience with a definite feel for funk. arpeggiated synths with just a hint of acid mixed with harmonic pads and unconventional horn riffs bring this eccentric soundtrack together. finally her lesson brings us to more experimental territory with a futuristic outer galactic journey through space and time where a metronomic kick, walking bassline and gleaming pads transport us to another dimension.

the second release of inkblots involves three great artists deeply active into the international techno scene: the japanese go hiyama and the berlin based duo i/y. on side a, go hiyama’s first track ‘recur’ delivers sinister atmospheres matched with a tough kick and industrial bleepy elements. slow and paranoic drones get in and out contributing to enlarge the sound perception. the second track ‘prop’ introduces elegant hi-hats and strident synths. a captivating kick perfectly embraces the shrill synths waving together with the sharp drum, what remains of the first side is just tense ambients, forewarning the journey is not over. side b smells like a dark club firing up, indeed i/y’s aim is not different at all. ’thesys 0000.001’ debuts with a thin bassline and distorted grave surroundings. the track evolves with clean slap hats sound in an empty echo chamber. deep timbres rise and fall, turning the entire route gently aggressive. the second track is an idm experiment which keeps a trippy approach and the clarity of claps and hi-hats. solid as the first one, ‘thesys 0000.003’ sets itself as an hypnotic but pleasant moment where suspicious fragments quickly appear and disappear: a sparkled trip to be enjoyed anytime but not by anyone.

while being a huge multi-single in its own right, this record is also just a tiny fraction of tracks to come out of slavakis london studio. expect playful mixture of warm enigmatic sounds for your mind, body and soul. undeniable deepness for any house music connoisseur.

taking its name from the address of ron hardys seminal muzic box club (326 n.michigan ave, chicago 3.2.6. was a short lived project from one dion williams, ably assisted by the legendary armando gallop and mike dunn who lend their mixing skills and individual styles across the breadth of the entire record.

it has been local talk bosses mad mats & toolis secret weapon during their dj sets over the past months and have destroyed clubs from london to berlin. with a super catchy chord theme, bumpy 4/4 beats and a slight uk feel this is as bad as it gets. it is just one of those tunes you immediately recognise and can relate with. together with a deep journey house remix from ad bourke and a fierce uk inspired bass/house mix from colognes hade we dare to say that this is one the finest releases on local talk so far. original bristol cat crackazat (now residing in uppsala, sweden) got a sound that fuses jazz theories, electronic 4/4s with a deep uk underground mentality. think underground resistance meets floating points and your almost there. somewhere else is the second single from crackazat on local talk and in early 2015 he will drop his debut album crescendo on local talk.

the romanian trio premiesku, who comprise of livio, roby and george g, return this december with the aproape ep, their fourth outing on desolat. those that were there at the beginning of the journey will recognize that premieskus approach remains the same as ever - playful organic experimentation, sometimes groovy, sometimes hypnotic, resulting in eclectic analogue sounds of the finest calibre. the apropape ep is a unique package containing four-vinyl only tracks. buyers will then receive a download code to unlock the additional four tracks. as ever, three perspectives, no rush, no rules, just love for the music.

the german saying *ist der ruf erst ruiniert, lebt man voellig ungeniert.*, meaning once your reputation is ruined, your life gets easy, sums up a lot about furfriend s artistic doing. *freedom of filth* lives tightly along those lines and throws its full force of lushness at you, growing into an empowering industrial monster that makes you want you to rip all clothes off your body. if jfk did it, so can you. if big room sound is too much for you and you miss the simplicity and pervy voice of dingo tush that made the duo famous, you will wanna follow their instructions for self appreciation and have a listen to *touch myself*, a trainlike fuckfest for the dancefloor. make sure to bring some lube! following is a short live recording from the *fuck olympics* ... we are just going to leave this uncommented here.

6 e.p.ii- is the second vinyl e.p. taken from headman/ robi insinna -6- album which was released via relish on the 15th september. e.p.ii includes on side a1 number 9, a2 swing now out dubfeaturing tarafromit rough fame. first track on the b side is called somethingwith vocals by david shawwho just released his first collaboration with jennifer cardinion correspondant. the last track on the b side take me to the top dubfeatures bozzwellaka hiemfrom firm fame. the dub versions are exclusive for the vinyl release. robi s cover design is again in the same line as the whole album project, including the artbook, video and screenprints.

6 e.p.ii is the second vinyl e.p. taken from headman/ robi insinna 6 album which was released via relish on the 15th september. e.p.ii includes on side a1 number 9, a2 swing now out dubfeaturing tarafromit rough fame. first track on the b side is called somethingwith vocals by david shawwho just released his first collaboration with jennifer cardinion correspondant. the last track on the b side take me to the top dubfeatures bozzwellaka hiemfrom firm fame. the dub versions are exclusive for the vinyl release. robis cover design is again in the same line as the whole album project, including the artbook, video and screenprints.

nick curly s first truesoul release is outstanding. this collection of three track s encapsulates both nick curly s and truesoul s ethos and moulds them into a driving house machine. first off, crossroads uses a delicate melody that is under-lined with lashings of driving drums. trust shuffles along with it s rolling percussion and bass line whilst indigo child is just as funky and will get any dance floor fired up.

do you sometimes experience a sensation of dj vu when listening to a new record? its fascinating what a collective impact certain repetitive patterns or organizations of sounds can have when theyre done just right at just the right time. its also mesmerizing how fast these patterns and sounds become worn out and get replaced in a never ending spiral of novelty, proliferation and fatigue. doesnt this eternal recurrence sometimes leave you wanting something else? well. this is something else.

reminiscent of a time where we were releasing 4-tracks sampler every month (remember the secret gems from the vault) it is naturally that we thought about a various artists sampler in order to introduce the new wild bunch. julian m, is french and is taking over right now, releasing here his first track on briquerouge, but the man is no beginner, having released on catwash, homecoming, denote, to name but a few and of course recently on our own rz muzik, his music is deep, acid, techy and ready to please any crowd, ange siddhar is working for laboratory records and works with legendary artists such as ron carroll, paul johnson or chris count and now teams up with illan nicciani on several house project, they have a strong vinyl lovers community following their releases and just joined the label with the show

half baked records proudly presents the sixth instalment of their sought after vinyl only series. after having being featured on the second release of the label, the canadian modular man of mystery, aka mike shannon, drops another swinging monster to his already extensive list of wax slabs.

just over a year ago hot creations sub-label hottrax released the massive puke it up from waff. making their debut on the label, mannheim natives bunte bummler follow up with a monster of a release, the purple talk ep. here they deliver three tech-house bombs directed straight at the peak time dancefloor. solid basslines, vocal snippets, sonic layers followed by hypnotic yet trippy fx, infectious melodies and ounces of energy make this an essential release for any record bag.purple talk is being heavily championed by jamie jones, richy ahmed, lee foss & patrick topping.

reissue of the 1975 album by r&b / soul legend syl johnson.