already receiving big support from peter van hoesen, norman nodge, marcel fengler, perc, brendon moeller, len faki, laurent garnier and more. following the recent success of his starting over ep on belgian tastemakers curle, matt heads home to off-key to release his strongest work to date.
first track >bloom< whispers sweet nothings in your ears while shimmering synths caress your neck and skipping percussion dances around your groin. unable to resist, you let yourself go and >without warning< spikes your drink, drags you into a filthy warehouse rave and leaves you grinning maniacally under a flickering strobe light.

excellent fresh 2011 edits, with modern house flavours

peters love of obscure disco and house shows in this solo album - wide ranging influences have gone into the musical hot-pot. take the slo-mo lazy groove of lead track and opener love is the key . this sets the sonic palette, laid back, underground and understated (but cucumber cool) throughout. deliberately absent are the commercial and pseudo-poppy sounds from the visti and meyland 2010 debut. this record is a club affair, less in your face and more all around you . for example lost in space is one part elastic groove, one part melodious, enveloping ambience and one part progressive disco groove. tracks such as i m out the door , bubble bubble and drinking in darkness are more direct, straight dance floor booty-shaking grooves. as is what you would expect from the man who has dj stamped firmly into his dna.

rage & error is back with boss stephan strube (fanatix, miditonal) introducing jkm from france with two hot debut tracks. harder schranzin techno tracks

established by spanish talent coyu, suara releases his first record on vinyl with two superb tracks from affkt and powerful remixes from dj madskillz & moodymanc. support by laurent garnier, radio slave, michel cleis, reboot, 2000 and one and many others.

limited edition premium pack (12 inch vinyl and cd single) !! the stigmata story continues - andre walter delivers the 5th key of henoch! peaktime techno

the stigmata story continues - andre walter delivers the 5th key of henoch! peaktime techno

sublife steps up for its first vinyl release with a hard hitting yet super smooth dancefloor friendly number. atlantic connection delivers a nice dubby remix to >the key< by lukeino & featuring paulie rhyme. deep subs and dubbed out vocal bits get the vibe moving as the beats and breaks roll out some choice rhythms. be ready for some hands in the air when this one drops. in the jungle, jungle, jungle!

played by: richie hawtin, dubfire, adam beyer, len faki, pan-pot, shinedoe, joris voorn, stephan bodzin …and many more..pascal mollin is back for another release on touched, after his huge success single >the elephant<. this time featuring a great remix!

dole & kom are coming up with their first vinyl ep on 3rd wave music. a pure lesson of deep and jacking detroit and chicago influenced house music. 1993 founded dole & kom dj team at berlin based delirium record store. played sets at legendary berlin underground clubs tresor (residency), e-werk, bunker, wmf... in the following years they played dj gigs and live acts all over germany, europe and the united states. first productions on legendary berlin based label formaldehyd as clubheroes. biggest success dum dum on relief/ chicago (remix by green velvet) & lost piano on sony. the 12 smoke monster came on bondage music in april 2009 and dole & kom teamed up with the plastic fm on ostwind ltd 014 which hitted nr. 5 in carl craigs summer charts.

excellent qualitiy dub techno stuff

a welcome return for uk house don martin ikin with volume 3 in his key issues series. bumping beats & rolling basslines!

incredilbe package with remixes by schatrax, kink, todd sines as .xtrak, kink and the subliminal kid. the result of schatrax take is a typically beautiful and deep reworking. todds remix of dodaso is typically fucked up and funky in true .xtrak style. kinks version of the gauntlet remains quite faithful to the original whilst also instilling it with his own trippy and unique style. last year peder mannerfelt, aka the subliminal kid, sent me a track which became the only track released on off-key through a demo submission. blackwood freestyle has mutated under the hands by the subliminal kid into a rolling dub inflected groover.

andré walters >4th key of henoch< ist nicht einfach irgendeine technoscheibe sondern ein multifunktionsbrenner.als leuchtfeuer hält es dich auf kurs durch endlose nächte, spendet wärme wenn sogar die heizung einfriert und schneidet durch schlechte musik wie ein heißes messer durch butter.und jetzt schnapp dir den lodernden schlüssel und entfessel die flammen - wenn du die hitze erträgst...

beautiful elegic mid-tempo boogie tune by toby tobias similar in the style to his excellent >this feeling< release on rekids. comes with a loose funky take from hyped off key hat (dissident, untracked). flip over for more peak time action: >highway 24< is a bubbly, synth heavy modern disco tune while >highway 1< takes it in a more oldschool acid-house direction.

already supported by dj wild, loko , jacuzzi boys , pawas, cio dor , dave ellesmere , dubfire, audiojack, nuno dos santos.

michigan resident and currently one of americas (who actually live there) most promising producers steps up to the gpm plate. a regular of acclaimed stateside labels such as spectral, wolf + lamb as well as european outfits dumb-unit and cityfox. lee curtiss is known for a sound, which fuses disco, house and sex. love in the key of freak is no exception, in fact the perfect mixture to cure any saturday night fever. before house made people jack, disco was making them freak.

incl maxi cd & sticker, black vinyl! andré walters >4th key of henoch< ist nicht einfach irgendeine technoscheibe sondern ein multifunktionsbrenner.als leuchtfeuer hält es dich auf kurs durch endlose nächte, spendet wärme wenn sogar die heizung einfriert und schneidet durch schlechte musik wie ein heißes messer durch butter.und jetzt schnapp dir den lodernden schlüssel und entfessel die flammen - wenn du die hitze erträgst...

andré walters >4th key of henoch< ist nicht einfach irgendeine technoscheibe sondern ein multifunktionsbrenner.als leuchtfeuer hält es dich auf kurs durch endlose nächte, spendet wärme wenn sogar die heizung einfriert und schneidet durch schlechte musik wie ein heißes messer durch butter.und jetzt schnapp dir den lodernden schlüssel und entfessel die flammen - wenn du die hitze erträgst... erstpressung in limitiertem schneeweißen vinyl.

raidens label always comes with something different from the usual d&b formula rubbish. martsmans track is very impressive, with his refreshing future sound. on the other side its business as usual from raiden with help from khanage, its funky, and not as full on as normal, but again right at the cutting edge. martsman got into drum&bass around the end of the 90s. debuting on new york based offshore recordings in 2005, he released on smaller as well as established labels like alphacut records or counter intelligence in the following years. in 2008, tracks on warm communications and hospital records sub label med school attract the attention of a steadily growing audience also from outside the drum&bass scene.

nice price deal !!! debut release for the offkey hat (dissident records) with an ashley beedle mix to round things off

special vinyl sampler released to support the 2002 ignition key album!! incl tracks featured only on the cd version of the album!!

ultraphat stompin and spooky techno banger !!! prime time monster!! decks exclusive !! played by ascion ... repress

martin ikin returns with key issues vol 2. homage to the old soulfruic sound & a tasty jackin track sampling busta rhymes...

ultraphat stompin and spooky techno banger !!! prime time monster!! decks exclusive !! ltd premium pack incl maxi cd and stigmata sticker !!!

ultraphat stompin and spooky techno banger !!! prime time monster!! decks exclusive !! played by ascion ...

powerful peaktime monster for fans of chris liebing, alex bau, speedy j!! exclusive at decks.de!

martin ikin, aka dj mayhem, has been producing since 1991, originally recording hardcore, jungle techno, and drum and bass tracks for such legendary labels as basement, face, and precious materials. after a brief hiatus from the music scene, he has returned with a vengeance with releases & remixes for labels like defected, hed kandi, stereo sushi, soulfuric trax / migrant & of course his own soul purpose label. here we have a new guise key issues but nothing changes and as ever with mi productions it’s the same tight production, driving beats, rolling basslines & sizzling keys. if you liked dj mayhem blow which was signed to defected then this is for you!!

powerful peaktime monster for fans of chris liebing, alex bau, speedy j!! exclusive at decks.de!

green velvet cover version with cool mixes by noferini and matteo marini!!

well known on the dnb and dubstep scene for his fiendishly twisted artwork, uk creative genius monsta is also a beast of a producer. in this, his third release for subtrakt he teams up with >mr key< to bring us >space raiders<, a vocal dubstep demon of truly gargantuan proportions, so huge, in fact that it threatens to bring down mankind itself. or maybe its just a packet of crisps? dean rodell bravely attempts to contain the threat on his remix, but an army of space raiders march up out of their packet and flatten the whole city using a supernatural arsenal of sonic weapons that pull down skyscrapers with rasping bass and fry a million brains with shrieking sirens that can be heard in even the far corners of the galaxy. on the second remix dnb hero >raiden< stands up, and the guerilla war begins. taking his inspiration from the paranoid b-movies of the cold war era he morphs the original lead sounds into something so spooky and bizarre the space raiders have no choice but to pack their flying saucers and piss off back to zetareticuli. phew, that was close. supported by maryanne hobbs (bbc radio1)

remastered 1976 classic!! special gatefold double 12inch release!!! includes a huuuge booklet and an additional 7inch with 4 exclusive bonus tracks!!

the cat in the mirror has found the key to love - and to our hearts! and its got fresh remixes, too!

under the stewardship of alan fitzpatrick, 8 sided dice has earned the right to be considered one of the most exciting labels to emerge in 2008. tracks 9 hours later, germ, ghost train and mau yin have prompted the likes of carl cox, dubfire, john digweed, nic fanciulli and christian smith to sing alans praises and catapulted the 8 sided dice on to want-lists of fans across the globe

lo key fu makes his dead famous debut with a belter of a twelve inch. funky/tech is the order of the day here with both sides featuring chopped up female vocals and live instruments alongside squelching synths!

stunning detroit like techno / genial von hart bis zart !! special restock

the chaps at off-key hq have been busy digging out the old dat tapes from their attic and sorting out the wheat from the chaff. for this release they go way back to bring you four more tracks courtesy of kimble, a collaboration between matt o brien and matt gates (aka minor planets). kicking things off is the beatless sketch of >lycius<, spiky alien synths flicker and pierce through detached ethereal pads moving in the surrounding weightless space. next up is the ep s lynchpin track, >state of shock<. proper techno is the order of the day here, this is an authentic old school minimal track first recorded in 1996 but left gathering dust ever since. immerse yourself in the subtle dub inflected melodies swirling in your womb bubble while the slamming rhythm track provides the heartbeat. over on the flip we chill things out with the haunting strings and aquatic bassline of >amb<, providing a delicate counterpoint to the upfront style of the a side. the ep is completed with a stunning remix of >state of shock< by minor planets, who layer on a towering bassline and transform the original into a laid back dub workout.

saulted is a big bad bruising wobbling b line mother of a tune, that absolutely rocks a dancefloor, we cant wait for you to hear this one. side b sees rob reng do his excellent work on remix duties, bringing it more to the mainstream clubber, really nice production but keeping the grit of the original.

a return to form for sub urban just in time for miami superb song and great mixes from spen & the muthafunkaz!!

pomelo proudly presents this techno record by german producer alex cortex featuring lopazz, the team responsible for acclaimed releases on output, freundinnen, platzhirsch and get physical. this time cortex is the mainman, delivering 3 funky, deep and unique techno grooves, minimal, trance and experimental techno, all included. lopazz (with casio casino) provides the most poppy track, >thundercamel<

pure techno w/rumenige & lotibrada rmxs

excellent gospel infected vocal house

after a lot releases on kompakt, battle kingz or on records - andre walter is back for a new sound periode of stigmata. fresh pumping techno madness

off-key limited is a new subsidiary label of off-key industries whose aim is to give exposure to new artists alongside established producers and to bring a wider range of genres with less of a focus on the dancefloor. each release will be strictly limited and will not be repressed. we start by raiding the off-key vaults to unleash a series of releases entitled >the dust off<, featuring material written in the off-key studio over the years by matt o brien and various collaborators and associates. matt kicks off the ep with >a new page turns<, a bangin dubby detroit techhouse cut driven by a low slung rhythm and analog stabs dripping in reverb, overlayed with a melodica riff which calls to mind the smokey refrains of augustus pablo. next up is >untitled< by newcomer mat gates, a beatless slice of electronica whose understated melodies conjure up thoughts of late summer evenings of times gone by. on the flip, o brien and gates combine under the artist name kimble to bring you >epiphany<, led by a shimmering melody underpinned with haunting strings which combine to form an electro track of rare beauty. this diverse ep is completed with mat gates second contribution, >in a hole<, a drum n bass track with a disjointed, skeletal rhythm, sub bass drops and fragile, melancholy melody.

the next release on slammin muzik comes from the main man of oven ready and big producer of the uk dance scene moussa clarke. the original club edit comes with a big remix package from the likes of la based static revenger and spanish guy david gausa, the french dj/producer ledge, russian uplifto guy lebedev, jody wisternoff from way out west plus a nice chill mix of gods blue chest. also labelowner himself sl curtiz did a special rockin and pumpin mix.

uplifting funky disco remake to the huge urban cookie collective classic

incl. huge jamie jones rmx !!! after ripping up dancefloors across the world with their acclaimed first release from glimpse, the hypercolour squad returns with the debut release from label co-owner alex jones. >hash key< opens the ep with a snaking riff, stripped back, chicago-esque drums and a sweet blend of old-school vibes and edgy, up-to-the-minute attitude. simple yet smartly put together, its a useful tool for darker, late night moments, with distinctive echoes of poker flats patented ware-house grooves…

hardgroove/tech tracks

nice price deal !!! hit the bass key the sickest tweeked out dance floor killa making you loose your mind on the dance floor somnambolist the ruffest tuffest remix of this bt masterpiece to date a definite must for all bt & breakbeat alike kiss me this bangin breakout track is guaranteed to make your body move with a combo of sexy vocals deep bass and heart stopping synths a definite dance floor killer u make me feel this hit tune has pulsating synths and a spell binding rythem that is sure to keep even your average breaks fan mermorised on the floor and coming back for more