in just a matter of months, life and death has swiftly established itself as purveyors of quality contemporary dance music, made by artists who would undoubtedly make anyone s short list of who i d like to invite to my afterparty . it seems only fitting then that with their newest release they ve recruited the undisputed kings of late night mayhem and madness for a paen tribute to that beautiful party after the party, the continuation of all things good and twisted.. the afterparty itself. not to take the issue of such a joyful celebration lightly, dop has gone on secret missions over the last 6 months, quietly (and often not so quietly) infiltrating afterparties worldwide and secretly extracting pituitary secretions from the rowdiest party goers at each of them. they then took these secretions, burned them in a special voodoo ceremony and immediately went into the studio to create a fitting tribute to the after-hours festivities we all hold so dear. once that was complete, friends were invited and even more deviants came to the party for some dirty late night remix action. clockwork (who s recently released it s you again on hot creations has already been the soundtrack to many an after party) are here, french wolf+lamb collaborator le loup is here, mas collective (who recorded on seminal nyc label strictly rhythm) is here and marius & david are here too.. everybody giving it their own special flavor. what an afterparty indeed.

2017 repress, back on the disco train

the fourth release on dont be afraid >west acyd shelter< takes one of the most important jazz funk records of the 1970s as its starting point. semtek rebuilds the legendary hook from scratch over a disorienting range of acid, broken and techno accoutrements leaving a tweaked out bassline stepper. photonz bring their unique lisbon via essex style to the proceedings with an >i cant believe its not garage< take on semteks beat, proving yet again that they are a force to be reckoned with in 2011. the b-side >east acyd shelter< is a sparse analogue workout that would be at home as much in legendary and much missed kings cross hangout the key, as it would in a james bond soundtrack of the timothy dalton era.

mo record kicks is back! and act ii is an even heavier collection of rk exclusives, b-sides, remixes and material that appears on cd and compilation for the very first time.
from deep funk to afrobeat, early reggae and vintage soul, mo rk ii packs in the best of the record kicks sound. whether you are a cool cat or a funky monkey, this collection will have you out of your seat and ready to hit the dance-floor at any time or day!

manmade is back again with another collection of floor filling club bangers. this time with busta, one of the uprising beat kings from down under, timothy wisdom & the funk hunters, out of canada, with another shining example for unbelievable mashup work, and the well known funky breakbeat builder jayl funk from bavaria. as you expect cmc&silenta did it again with something for the ladies on the dance floor. check out the dynamite side! two versions on here, couldnt decide which one is better, both are killer tunes in different ways.

as a final hurrah on hybrids most excellent fourth studio album >disappear here<, we are pleased to present some great new mixes of one of our favorite tracks on the album.
new prog-trance kings myon and shane 54 are first up with their skillful progressive re-interpretation. the pair add lush strings to the original while keeping things chunky and melodic.
retroid keeps the breaks flag flying with his beefy beats, slick production and polished sheen. to round things off for all those hybrid-istas who have been asking for the instrumental ... here it is!

defected starts the wax-wars with this double vinyl full of top notch house-weapons, made to set any floor on fire!

u-n-i geh®ren zu einer neuen generation von rappern von der westk?ste, die nur wenig dem gangster-rap klischee entsprechen. neben k?nstlern wie blu, fashawn, pac div, aloe blacc und einigen anderen sorgt das trio bestehend aus den mcs mc y-o und thurzday sowie dem produzenten ro blvd f?r frischen wind. das >a love supreme< free-download album brachte es in der internet-gemeinde zu kultstatus und erschien als 2.0 version mit 5 neuen tracks schliesslich als kommerzielle cd ver®ffentlichung. die limitierte vinylauflage erscheint nun mit einem zus?tzlichen, exklusiven bonus-track.

if it is about contemporary house music, there is no way of avoiding the northern djs & producers. first and foremost with roberto rodriguez aka manolo, who has shaped his personal funk infected old-school vibe over the last years and helped the house revive without forgetting from where it came from. his future beat investigators strictly followed the detroit heritage and his acid kings membership gave us lust for the roland tb 303 again. the bermuda project came back to cosmic again and had more than an impact on the nu disco styles. it is his pertinent mix of soulful, funky & functional dancefloor and his his effective productions who convinced the tastemakers worldwide and prepared his ground for top notch releases on labels like compost, 2020vision, freerange or delusions of grandeur and remixes for acts like yoko ono, tigerstripes, jay shepheard, the timewriter, marmion, crazy p, bellringers or vanessa daou. now the time has come for his own platform called serenades, featuring the manolesque ep - for those who like it deep, down & funky!

wie w³rden die songs des kings wohl heute klingen? das ist die frage, die das neue album viva elvis beantwortet!

goose are back. four years after the release of their debut, bring it on, the belgian fourpiece return with a new sound on album two, synrise. on this ep, the first single from the album words is given the four to the floor remix treatment by boris dlugosch and mickael karkousses infectious baritone hook can be fully admired on the acapella. on the flip there are fantastic remixes from electro techno duo joe & will ask? and disco kings the living islands.
comes with code for free digital download.

we would like to dedicate this release to our colleague and good friend aaron-carl who passed away on the 30th of september 2010. during the whole process of creating and thinking this record with ivel, aaron has been supportive from day one. he was a great musician and an amazing human being. his loss has affected all of us. it is very sad to think that this will probably be his last remix to come out, thus making this record and his remix even more meaningful. out of all the words aaron could have chosen out of martin luther kings speech for this remix, he chose the phrase >i just want to do gods will<. i think that god, if theres one, has called him by his side way too early. life will continue, aaron-carl and his music will stay in our hearts

der finnische produzent roberto rodriguez (future beat investigators/acid kings) hat bereits zwei tolle maxis auf composts black label veröffentlicht. das original von >ride with me< ist auf der black label 33 zu hören. geremixt von the revenge (unter dem pseudonym burnt island casuals) und matthias meyer (liebe*detail) erstrahlt dieser floorfiller in ganz neuem glanze.

superb rework of the classic gypsy kings. a wicked dubby work out that never actually drops into the original. clever!

ronny & renzo, also known as the uncrowned kings of downtempo or king kung foos official ambassadors if you prefer, are back to make sure your summer will be reminded with a proper soundtrack.

record 1 / side a + b of the album >ii<.
after various solo artist projects, oslos finest return with the highly anticipated ii and a worthy successor to their ground breaking first album. the space disco kings are back!

record 2 / side c + d of the album >ii<.
after various solo artist projects, oslos finest return with the highly anticipated ii and a worthy successor to their ground breaking first album. the space disco kings are back!

record 4 / side g + h of the album >ii<.
after various solo artist projects, oslos finest return with the highly anticipated ii and a worthy successor to their ground breaking first album. the space disco kings are back!

ready for the next hit of dirt crew goodnes, our fellow berliner mano le tough presents his great mix of disco and house. with his earlier release on >mirau< and most recently on the brilliant label >internasjionel< he proved to be a hot newcomer in the scene. here on dirt crew hes ready to top that with two great original tracks and three stunning remixes from jacob korn (permanent vacation, dolly), iron curtis (mule, mirau) and the woderfull deep disco kings from new york holmar filipsson and ulysses (nang, bearfunk). a tremendous collection of deep hitters!

drum & bass kings j majik & wickaman team up with byob for this latest loaded release

crash boom bang! fucking new electrotrash label with the german indie punk ladies petula plansch and a electro remix by daniel dexter (acidkids / playtime / craft music / whirlpoolsex) mia nena punk in justice boys noize style, throw your lipglosses in the corner and break your puff! dont trust on dusted eggs, put down your dirty panties and shit on the wall! supported by play paul, malente, jackpot, mr. future, boo kings and markus lange who will deliver the forthcoming hot release!!!

1998 mixes by groove armada, dj dozia, king britt!!

finlands roberto rodriguez (acid kings, future beat investigators) continues his mission to save house music from fading into irrelevance with a shining example of soulfulness. includes remixes by crazy p and shahrokh sound of k.

1993 classic re released!!

charity compilation part 2 with tracks by martin eyerer, ds (daniel steinberg), tube & berger, format b! the dance music scene frequently uses african influenced music and rhythm. sampling vocals and percussions of african origin often help djs to achieve huge success with their tracks. meanwhile the political situation throughout the world is reaching an ever-growing imbalance from which the poorest are made to suffer. especially in africa, children have it very hard. they are growing up in an environment that offers poor resources and are exposed to a life of inhuman circumstances. no education, no medical care and worst of all, not enough to eat. in order to support these children and to aid their fight against poverty, the charity project >it began in africa< was set up by juliet sikora and tube & berger. together with other artists from the dance music scene they want to help raise money for the organization the african childrens choir. in cooperation with the african childrens choir, 18 artists made their own interpretations of the original songs from the african childrens choir. all profits made from the sale of this compilation will be donated to the choir and their further projects, i.e. building schemes, the founding of nurseries, and schools to help children get away from a life on the streets. >with this project we sincerely hope to be able to support the children of africa and empower them so that one day they will be able to help themselves.<

skanked up and ready for the floor, this is a slice of what exploited is all about - fun but jacking club wares.

2009 rework of the strictly rhythm classic!!

a side is a twisted acidic mix of rockets people!! flip for the kings of tomorrow duo delivering a funky, filtered gem!!

disco tom drops these 2 smoking joints to hot up the party. no info given as to what these are, but the tracks speak for themselves. tom noble is a well respected, and even more well travelled, scholar of boogie, disco, funk, and points in between. he is also co owner of the oft celebrated lotus land record shop and label, and brother to andy noble, of the much hyped kings go forth, a 12 piece modern soul band who releases records on the mr. c record label.

after various solo artist projects, oslos finest return with the highly anticipated ii and a worthy successor to their ground breaking first album. the space disco kings are back!

a superb cheeky set of remixes of the worlds biggest band?? kings of leon. 2 of there biggest hits to date get a makeover straight from the world of blogs.. a must have for the forthcoming festival season no doubt!!

the space disco kings are back! they continue to astound, invigorate and inspire as every twist and nuance is embellished with a warmth and glow few seem capable of capturing!

gulp recordings return with another quality release from darlings of the scene milke. remixes come in the shape of blog scene kings designer drugs whose remix of treasure fingers cross the dancefloor for the fools gold stable has recieved over 200.000 hits and they re just about to set off on a 2 month tour of america & australia. on the flipside we have the legendary environ / balihu main man daniel wang providing his classic analogue electronic sound. radio plays on bbc 6 music & lots of press to follow...

harthouse is proud to welcome tigerskin alias alex krügeron harthouse. the berlin based artist counts to the most busy electronic heroes from germany with numerousreleases on countless labels like forcetracks, müller rec., bcc, raum musik, komfort musik, tongut, lebensfreude, highgrade, deep in rhythm, mood, opossum, sender and more. he collaborated with artists like detroit grand pubahs, phonique, thugfucker, erlend oye ore rosenstolz and remixed kings of tomorrow, denkigroove, oliver koletzki or umek. with his pseudonyms korsakow, dub taylor, vincent belgrano or magic soulorchestra (to name a few) he sounds out the noumerous styles of electronic music and is on tour at the moment withhis new dub taylor longplayer humatron through asia and europe.

the legendary 1986 who made who album!! including the big hits who made who, you shook me all night long, hells bells and for those about to rock! official soundtrack from steven kings maximum overdrive movie!! a must have

lil tony, known for his perfect blend of afterhour and old school dj-sets, set high standards with his future beat investigation project in 2007-08 together with fellow helsinki heads roberto rodriguez and kimmo oksanen from the infamous acid kings combo.

the very first and long awaited album by the bavarian pirate soul kings 7 samurai! >el mundo nuevo< features unreleased tracks and outstanding remixes by 7 samurai, such as their mix for jorge ben, mo horizons, dining room and others. a great mixture of soul, latin, brasil, jazz, swing, reggae, dub, dancehall and hip hop? and a true bomb for the summer! dj support comes from mr.scruff, nik weston, quantic, dj e.a.s.e. (nightmares on wax), mad mats, red astaire, michael ruetten, dom servini, karl injex etc..

just one thing to say: all killer and no filler!

produced by matt jam lamont teaming up with chicago legend tyree cooper. the man who brought us from acid house to hip house returns in fine voice, with a groove reminiscent of mike dunn, uplifting beats for those who like to move it.

massive! the clubbers in ibiza are seeking desperately a track which would be hype and funny at the same time: here it is. john revox is continuing his adventure with diamond recordz, by making the kings shot: a track mainstream with electro sounds, playable by every dj.

essential acapella selections, perfect for advanced djs & very useful for producer

essential acapella selections, perfect for advanced djs & very useful for producer

limited gatefold also including the full cd >best of allez allez<

swedish maestro tiger stripes delivers an arpeggio house masterpiece, backed by heavy and sublime remixes from frankfurts kings of the deep, motorcitysoul. a producer of eclectic taste demonstrated by output on labels as diverse as defected, southern fried and sonar kollektiv, tiger stripes has turned his hand to cosmic mellifluous house for urbantorque. beach buggy is a track that deserved big remixes, and motorcitysoul show their more than up to the task with three inspired rubs for different moods.

faith evans & mj blige s well known r&b cuts gets soulful house reworks

svenson & kings amazing anthem solebango is out. including the massive sven maes club mix and the supercool and megadeep kruse & nuernberg remixes!!

dont you ever get is the fourth collaboration between kenny and gregory this year and this one is one of a kind. the club mix has strong live instruments, killer chorus and meaningful lyrics. also, kings of deep provide us with a killer soulful remix which is gonna heat up some serious dancelfoors!!! and, for the first time dj tekin collaborates with label boss on a deeeeep dub which will surely hang on for long!!! sounds like another hit song for gregory del piero and kenny bobien...