johannes albert is a producer as diverse as they come. comfortable across all sub genres of dance music from deep house to italo disco, in italy they call him giovanni alberto. hes been praised by the likes bicep, gerd janson, lauer and the keinemusik crew, and he’s only just getting started. the dancing plague ep is summer music for summer people. opening with the hefty, wonky basslines of the club ready, tpts. gravy train is a combination of grooving bass-lines and disco drums, the end result is a solid dancefloor stomper. the uniquely titled pachanga follows, abundant with nu disco and italo references. this is a real summer track, as the sun sets in the city ahead of a huge party, the one that will entice the shyest of dancers to move. keeping with the off the cuff track names, the ep finishes with the dusty, sun tinged rainbow pan. over the past ten years the needwant mantra has been to push the very best in new talent, having provided the platform for the likes of kiwi, the mekanism, maxxi soundsystem, the revenge and many more.

contemporary italo-disco and foggy rave culture mark margots first 12inch on life and death, amore a bordo pista - a welcomed surprise. machines breathe on a1, where throbbing synth-bass meets timeless vocoder, as premiered on dj tennis essential mix debut. the afterparty and warehouse meld on the flip, a mind-bending time-warp - somewhere between panic and introspection. technicolour signee, dauwd, aces his re-depicton of the title track, hinting at golden-era chain reaction, while kiwi slows down salsce, retaining all of its drive, adding further cosmic brushstrokes. four weapons of the mind, a trippy affair.

making his long-awaited dispatch return, cern brings us the superb spirit house ep.
in only the second release since his 2014 album under another sky, we are instantly reminded of the kiwi’s talents, casting his own shadow with rolling vibes of the highest order.
although no longer a uk resident, the ep feels very much like a homecoming for us at dispatch, as we proudly welcome one of our most celebrated label acts in recent years.
building suspense expertly and with resounding alchemy, cern presents a collection of tracks with timeless value, further elevating his reputation as one of the scene’s finest producers.

uk house & techno heavyweights dusky return to their 17 steps label with the classic house indebted ‘square miso’, picking up swiftly where this summer’s hugely successful ‘cold heart’ ep left off - the lead track an ever present in gerd janson’s summer dj sets.
already recognisable to many from dusky’s festival sets as well as jackmaster’s recent circo loco terrace recording, ‘square miso’ draws on the swing of classic nyc house with soulful, cut-up vocal samples and tightly programmed beats, whilst paying tribute to the ‘90s italian house classics with its distinctive piano melodies - with a dash of shades of rhythm-era uk rave for good measure. as well as the club-ready original, a beat less piano and strings ‘reprise’ is also included.
a darker, detroit-nodding club tool, ‘lf10’ blends heavy-hitting stabs, atmospheric melodic textures and house grooves. an immersive roller, like ‘square miso’ it serves as another example of the duo’s ability to blend different influences into unique hybrids.
with 2017 releases from b.k.r & jamie jones, christian piers, bwana and kiwi, dusky’s 17 steps has become an increasingly prolific outlet of forward thinking house and techno - with support from gerd janson, midland, len faki, maya jane coles, tiga and george fitzgerald among others.

from the wilds of new zealand our favorite kiwi drum and bass duo returns with a sinister vengeance. with a hot list of tunes as part of their de-evolution series, the boys are finally ready to unleash their arsenal of productions to the public eye. featuring collaborations with ivy lab, orifice vulgatron (foreign beggars) and mara tk from electric wire hustle. released on noisia s vision recordings imprint.
pressed on 3 x 12 vinyl. this album contains pt.i, pt.ii and pt.iii of the upbeats - de-evolution series. comes with a download card for the full 320 kbps mp3s.

toy tonics mushroom house series brings together different shades of afro-weirdo-psychedelic vibes in dance music. all tracks have been made exclusively for toy tonics. the musical range is wide: the third ep goes from arabic guitars to nubian chants and looots of percussions. the bass drum is four-on-the-floor, but switches from midtempo (kiwi: we are here) to classic new york lofi disco grooves (ponty mython) the other 2 tracks on the ep feature an emptier vibe: less toms more drum machines. more techno. red axes deliever probably one of their weirdest works. their munk rework is pure craziness. the melodies come from another space. the last track on the ep is made by old toy tonics friends from milano: the barking dogs. they teamed up with tom trago in the basement studio of the great record store they run in milan: serendeepity records. they are known for selling obscure, but classy music for dance floors and thats what they do when the make music on their own. like on your high: an obscure groove meets a sloppy bassline and stoned vocals.

three phunked up chicago disco banger

played by roland the realest, born to shine records, henri le blanc
together melbourne pair amin payne and sean deans form apsd, and they debut in quite impressive form with this digital dust album for hot shot sounds. inkswel and benny badge s label has developed into the prime source for what they call -drum machine soul music- and apsd are a perfect fit. some 11 tracks deep, digital dust features contributions from the voice of fat freddy s drop himself, joe dukie, as well as miles bonny, cazeaux oslo, silent jay and more. yet it s deans and payne s innate mastery of a glistening brand of funk across various tempos which shines through on this album.

correspondant return with their fourth annual label compilation. in this, the year of their fifth anniversary, they invite you on a night drive which takes you deeper in to the darkness. label owner jennifer cardini has invited a cavalcade of correspondant’s core family (man power, red axes, javi redondo, doll kraut), closest collaborators (axel boman boruisade), and newest friends (chida, yovav, dollkraut, kiwi, jonathan kusuma, autarkic) to show the world that correspondant has a synthetic heart of punk which pumps glacial disco through its frozen veins.

correspondant return with their fourth annual label compilation. in this, the year of their fifth anniversary, they invite you on a night drive which takes you deeper in to the darkness. label owner jennifer cardini has invited a cavalcade of correspondants core family (man power, red axes, javi redondo, doll kraut), closest collaborators (axel boman boruisade), and newest friends (chida, yovav, dollkraut, kiwi, jonathan kusuma, autarkic) to show the world that correspondant has a synthetic heart of punk which pumps glacial disco through its frozen veins.

after the new album “still waters” recently released, and sustained by the lively “back for more” and the captivating “2good4me”, breakbot is back with a limited edition ep on translucent vinyl of 4 “get lost” remixes and one exclusive cover by the band jamaica. still with his sidekick irfane, breakbot is more than ever determined to make us dance with a new succession of hits each one more exciting than the last.

kiwi crate digger and man-of-the-moment frank booker drops two more irresistible jams for the disco deviance imprint ! riding the soulful boogie and uptempo disco vibes that mr booker loves so much, and does so well - both cuts have 100% dance floor impact. do you wanna dance?

repress , amadeus sees its catalog graced yet again by new zealand outfit chaos in the cbd. the kiwi brothers, birthed ben & louis helliker-hales, are no new faces to the label, or the wide variety of genre-bending acronyms they encompass. having recently relocated from tropical auckland to damp london earlier this year, the two take their productions along with them in their latest efforts, 816 to nunhead. title track and aside, 816 to nunhead, is tinged with whats left of summer. a nostalgic tune built for the sun and soaked in funk. its a track reminiscent of early french disco, almost as if built for the two robots themselves...

debut ep for this young cos/mes relative. every night before sleep she spends time hammering tracks alone in the dark. far out and far eastern electronics!

2014 is doses year. known by his grandma as chris truman, dose is one mutherfucka of a kiwi. hailing from the broken city of christchurch and recently relocating to auckland, mr truman, has knuckled down to finally bring us his long awaited debut lp, mind the future. you might agree its quite an lp too – giving fans and champions of doses music an exiting and varied platter of his sound from driving and energetic cuts right through to tracks with a deeper, intimate style. since his first release in 2006 dose has forged a solid reputation as one of the top solo d&b artists to come out of new zealand. consistent releases on a vast spectrum of top labels including ram, renegade hardware, shogun audio and commercial suicide combined with dj sets of exceptional power, depth and quality, dose has built a well respected reputation as both a dj and producer. the 2x12 vinyl format comes with the full 12 track lp download.

the mysterious local artist debuts with four tracks of raw forward thinking house and techno on proibito - the new york based label run by anthony naples (mr saturday night, rubadub, trilogy tapes)

as the summer heats up, future disco highlights its future stars and pinnacle sounds with three unreleased and exclusive tracks selected from the brand new poolside sounds vol.ii compilation. a1 is classic bonar bradberry with 3two5 featuring his own vocals. flip to b1 and newcomer kiwi with the blissful mayfly and amy skippings vocals. b2 sees an exclusive future disco odyssey edit of artful & ridneys vocal house cut missing you.as with every future disco sampler the number of copies is limited.

intrepid kiwi music-maker mara tk cooks up a soulful, free-spirited two-track ep, taniwhunk, with deeply magnetic results. here is as authentic a listen as you are likely to get all year, experimental, challenging, enriching music without polished edge or tiresome brand -building edifice. taniwhunk is 21st century maori music - music with something to say ... everything to say.

limited edition orange vinyl promos. the first solo 12 inch for samurai music by rising kiwi star dose. co-writer of one of the labels biggest ever selling releases (the other part of me with trei), the recent uk migrant comes with what we feel is his best work to date. >reason being< defines the term roller, and with its euphoric middle section mixes the ruffness of its driving rhythm with the silky smoothness of its melodic overcoat. >helpless< is another tech funk masterpiece from dose which has been competing strongly for a side status since we signed this 12 inch. dj support from klute, teebee, spectrasoul, marky, break, logistics, phace, state of mind and many more. watch for the forthcoming dose full length album in late 2011 on samurai music.

last of 3 eps with selected tracks from alans debut for drumcode

zt and his kiwi buddy get a bit rowdy this time, with a heavy inspration from the early virus sound of 1998-99. >shallow grave< sneaks in a kicks you in the gut and pounds you like giant haystacks! as the vocal sample states: >i roam when its dark, and take you to some secret place and bury you< indeed! mr.t decided to keep it in the family, irish-style, for the 1st two 12 inches. so after old cohort calibre provided the 1st flip side, next up is zeros original colaborative partner beta 2. its now 10 years since the pair debuted on 4 heros reinforced, and a long awaited return to the game from beta 2 looms large! cabin phever is classic blue note buisness, for those that know! beta tickles the ivories with aplom, plucks the double bass and chops a break in a style remeniscent of that ginger ninja, rupert parkes (aka photek).. two words: film-noir.
heavy support from the likes of marcus intalex, jubei, ulterior motive, bailey, loxy, ed rush etc.

fresh from his recent with railyard, poker flat, moon harbour, dessous & compost, new zealand’s simon flower offers his first solo production for the railyard roster. from soulful deep house fusion to moody detroit electro, the sum of us ep is a diverse look into the dynamic range of the most in demand kiwi producer.

for the 15th railyard release, label founder sean palm returns, as new zealand s own simon flower slices a remix juicier than a fresh aotearoaian kiwi. following the licensing of his first solo release to loco dice s timewarp, and with his current work with joel mull under the descent moniker, sean palm continues to display his depth of soul within a >less-is-more< structure. from the title song corian, lush sounds are weaved with hypnotic sustaining melodies into a properly delicate structure. on the flipside, simon flower s forward-thinking talent shines consistent with his 2007 appearances on poker flat, moon harbour and dessous & compost. upbeat funky house meets swinging techno stabs in a mysterious atmosphere of swirling pads. full in energy yet delicate in touch, this versatile compliment will inspire sets either day or night, start or finish

20 jahre total - total schoen !!!

milky bomb records are releasing the debut album from slf&co titled no beats in algebra. slf&co no beats in algebra is a collaboration of vocalists and musicians also known as the lovely folk & friends from around the towns of blighty. the slf&co project came to light from a pc, in a flat, in norwich. clocks tick, tracks emerge, people lend an ear, a voice, some insight and the occasional slap. influenced and inspired by many different genres and production techniques with a few bits and bobs of rock, electronica, ambient, dance, hip/trip-hop, avant-garde and progressive music. no beats in algebra will fulfill all of your musical preferences in one nicely rounded package for the ears and mind to ponder. featured artists on no beats in algebra can also be found with their respective groups on the compilation release an amalgamation of sorts. part zero (2015) through milky bomb records.

armada startet die neue mixserie -beyond borders- mit den vibrierendsten hotspots der clubmusik auf diesem planeten. den anfang machen london und king unique, bekannt fŸr seinen deepen, bassgetriebenen underground-house, den er als dj und remixer (fŸr u.a. underworld, junkie xl, unkle) zelebriert. hier hei§t es endlich wieder: deep, down & dirty - mit 25 toptracks von grum, kšlsch, dave seaman, u.v.a.

laidback sunshine house vol.2....
1st cd = mixes, 2nd cd = unmixed