there are few artists making seriously great music while not taking themselves too seriously: that difficult feat is one rarely attempted and even less often successfully carried out. benoit & sergio have seemingly effortlessly managed to pull off that contradictory trick, producing songs that sometimes seem like musical open letters: editorials narrated in the voices of unidentified, yet totally recognizable colorful characters, read aloud against a backdrop of beautifully lush, warm and sensuous electronic pop music. the unexpected juxtaposition of such pristine production and playful lyricism — first exhibited on 2009s highly praised <i>what ive lost</i> ep, which included the brilliantly sardonic single >full grown man< – exemplifies why benoit & sergio are one of the most unique and interesting outfits in dance music. its good news, then, that the washington, d.c./berlin-based outfits eagerly expected dfa debut maintains both the charm and expert craftsmanship of its predecessors. single >boy trouble< (the titular counterpoint to >full grown man<) launches the ep with all manner of reasons to take to the dancefloor: an exigent beat, a beckoning synthline, a bassline of understated funk. sergio lethargically sings about girls, making note of both their ups and the downsides, without the hindrance of subtlety. >i love girls/with legs like a ferrari< he states before noting (bemoaning?) the fact that >you need poetry to turn these girls on.< its a song for the best part of the night, full of compulsive rhythms and a climax that builds on sparkly synths. the accompanying remix from visionquest — the detroit-bred, berlin-based label led by producers seth troxler, ryan crosson, lee curtiss and shaun reeves — amps things up, making the beat a more prominent, driving and club banging force. the flipside features >full grown man< and >what ive lost<, which reveal themselves to be worth more than a few revisits.

second turn for love sessions by jetaime records, featuring sonic love letters from okain, alex dee, yakine and varoslav.

this packincl 3x 12inch vinyl. km030 (nicolas stefan), km034 (freska) & km031 (elite superstars)

emptiness isnt a quality you normally associate with electronic dance music. from the crowd on the associate with electronic dance music. from the crowd on the dancefloor to the weight of the bass, its all about fullness, volume, density. reboot turns that opposition on its head with his debut album, shunyata. the title comes from buddhism and translates loosely as >emptiness.< but not just in the negative sense: it speaks also to impermanence, a state of constant flux. its a great description of reboots music, where everything is in constant and kaleidoscopic motion. and its also a fitting metaphor for the life of the frankfurt-based musician, aka frank heinrich. in just three years, since his first eps under the reboot moniker appeared on cadenza and below, hes become one of electronic musics hottest properties, releasing not only a slew of singles for labels like cocoon, love letters from oslo, ricardo villalobos >sei es drum< and underground cult fave motivbank, but also a pair of high-profile mix cds for cocoon and cécille

original studio masters of releases that came out in 2005 on playhouse/ klang elektronik, >ancient echoes (gherkin tribute sessions 2003)< and >letters from the edge (original galaxy studio sessions 2004)<. 2 spacey house/techno tracks. limited (350), numbered, hand stamped white labels. the first two mathplus eps are both sold out and out of print so don’t sleep on this one.

soundway records presents panama! 2, latin sounds, cumbia tropical & calypso funk on the isthmus, 1967-77 - showcasing the unique tropical music created in panama during the fertile decades of the 1960s and 70s, whilst producing one of the surefire summer soundtracks of the year!

recorded at the bands own illegal combatant studios and the world renowned blasting room in ft. collins colorado, supporting caste is the fifth full length release from winnipegs political punks propagandhi. crafted in collaboration with bill stevenson (black flag, descendents, zeke, 7 seconds), this twelve song collection of boundless power and depth is a 50.000 watt forward thinking tip of the hat to giants such as voivod, rush, snfu, sacrifice, razor and guilt parade, that have gone before them. legendary and unrepentant residents of humankinds ideological peanut gallery, propagandhi does not disappoint with supporting caste, launching crude rockets into the heart of the prevailing order with meditations that range in focus from the humane slaughter and consumption of non vegans in an elaborate 18 course banquet (with wine pairings) to the apparent confusion of turning on the tv to watch a simple hockey game and having to wonder whether or not the nazis actually lost the war after all. supporting caste: 12 new laments, reveries and extrapolations from 4 visibly aging prairie skids who still cannot believe that of all the gin joints in all the galaxies in all the universes, they had to be born on.

steady building houseburner by joe montana with a quirky remix from nima big one for all oslo, cecille, 8bit fans !! gorji when hes at his best. >the secret< originally appeared in 2000 as a limited single-sided vinyl release. almost ten years later, we are proud to resurface this distinctive timeless gem with an up-to-date remix by the ibiza-based dane nima gorji, known for his recent hits on 3rd floor and love letters from oslo

hairy claw follow up the johnny d, akufen, funk d void, agnes, kiki (and many more!) supported release from dan drastic with this, calculus >loosey goosey<. mid-tempo, groove based house at its best, >loosey goosey< is a lurching, sinister cut of the highest order. the remix comes from none other than reboot. currently riding high with his amazing >letters /be tougher< on cadenza as well as amazing remixes for the likes of lemos and warieka on below and connaisseur respectively, reboot has delivered a peak time remix which combines jacking fm bass, loose percussion and the trademark reboot arrangement to brilliant effect.

dj support by laurent garnier, cassy, raresh, frederico molinari, camea, arnaud le texier... based in beautiful country side of florence, bosconi records represents the freshest vibe of the new electronic tech house movement from this part of italy. the first release of the label has the pleasure to introduce you the collaboration between two big friends, representing of the finest contemporary electronic house scene, minimono and bruno pronsato. the a side, arianna and i, has the classic brunos touch, always moving forward to his research into musical experiments. following the success of his latest longplayer on hello?repeat why cant we be like us , bruno is back now with a superb sound designed track: big subbasses, tiny sumbliminal percussions, and spectral talking voices, one for the fat dancefloors and the spooky minds. on the flip the florentian duo minimono, after their acclaimed release on love letters from oslo , drop out a jumpy track with a caribbean rocksteady feeling, dubby and funky house in the groovy vein of a modern soundhack and studio one release. baby come back is happy, loopy, plenty of positive musical colors, tropical, funky and properly made for your legs, your smile and your party time on the seaside

brill electro pop / indy styled longplay album

big front print apparat letters

big front print apparat letters

pohjola is maybe the most mysterious spanish label at the moment with its gothic letters and images on the label. this is a four tracker which can be described with the spectrum from mania to shizzo psycho, some say it sounds like jeff mills would produce these beats if he would be young and on crystal. dancebeats for an advanced generation

chicago's own drops this 3 tracker taken from his debut artist album ..

album # 13

2cd live ... endlich

best of , on 2cd

the martinez brothers in the mix

jazzy and folksy dub disco-influenced synth-pop

northern lite mit ihrem zehnten album, einer platte ohne nostalgie und rŸckblick, und trotzdem ist die nummer 10 eine vervollstŠndigung der band-geschichte. alben wie unisex, super black oder letters & signs haben elektronische musik auf ganz ungeahnte weise mit pop und rock vereint. die clubs haben sich gewandelt, die festivals vergrš§ert northern lite sind bestŠndig. ihre hits laufen im radio, ihre fans sind ihnen treu und auch das neue album wird ganz traditionell keine konstruktion, sondern eine momentaufnahme sein.

so hat man northern lite noch nie gehšrt. organisch, greifbar, ohne elektronische zusŠtze. verspielt, manchmal ungeplant und mit dem fokus auf instrumente und stimme. die -wooden playground tour 2014- lŠdt zu x limitierten konzerten ein. saxophon und flšte, drums, keyboard und gitarre, dazu der kontrabass, das cello und die pure stimme von andreas kubat bringen den northern lite sound auf eine andere, ruhigere, aber nicht weniger mitreisende ebene. mit the white noize, einer band aus befreundeten musikern, geht es auf tour unterm sonnenhimmel. keine licht-effekte, keine gro§en bŸhnen, sondern gemŸtliche und passende plŠtze im garten hinterm club, auf der terrasse Ÿber dem szeneladen, inmitten einer freilicht-bar - das ist die -wooden playground- tour 2014

cd in 6-panel digipak printed in three pantone colours. featuring all-new material and recorded in the bands isolated studio on the edge of the essex marshes, the album ebbs and flows in mood like the nearby blackwater estuary. working with a palette of vintage drum machines, analogue synths, textural samples, acoustic recordings, electric bass & heavily treated guitar, the songs were born out of captured live studio performances.

theres rarely music coming out so intimate and life-affirming at the same time. all the more its recommended to enter the world of fetsum and to draw hope from his beautiful songs. this voice will find its audience. theres no hope for that - but certainty.

duncan lloyd ist teil der fŸnfkšpfigen kultband maximo park, die seit 2003 in europa fŸr tanzwut sorgt.hier versucht er sich nun allein mit komplett selbstgeschriebenen songs