>slaves and masters< is the thirteenth studio album by deep purple, and was released in 1990. the album sounds like a cross between a rainbow and a deep purple album.
now available again on audiophile 180 gram vinyl with an insert.

g. love & special sauces self-titled album is their debut and has reached gold status. on this record you can find their signatures tune >cold beverage<, featuring lighthearted jive lyrics and funky musical accompaniment, the video to this song got heavy rotation on mtv and it put them on the map. >this aint living< is a precursor to the comforting philly soul style that would be explored more thoroughly on their next album. >town to town< adds variety to the album with its slow-as-molasses blues style. g. love & special sauces debut serves as the musical foundation on which the group would build its future sound.
180 grams audiophile vinyl pressing.

after the successful release of the expert escapist 12inch on diametric. in late 2010 and the inclusion of the track nanomal on last years music man mix cd by marcel dettmann, our purveyor of straight no nonsense techno mr. kevin m. kennedy returns with four new slices of dancefloor techno. if you like your techno edgy and direct in your face, this is the record for you. hailing from columbus, ohio, usa, kevin has already released on shake’s frictional label and on the detroit based xplor label (as sleep engineer) and others, and is a very welcome part of the diametric. family now. 300 handnumbered limited vinyl copies only. no digital distribution.

earnest endeavourss third ep comes from the cult new york and los angeles experimental mc and producer duo of jimmy jams and bobby evans aka widows. their self titled widows ep is a wildly creative debut release of drums, raps and electronics that sounds like the future but uncannily like a distant past - utopian, poetic, bass-driven music underpinned by the utter freedom of creative expression.

nina simone was one of the best blues singers of the 20th century. only someone the likes of billie holiday and bessie smith had the power to lay a soul bare like she could, as her stripped-down be my husband shows. naked like a field-holler, this song would later capture the imagination of jeff buckley and antony hegarty. nina simone never, ever disappoints.
re-released for the first time on vinyl since 1965, we hope we do >pastel blues< justice with this 180 grams audiophile vinyl pressing.

in italys deepest south, where summer sun is harsh and burns you at midday, sweat is real. you can smell, taste and feel it. it s cold sweat. from constant fear, that haunts people in the dusty streets like shadows. some say, its only paranoia. but you can t deny the kidnappings, the stick-ups and the killings. police is doomed to watch, hands cuffed, since the power lays in the hands of others. who are they? they are invisible. you can only see the bloodshed and the tears. and like everywhere else in the world: violence is always calling for more violence. this is the life of jack curtu. and his music takes you there. three slices, each unique in style, yet united by human rage, misery and desperation. senza via duscita - theres no way out! lux rec knows.

on le rire ep jared wilson (7777 - skudge / detroit) leads the way with a pest chicago-house inspired rework, devilishly and deliciously analog without whittling down to a mere old-school homage, a sort of us-acid-dubstep version of addison groove, with a taste of slacker jak-beat for the nirvana generation! a melodic decomposer, scottish dam mantle (warp - ghostly international / glasgow) deceitfully feigns to mellow with what could at first glance seem like an edit. however deep excavations into the intense choir of >voyage vers l harmonie< leads to a surreal confrontation between a slum village like beat and a post-industrial version of melody nelson. thundery atmospheres, slippery slopes… the best way to pay tribute to luc marianni. famous for his duo as well as his label syncom data, nukubus (bunker / rotterdam) is nonetheless an inspired soloist, as this breathtaking remix once again proves. the 11 minutes long krautrock tunnel leaves many envious of its authenticity and sheer technical virtuosity. this swirling reinterpretation of mariannis work manages to leave the original behind and come into its own. its out of respect for the original work that nukubus requested to be credited only as a remixer. if youve bothered to read the few lines above, please remember it is both easier and wiser to form your own opinion with the vinyl in your own two hands. please note that the distribution of these eps will be accompanied by some very limited original editions of luc mariannis vinyls

aroy dees mos deep does analogue deep and classic house like few other labels manage to represent today. this new black rain ep marks a return to the label for r-a-g aka aroy himself, g-string and marco spaventi. tip! opening with fog the deep vibe is set immediately. crispy snares, a chugging groove and plenty of eerie sonics swirl around into something with a keen sense of foreboding. the titular track then gets all chicago with its busy claps and nagging synth lines. the mood is a sombre one for those creepy back room sets and the analogue machinery used to make it gives a trademark warm and fuzzy feel to proceedings. the ep closes with a reprise of black rain. this beat-less rework deals in ambient synthscapes that drag you into their fold and never let you go. essential business once again from mos!

aroy dees mos deep does analogue deep and classic house like few other labels manage to represent today. this new black rain ep marks a return to the label for r-a-g aka aroy himself, g-string and marco spaventi. tip! opening with fog the deep vibe is set immediately. crispy snares, a chugging groove and plenty of eerie sonics swirl around into something with a keen sense of foreboding. the titular track then gets all chicago with its busy claps and nagging synth lines. the mood is a sombre one for those creepy back room sets and the analogue machinery used to make it gives a trademark warm and fuzzy feel to proceedings. the ep closes with a reprise of black rain. this beat-less rework deals in ambient synthscapes that drag you into their fold and never let you go. essential business once again from mos!

another ht masterpiece on htrwx. banging beats in a really hard way just how youd like it from the ht rwrx camp. unknown artist with a limited vinyl release doing the trick.

elektrik dreams music presents her first vinyl record edmvin001 from analog trip plus remixers. 1996 was a successful year for them, because they became well known in every part of greece back then with their single >house hit u like that<. this time they decided to show a more melancholic and deep remix of an unreleased track from 1999, named >declaration of silence< and they present it through a series of remixes of established artists and active persons of electronic scene such as : ilias katelanos, george apergis & vgo and christian paduraru.

here it is, the follow up to pirahnheads nrtvnrg ep. the ngtvnrg ep (3eep-109) brilliantly channelled pent-up negitive energy into killer dance tracks, so the sxulnrg ep brilliantly channels sexual energy into killer grooves and words. over two pirahnahead grooves, first goddesstephanie and then mona bode deliver meditations on sex, music and dancing.

big with: dubfire, tobi neumann, reboot, sascha dive, matthias tanzmann, karotte, robert dietz, joris voorn, monika kruse, livio & roby, pirupa, leon, tripmastaz, ilario alicante, slam, shinedoe, pele, m.in, federico molinari, lauhaus, h2 and many more... two young talented guys from spain, giving their debut on cécille. after releases and remixes on 8bit, amam, brise and kling klong the two friends and partners miguel lobo and ramiro lopez spend three tracks on cécille numbers. timba comes with a massive moving beat and a fancy interruption sound. the lady on coming hard tells you her story and plans and letters from the other side is catching you with an easy melody and groove like a chilling summer pre warmup heater hope you like and play numbers

toby deschamps under his alias jackbox, delivers a freaky minimal techno release for pick time and aftehours lovers. the three tracks set a straight groove with huge baseline, finely surrounded by synthetisers waves, ufo like, and by heavy home-made voices. those voices could make you think after dan bell or even a voice coming straight from somewhere out of the space in a science fiction movie. if you are a regular guest of the klub der visionär you know how it can be spacy on this kitchen floor. anyway, over there, you might have heard toby playing in the past years at his monthly party drop out or for other occasions.then, the tracks of this release are familiar to you as there are some classics from him he likes to play to get people in his music spiral. generaly it can last 12 hours! enjoy the trip.

fur the texan, born bryce isbell, extracts minutiae with precision. his compositions, while airily sparse, are saturated with details plucked from broad of landscapes, whether they resemble the texan prairie or the expanses of industrial germany. isbells composite micro-samples are infinitesimal, soaked in breathless allusion and divorced from their context. the crisp, insistently percussive arrangement oscillates like metal shavings manipulated by an unseen magnet. fur has untraditionally tapped into a eu techno mind-meld, a berlin thought-stream. after his early work with neon indian’s alan palomo as ghost hustler, isbell dove deep into minimal sounds that transported listeners closer to inner city detroit than the mid-west. unos first fur ep cocoon follows several years of isbell silence. after a notable debut with lefse, fur submerged below a sea of techno and came up with a deep analog style that has acquired fans in fred p and firecracker records with twisting house like >knots<. a second part in the fur saga on the way, uno has faith this young westerner will be putting a big texan stamp on the house scene to come.

secret circuit, having been knighted by tastemaker tim sweeney by releasing their first 12? on his beats in space imprint, seriously run the voodoo down with this intense jam:jungle drums, spellbinding exotic chants once obstinately nesting in your head once you heard them, cheeping, bleeping and tweeting dub noises messing with your sense of orientation, gyrating guitar chords in a my bloody valentine style and between all this wonderful sonic chaos a slightly latin jazz tinged piano breaks its way. a beautiful maze of a track where you easily can get lost in for the rest of this summer. on the flip portugals tiago accentuates the cosmic rock vibe throwing in an aggressive guitar riff that sounds very much like chicagos im a man and prins thomas chucks the looser jam-like first part of the original over board and bundles the psychedelic elements to a breathlessly, constantly intensifying pressure cooker.

next up on good ratio music is baldo, an artist who spent the past few months working in the back of this label getting prepared to release the third chapter in his own imprint. spies & lies is the name of his work which follows some brilliant remixes and tracks he did lately in labels like stranjjur and elevation recordings. as the story goes on after the great result of the tom ellis release, we wanted to give a different dimension to the label to bring it back into a more classical sound.

bliq are proud to present bliq05:nicuris paradigms fresh out of union city, ny. the paradigms of which nicuri speaks are darkness, deliverance and determination, modal expressions delivered on three cuts of resonant electronic music. on doldrums nicuri plays with paradox,combining staggered, dreamy synths with unnerving bass rumbles. to reinvigorate the doldrums, or as he puts it replenish the earth, the producer implements a menacing analog rumble in the style of new york greats dj qu and joey anderson. but to ensure that the ground is re-imbued with rational vitality, nicuri adds a layer of baroscopic viscosity: smog surrounds and engulfs, a suppressed vocal intermittently choking. on the flip, parrish adams – aka intrinsic of emphasis records in chicago – gives the earth an even harder, more insistent techno edge. he introduces melodic light flashes at the edges of urban darkness, and rumbles it like a train escaping grand central station. bliq05 is on the run.

plak is really proud to announce monster heart driver debut 12inch.like agoria,the driver is from lyon and has really good taste for raw techno and detroit excursions. the a-side raw as fuck is straight from the mid 90s with a small detour via the year 3000. an analog session recorded on the fly,loud kick, phat toms,oversized nasty hats and a rave gimmick for your head,forget the forward thinking depressive thing,this shit is a perfect big room techno tool,you gonna smile, ance and sweat!on the flip side the path is your late rainy sunday companion, it will show you the road off detroit,ur and shakir are at the corner,to bristol dubby thing unreal excursion that worth the trip.welcome home m0nster heart driver!

for their sixth release, lets play house has headed down under to scoop up australias fantastic man, a second identity of dj/producer mic newman, with which the melbourne-based artist explores—and exposes—another side of his musical and stylistic skills. and the four original songs on the its essential ep most definitely mark a bit of a departure from newmans trademark sounds: he has exchanged the thumping, peak-hour, hands-in-the-air chaos and messiness of hits like 2009s >sizzled sally< for a more refined and subtle breed of deep house.

ok, to call this album long awaited or highly anticipated would be a non sequitur. what lies here before you is sculpted out of the blood and tears of 5 years of life, and all the dreams, imagination, tristesse and longing that goes along with it. the name orgue electronique shouldnt be new to you, cause it isnt. for over a decade it has been lurking in the periphery of house music - forever too early or too late for the trend, be it as a solo artist or working alongside legowelt. but it seems the apotheosis is finally here, in the form of this mesmerizing double album: wholly matured and further enhanced by collaborations with luminaries like robert owens, alden tyrell and cult hero fre2k. but to just dismiss this as a retro house record would be to sell it short in a big way. sure it was influenced by the usual bunch of pioneers and icons, but this is not an epigone, this is music that is. its warm and generous, made up of real emotions, of moments frozen in time and of the impassioned cries of a soul on the run. thats right, this aint no hipster shit dime-a-dozen facebook house gonzales! to finally let it go after so many years is - for all the parties involved - a strange yet exciting moment, not unlike the birth of an elephant baby. out of a human female

walking a strange line between the asylum and the dancefloor, welcome bob chance. yes, this is an album like no other. but then again bob chance isnt like anyone else. put together in 1980, >it s broken< represents bobs creative juices flowing and then possibly overflowing all over the place.

killekill herewith announces the start of a sub label focussing the housier side of what we like. killekill house trax starts with the release of a great track by alex cortex. quite uptempo but groovy as hell oh yeah comes along with a strong reminiscence to classic chicago house with its strong bassline and the catchy vocal sample. tyree cooper added a simple but well working piano and packed the original into an even more classic outfit. oh yeah!

fiakun comes back again, after having released el_txef_as debut album and having received good vibes, this time to present from the deepest of the basque country, the oren bi guys. they have signed this fiakun 006 which is received with much love. the pair of musicians and in turn we could say that music lovers, focused the ep on the hottest house with some r&b leanings. besides, they are making use of synthesizers like the most exclusive moog to delight us with some arpeggios that evoke a purer era. these two hits are accompanied with a remix by sergio santos.

the next release on the la-based culprit truly represents the new age of global, musical connectivity. a showcase of original material from three artists, separated by locale but united by a like-minded approach to dance music - londoner and frequent culprit flier matt tolfrey, miami-based lazaro casanova, making his label debut, and the local angeleno boy nikko gibler pay tribute to a lifestyle spent in planes, hotel and at airports with the aptly named, lax ep

a fine mixture of the warm and raw from german maestro ghostleigh who continuesly crosses thoses lines between classic us house, uk garage and the raw german house of chaps like workshop etc.

die erste single des neuen studioalbums >in our heads< von hot chip . irgendwo zwischen flirrenden beats und einer unerbittlichen und süchtig machenden basslinie intoniert eine verzerrte stimme: >i like zapp not zappa<. dieses aushängeschild des neuen albums ist ein dynamischer dance track, ein euphorischer ohrwurm, oder wie die band sagt weird-ass superfunk disco und zementiert einmal wieder hot chips position als talentierteste elektro-romantiker 2012. neben der albumversion und einem remix von 2 bears (featuring trim) findet sich auch ein neuer track auf der b-seite, der nicht auf dem album enthalten ist. tipp!

roman flügel – third take. hot on the heels of >brian le bon< and the >desperate housemen ep<, the man like roman iv, soylent green and alter egos spectacled half supplies four tracks of heavenly proportions. ramona doesnt even know where to start with her eulogy, but at the start.

justin martins album >ghettos & gardens< as limited edition double vinyl in gatefold cover, features >the gurner< exclusive to vinyl.

first on only at decks.de !!!

three killer tracks by mr.tophat, art alfie, adam stromstedt on their own junk yard connections label. openings track is straight away a huge track that will make them bounce like crazy. bakey usti the swedisch way. great fresh approach by these young producers. vinyl only affair!

says mr saturday night about their first release … this is mister saturday night, a party thrown by justin carter and eamon harkin. with a love of great music and a passion for building community, the mister works to create an experience that is truly fun and engaging for everyone involved. we find just the right space, install our very own sound system, make it feel like home and present music that we love all night long.

when the house music phenomenon was beginning, chicago djs like ron hardy and new yorkers such as frankie knuckles and larry levan would edit records for their own purposes, removing the parts they felt to be superfluous, concentrating instead on extending grooves and hooks, often adding their own basic synth lines and toughening up the percussion with what have now become classic synthesizers and drum machines. warehouse classics vol.1 holds 4 killer tracks going from obscure disco to new wave, first popularised at the music box and rarely heard anywhere else. sir leon greg (another incarnation of perseus traxx) jams out then reinforces some edits of forgotten classics with a raw & personal analogue treatment for a devastating full effect on the dance floor, that is a far cry from the proliferation of over-produced squeaky-clean software edits. these are basic, raw ideas thrown down quickly and capturing the energy on 1/4 inch tape before moving on to the next set of sounds. musically, its as delightfully funky and uncomplicated as youd expect, a mesh of disco tracks and heavy, effect laden, machine-funk. essential item!!

limited edition single sided white label. claude vonstroke teams up with jaw, lead singer of the notorious dop crew for a trippy slab of modern funk. this marks the very first time vonstroke has worked with a singer and we think the results are great. jaws smooth falsetto harks back to singers like curtis mayfield and the backing track is filled with trademark dirtybird flavor. the record is a slow building jam that builds into an almost church-like resolution filled with spiraling space echoes and organs that is sure to set off all the right rooms.

thomas lizzaras debut album, dopamin puzzle, early supported and played by alle farben, arts & leni, drauf & dran, niko pusch and many more. after many releases and remixes, thomas lizzara the berlin based club phenomenon, launches his long-awaited debut album dopamin puzzle on ostfunk records. by gathering club tunes and emotional tracks, that were made together with the singer steven coulter, he created an acoustic mapping of nightlife joy. thomas lizzara delivers happiness to the people.

cesar almena presents princess ep, a three part techno experience including remixes by an impressive list of topclass producers like axel karakasis, dj pepo, dj link, fer br, a.paul and many more. for the special vinyl version cesar picked the most popular remixes for this striclty limited ep.

elevation limited returns with a set of remixes of zoe xenias 2011 elevation hit >i know you can<. zoe stands out among the glut of house music producers due to the fact that she is a songstress as well as an accomplished producer on labels like suara and d julzs bass culture imprint, connaisseur, microzoo and plastic city. the sultry vocals of >i know you can< get the rework treatment from darran nugent and pavel lenchenko (mood music) and werner niedermeier (off, compost, kling klong and safari numerique). zoe also reworks it on her love shack rendition and strips it down into a pure dancefloor groover. coverart by: emiliocaccaman (ita)

this is part two of senseless records synesthesia series, celebrating their 5th birthday. limited edition vinyl with a hand printed sleeve and art poster insert.
mak & pastemans contribution is a high tech bass bomb built around a carefully chosen sample that devastates right from the start.
elsewhere you will find nkc, who matches up ballroom house attitude with a huge siren-like bassline and a stuttering 4×4 beat and jtrp, who build rattling percussion around their signature tech-atmosphere into a deadly drop that comes out of nowhere. artwork comes from brighton based katie scott.
artwork comes from brighton based katie scott who is arresting and varied work is intricate and detailed, balancing technical ability with a wild creative streak.

die stecker wurden gezogen, die drums in der garage gelassen – hansonis kommt heuer auf ganz leisen sohlen daher. akustikgitarre, zurückgenommener gesang und ein paar tupfer e-gitarre, klavier und keyboards – mehr benötigt der musiker nicht, um “shark week“ zu einer zwingenden angelegenheit zu machen. von folk über country und blues bis hin zur mörder - ballade – hansonis schlendert auf seiner melancholischen reise durch die songwriter-genres, veredelt seine songs aber immer wieder durch die entscheidende prise distinguierten 80er-pops. hier ein unwiderstehlicher melodiebogen, da eine prägnante phrasierung – der kölner vermählt us-amerikanische musik - traditionen mit einem britisch geprägten popverständnis und dreht am ende sein ganz eigenes ding draus.

the robert glasper experiment blurs the boundaries between jazz, hip-hop, r&b, and rock & roll.

dont be afraid present spargel trax, a two part series of vinyl-only, coloured, hand-stamped 12 inches designed to celebrate the dual themes of great seasonal music and great seasonal spargel. contributing tracks across the two 12 inches are some of our favourite artists currently making house music. from established artists like disco nihilist, andy blake, sound species and james duncan to up and coming artists like david joseph from cologne, hodge from bristol, untitled-w from st. petersburg, for whom this is the first outing on wax, and scott fraser from glasgow. no clues though as to which is which, you will have to just listen to the tracks and hear for yourself! proof that 2012 is a great time for music, a great time for wax and a great time for spargel.

following dj qs vinyl-only brandy & coke local actions second release of 2012 comes from slackk – one of our favourite djs and producers.paul lynch has been one of londons best kept secrets for years, he founded the pirate radio website grimetapes, and produces as both slackk (releases on numbers) and patrice & friends (last years cashmere sheets album featured high on fact and the wires best of 2011 lists).raw missions is his most substantial statement yet – a tribute to the widescreen grime of producers like ruff sqwad, wiley, oddz and alias, all massive influences on both him and local action. its heavy with a tinge of longing, and full of power.first pressing comes housed in an album-style sleeve with spine

what we have here is an album which is, if i may say, relatively positive and generally good for home listening. this album was recorded in about 10 weeks in a living room (the sofa being my bed), with restless swollen eyes at dusk and a love/hate relation with my machines, microphone and electric guitar.3 machines gave up on me during the making of this lp.i hope you will like it. tolga.

big with: steve bug, shinedoe, tobi neumann, ewan pearson, t.williams, zoe xenia, tiefschwarz, tim sweeney, mr. g, sascha dive, marc romboy, larrson, sebo k, bass culture records boss djulz

after massive support from djs like loco dice, marco carola, etc. and several releases on labels like monique musique, viva music, takt records and great stuff we are proud to present you one of the nicest slovenian youngsters on kd music! f.sonik delivers 2 outstanding tech-house tracks, filled with great percussion loops, catchy vocal snippets and rolling basslines! both tracks are fully oriented to the dancefloor! and already hammered by nicole moudaber. the forest people remix on the flipside of is made by the label owners themselves - no more words necessary!

the third and last format:b vinyl-package is adjusted! subject matter still is the current album restless which has been taken on by big name artists of the international surroundings of the two. in pole position a1 this time is the italian uto karem. he took a shot at piano man and hits the keys just like we are used to from format:b. with his version of socks & sandals the dutch dj madskillz comes around the corner. its his second pounding release on formatik records after his carnival chaos ep. a debut however is given by the also italian artist fernando tessis who keep his eyes upon warped and who went into the remix battle with trumpets and timpani giving no less attention to his demonstration of his garland of corn on b2.

three years have passed since the last moon harbour inhouse compilation came out. now >moon harbour inhouse vol.4< is on its way. in accordance with the tried and tested concept, this release also showcases the work of current moon harbour artists. in addition to exclusive tracks by matthias tanzmann, luna city express, dan drastic, ekkohaus, martinez, italoboyz, andy catana and blind minded, special guests like reboot, guido schneider, boris werner and tini & marc antona are also represented on this compilation. the list of artists clearly demonstrates that moon harbour has developed into a label with international scope and appeal. this sampler was compiled and mixed by dan drastic, who has been part of moon harbours artist roster for more than seven years and recently released his >noodle stories ep< on our label.he regularly hosts the moon harbour nights at the leipzig club distillery and is one of the most active moon harbour deejays, together with matthias tanzmann and luna city express

ander-traxx is a fresh label operating out of glasgow with the intent of releasing righteous underground house, and although mainly a platform for the labels founder alex-ander to showcase his own productions, ander-traxxs remit also includes the presentation of unknown talent for future releases. for this first release, alex steps up to the plate to deliver because of me, followed by 3 remixes from artists born and raised in glasgow. the original kicks things off with its intro of glacial pads and jittery hats, before quickly delving into a seriousely deep groove brimming with melodic layers. although because of me gives a strong nod to the recent developements of producers like omar s and kyle hall, it undoubtedly has the hallmarks of an alex-ander production, his unique arrangements coming to the forefront while still complimenting the crisp percussion that drives the track forward. carlos nilmmns (co founder of the formidable solab production unit) mix is a much more off-kilter and submerged affair. nilmmns plays down the epic quality of the original and adds chugging rhythmics and sweetcured piano work for a lesson in divine repetition. mesumas feedback mix goes in for the dancefloor attack, not surprising for a gentleman whos previous work has seen releases on hardgroove and seventh sign. rolling toms and a booming kick meet aquatic vocal samples and spectral harmonicas, and will still please those partial to deeper sounds. last up to give because of me the rework treatment is meschi (lunar disko, lux, snuff traxx), who mixes his chicago influenced analogue stylings perfectly with the source material. stripped down crescendos build up to a euphoric drop, and meschis elated melodies bring another twist to this excercise in deep funk. because of me is one of those rare e.ps that works just as well in a non-club enviroment as it does on the dancefloor. with this warning shot, alex-ander will surely be capturing the ears of many in 2012 and beyond.

the two brothers known as kyodai strike back, showcasing their phenomenal musical education on local talk. what else to expect from a duo that gained respect from musical heavy weights like masters at work, jimpster, gilles peterson and releases on freerange & nitelife. on >breaking< the beats and bassline are in constant motion, building the track with suble hooks into an epic breakdown which tears the track apart and then rebuilds it even bigger. the 90s mix is a stripped down version of the original, with that organ hook we all love and refuse to stop dancing too, accompanied with strings and percussion that ties the whole track together and brings back memories of a hot and sweaty sunday afternoon at body & soul, in the 90s! local talk is talking to you!