support by luciano, reboot, sebo k, raresh, nuick curly.... chris carrier, one of the most respected names of the french underground house scene for more than 10 years, delivers his debut ep for off recordings. la fabourienne is the kind of peaktime tracks that you know and love off for, jacking grooves, a strong bassline and an infectious saxophone theme will turn your dancefloor upside down – guaranteed! jeudi is a completely different affair – a laidback sparse groove, garnered with 100% self-played live instruments and percussions show carriers deeper side, making this outstanding piece of music the deepest and most musical track released on off so far. william kouam djoko, one of biggest fresh talents of amsterdams ever-growing house scene, delivers a unique interpretation of jeudi for his friend and house-hero mr. carrier, straightening the deep original into a twisted techno-jazz-experience for the feet and the heart in two interpretations: the vinyls perky mix is more aimed at the dancefloor, while the trippy aftermath mix is perfect for afterhours. the ep is finished by cycles gladiator, a deep and timeless housetool typical for mr. carrier, perfect for the earlier or later hours of the night

3 track ep of live show favorites that have been floating around playhouse, planet e and transmat for close to ten years but never released. until now. >mysteries of life<, >injury to the enlightened< and >shambhala<. on +++. strictly limited (300 only, no repress) stamped white labels.

massive mixes by skream and heavy feet for dj zincs >killa sound<, who totally live up to the track-title!

after his successful releases on kindisch records david keno is back on his own label together with his partner in crime jaxson. bel vista has been a huge track in his live sets during the summer and now it is finally released on vinyl

nope, this man is not a legend, yet! however he is in fact legendary already for his notorious live sets as well as a wide range of groundbreaking styles and sound he designed apart of the consensus way in the last 15 years.with his now presented astrodymics part1, richard bartz deals similar to the subway concept again with his past and transfers these late nineties space-disco drafts into the wonderful here and now. he delivers vivid funk-supercharged house which is at the same light as a feather and for sure a very sudatory matter.
space-disco rules!

incl. julien chaptal & afrilounge following the success of last years >cantona kung fu<, tsuba label boss steps out front with the energetic bass heavy workout of >oh yeah<. julien chaptal delivers one of his finest mixes to date with jazzy keys and live double bass whilst on the aa side afrilounge threaten to steal the show with a peak time percussive roller. as tsuba founder kevin has steered the label to be one of the most respected and consistent uk imprints (the 2nd most charted uk label on ra following rekids). recent label events include tsuba showcases at fabric in london and watergate in berlin with more events planned throughout 2010. the recent collaboration with okain has become one of the four:twenty labels best sellers and a new project with justin drake is to be released over the coming months.

electric city (original) is a classic industrial techno track combining the driving force of relentless beats and bass with the huge rooms the that roland drum machines open up when you put massive reverb on them. its hypnotic and psychotic sounds appeal to the primal side, driving you to forget about coolness and unconditionally express yourself to the beat. uplifiting and dark at the same time, electric city echoes the high tech metropolitain dystopia we live in today. >echoes< presents itself with a forward marching industrial beat, piercing synth lines, and sweat inducing rhtymic patterns. its psycho bleeps are pure industrial funk. when the vocal sets in youll feel the relief on the dancefloor as the straight forward groove brings out the primal need to put your energy and emotion into expression: dance. function s remix of electric city is dark !!

traversable wormhole has become one of the hottest mystery artist projects/series in the techno scene in 2009. crossing the spectrum from deep techno to hard techno, tw has even found its way into the dubstep scene. traversable wormhole has been played from a huge array of djs from many scenes. reports through the wormhole have heard tracks from tw played by world famous djs such as chris liebing, ben klock, marcel dettmann, mathew herbert, andrew galluzi, surgeon, function, frankie bones, luke slater, surgeon, dj deep and a whole lot more... tw has many years experience in performing both as a live act and or djing with turntables under his his/she/there well known projects names. will tw reveal their identity on the upcoming worldwide tour that question remains unknown.

circus company welcomes a new artist on the label: the homewreckers. named after a track by southern soul legend sam dees, the production collective from germany has been moving and breaking new ground between detroit techno, abstract funk and melancholic disco music since 1995. their debut album amercian ruhr has been released on unique records in 2008 and creates an absolutely distinctive sound which seems to come straight out of a from a feverish dream populated by the ghostlike figures of larry graham, juan atkins, frank hutter, bernard edwards, erik b or al green. the not my business ep perfectly shows how the homewreckers flow on these two original tracks. you feel the funk, you feel detroit and you feel a deep and unique sense of music. cherry on the cake, you got a remix from san francisco based artist dave aju who is back on the label after his much acclaimed album open wide released in 2008. not my business isnt their first shoot on the label as they were already part of last months snuggle & slap circus company compilation with a brilliant live-version of chicago urban blues.

pure and simple brazilian houser on ssoh produced by claude monnet and featuring a host of live musicians as well as the lush vox of brazilian singer monica nogueira. all mixes have a rich vibe to them and there are two beats only mixes as well.

two of the biggest producers to emerge from the uk garage scene, mj cole and zed bias have delivered numerous bangers, spanning many genres over the years. collaborating on this 3 track release for prolific recordings and roping in mc fox, the duo have delivered an ep that defies boundaries and will smash up dances from the most underground uk funky bashments thru to sweaty nights at underground spots like fabric live … all the tracks have a common theme, dope, hard edged club beats… enjoy!
- bbc radio 1: gilles peterson and toddla support achieved. annie mac a fan. seani b support incoming.
- bbc 1xtra: mistajam, benji b and redlight support achieved.
- kiss: sinden support achieved.
- ministry radio: james mountain, ross allen and greenmoney support achieved

danish synth-rock band turboweekends first release in the uk is an atmospheric yet heartfelt cry of regret on the a-side and a jumpy celebration of the end of work obligations (with an ironic twist) on the b-side, featuring the royal company of bristols finest, joker, and indie prince russell lissack from bloc party.
- i am tipping them for very, very big things here in uk. the lead singers voice is amazing.(?)this is huge. -mista jam (live on bbc1 and 1 extra)
- natty danes turboweekends angsty single >trouble is< is like one republics >apologize< as seen through the bass lens of blank dogs (?) its an excursion into the dark crevices of your feelings, but dont even try and tell us youre not at least a little emo. ? the fader.com (julianne shepherd)
- wow. most remixes dont do justice to the original song, but this is from another world. this bass heavy remix is the reason i love british music. ? man movement.com (lsr)

special edition vinyl pack to celebrate 18 years of psycho thrill - techno & house without boundaries since 1991. contains:
- aut2003 bassic pressure - live @ psycho thrill (2002)
- ptne2113 claus bachor - wet job _ mixes (2006)
- 18 years of psycho thrill - poster 41x59 cm

factor city is proud to welcome on board berlin-based producer alexander kowalski with this >puesta de sol<. alexs accomplishments need no introduction, we all know his productions and his amazing live act. hes been years producing cuts of cutting-edge techno for the likes of kanzleramt or different. now he just launched his own label damage berlin. his debut in factor city >puesta de sol< is an enormous peak-time club killer. on the flip stimming remix shows why hes one of the rising producers at this time. his rework of >puesta de sol< is just another step forward. he delivers a stripped down warehouse version full of tension and surely another hit.

the first release on the new deluxe mood label, featuring 3 tracks of lo-fi destined to appeal to afficionados of disjointed hihats and slowly mutating sub-bass electronics. production duo dark network emerged from a series of semi-conspiratorial electronic projects through the 1990s with their 2003 album late set, released through clan analogue recordings. they have been frequent contributors to vinyl and cd projects over the years (on imprints such as clan analogue, klub kooky and stoner classix) and appeared live at various underground venues. side a is the result of one such live appearance - a rare archival live set recorded at sydneys klub kooky in 2000, improvised on an array of aging analogue machinery.

nice tribal / techhouse mixes by fuzzy hair and ninjay!!

animal collective are set to release a new five track studio ep on 11th december. recorded by ben allen at sweet tea in oxford, ms in february 2008 and at mission sound in brooklyn, ny august 2009, fall be kind includes recent live favourites graze and what would i want? sky (featuring the first ever licensed grateful dead sample). fall be kind will be available worldwide on cd, 12 inch vinyl and via digital download. the ep comes less than one year after the bands critically acclaimed album merriweather post pavillion which wowed fans and critics across the globe. merriweather has already been named one of the most important albums of the year by q magazine and spin in the us, and of the entire decade by uncut and pitchforkmedia!

get ready for ill thrills and cheap spills coming finally back to you live and directly from klangfarbe schallplatten, colognes freshest vinyl designers!

4 track 12 with exclusive music to the forthcoming same titled album. swinger than doubt is already a popular track in their live performance, a bit in the vein of the st. germain classic rose rouge. ana is a percussive electronic cut with chants and reminds of certain villalobos/luciano productions push! features japanese mc twiggy. last track acid typhoon is on a acid house tip and has an oldschool chicago sample.

vivace is a project of stephen hitchell (cv313, echospace, intrusion) and is a unique hybrid of deep house, dub, jazz, & soul, a sort of new school/old school fusion which pays homage to chicago house heroes like chez damier & ron trent in their prescription era but with a modern twist. this project is the continuation of his previous soultek material initially featured on germanys force tracks & force inc family of labels back at the start of the century. the title track in its original form is a sub-aquatic journey through space and bass, as deep as you would come to expect from an echospace production but the sound palette has changed, shifting into a world filled with ambience and free form jazz. the use of live instrumentation & vocals are a driving force behind this project and add a depth and soul oceans deep, its like melting in sonic butter. the soultek mix is a frenzy of edits, funked up and sounds like it could be a schizophrenics take on house music, brendon moeller dives deep into soul, shifting and morphing the original into a proper late night house jam you could only imagine derrick carter or theo parrish dropping at the wee hours of the morning. the closing intrusion mix gives the original a frosty lime green haze best absorbed while inhaling, real trippy stuff. this first release has already earned countless play from francois k and in its inception (as soultek) was hailed as >jacks echo -- the future sound of chicago< by de-bug magazine, germany

european percussionist and afro-urban concept leader eric thomas performs live in clubs with music partner dj celyan for more than 10 years. they recently put their creativity together to make their first vinyl. the result is a tribute to some popular brazilian rhythms such as capoiera and samba adapted for clubs and djs.

umeks 1605 music therapy imprint delivers various artists 001 with 4 killer tracks by tom declerque, piato, loco & jam and of course umek himself.

da ist sie, die dritte home sweet home compilation! wie in jedem jahr finden sich hierauf erlesene tracks aus dem greifbaren upon-you-labelumfeld, gemacht von künstlern, die auch auf der traditionellen home-sweet-home-neujahrssause in der berliner arena auflegen oder live spielen. wie gewohnt besteht das release aus zwei teilen und gehört für uns zu den schönen devotionalien unserer labelgeschichte: miko von channel x und empro schieben stolz ihr gemeinsames techno- nümmerchen auf a1. die b2 liege hat sich unser talentierter uy - neuzugang echonomist aus griechenland gesichert, der sich hier zuverlässig von seiner sonnenseite zeigt. besonders freut uns auch, dass uns unsere polnischen kollegen von catz n dogz ein reizendes b1 housegeschenk unter der tür durchgeschoben haben und dass durch die berliner handwerkerhände von zadak & kotelett ein ebenso meisterliches a2-tanzbrett für uns entstanden ist

sex tags mania with more leftfield dance music... the label just does what they feel and that goes from crazy nordic afro funk (see recent sex tags amfibia release) to intens house tracks, uptempo techno or just raw low-key tracks like this one. they have at least one major fan called omar s who loves the label!
produced and recorded live by don papa at work it studios, moss norway in 1999 and 2000.if you are ever in norway, take a trip to moss and visit platesjappa - old school records with soul. you might meet don papa and the likeminded.

ophidian has added his magic to lenny dees classic release? forgotten moments. ophidans 10 min remix features spinetingling orchestral intro, live violin solo, upfront kick drums & female vocals. the original track is included, with that recognizable breakdown & melody. ophidians dj cut is a shorter version perfect for djs.

this is a long awaited release on theomatic from a russian-born (now czech-based) house-quartet d-pulse. this definitely should have happened before as all d-pulse members and theomatic’s commander andrei zakharov (an-2) are fellow-townsmen and have known each over many years. d-pulse are known for their expressive live performances (guitar, bass and keys), everything you hear they play live and their unique vibe can shake any audience, be it hip moscow cuties or shy hick-town chicks. the band’s hectic schedule has put this ep on hold for several months, but at last guys managed to organize themselves and lay final touches to the production. the a-side is a mellow, spaced-out disco jam called ‘prekrasna’ - the russian for ‘beautiful’, especially when referred to ladies. the dancefloor-aimed ‘moments’ on the flip side starts off with hypnotic, dubbed-out guitar and atmospheric synths laid over fat house beat. it gradually leads to the breakdown followed by guitar driven blast-off and takes you to the orbital heights from wherever you are.

inkl. cd mit live act, die tracks von der platte, und einem bonus track!neues von der seenplatte! diesmal mit der stativ crew aus schwerin. und die lisa steht da ganz gross im rampenlicht!! spotlight on

a classically-trained jazz virtuoso and national rock n roll hero in argentina, gutis double 12inch pack for desolat will leave you in no doubt of his ability to twist a snaking groove into something echoingly hypnotic. the tracks contained here are already a favourite in the record boxes of artists like loco dice, carl cox and marco carola, while gutis life story could itself be the subject of a story by jorge luis borges: >i leave to several futures (not to all) my garden of forking paths<. just two years after his first live sets in europe, desolat is proud to present gutis las cosas que no se tocan. the beats follow guti across continents: mr good vibes was composed in a hotel room in stuttgart after an argument with a friend, while the serious dancefloor vibes of sasa, the hustler and ieuuu were channelled in martinez studio. ieuuu and the hustler feature slices of glamorous, haunting vocals by jayson walker, a british singer that guti discovered on myspace. and sasa boasts gutis own vocal touches. meanwhile, the track aguanile is inspired by one of his favourite melodies as a child, one that he’s collected many versions of. the last track on the release, el campeon, reaches a bittersweet ending in the wide open space between percussive trills and a cut-out refrain, inspired by gutis favourite latin storylines of broken hearts and pain.

nope, this man is not a legend, yet! however he is in fact legendary already for his notorious live sets as well as a wide range of groundbreaking styles and sound he designed apart of the consensus way in the last 15 years. with his now presented astrodymics part1, richard bartz deals similar to the subway concept again with his past and transfers these late nineties space-disco drafts into the wonderful here and now. he delivers vivid funk-supercharged house which is at the same light as a feather and for sure a very sudatory matter. space-disco rules

traversable wormhole has become one of the hottest mystery artist projects / series in the techno scene in 2009. crossing the spectrum from deep techno to hard techno, tw has even found its way into the dubstep scene. traversable wormhole has been played from a huge array of djs from many scenes. reports through the wormhole have heard tracks from tw played by world famous djs such as chris liebing, ben klock, marcel dettman, mathew herbert, andrew galluzi, surgeon, function, frankie bones, luke slater, surgeon, dj deep and a whole lot more. tw has many years experience in performing both as a live act and or djing with turntables under his his/she/there well known projects names. will tw reveal their identity on the upcoming worldwide tour that question remains unknown. tw is only getting hotter by the minute as traversing the wormhole continues with vol 5. improved packaging for your eyes

>cancel< is duesseldorf based producer antonelli electr. 3rd ep for level records. while most producers arrange their tracks on laptops, using the latest software synthesizers and sequencers, antonelli choose to ban computers from his studio in order to concentrate on a production method which hasn’t change much since the early days of house music. all tree tracks are arranged and recorded live without any edits resulting in very pure record which a magical flow.

co-producer of the lastest tiefschwarzs bomb >trust< and full-time member of souvenir, philipp >sante< maier spent the summer with ali and basti on the road, every time warmly praised by the crowds of fabric in london, watergate and weekend in berlin or sonar festival in barcelona for his highly physical live-set. santé, together with adam port, rampa or &me is also part of a new school of producers from berlin, all fully dedicated to the delights of foot-stomping, straight- and four-to-the-dancefloors and already gathered under the standard of souvenir booking. so for this 22nd release on vinyl, ali and basti clinked for the third time glasses with sante, but this time, they chopped the magnum, and offered their round to rampa, re.you and david mayer

the particular view on a musical future might have been considerably different when olaf hilgenfeld (berlin) met iftah gabbai (jerusalem) for first sessions in 2004. the piano player hilgenfeld used the accordion that time mainly, whilst gabbai was using all instruments available, a computer was among those more by chance. only one year later the duo skinnerbox played regularly on such uplifting, innovative off-partys that came up in the new techno generation again.
that was just the beginning. skinnerbox have developed a purely electronically composed and performed music (partly featuring vocals by elle_p) – that is not based on loops but improvised techno inspired house and minimal house. the roles in the duo are clearly settled: olaf hilgenfeld – moog synthesizer, iftah gabbai – hardware drum machines, max/msp und ableton live.
all these distinct impacts and effects can be heard on their various releases from the last two years, but far better in their live sets. skinnerbox are an experience, taking you on expedition with paralyzing minimal, breaking house, hard-edged techno-jazz, and ambient electronica futurism.
it was a desire to eternalize this play- & colorful diversity, often just caused by the moment, as entire homogeneity. thus, they needed to leave temporarily their environmental techno and minimal house scapes. >king of spades and marmalades< – the result – is a jazz opus wrapped into a disco suitcase. it is a reminiscence as well as going far ahead of daily musical habits, shown not at least by the order of tracks, do not starting with a stunning hit of the album, but with 20 minutes of challenge.

brother sport, released on november 9th, is the third single taken from animal collectives universally acclaimed album, merriweather post pavilion. euphoric, mesmeric and delirious are words that have often been used to describe animal collectives astonishing ninth offering? and brother sport is the track that fits that description the best. with its infectious repetition of open up your, open up your throat, its the most spine tingling album closer of the year, from one of the greatest albums of 2009. brother sport, will be available on 10inch (rug333t) and will be backed with a live version of a brand new track bleeding (live) recorded recently at big sur in california.

this 12 brings four typical deepart tracks, mastered to full quality. again they come in his typical, minimal lo-fi style, with the soul deep within. >monsoon< probably goes most abstract, a deeply funky combination of strings and beats. >n-w-2< combines the same ingredients, together with live guitar played by simon gayes. side b holds the more down-to-earth >questions< and goes spacey with >city life<. best deepart release since ages!

more stuff from detroit finds it way to the world through amsterdams delsin records. so far they have released 2 ep on shakes frictional label. lately strand was very successful with their live performance at the demf 2001 together with anthony shake shakir. message 2 is filled with their soulful and funky techno. the tracks end up somewhere between shakes freestyle beats and cims soft electronic excursions. strings and gentle beats are all around, also going more uptempo and danceable. funky, deep soul techno tracks in good delsin tradition!

a warehouse found !! just a remarkable twisted tribal / proggy house classic!! underground will live forever baby, just likes roaches, never die!!!

bits finally on vinyl!!! a b.o.m.b. in the live set of superstrobe for the past 4 months already. plus superb microdizko rmx and superstrobes seed. seed bits!!!

best known as one half of the motorcitysoul duo, alongside christian rindermann aka c-rock. the pair have been responsible for some of the finest productions and remixes from the deeper realm over the past few years. their ability to create grand, atmospheric and emotional moments for the floor has seen them release and remix for fantastic labels including cocoon, freerange, simple, conaisseur, liebe detail, junior boys own, tsuba and their very own stir 15. matthias skills do not just sit in the electronic dancefloor realm. an accomplished pianist and jazz lover, his role as bandleader in the matthias vogt trio sees him bring acoustic jazz and electronica together in exciting, imaginative live compositions

surprise and super-limited new release from kieran hebden, following up the blink-and-you-will-miss-it collaboration with burial on another mysteriously undorned and brilliant 12 inch for his own text imprint. on >love cry< b/w >our bells<, he succinctly shows both sides of his oeuvre, the lush love of the dancefloor, and a chance to exercise his more esoteric inclinations. the live-sounding drums, gorgeously nuanced textures and blissful samples of >love cry< couldnt really come from anyone else, especially when enveloped well into the track and the vocal loops begin to peel off into a deep house-meets-krautrock coda executed with that signature sleight of hand. if you are only going to put out two 12 inches in a year, youd expect the attention to detail to be high, and here its absolutely exquisite. with >our bells< on the flip he crafts a sublime beatless, gamelan influenced piece, like the kosmiche resonance of the flip is allowed to seep through and glimmer all over the grooves, radiating incandescent ambient harmonics with a lustrous psychedelic blur. seriously righteous wares, for the lovers…(be quick!)

juast an another unique joe claussell production... one sided 12 inch vinyl and very special !! anthem alarm with live feeling!!

is kerowacks first follow-up single their acclaimed ep, the first ep. a is a heavy drum and electro synth four. it is partly a sentimental track, communing with one hand with the 90s warehouse techno revival, yet with the other hand, forging forward in the evolution of electrohaus, sacrificing nothing and tripping no cliche. fc kahuna lead the back-side of this release with a live rock acid disco reinterpretation, conjuring up an entirely different waking dream, untamed yet methodical, acoustic, analog, whacked out yet perfectly in control as fc kahuna always is.

heres a very limited 3 track ep from blast heads 6th cd album nu island. blast head is the most important and respected unit of japanese underground scene for over 10 years. dj hikaru is the most busiest dj who based on japanese most cultural spot grassroots tokyo. dr.tetsu is the programmer who produced some artist like ua and so on... nu wave is the 9 minute over peak time dance track. featured live steal pan playing by tico (little tempo). heres great fusion of caribbean feel organic sounds and head rush dance groove. sky high is the jazz funk/fusion feel disco/boogie track. if you like cro magnon sound, this tracks must be fits for you. bbq jam is the downtempo jam with the elements of jazz, dub, world music.

amazing feedback on the ogris debris g-thong compost black label release in 2008 headed into international exposure, boombastic remixes and a buzz for the vienna based crazy live outfit. this 12 inch includes the brand new track >raid the itch< and remixes of g-thong by youandme and dorian concept!

nice price deal !!! following up on her unanimously acclaimed debut album may be later (vakant), chilean artist and berlin transplant alejandra iglesias conceived anemik entirely for the wagon repair label after being approached by label head mathew jonson. a musing on femininity and the fine line between romance and delirium, anemik transcends borders in its range of influence and reflects consciousness in the fluidity and tangibly live origins of its creation. recorded using analog equipment and acoustic instruments with a strong emphasis on voice, there is a wisdom and maturity to this work that suggests an artist in the prime of her life.

after years of work as samplers and electronic textures operator in the famous french live dub band kaly live dub, uzul joins dub technic for his nu dubstep project released on 2 vinyls incl. walls will certainly be crumbling once its all heard! dj support from skream, starkey, mary anne hobbs, dj youngsta, the plastician, headhunter...

the sound of the sixties and seventies has never been so sought after as at the present moment...

supported by timo maas, dave seaman, dubfire, hot chip, dj hell, piemont, chloe, dan curtin!! new design, new ideas, bukaddor & fishbeck took a break from producing while playing a lot of live gigs and are back now, better than ever.

london based masters of the groove berkson & what are back on pokerflat with another sublime excursion into deep flowing hypnotic and modern house music. the pairs infamous live show has taken them far and wide, delivering their detailed and unparalleled electronics from berlin to miami and back... now their story continues with the >ghosts ep<. the extended, jacking trip that is >ghosts< is a strong grooving reduced house track in the purest sense of the phrase. tough, tight chicago style beats flare and snap as a melancholic and mysterious synth motif dances around the funk-meets-dub bass sequence. all manner of ethereal spoken word passages, uplifting vocal meanderings and cuts are then intertwined in a complex ambiguous narrative that fills the room with the ghosts of house and soul music gone by... understated, uncompromising and super functional! next up the boys lay down a tribal house groover, full of thick keys, richly embellished drums and spiritual vibes a-plenty. no doubt first jammed out during one of their long studio sessions, the live feel and flowing arrangement opens up beautifully with soft key flourishes and tender vocal hooks.