back on friday 17th september (2010)...second single for the hotly tipped london based producer pariah on the legendary r&s record label. parishs debut single detroit falls/ orpheus gained the young producer many high profile fans including rob da bank, mary ann hobbs, ramadanman, untold, len faki, appleblim, chris duckenfield and will saul amongst many others. the first ep also found its way onto high profile, and influential blogs and websites including pitchfork, fact, gorilla vs bear, no pain in pop and rcrd lbl, and was a recommended release at boomkat. the debut single contained the first two pariah tracks ever recorded and were instantly recognisable as referencing the hip hop beat collages of dilla and the moody atmospheric 2 step rhythms of burial. this doublepack sees pariah move further towards developing his own sound, and takes in slamming percussive club tracks, deeper 2 step excursions and downtempo and beatless highlights. early supporters of this release include mary ann hobbs, falty dl, ramadanman, ben ufo, untold and mosca.

after leaving behind the somalian pirates, geiom is cruising the sunny waters of the indian ocean when he picks up a distress signal on his scanner. he follows the signal until he locates a tiny remote island and a guy called bowly, who said that he was on his way from france to the new world, but got totally lost. judging by the age of the map he was using its easy to see how. bowly spent his time on the island hanging out with the locals who amuse themselves by creating a unique style of music on some amazing handcrafted instruments. geiom helps bowly get on his way again, and leaves him with a more useful map. some months later, bowly beams over his music as a gift from his new found homeland in canada ? the tracks are like some strange mutation of those distant tropical players and the uk-based pirate radio transmissions that bowly has been tuning into ? geiom loves the result and decides to send them straight over to transition in london for mastering and release on berkane sol. this 12 has been getting played by selectors like ? subswara crew nyc (soul motive), brackles (rinsefm), grevious angel (soul jazz), martin kemp (blunted robots), cooly g (hyperdub), shortstuff (ramp), spamchop (wigflex), oneman (rinsefm)?

night slugs announce the latest installment in their white label series - the much-anticipated debut 12 inch of london producer jam city. on the a side, the psychedelic grime interplorer ecstasy refix glows with warmth at its analog core. a jubilant tribute to the art of the grime refix, the track simultaneously recalls two disparate by-gone eras, to devastating effect. on the b side, night slugs favourite >let me bang refix< drowns a gutter house classic in sheer beams of searing fluorescent synth. jam city borrows a vintage wiley meme on closing track >shut the lights off (devil mix)<, all but void of a drum kit it hangs in suspension, awash in sublime synths. this ep is available only on limited vinyl.

double a side release from a london based unknown artist on this dark dubstep label inspired by early 90s sampling culture. first tune up is a dark and heavy stepper with sinister vocals drenched in echo. mutated basslines sit nicely under face slap snares. flip side is a nice roller that never lets up, a chunky bassline plays off the relentless beats while paranoia samples bring on the thc induced psychosis.

producer and dj, richy pitch moved from uk to ghana, west africa and took on the challenge to record an lp which drew on his many musical experiences during his stay. his goal was to record with local stars and talent and fuse the classic sound of ghanaian music with his own production skills that he had already developed in london. two years later and back to london, richy knocked on bbe records door to deliver ye fre mi richy pitch. (they call me richy pitch in twi) his creation gives the listener an excellent taste of the many different styles of ghanaian and west african music from highlife, hiplife to afrobeat to traditional percussion music, all combined with a fresh production twist. it features the cream of ghanaian music talent including mobo and mtv africa winner samini, reggie rockstone, known as the godfather of hiplife and talented mcs such as wanlov the kubolor, m3nsa and m.anifest, plus many other inspiring ghanaian artists.

very limited vinyl supply. jackson tennessee born, london based singer-songwriter lauren pritchard, a new artist with a remarkable voice and a rare song-writing talent to match, follows the release of her acclaimed debut >the jackson sessions< ep with the release on july 19th of her new island ep >painkillers<. written by the 22 year old pritchard and produced by eg white, best known for cowriting and producing adeles grammy-winning classic hit >chasing pavements< and duffys worldwide smash >warwick avenue<, the track features legendary sticksman and roots founder questlove on drums. geiom & flotilla both deliver top class remixes. dont sleep on this!

an inventive showcase of what?s possible when armed with just a sampler, a few studio toys and a fertile imagination, paul white & the purple brain is the intriguing sophomore album from south london producer paul white ? his first for now-again. well recommended!

four slices of electro goodness from the london based pyramid transmissions label - regarded as one of the most on form electro labels (dj magazine). this ep marks a welcome return to their vinyl output after almost a 2 year break in their vinyl transmissions. label founders adj (famed for his outings on andrea parkers touchin bas imprint), and pathic, both unleash some electro acid tweekery, albeit in somewhat different forms.
limited to just 250 copies. there are no plans to releae this ep in digital form but each record will come with a special coupon allowing buyers to download the release as 320kbps mp3s or lossless flacs.

you probably best know lopazz for the quality, avant-garde club music like >i need ya< & >share my rhythm< hes produced for labels like get physical, cocoon rec. and londons legendary output recordings. lopazz is now back with a fantastic collaboration of the 80s sensation imagination enabled & co-produced by mexican artist beto >betoko< cohen.lopazz & beto met each other for the first time at azurara festival portugal in 2009, beto asked lopazz the same night, on the way to the festival if he wanted to work on the original imagination files with him, as his cousin eliot cohen, one of the worlds leading musicpublishers owns the rights on many international hitrecords. they started working on the files recorded on a huge analog ssl-console and the original 24-track tapes from 1982 at cohens red bus studios in london and it was pure magic! their first track, a remix of imaginations >new dimension< is the a-side on the gpm131. its been the first collaboration of the two producers and its a killertrack requested by many labels. lopazz is currently working on new film-scores for international tv and the next dj t. album. beto cohen is working on his next album and the follow-up with lopazz & imagination.s physical commissioned a subsequent remix 12 inch, featuring epic, forward-thinking versions from now firmly established chilean superstars luciano and ricardo vilallobos

toby tobias >you know< contains three tracks as a go-between for his debut album >space shuffle< and its forthcoming follow up. once again his range is impressive from the sexy disco of >a little bit more< to the modern house of >pinot soiree<. toby enjoys collaborations and works again with kathy diamond after the previous success together with >the feeling<, also this time he brings marcus marr into the light with his vocal on >you know its something<. still receiving praise as more and more people discover his album >space shuffle<. toby has not stopped djing around the globe while promoting a night and residency in london.

one time proprietor of the infamous atlas records shop in soho, london over a decade ago, pete herbert divides his time these days either behind the wheels of steel at clubs and parties around europe or in the studio working solo or with friends on their various musical projectsàhe is found regularly behind the decks at places such as fabric,mondos, goa, cafe capitol playing out an unexpected mix of balearic leftfield disco/house/italo/dub/funk and beyond!! building up a dj reputation in parisian underground circles, doing parties with jef k, chloe, alexkid and ivan smagghe, working the dancefloor but also developing his skills in the studio, tim paris had his first breakthrough with the remix of a rock tune called >future now< that became one of the biggest underground tunes of 2004. from there tim paris didn t stop but continued to release quality tracks and remixes. the two come together as >challenge<, on tim s imprint marketing music, the follow up to their 2008 release together on kompakt >zimmer<. just a few chords into the track, and its obvious to hear - the broken clock e.p. has been too long coming... >broken clock< - featuring homemade guitar riffs by none-other than mr. paris himself...! >wind up< follows with its more organic appeal, featuring some wicked synths... and finally, >wind up genius of time remix< will suit your palate indefinitely. genius of time, aka >cloud< from gothenburg, sweden... pushes the hands of father time to the reference point in early house, the vocals are pushed to the front to build us up into a hazy groove, that you wish could go on forever...

becoming real is a young producer residing in a forgotten suburbia, busy channeling his very own postapocalyptic vision of london. a spectre-like entity flitting between a range of electronic frequencies, his self-termed >ghost-step< sound is as much influenced by a conceptual future dystopia as by luminaries zomby & mount eerie. re-imagining the iciest of grime synths through a warped k records aesthetic, becoming real has forged a frozen universe that still retains an unequivocally human feel. charged with future-dread, this is music for seas drowned in oil, tar-coated forest landscapes, and a prophesised world of underwater clubs and haunted dancefloors. after a sold out debut white label release last year, becoming real is ready to emerge in 2010 with the release of >fast motion< / jens clock<, backed with a scratcha dva remix of fast motion.

oh ruin is eoin o ruinaigh, originally from dublin but now residing in london. having started out playing in a host of bands, at one point embarking on a tour supporting morrissey, he has now gone solo and is turning out such six-string gems as the two tracks collected on this single. a beguiling melange of untempered blues and campfire songs which draw on a rich irish folk tradition, eoins songs are intricately drawn sketches accompanied by deftly finger-picked melodies, even performed on guitars made by eoin himself.
vinyl edition of 500 in a matt varnished reverse board sleeve.

becoming real is a young producer based in the suburbs of nowhere, channeling his very own post-apocalyptic vision of london. a haunted and haunting spectre, his self-termed ghost-step soundscapes are as much influenced by a conceptual future dystopia as they are by luminaries zomby & mount eerie.

bliq are showcasing london newcomers homepark on their debut, with james duncan on the remix duties - a producer that has been sizzlin the underground with his illusive vinyl cuts, for quite a long time

300 copies only. one pressing !!mysterious new label with an unknown artist (big name us producer who regularly plays fabric & panorama bar )and 2 cuts of deep & dubby goodnes. check out jus ed dropping it at fabric london recently... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzz8fnibks8

stuga musik, the new offshoot of london based label autoreply, introduces the unknown artist och with two tracks of atmospheric minimal techno that takes on more of a personal form than we are used to from the genre.

big with: dj koze, ellen alien, timo maas, delete, nathan coles, alexkid, davide squillace, xpress2, ivan smagghe, shlomi aber, kabale und liebe, tania vulcano, sascha funke, nick curly,… safari regular de angelis last appearance again alongside arnaud on breath of night as part of the various artist ep that was safari 041. one of the key dj s on the london scene, antonio can be found spinning at many of the capital s finest nights. on the production front, he has released and remixed for labels including material, trapez, leftroom and of course safari. arnaud le texier s 2010 got off to the best of starts with a highly successful australian trip and the release of his perfumes of our dead times ep on safari and the hugely supported ivory machine ep on d julz s bass culture imprint. now arnaud is working hard on new music and the future safari catalogue

stalwart is bringing you fresh blood for its 17th release. el prevost aka lincoln prevost, is a london based producer who started is carreer in music as a sound engineer at londons matrix studio. becoming a big fan of the underground house scene through the years, he decided to start making music, looking for new directions in sound shaping and manipulation to produce strange new sonic elements and radically altered drum patterns. once again, a great package for you to choose from!
early dj support from: danny krivit, dj spinna, rocco, jellybean benitez, marlon d, aaron ross, ralf gum, master kev, jihad muhammad among others.

hot on the heels of sync 24s >we rock non-stop< ep cultivated electronics continues into 2010 with its second release for the year. ce006 sees miami meeting london via cuba, with interdimensional transmissions alpha 606 and cultivated label head sync 24 teaming up for their first full release. these two bubbly analogue electro jams follow up their 2009 debut on the touchin bass complilation >geometry<. the a sides >lunar passport< is a minimal, linear affair with stripped down 606 beats, rolling subs, clicky bass and a spooky lead line finished off with spacious pads. the flip sides >forest communication< leans more to the funky side with deep 808 kick drums, quirky sound effects and wet wobbly bass lines. watch out for various realeses from sync 24 this year on cultivated electronics including remixes from scape one, ed chamberlain and plant 43. as well as alpha 606s first long player on interdimensional transmissions scheduled for later in the year.

south london boy jitterbug drops his 2nd ep on uzuri after his well received debut >raw winter< early 2009. he pretty much continues where he left off. raw, deep cuts, strictly for the heads with even more attention to the detail. taking in disco, via chicago, detroit and london! a self assured 2nd ep and strictly unmissable!

james kumo grew up in kent but moved to london and later manchester. in february of 2008, his first ep got released on amsterdams ann aimee records, a delsin sublabel. 2009 saw one more release on ann aimee and a record for dan curtins metamorphic label. now curle is proud to announce james kumos next ep, featuring two original tracks and a remix by our compatriot and man of the moment, peter van hoesen.

supported by: reboot, sis, lauhaus, gregor tresher, marc romboy, matthias meyer, anthony collins, kabele & liebe ,.. debuting just in time to move summer dancefloors around the world, alex niggemann, superlounge and marc poppcke present their label: soulfooled - a new platform designed to welcome music enthusiasts, artists, dancers and performers to their own distinctive brand of house music. with a mission to mix club oriented production style, a passionately independent label identity, and the emotive deepness of house, it s no surprise that artists like till von sein, chopstick and david durango are already on board, as well as the gentlemen bringing you this first soulfooled release: audiofly and dualton.the double a side vinyl kicks off with backroom buziness by london/barcelona transplants audiofly.

another brutal speaker assault from the coinop camp! voted the worlds greatest label ever (repeatedly) by channel 4 viewers. nan-bangin says it all really - yet again the coinop massive (led by general mustard gunn) freak our minds and bootys with this, a very london affair....other than that theres not a lot to say for a label that has everyone hooked but our office highlight has to be the brilliant kanjis brand new vip remix of his own previously huge coinop track >drive you crazy<

following the stunning and bestselling debut from das volt has taken the lna boys a little longer than expected, but boy was it worth the wait ! having forged a keen army of converts to their late night audio club nights & establishing a reputation as one of london’s best underground parties, it was only a matter of time before they started their own label to release the music they & their party people love to dance to. expect the finest in deep electronic house, balearic boogie and italo flavours, all expertly mastered onto luxurious vinyl with slick graphic artwork. toby tobias really needs no introduction, his productions have graced some of the worlds finest underground labels, and his debut lp on matt radioslave edwards rekids won unanimous praise. macasu is a solid dancefloor piece, layers of slick percussion, plenty of low end girth and enough of tobys trademark dubbed-out and lysergic track trickery to usher in the summers al fresco dancing perfectly. the mighty danilo plessow, otherwise known as motor city drum ensemble is at the top of his game right now, selling crazy units on his raw cuts series & almost single-handedly converting an army of minimalistas into disco darlings ! in his own words made for breezy summernights, open air, near the beach, beautiful people around you, and the dj spinning slow sexy jams like this. enjoy! a killer release folks, which won’t be around for long !

another clubbanger from the london crew. ganez the terrible rocks!

originally recorded and produced in london by liam watson (white stripes, holly golightly, james hunter) at his analog mecca toe rag studios now treated and mistreated for a driving psychedelic dance floor stomper without comparison.

april 26th 2010 marks the release of the debut by london duo gold blood - the twilight language ep, released on human shield. with no official publicity to date, gold blood have already gained praise in high places due to their frenetic, hardcore-influenced electronic art pop, both on record and at their unique, compelling gigs.

nice price deal !!! the portraits series is a project born out of the meeting between music and art. the pictures on the record covers of the five releases are a sample of the photographic work of claudio gaiaschi, renowned milanese photographer, who shot dozens advertising campaigns for numerous international brands but also author of artistic pictures being showed at exhibitions in paris, london, new york, rome, baku, tblisi. claudio gaiaschi has been praised by masters artists of the photo like mario giacomelli and in tratti (the collection where the portraits series covers are taken from) he tells the stories of new families framing them in a non-pose having a result of >... pictures that last: in embarassment, in tenderness, in hostility. actual faces of ancestors.< (cit. nicola del falco)
supported by: thomas shumacher, brothers vibe, diesel (x-press 2), michel cleis, ughl, mihai popoviciu, alex neri, alex picone, federico grazzini, ...

the creative swing alliance consist of the 2 producers pablo valentino and steven-j. pablo is responsible for the faces records label & his recent subdivion called motor city drum ensemble. steven-j released records on compost records, soultronik & jazzmin and played double bass for the japanese jazz band >sleepwalker<. they both come from the city of strasbourg fr, shared turntables & droped parties for more than 10 years together. the concept for the csa project was very simple: they locked themselves for one week in pablos attic to work 7 days on 7 tracks all named after the days of the week. bonzzaj records selected for this 12inch their 3 favourite tracks: on >monday< pablo and steven-j created a heavy opener for their project. bumpy they riding their mpc with a deep diving bass and wonderful synths. simbad turned the original >monday< into a heavyweight soulful dancefloor filler mashed with good old west-london broken beats. an essential dj weapon! naturally within the week you can hear some different moods while other friends/artists where passing in the studio...for example on >thursday<, when kira neris joined the alliance to create a spaced-out and captivating disco journey with a wonderful soul sample. last but not least, >saturday<: dusty old jazz records and beat generation hip hop for the b-boys and b-girls! raw! strong stuff for fans of bullion, onra, the linkwood family, etc! limited edition... so you better watch out

querbeet durch die dance-szene: das englische erfolgsduo meldet sich zurück.

going home late one foggy night in london, i turn the corner to see my bus waiting at the bus stop, lights on, doors open, completely empty. i get on the bus and wait, a few minutes later the driver gets on, he was hiding behind a tree. now i always call it the ghostbus. stopping and starting, traveling along are the landscapes of sound recordings, perfectly balanced between synthetic and abstract layers of sounds. ghostbus invites you to travel along an electronic road of pulses and distortion, a travel between vintage and modern atmospheres, shifting into automatic vintage synthesis gears, a journey into the dark and cold nights of london. samp gives this music his trademark ambience in confined spaces sound, helped along by nax_acid both in collaboration and with his own edit version

producer toby leeming is making quite a name for himself. after a year of sowing the seeds on the underground, this london-based artist makes his first high profile release on arts newly formed dance division series. >messier 66< contains all the classic elements of pure dancefloor techno. driving ur style beats merge with basic channel chord delays - all underpinned by a menacing acid line. techno doesnt get any more sci-fi than the alien soundscapes of >anadine< - its classic detroit-inspired string stabs and abstract vocal washes are highlights of a frantic, scattering track that will keep the feet busy on the dancefloor. >paucity< ends this no-filler ep with its majestic, sweeping pads and uplifting melodies. the beats are still tough and relentless - making a perfect finale to the second release on arts dance division series.

inspired by nu-wave disco, italo disco, pop cliches and 60s glamour magazines: dutch band le le is a unique force. made up of parra, graphic talent par excellence, serge faberge (who used to be in the dutch rap-electro crew djvt) and rimer london (who has been part of the electro duo comtron).
their album le classics is a collection of weird electro funk songs. rough and lofi pop techno and fucked up house.…introducing the new art of >espernatology<: a crazy combination of different languages and fantasy words. the 10-track album will be released next week, meanwhile we are already putting out a limited 5-track album sampler (including special parra poster) on 12 inch vinyl.
dj-support by dj mehdi, headman, erol alkan, munk, telonius and many more!

nice price deal !!! idiot is already something of a hit with those whove heard it being played out, combining hard soca drums with lush ecstatic melodic synth harmonies and a driving bass with a strange 8-bit melody that stumbles and trips around the rhythm. its completely alien at first, but potent enough to stick in your ears until you might catch yourself humming the refrain when you least expect it. a unique and fantastic combination of compelling contemporary sounds! altered natives, aka north london producer danny native, whose track >rass out< was one of 2009s best, takes over the b-side with a remix that seems to reflect 20 years of british house music back on itself. just using the bleeps from the original tune, he echoes and morphs his own melody over stepping dubby kicks and snares and a dark, driving bassline

side a offers 2 tracks d-vote is the first. sort of downtempo, takes you by surprise and back an odd 20 years with this brilliant version on my mind is a little more upbeat. still attractively retro. side b the first track no more reminiscing of those vocal experiments in between rnb and house common to ny, london and detroit some years ago. it plays like a revival floor-filler. the second track on side b is got to have, more in the house realm, with heavier bass lines yet quite soulful by vocals and lyrics

fatima drops her first official solo release. after featuring on many of last years biggest tracks including shafiq husayns lil girl, floating points peroration five, tettorybads unite ,funkinevens, kleer as well as live collaborations with i.g cultures zen badizm workshop, the floating points ensemble and not to mentioned a recent live p.a. with slum village, its plain to see why the london resident is in such high demand. this 12 features production from the likes of dam funk, veebeeo and funkineven, and is an eclectic journey through the thoughts of this 24 year old, swedish born, east london based star. check!!

efdemins little vinyl imprint naif strikes back with number two feauring two of his favorite producers: juergen junker, the most underrated producer, dj and live act from london on one side and efdemins long time friend and partner (together as pigon) rndm, who so far released on dial and its sub-imprint laid.

following his acclaimed collaboration on strut with the heliocentrics, the father of ethio jazz presents his brand new studio album, >mulatu steps ahead< for 2010. the album explores new directions in fusions of western jazz with ethiopian modes, moving forward the pioneering sound mulatu developed during the Ê60s and Ê70s, showcased on the recent strut compilation >new york / addis / london<.

blind minded lives in london and is famous for his live appearances and has his third release with trapez ltd with >mr propre<. his first two release on trapez ltd was supported heavily and where charted by the italoboyz so weare looking forward to his follow up. >mr. propre< is the return of what used to be of the detroit sound blended with modern spontaneous changes in mood and crossovers which will put a smile on your face. >mr. propre< is the most technoid of all three tracks, whereas >jazz 2 me< is a bassline monster, with vocalquotes about jazz music stating it as >a state of life<, >something that you live!<. altogether a sexy cool groover! >the melting freak< is the most deep of all three tracks. here you can hear blind minded playing his analogue instruments (also a real 808 drum machine) being funky and cool rather than going for cheap thrills.

self defence proudly returns with our second release, with oldschool veteran russ gabriel. hes been releasing techno tracks since 1993, and has established a morethan- solid reputation through releases on his own liss, hampshire-based ferox (until 2000) and more recent sestra labels, as well as on carl craigs planet-e, peacefrog records, force-inc, soma recordings, mobilee records, and others. with ears wide open to techno pouring out of detroit, the netherlands, and elsewhere, gabriels done the global circuit as a dj and has laid down roots in detroit, london, and germany. the three-track novowooks ep finds him showcasing his ample talents on the sdf labels sophomore release

a double welcome for zntn and shit robot new members of the astro lab familly, london based but comes from lisboa camp, after the photonz goncalo (zntn) is our second potuguese discovery, we are really happy to release his first ep on astro lab, >way back home< is just a crazy uptempo track, dancefloor oriented with some weird beats and synth.. just in order to do a fat release we asked shit robot to do his interpretation of the way back home, big fan of marcus work since long time, after solid remix of smd two amazing releases on dfa we are very proud to get him on board! as the original, his remix is highly recommended for big dancefloor!! already supported by optimo, ivan smagghe, tim sweeney and more! dont sleep - ultra limited as usual and nice artwork by mvdr.

starting the year off with this cracking deep ep by our new guys on dirt crew, the runners ! after their extremely succesfull first 12 inch in the beginning of last year which featured the stunning jay shepheard remix they are ready to deliver the next dose of classic house grooves that range from deep house to the more techy edges of electronic dance music. the four originals on this ep alone stand out and keep dirt crew recordings headed towards the future of true deepnes. but as we are real purveyors of soulfull rolling beats we had to add once more one of our favourite producers in the scene to do a remix, this time its our friend from barcelona soul minority who has gained great respect with his cool deep house records over the past years, especially his latest releases on pack up and dance were amongst our most played tracks last year. so here you have it! a great start and there is more coolnes to follow this year! stay tuned and stay deep!

the ministry of sound is dance musics most iconic institution. the south london venue has remained at the forefront of cutting edge club culture for over 18 years, its underground roots always intact...

introductions ep, part 1... marks the initiation for the moscow records imprint and the launch of a series of eps to feature on the label focused solely on introducing fresh, young, creative producers to the scene. in part 1 we are proud to introduce two exciting new london talents in archie hamilton and alexqbit, alongside the berlin based greek producer keinton. the ep is perfectly pitched for the morning dawn that follows the long northern winter nights, with warm latin-grooves drifting into deeper soundscapes and subtly euphoric builds. released as 200 exclusive limited edition vinyls!

seasoned producer, musician and dj, mike monday has always been at the forefront of the uks electronic music scene. his skills have been honed and developed through years in the late 90s spent producing a variety of styles of music. time well spent indeed as this fertile training ground prepared him for the presentation of his critically acclaimed 2nd studio album, songs without words. heavily influenced by the dubstep and funky scene, yoppul has the ethnic sounds of london written all over it. its warm drums sounds, hefty bass and quirky melodies epitomize mikes signature sound and are a tribute to the soundtrack that is currently ruling his citys streets

big with martinez , loco dice, karotte, gregor tresher, jimster, johnny d, audiofly,lemos, antony collins, nick curly, gorge, ray okpara, marc romboy,.. welcome hector & pablo cahn to the 8bit family. based in london and already known from releases and remixes on mobilee, crosstown rebels, supernature and cadenza the 2 djs and producers do their first release on 8bit records. hypnotic arrangements, catchy vocal snippets and rollin basslines dominate the tracks and create pure energy on the dancefloor.

it was only a matter of time. two genre-defining artists together ... pop music and dance musics most famous arbiters of taste, collaborating at last. dj hells >u can dance< is an interpretation of an unreleased bryan ferry song, but its one that reflects a perfect melding of two distinct personalities, a record that sounds as if the voice and music were made for each other.
hell, of course, has been riding high on the success of >teufelswerk<, his masterpiece of a double album, a journey replete with fruitful experiments and club bombs. one that has yielded both massive hits and not a tiny bit of controversy along the way. ferry, meanwhile, has been as busy as ever—recording a new album, performing in places as far afield as siberia, opening up the cannes film festival ... basically just being bryan ferry.
and now here they are together ... it all started in 2006 when hell dropped in to meet ferry at his west london studio. at first they discussed hell remixing an old roxy music track, and then it turned into something else - something new (u can dance).
they had similar impressions of one another — hell: >i was impressed by his aura and his look.<, ferry: >he impressed us with his sophistication and charm.< fast forward a few years later, and hell is hard at work on teufelswerk and putting the finishing touches on the aforementioned song titled >u can dance<, a serpentine moroder-esque disco burner. with the help of old friend peter kruder, of kruder and dorfmeister fame, hell fashioned the song into a smoldering nine-minute highlight of the double disc set, in which ferry turns in a typically assured vocal performance.
ferry may seem like an unexpected fan of dance, but hes been going to clubs since he was a teenager, and in his lengthy career hes worked with legends such as nile rodgers of chic and david williams from michael jacksons band. >its always a pleasure to work with people from that genre, who follow a singular groove.<
the single follows in the wake of hells >the dj feat. p. diddy< which has won over floors and critics alike with its nearly 30-minute radio slave remix and fine work from the likes of deetron, jay haze and others. on >u can dance< hell and ferry have similarly pulled out all the stops for the remixes, gathering up work from the grammy-nominated producer carl craig, dfa mainstay tim goldsworthy and pop electro superstars simian mobile disco.

what a start into 2010. tokyos mega house hero satoshi tomiie is making his debut on stir15 with big time support from keepers of the house motorcitysoul. originally planned for digital release only on new york based saw recordings satoshi, hector and the motorcitysoul guys decided to license the original & remixes also to c rocks stir15 outlet to keep vinyl alive and all vinyl djs and lovers in the loop! the music speaks for itself. fat house with oldskool elements but not sounding anachronistic at all. even more, all four mixes made big waves already at green&blue festival and at cocoon london / matter with massive feedback! a sure shot for all house and techhouse heads and a very welcome relief from the current nonpersonal toolhouse releases out there. keep vinyl alive - we take you back to basics!