earlier this year, danish electronic pioneers laid back released uptimistic music vol 1., their first studio album since 2004. the duos long-awaited comeback was followed by critical acclaim and a series of live performances. while playing festivals in ibiza, georgia, denmark and the faroe islands last summer, john guldberg and tim stahl took the time to put the finishing touches on their upcoming release: uptimistic music, a double album featuring vol.1 and a second record of unreleased material.

phil weeks is a house music purist. whether djing or producing, the parisian with the huge personality delivers raw beats influenced in equal measure by classic chicago house and nu-school french flair, underpinned with a hip-hop attitude. his long running robsoul recordings also defines him as one of the most skilled label heads in underground house music

after the phenomenal acid pauli get lost v album, totally enormous extinct dinosaurs has mixed the next in the dj mix series, get lost vi. teed delivers a fantastic sonic collage over a double cd,including a new exclusive track by teed and eats everything. programed over two cds the first cd features the more eclectic side of orlandos dj style whilst cd2 is more club orientated dj mix. the album is full of rarities and cutting edge house and techno expertly programmed and mixed by orlando.

in on my way, a rich cultural heritage has been distilled into an upfront album of burning dance floor action, showing us why the bbe-crowned king of digging has for so long remained a formidable, worldwide musical icon.

horror inc.s first full length album montreals marc leclair, a long time buddy of perlon and also known to some as akufen, delivers 10 tracks and takes us on a very personal trip through the depths of booh. dont miss horror inc.s fabulous live-set, as he is currently on tour

after being back in business for about 2 years and releasing plenty of digital singles & eps by various brilliant producers all around the world, beatalistics records is ready to take the next logical step. we are diving into summer 2013 with the perfect soundtrack for warm, long and intensive nights! this years cd compilation *hi intensity* contains 14 tracks for your body, your mind and your soul.

tabu records re-born for 2013! the earth has music for those who listen!expande edition feat. bonus tracks and band new liner notes

scott mou, known as one half of the duo jane Ð the folk techno drone duo he had with panda bear - aswell as part of manhattans famous record store other music, debuts with his soloproject queens. johan jacobsen describes the wonderful music of queens in oxymorons, colorful monochrome, myopic depth, sad joy, driven slowness, enlightened darkness, universal intimacy, ethereal earthboundness ... as it should be. queens is one of those wonderful artists who are hard to catch on the fly, who escapes easy definition. his music is an unexpected and unimagined universe ready to be explored, and it s a universe that is wonderful to be in. when dial records david lieske and peter kersten listened to a performance of their new york based friend in 2009, it was one of those unforgettable unique experiences you only have once in a long while these days. the idea of releasing an album was born. the production of end times involved other labelmates such as phillip sollmann aka efdemin (recording), kassian troyer (mixing) and hendrik weber, who once joined a life performance on stage with scott mou in 2012.

david august has waited quite a long time, cancelling all gigs for a year to fulfill himself in his musical yearnings in a very personal album. it is an intimate production, realising his fanatic dedication, of which love in all its facettes is the main motive. the listener will find his own emotional journey in it, starting with help me through, a journey leading to david augusts world and soul.

syclops is trio sven kortehisto, hanna sarkari and jukka kantonen. first to appear on a bubble tease 12inch in 2001, followed by two singles for tirk and finally with the debut album >ive got my eye on you< on dfa in 2008. >a blink of an eye< is the long awaited successor with 10 tracks of future funk. ranging from the nastiness of >jump bugs< to the fragile beauty >ray & claire< its classic syclops all the way.produced by maurice fulton.

cult combo hiem finally get round to releasing their first full length long player escape from division street through the new startalk international imprint

special double cd , compiled and mixed by al kent. even more rare disco & soul uncovered ! cd 1 = mixed by al kent. cd 2 = unmixed , dj friendly as well

m=minimal released the vinyl of this classic record last year and as the cd has been unavailable for a long time too, we decided to make a special edition.

rinse fm begann 1994 als radiostation fŸr jungle, dem vorlaeufer von drum n bass. diese compilation ist zusammengestellt von uncle dugs, der seit jahren eine feste groesse bei rinse-fm und in ganz europa als dj bekannt.

rising electronic producer mario basanov releases his highly sought after debut album with long time label partners needwant records this autumn.

ewan robertson aka offshore meldet sich nach zwei gro§artigen eps nun mit seinem debŸtalbum auf big dada zurŸck. musikalisch Ÿberzeugt offshore auf ganzer linie. ob 90s electronica a la boards of canada, post-dubstep bis hin zu hip hop, grime und minimal funk, mit bake haus lŠsst er keine wŸnsche offen. mit dem album gelingt robertson der sprung vom geheimtipp in die erste liga der post-dubstep produzenten. ein vorzŸgliches album!

delta swamp setzen die reise in das herz des us-amerikanischen suedens fort mit einer mischung zwischen country, rock und r&b

welcome o the new compilation from >firence angel<.its been a eventful year, this is the fierce disco compilation incl. tracks by black magic disco, louis la roche, kris menace, inaya day allstars

the electric dominance forms resistance! germanys gate to the stars of the international electrofunk, bass & breaks scene Ð dominance electricity Ð is back in effect with the long awaited follow up to last years interstellar >astronauten< ep by dagobert & kalson.
the new various artist compilation album electrofunk resistance transports twelve perfectly sexy shaped electrofunk & adult robotpop jams. carefully selected from three continents, the songs draw a colorful mosaic of different electrobreak-styles all sharing an extra dose of funk. for the perfect unity of sound and vision, the accompanying cover-artwork is provided by none other than japans legendary sexy robot illustrator hajime sorayama.

two classic albums on one cd! the first coba gooding album love dancer. digitally remastered from original motown tapes!

body language vol. 12 ist die erste mix-cd von catz n dogz. ausgewaehlt haben sie aeltere platten von j. antoni, rhythm plate, schatrax oder gant, die auch fŸr die allermeisten gut informierten house-heads neuland sein duerften. daneben stehen exklusive tracks von neuen talenten wie eats everything, chmara winter, trikk oder squarehead, auf die catz n dogz durch deren demos aufmerksam geworden sind. au§erdem sind so klangvolle namen wie chez damier oder soul clap mit tracks bzw. remixen dabei

its been four long years since glissando released the critically acclaimed with our arms wide open we march towards the burning sea and the duo finally return this november with a new record the world without us.

despite the many years still ahead of him, rone has already come a long way, being one of the most acclaimed young french musicians on the electronic scene. his videos have spread all over the world wide web with the speed of light and his powerful liveset has been appreciated from sonar festival to panorama bar. three years have passed since the release of spanish breakfast and now his next album, tohu-bohu (hurly-burly), is coming out via infine.

daphni aka caribou mit seiner elektronischen seite... 9 meilensteine !

circlesquare aka jeremy shaw is back with his long-awaited second album >songs about dancing and drugs<.

sound signature release of the long overdue 10 track debut album of marcellus pittman showcasing his talents

back from mystery city follows a similar blueprint, with the core duo employing a cast of live musicians (including string ensembles, brass ensembles and the prague symphony orchestra) to perform their organic disco compositions. all of the tracks were composed, arranged and produced by maccari and bellentani and recorded in rome in 2010 and 2011.

hardcore is not a trend but a lifestyle. the genre that once has grown in the netherlands, has also proven to survive in the underground when the hype in the late 90s seemed to be over. the ultimate hardcore collection proves that in this music genre there is still enough development and that the majority of dutch artists are still leading. the ultimate hardcore collection volume 2 compiles the freshest and most important records at the moment on two cd mixes. to make a long story short: for those who find hard not hard enough, this is the cd that you really must have!

sunburned reggae incl. johnny clarke, barry brown, horace andy and many more

uk electronic musician mr fogg returns in 2012 with his second long-player, the follow-up to 2010s debut >moving parts<.

following a busy year of stylistically varied releases under various guises on his own magic + dreams label, ralph cumbers delivers his first long-player for punch drunk. with a title lifted from the lysergic prose of a brian aldiss novel and grooves informed by the loopier, more martian aspects of chi-town jack and detroit techno-soul, reeling skullways marks a subtle, but highly alluring development in the evolution of cumbers primary recording project.

its a great honour for us to be able to present conrad schnitzlers last work. endtime will be released as dlp, cd and download. only a few days before he passed away last august, he created this unique, almost 70 minutes long work. 36 parts mixed into each other create a walk through his entire work. this record is not only for fans of conrad schnitzler. its like a trip through 40 years of electronic music. conrad schnitzler once more shows how strong his influence has marked young artists like emeralds and oneohtrix point never. wihtout his solo works and his projects kluster, tangerine dream and eruption electronic music wouldnt be the same. the tracks on the vinyl edition are in the order sides a,c,b,d. this allows you to make your own mix of this big work.

nickel and penny are twin sides of the same eccentric coin, and that coin was chicagos no.1 dusties dj richard pegue. he was the writer,arranger and producer of some of the most beautiful chicago soul records in the 60s and 70s..

dj format with his funky / hip hop statement... check

electro !!

when grammy award winning producer lil louie vega signed me to his renown imprint vega records he assumed the position of executive producer for invocation. with this cam five more masterpieces to include to the already twenty tracks i had created while in belgium and africa. under the guise of louie i was able to fly to the the us and work with some artist that i really looked up to.the album was a succession of blessings after blessings. i received the support from devoted singers, songwriters, musicians, and friends who truly believed in the project and helped me with their contributions. invocation has been a long time coming but i couldnt have asked for a better time. i feel that all the stars are aligned and for the first time people are really going to experience boddhi satva in his truest form

kitsune parisien incl. tomorrows world, slowdance, exotica, about the girl, nameless, lescop and many more

sunny vibes, coole beats und entspannte house-sounds liefern den perfekten soundtrack fŸr ein relaxtes lebensgefuehl! der perfekte soundtrack fŸr bars, strand und natuerlich auch das heimische wohnzimmer. auf zwei cds setzt das britische compilation imperium ministry of sound erneut die messlatte ein stueck hoeher. 40 tracks inkl. fritz kalkbrenner, orbital, deadmau5, azari & iii, moguai u.v.a.!

the fruit tree foundation is an independent project that grew from the scottish mental health arts and film festival. ed by emma pollock (formerly of the delgados) and rod jones (idlewild), the fruit tree foundation also features james graham (twilight sad), scott hutchison (frightened rabbit), jill o sullivan (sparrow and the workshop), alasdair roberts, james yorkston, karine polwart and jenny reeve. the artists wrote and rehearsed the album over a long weekend in a remote perthshire farmhouse and recorded the final album in chem19 studios. the songs were written with a view to focussing on issues of mental health and wellbeing. artwork design by aidan moffat.

wit, wisdom and soul from the king of calypson 1960 - 1976!

following on from the debut artist album from marco bailey and the second album from guy j which have both been well received internationally amongst press and public alike as well as huge compilation releases from label owner john digweed himself in the form of the structures and bedrock 12 releases. following on from the second instalment of the structures series bedrock proudly present the debut artist album from rising star stelios vassiloudis titled -it is what it is-. a fantastic double cd release showcasing forward thinking music and once again showing why bedrock is one of the leading labels in the electronic scene. in addition to the many original pieces of work on this album, stelios has also teamed up with a vast array of talented vocalists and song writers. -the z- is a collaboration between himself and sasse who owns and releases music on his esteemed mood music label. based in berlin sasse has a long history of successful releases and support from some of the biggest names in the scene. john dalagelisinvolvement with the project (he co-engineered and co-produced the continuous mixes) resulted in him contributing his songwriting and studio finesse to -sunrise on the avenue-. john runs the very hip dieb audio imprint and has released music on a wide variety of labels over the years. the album is rich with the many vocal talents it hosts with notable contributions from the likes of astrid suryanto, tomomi ukomori, anna maria x and darren murray. astrid has an established history of working with some of the greatest names in electronic music such as todd terry, king britt, dj yellow and morgan page as well as a plethora of great labels like nervous, plastic city and armada amongst many others. based in japan, tomomi ukomori has also worked on stellar releases with key labels in that territory like avex, apt international and green parrot recordings working with the likes of mathias kaden, hernan cattaneo, omb and hideo kobyashi. anna maria x is a name synonymous with the music scene in greece whether it be as a dj or a producer/singer. anna has been one of the main names in the electronic scene being involved in clubs, radio and of course a whole host of releases with her studio partner, gpal.

mad decent is proud to announce our very own -mad decent volume 1- compilation, featuring 18 tracks hand selected by our leader diplo from his favorite overlooked remixes of past releases plus a variety of new music from our next crop of artists. the compilation presents a selection of mad decent artist who ve helped shape the labels unique personality since inception. featuring huge new remixes of classics such as bosco delreys -wild one- (reset! remix) and malucas -el tigeraso- (sticky k remix) to unreleased gems like boy 8-bit -house on the hill- and dillon francis -beautician 2.0-, to in your face bangers like ruskos -everyday- (netsky remix). mad decent vol. 1 is as much a showcase of the labels biggest names and tracks as it is an illustration of its incessant efforts to bring new genres and cultures to light. the label has come a long way from the underground philly scene where it all started, collecting a diversified group of artists along the way. from blaqstarr, to rusko, to savage skulls and po po, the sound and influences come from all over the world, and somehow work together to form a unified front of weirdos that make music outside the lines.

2011 album from the australian deep funk quartet. look out watch out builds upon the diamond hard and gritty funk and soul template they established with their self titled 2009 debut long player. not content to return with simply more of the same, look out, watch out expands the groups sound and repertoire, featuring as it does, incredible new vocalist may johnston, guest contributions from renowned randa khamis and roxie ray, a choice cover version plus original tracks augmented with some raucous and heavy brass.

its been a long time coming but loxy and resounds debut album -burning shadows- has finally arrived on dbridges exit imprint and its a ragga infused tech drum n bass belter. the albums 13 tracks feature eerie sci-fi style atmospheric soundscapes with plenty of menacing dub bass and sparse d n b percussion. stand out tracks are -sin city- with its fear inducing acidic bass line and half time feel (think of it as the perfect music for the chase scene from ridley scotts -alien-), and -conqueror x- with its deep dark repetitive bass line.