nearly 10 years on from it’s last release, phantom audio relaunches on march 11th 2013¬†and what better way to start than to go back to the very beginning! ¬†originally released on dec 6th 1999, phantom force went on to become one of the legendary dnb anthems, still being heard in sets today. fracture tears it apart and takes it right into 2013 with a mammoth half-stepping groove, led by those familiar pounding stabs, nervous strings and teasing break edits. digital & spirit go to work on backlash themselves, harking back to an era where the beats where dirty and the mood was heavy for a trademark slice of sub-heavy organised breakbeat chaos

mammoth remix package from marcel dettmann (in low key but high impact mode!) + bubbling talent, answer code request... they just keep coming with it! tip!

after a superb 2011 for crosstown rebels, they are now proud to present their next album, amirali >in time<. tipped as a one to watch for 2012 (mixmag), iranian/canadian producer amiralis debut album is truly exceptional, a subtle combination of house, techno, funk, electronica and downbeat with indie sensibilities. the album is reminiscent of depeche mode, radiohead, underworld and art department all through a modern electronic paradigm. amirali features on vocals on the album and is already being widely, regarded as one of the most accomplished debut albums of recent years. his recent single beautiful world (featuring remixes from deniz kurtel, daniel bortz & hrdvsion) was met with rapturous appeal gaining an ever-increasing legion of fans. in time is a fantastic body of work, from the hit singles my way, beautiful world and just an illusion to the down tempo painting on a canvas and last words, the album is full of beautiful sonic vignettes. other highlights include the broken beat whisper, the infectious hear me and the mammoth sounds of my life. just an illusion will be released shortly after the album featuring mk, franck roger and appleblim remixes. amirali has succeeding in producing a mesmeric and consummate body of work. the album has already been playlisted on npr and looking like another big album release for crosstown rebels.

local talk is proud to present the first release on their sub-label 1nce again. this is where we bring back classic and forgotten house gems from back in the day with new mixes and reworks. for our first release we have gone back to 97 and a producer known and respected worldwide in the house music community with more than 200 production credits under his belt. joshua michaels aka joshua iz perhaps best known for his collabs with dwayne washington as iz & diz but has of course used many other pseudonyms over the years for releases on labels like prescription, balance, classic, junior boys own, om and guidance. the return was first released on heard, sub-label to tom middletons evolution / universal language productions ltd. using his moniker circulation. the track can easily be described as a mammoth house track, clocking in just over 12 minutes. its one of those pieces of music that’s stood the test of time and why iz has been a major force in electronic music for so many years. on the flip much hyped duo prommer & barck stripped it down from its original costume leaving not much left of the source material resulting in something that we best could describe as old school warehouse meets uk bass. its pretty raw and definitely a basement sureshot!

following the mammoth >dynamite & laserbeamsy< remix package and a stream of hard hitting releases in 2011 from fergie himself, excentric muzik turns to arjun vagale to provide the 38th exm release as he makes his full debut on the label...

for his inaugural outing on under the shade, james johnston delivers a deep and heavy house workout with three original belters that all seem to evolve and grow from a slow sauntering groovers into mammoth club rumblers. slow in tempo but huge in delivery all teeter around the lower pace of the house spectrum but as james layers them up all become so crammed with content they bust out at the seems and drive home in splendid fashion. also included is a killer andy ash remix of >there is always time to change< that boosts the tempo and utilizes the underlying disco sample to devastating effect.

one of the stand out moments and most in demand club tracks from the simon baker >traces< album returns in remixed form, alongside the vinyl edit of simons original. its taken us a while to get pokerflat head honcho and all round german house music legend steve bug on board for a remix, but its worth the wait as he delivers a lesson in refined, deep house music. next up burnski and robert james deliver a mammoth, hypnotic jam that twists and turns for 10 minutes and still leaves you wanting more.

boy 8-bits first release for turbo is highlighted by >yard birds<, an otherworldly piece of electro funk with a mammoth elastic bassline and actual birdsong samples!

1999 classic!! includes swag dub mix!!

everythings here is a special record. constructed to epic proportions typical of a danny howells production, this is a building track for the bigger rooms. evolving through swaying drum patterns and a gentle rising and falling melody, the moment comes from the mammoth pads in the break. liquid thang is a funked up floor-mover for the tail end of summer. jazzed up by splashes of horns and flutes, there is a clear old-school feel to the track that marries neatly with the low-down bass grooves, cosmic-sounding distorted keys and chopped up vocal refrains. smooth and shiny!

soma proudly launch somabeta, the imprints offshoot tailored for new emerging talent. as part of somas continuing support of new music somabeta will provide an avenue for fresh, upcoming producers to have their work released on scotlands biggest exporter of electronic music, welcoming work from artists around the world. the label commences with an incredible double a-side due for release in january 09. audiofillia are production duo andy dabula from argentina and daniel jaramillo from ecuador. together they create a unique combination of sci-tec atmospheres, sweet latin flavoured grooves and deep melodic sounds. on the flip is somas techno menace, lets go outside. after lgo conducted a mammoth remix competition earlier in 2008 in association with the foem community of young artists, jean ramesse came out as winner and finally makes his soma debut here with his remix of >you make me struggle<. his remix is a thunderous rampage on the original, playing with dynamic in the extreme, toying with your ears until one final, massive jacking session finishes you off

killer two tracker !! thirtyonetwenty presents a new artist to our growing roster of international talent. fabio giannelli takes us to the carribean with the wonederfully titled trinidad e taboga, lumber up & limbo down to this tribal floorfiller killer, a solid pumping mammoth that keeps pace until the delay soaked breakdown adds another dimension, when the beats drop back in, the crowd is rocked to the maxx. madrugada on the flip is a massive hypnotic chicago styled jack monster .. solid, reliable & liable to destroy any floor where its dropped.. now.drop down give me twenty.. work that body cmon now

sebastien leger continues his rampant return to form which has seen his superbly received cover of nights of the jaguar become one of the biggest tracks of the year and then to progress to the terra 2008 release to this new 2 track monster on his own mistakes music imprint. the a side is a mammoth club banger with builds and synths that just twist you inside out in a monstrous way with their incessant rhythm. the flip side is a perfect compliment being a super funky affair with nice swinging percussion and subtle synths with groovy driving sub bassline. another march upwards for sebastien. expect massive dj support

hailing from toronto and now residing in berlin by way of brussels. aschka is a rising star on the european music circuit. she makes her us premiere on defchild with two deep and melodic excursions. on remix detail, chicagos kate simko (kupei musika, spectral, peacefrog) delivers an exquisitely evocative downtempo remix of rain, while new yorks stefny (addon, hector works) serves up a mammoth mix thats a playful and jacking reinterpretation of sensoreality.

this is music for the masses at those cozy, thick houses and at the same time for mammoth scale productions which move the heavenly bodies. jenas douglas greed on remix duties here.

-limited one sided release- miami summer hit !!! hammered by pete tong, steve angello, axwell, eric prydz… this release is the highly anticipated john dahlback track >everywhere<. after a mammoth seven plays from pete tong (including being the essential n

this is the first 12inch outing from new electro dance label defdrive. it includes some very exciting mixes. radio slaves mammoth rhythmic techno workout with all the atmospheric foreboding you d expect, is backed with a punchy tech-house workout from rob mello - which is perfectly accompanied by a disco flavoured vocal mix from magik johnson of 33hz the much touted 33hz from nyc

mike humphries pulls on his punish boots again and lays down three cuts of mammoth funk!!

megaphat twisted tribal tune // wally lopez rmx

er ist australier, doch lebt in island. sein letztes albums aurora (mute) sorgte fŸr furore. a new kind of force and momentum on the back of whiplashing electronics, beschrieb pitchfork das werk. durch den erfolg beflŸgelt, kollaborierte er jŸngst mit kŸnstlern wie the swans und tim hecker. bevor diesen herbst sein neues studio-album erscheint, legt er nun mit -music from fortitude- den soundtrack zu der tv-serie fortitude vor. die von sky atlantic produzierte serie, gilt als nordic noir par excellence. die musik von ben frost begleitet die cineastische bilderwelt kongenial: dŸstere sounds šffnen weitlŠufige rŠume und ziehen den hšrer hypnotisch in ihren bann.

seinen ursprung hat das holi in indien, wo es einmal im jahr als eines der heiligsten feste zelebriert wird. alle menschen bewerfen sich an diesem tag mit buntem pulver. alle schranken der gesellschaft scheinen aufgehoben, jeder ist bunt, jeder ist gleich. genau dieses gefŸhl entfaltet sich auf den festplŠtzen des holi farbrausch festivals. in zahlreichen stŠdten kann man einen tag voller farbe, abwechslungsreicher musik angesagter djs, indischer live-kŸnstler und einer atemberaubenden bŸhnen-show erleben.

counting almost three years in the game now, demand records have set themselves a mammoth task. to continually release music that cuts through the mounting levels of hype that surround the drum and bass scene of 2013 while retaining an edge of experimental innovativeness is no easy feat. luckily, by pushing the task onto the greatest talents of the deep, dark and creative side of the scene, the label have achieved exactly what they set out to do. drum & bass on demand 2 is a collection of darkly intelligent beats from some of the labels biggest stars, as well as some incredible new talents.

3 cds! classic & future anthems! incl. swedish house mafia, alesso vs.one republic, tiesto, david guetta, faithless, calvin harris, nicky romero!

continuing their policy of investing in white-hot, breakthrough talent, toolroom records enlist australian dj/producer dirty south to provide a mix for the prolific toolroom knights series. the strength of this double disc release lies with a carefully selected array of floor-destroying house tracks that have been hand-picked from a vast array of production talent from across the globe. there is a cunning blend of classic us sounds, techno and electro-influenced cuts and dirty souths own releases that bubble together in a mammoth, musical melting pot.