arguably all but the most dedicated fans will have long forgotten most significant beat, a post industrial early 90s techno project from former clock dva man maurizio martinucci and esplendor geonetrico s saverio evangelista. this surprise vinyl compilation tells the story of their previously cd-only late 90s work, throwing in a previously unheard workout, the angular rhythms and sheffield bleeps of geometric state for good measure. for the most part, the material has aged remarkably well, and sits somewhere between the forthright madness of autechre, the spacey techno of detroit-via-frankfurt (see amy tekno) and the buzzing intensity of surgeon.

this compilation comes on four lp s with a total of sixteen tracks. more than twenty artists in the electronic music scene surrounding the neustadtmusik label participated on this project. new artist collaborations were formed, knowledge exchanged and experiments tried. these sixteen tracks are as diverse and interesting as they are to us a valuable outcome of the project. from chillout to rather straight techno, there is a wide variety of electronic music styles represented on the lp s. hence it is worth to take a listen to that compilation for all lovers of electronic music.

premiere bei riotvan! mit dieser ep erscheint erstmals material auf dem leipziger label, das nicht in dessen unmittelbarem einzugsgebiet ersonnen wurde. das hat natürlich noch lange nichts damit zu tun, dass es gerade in der stadt an heißem output mangeln würde. nein, diese fünf thomalla-nummern sind nur einfach zu gut, als das man sie irgendeinem anderen label hätte überlassen dürfen. sobald der name thomalla fällt, sollten sowieso augenblicklich sämtliche geschmacks-indikatoren alarm schlagen. man kennt den herren als knöpfchendreher im the/das live-ensemble sowie von seinen releases auf krakatau und running back und demnächst auch permanent vacation.

nicolas villebrun, half of society of silence and acid square dance, is putting out his first solo album on fragil musique, accurately titled « snare roll lp ». villebrun only needed a couple of recording sessions during a short period of time, to put the whole thing out from a unique set up. although an accomplished musician, tite seems to leave his technical skills aside when crafting his music, embracing all the spontaneity one would expect from a techno producer. listening to the lp, the title starts to make sense. when the snares are not rolling, the smooth basslines take over, strongly dragging bodies towards the dance floor. hungry man, move into hell, a white track, and the amazing the bell glides are among those. basslines curved as a horse s behind, subtly swifting through the air, are playing around with smartly spread out rhythms and textures. tite comes up with nine commonly grounded tracks, but with the necessary talent and sharpness to produce a resolutely fine, homogeneous, and yet diversified techno lp.

enduring ambient and soundtrack specialist john beltran has finished another full length album for delsin records. entitled espais, it lands in summer 2015 and features 17 beautiful tracks that range from dreamy and heavenly to more meaning and moving. emotional from start to finish, it once again finds beltran using moderns tools and techniques with classical musical values. part synthetic and machine made, part organic and natural, it is another fine opus from the michigan man.

the people behind the amazing mareh festival in brasil (the southern hemisphere s answer to electric elephant), drop yet more top drawer music as their label journey continues to gain strength. set in the lush settings of bahia where day blends into night and sun into moon, mareh continues to attract some first class artists from around the world to release on their imprint. the second release kicks off with glasgow based production wizard the revenge letting loose a late night groove that takes a blissful string sample and then works it for the dance floor. it s top stuff from the man with the roaring grooves. and rumours have it that the revenge himself will be headlining at this year s legendary nye event in bahia alongside tim sweeney, pete herbert & dicky trisco. next up is berlin based disco and house aficionado eddie c who drops an uber cool, cut up disco chugger that is likely to work your sunset and early morning sets to the max. mareh favourite pete herbert then steps up to the controls and delivers an upbeat, balearic dance floor banger that hits all the right notes and then hits them again. you can almost smell the hierbas on this one! last but not least, tokyo based englishman max essa delivers an electronic ode to late night dancing and early morning dips as he joins the dots between the tokyo underground and the fresh bahian surf. wonderful stuff. so mareh really are out to pull in a truly global sound to their label outing with glasgow, berlin, london, ibiza and tokyo all represented as well as their spiritual homelands sao paulo, and of course the place where it all happens each new year... bahia.

emotional response open the secret circuit archives to some of eddie ruschas contemporaries from the city of angels for a fine exercise in how to do a remix 12inch. first up is suzanne kraft, aka diego herrera who forms one half of blase along with ruscha in his hands the crazy afro-stylings of afrobotics are pulled towards the dancefloor, adding percussion and sirens, forging the originals vibes in to a ethno-beat club jam that is all about that heads down moment. next up the samps turns shockers into a warped mesh of psychedelic dance, whilst superior elevations tom noble adds some killer boogie vibes to underdogs. finally sun araw man cameron stallones appears under rare alter-ego aristrocrat p. child to re-edit roll in superb fashion

180 copies worldwide, mint sealed stock imported from salsoul offices nyc - original 1996 stock!

after a recent excursion on theo parrish’s sound signature label these two pioneering legends of uk music return to eglo records for another heavyweight jaunt through broken house and boogie. ep opener black is key has already been making noise throughout the underground and the rest are set to do the same, another stone cold classic! artwork by sassy j.

the faze action brothers released their fifth studio album entitled body of one last year and to continue the celebration they have recruited some heavy weight talents to give their spin on three tracks from that album. first, the brothers take on the remix duties of magic touch, giving it a dub house reboot that could be the sound track to countless sunsets this summer. next up is a deft dub mix of the same track by maxidiscs cohort and globe trotting dj, dicky trisco. on the flip side we have the balearic powerhouse that is phil mison, remixing echoes of your mind into an electronic, down tempo feast with additional bass, guitar and keyboard played by the man himself. the final mix on this 12inch is provided by emotional response curator and head honcho stuart leath under his chuggy guise, delivering an organic dub mix of faze actions floating world

on their 2013 debut album voyage, l.a. duo de lux introduced their singular sound, a fusion of post-punk, disco, funk and synth wizardry. fun though voyage was, described by the guardian as -intricate, witty, inventive, dazzling and by dj mag as fresh, immediate, for their follow-up, de lux felt compelled to add an element of social commentary to the mix.

scandinavian man of mystery tom of finland, once known as one of the most influential erotic visual artists of the 20th century, now shows his prowess for sexy edits on his first outing for razor-n-tape. a quartet of disco heaters, slow burners, and summer anthems comprise this tight little package, so assume the position cuz these 12 inches are going deep in ya!

2015 repress ...walk on in, walk on in, walk on in…. these are the words you ve no doubt heard reverberating around clubs and festivals all year. the man behind this gospel-powered beast is none other than welsh-born, berlin residing doc daneeka. walk on in will be released on 4th november on limited vinyl and digital, with the slightly darker but equally demolition friendly b-side trife pt ii. support so far from jamie xx, joy orbison, oneman, jd twitch, will bankhead and panorama bar stalwarts nick hopner and nd baumecker.

a: christopher rau_people see: dérive is de retour! and time always waits for this man: christopher rau, dérive’s infamous impresario who offers you a delightful floating track on the a-side, its tricky and nonetheless very danceable rythmn should encounter you on the dancefloors in a spring-like mood. b: christopher rau_sekt é ron: on the back-side christopher shows his other musical side: dark, tripping, meditating. but what does the title mean? probably he doesn’t know either. however, its cryptic style fits the inscrutable shape of the track. well, you’ll hear from us at the latest next year again – approximately! – according to the gentle beat of dérive …

tension has the goal to reach the maximum level of sonic enlightenment of the sound. the most important thing of all is the sound, not the words, not the background, and nor even the people. tension is the former project of one single man named emmanuel. (100101 / start of heading).

brandneue auflage auf 180g heavyweight vinyl! der legendäre albumklassiker der funk-sängerin marva whitney aus 1969, produziert von james brown - eines der am meisten gesampleten und gebootlegten funk-alben aller zeiten. die soul brother version wurde sorgfältig remastered und um vier bonustracks erweitert und erscheint hier nochmals und erstmals über soul brother auf schwarzem 180g vinyl in neuer limitierter auflage.

secret stashs *twin cities* compilation rekindled the career of minneapolis soul singer sonny knight, who only released one 7 inch back in 1965. this album was 50 years in the making, with a new energetic & young backing band in tow his dynamic presence and vocal power quickly returned! real organic soul!

new promising release presents chilean talented producer larry peters, one of the brightest representatives of santiago de chile electronic scene.

metodi hristov is the man of the hour! this time together with shosho deliver da groovers..

legendary bronx-bred hip-hop duo camp lo burst onto the scene in 1997, when their classic debut album uptown saturday night (and its anthemic single *luchini*) introduced fans to the los intricate flows and cutting-edge slang editorials. nearly two decades later, geechi suede and sonny cheeba are back with ragtime hightimes, a brand new album produced by longtime collaborator ski beatz. the album finds camp lo and ski beatz pushing past boundaries while staying true to their creative vision.

what if you never sleep? sally rodgers (a man called adam) has written these few words, that anyone can imagine his own night story on. the 2 french boys patrick vidal (marie et les garçons) and laurent caligaris (working withterrence parker, enola, scan x) get the balance rigth for a nigth walking closed to art dep. iconic honey dijon (classic, ny) delivers a pure old school chicagos style remix as oskar offermann (white/hardmoon, berlin) goes step by step into a beautifull rythmic, melodic, hypnotic remix.

marvin & guy was born in 2011 from the children of two different musical generations with a shared knowledge of how to make people dance. influenced by legendary djs such as ron hardy, larry levan or tee scott, their sound is firmly rooted in disco but keeps evolving with each release. in their debut ep for hivern, they keep expanding their palette with three tracks that push the boundaries between the disco culture and a techno spirit

now a regular member of the figure roster, young portugese talent lewis fautzi resurfaces again, fresh off the back of an inspired full-length debut for soma records. continuing with his own take on the darker, trippier end of the techno spectrum, we re treated to 4 new tracks, beautifully sequenced and alive with energy. from the depths of fautzi s studio, >signal of the light< emerges with its deep resonant acid tones and broken beats. setting the mood, fautzi then unlocks the monster inside with three club-designed cuts that rattle, fizz, gyrate and swell with precision intensity. a name to keep an eye on without a doubt, its no surprise this young man s vision of modern techno is finding its way into dj s sets far and wide.

• 2x12 inch lp
• repackaged and remastered for vinyl release
• bonus track *kendal in kalusia*
• screen print and sleeve design by house of traps
• insert design by the man like al white

spilt milk return with their second release from mr spilt milk himself tred benedict. tred drops a tasty original track full of groove and energy, alot like the man himself. on remix duties, label favourite marcashken turns a wonderful interpretation and the awesome mihai popoviciu takes things up a notch with a classy techno work out. the final track is another original but this time in collaboration with label partner st. bernard, with the pair dropping a rather murky minimal number with some choice words from one of their idols.

jaumet is back,but not alone,he asked 3 remixers to revisit his track la visite.on the a side,we have a brand new band from duseldorf,the wilde jagt.we know the boys from their previous band,der rauber und der prinz(released of desolat)which a favorite from everyone at versatile.thet deliver a surprising mix of la visite,in a pure kraut fashion(neu is not that for).on the flip,the french man low jack turns the tune into a dub marécage.multi layered music typical of the low jack.and finally,gilb r,so inspired by jaumet,delivers his own ambiant version of one the highlight of jaumet s album,midnight man(a tribute to i:cube who use to come at the studio at night at that time)

while the drama continues and we keep fighting the demons of our daily struggle,.. a man from another place locked himself down in a black lodge, conceiving new material to share with the world. 214 isnt just a number, its music from an extradimensional place, high up the north bend mountains. frequencies coming from a red room, filled with electronic circuitry parallel connected to our inner soul. lyle at dawn is chris romans third offering for the frustrated funk familia. setting the pace for more to come, as we connect to the shipwrec multiverse for a full album release to follow shortly after this mind bending ep. you have been warned

standard edition - doppel-vinyl im klappcover inklusive downloadcode.
sechs jahre nach seinem debütalbum *butter*, in denen der fleissige produzent u.a. mit seinem projekt tnght (zusammen mit partner lunice) vorführte, wie man edm und hiphop zu einem neuen modernen clubsound vermengt, bietet sein zweitling *lantern* alles, was wir uns gewünscht, aber niemals erwartet hätten. *lantern* ist ein fusion-album, das alles kristallisiert, woran hudson bislang gearbeitet hat, ein entwurf seines masterplans. eine moderne fusion von avantgardistischem ansatz und urbaner pop-sensibilität, intensiv und dynamisch orchestriert. ein zeitloser, in die zukunft blickender, neuer massstab für pop und soul musik. herausragende beispiele dafür sind die potentiellen singletracks *very first breath* mit dem französischen r&b-sänger irfane, der chorale hurricane namens *warriors* mit dem kalifornischen mysterium ruckazoid an seiner seite, sowie die elegische symphonie *indian steps* mit antony hegarty on vocals.

nice price deal !!! limitierte deluxe erstpressung - doppel-vinyl im klappcover inklusive downloadcode, art-print und bonus download-track.
sechs jahre nach seinem debütalbum *butter*, in denen der fleissige produzent u.a. mit seinem projekt tnght (zusammen mit partner lunice) vorführte, wie man edm und hiphop zu einem neuen modernen clubsound vermengt, bietet sein zweitling *lantern* alles, was wir uns gewünscht, aber niemals erwartet hätten. *lantern* ist ein fusion-album, das alles kristallisiert, woran hudson bislang gearbeitet hat, ein entwurf seines masterplans. eine moderne fusion von avantgardistischem ansatz und urbaner pop-sensibilität, intensiv und dynamisch orchestriert. ein zeitloser, in die zukunft blickender, neuer massstab für pop und soul musik. herausragende beispiele dafür sind die potentiellen singletracks *very first breath* mit dem französischen r&b-sänger irfane, der chorale hurricane namens *warriors* mit dem kalifornischen mysterium ruckazoid an seiner seite, sowie die elegische symphonie *indian steps* mit antony hegarty on vocals.

the soundtrack to soul jazz records feature-length documentary *studio one story* on double 12 inch vinyl. 2024 repress.

new imprint special edition launches in some style with a top release from the rather talented, emerging italian producer kiu d. this guy has been grabbing a lot of influential peoples attention recently and it is not surprising on this kind of devastating form. the man can produce and has a fine taste in music to match. pulling on influences from funk, disco and house music, he turns out 3 top class jams with super hi fidelity that are destined to set any dance floor on fire. definitely one to look out for and a great start for special edition!

next up in the highlife world series, we ake a trip to kenya where our man esa plays the role of producer for the first time with super talented local musicians sarabi and makadem (aka the fela of kenya). instantly timeless on both sides, see for yourself.

boys noize präsentiert mit strictly raw vol.1 eine kollabo-ep mit grössen wie tiga, dem mysteriösen johnny sack, totally enormous extinct dinosaurs, atom tm, pilo und scntst. die idee strictly raw zu veröffentlichen, beinhaltet mit einer drummachine und ein oder zwei synthesizern zu arbeiten und daraus einen track zu komponieren. im laufe der letzten jahre besuchten viele befreundete künstler boys noize in seinem studio und starteten jam-sessions zusammen. zum anlass des 10-jährigen bnr bestehens veröffentlicht boys noize nun einige der gelungensten ergebnisse.
* als dj hält man immer ausschau nach zeitlosen house oder techno-tunes und hier sind 8 tracks, die von breaks über techno zu acid und klassischem house reichen. alle analog produziert und strictly raw!* - boys noize

2 man synth funk band from leeds influenced by the 80s disco & boogie sounds from nyc. this ep is one for the synth funk freaks, with electro-funk jams, modern synth funk/disco, & sweet electro-bass melodies.

tommy bones returns to strictly rhythm with the * love & war ep*, featuring get down and love & war, two original cuts that highlight once again that tommy is a man with a history that spans the many variants of house music. get down contrasts the classic house sound with contemporary beats, while his get down (remix) adds more horns to give the track an early 90s feel. the retro future vibe continues with ‘love & war’ which rolls on a heavier, darker and techier tip. rounding off proceedings is love & war (war dub) which is exclusively available on vinyl only.

mystery man l.f.t. delivers the second ep for woodwork. his poignant debut wood002 includes three original tracks and a remix by benedikt frey. a1 is a dreamy rhodes journey roughened up by distorted 808 sounds. a2 is a melodic house track with a bubbly bassline juxtaposed against crunchy drums. on the flipside, b1 will take you into a laid-back acid house trip fueled by tons of escorial. benedikt frey then twists the track into a trippy techno journey on b2.

the man omar s back in top form with this knock-out 45!

mit precious veröffentlicht till von sein sein zweites solo-album. schon aus dem albumtitel lässt sich der wert des materials für dessen urheber ablesen. -precious- darf man als aufarbeitung früher und aktueller einflüsse begreifen. es versammelt mit u.a. mr. v, meggy, kevork & maria, the black 80s und kid enigma eine hochkarätige feature-liste auf interpretationen all der musikalischen schätze, die das künstlerische charakterprofil von seins am nachhaltigsten geprägt haben. auf diese weise fließt das album zwischen house, r&b und versoulter popmusik, führt die entlegensten bpm-welten aufs stylishste zusammen und meistert den doch oft zum scheitern verurteilten versuch, floor-funktion mit songwriter-ambition oder gar airplay-tauglichkeit zu verknüpfen.

this is the story of c powers. to understand oysters, you must understand the man behind it all…

after releasing his new album, film of life, late 2014, tony allen makes a bridge with modern club music through 2 remixes. house guru ricardo villalobos and partner max loderbauer present a rework of * african man* , in which they slowly drags it in a minimalist groovy mutation. on b-side, rising londoner fort romeau reveals a new facet of tonys piece * go back*, bringing deep graceful and elegant modern discoid rhythm mixed with damon albarns silky vocals.

home invasion is the new label from real tone man franck roger, a man whose career has scaled the full depths of house music over the past decade or so. evidently seeking a new challenge, the parisian s new imprint promises to adhere to a vehemently underground way of working, with every ep released upfront on vinyl-only terms and produced exclusively on analogue equipment.

jaumet is back, but not alone: he asked 3 artists to revise music from his latest album la visite. on the a-side, we have a brand new band from düsseldorf, called die wilde jagd. we know those boys from their previous band der räuber und der prinz, released on desolat, which is a favorite from everyone at versatile. they deliver a surprising mix of la visite, in pure kraut fashion. neu is not that far... on the flip-side, the frenchman low jack turns la visite into a dub marshland, multilayered as is typical for low jack s music. and finally, gilb r delivers his own ambient version of one of the highlights of jaumet s album, midnight man, a tribute to i:cube who used to come to the studio at night.

one modest man known as das komplex has been steadily producing music for almost a decade now in his quiet hometown of koszalin in western pomerania region of poland. it could have stayed like this if not for maciek sienkiewicz (veteran dj and promoter, one of the pioneers of polish electronic music scene), who picked some tunes for his new label fasrat. as the artist himself prefers to stay out of the spotlight, let the music speak for itself: from sun-drenched, guitar-driven like a fish (remixes coming from some key players in modern disco/balearic scene), through futuristic disco of -narkoleptyczni troche- and hazy deepness of nowadays, towards epic, over 13 minutes long, jazzy, dreamy, but no less energetic -siren-. elegant, original, infectious grooves for club play and home listening alike. limited edition with cover art by acclaimed contemporary painter aleksandra waliszewska

part ii features contributions from cassegrain & tin man, inland, dvs1 and steve bicknell

statside influenced techno from our man mental resonance....

now living in warsaw, donnell knox was well known, along with black nation s jay denham for forging a tough, distinct kalamazoo techno sound in the 90s. his label, sonic mind, put out some very coveted, underground wax that still sounds unique, extra rugged, and fresh. well d-knox is now on a bit of a comeback mission it seems, with some really inspiring new material, and “africa calling”. the first version, created to donnell’s much loved “spirit man” alias, is a soulful trek through layers of pads and emotive synth work. the simple, but uplifting, vocal snippet really gives it an organic and spiritual feel, the tempo is driving and quick, but the overall vibe is laid back and deep. remixes come from the likes of brooklyn based titonton duvante, who maximizes a synth pattern to a form a beautiful, reaching, version, while canada’a rennie foster channels his futago traxx style to present a full on tribal, drum based mix with added vocal pieces. also, detroit transplant, now living in canada as well, j garrett goes in with a very emotional, warm, string laden take. the ep is capped off with another version from donnell that could stand as it’s own track really, a totally different, but equally as strong, version featuring a driving baseline and detroit style string vamps. a really nice release, worthy of your support, from a well loved veteran of the techno underground.

anders enges interest in modular synthesizers comes from a desire to shut down conscious decisions about form and to focus on rhythm and timbre. this does however not land in traditional techno but rather in a riff-oriented style, the riff being both rhythm and melody and also a morphing entity in the music. drums and percussion attempt to follow this entity, while maintaining a link to the dance music pulse. the resulting style makes for a hybrid timewarped experience of travelling a parallell electronic music reality, a brooding technoid that grooves

the swindlers return and not a minute too soon as far as were concerned! the hardest working duo in house music have had a mental couple of years playing every club and festival known to man, having babies, seemingly buying up the entire stock of vintage studio gear off ebay and thankfully knocking out some banging tunes on top of all that. well all club bangers gratefully received here at freerange so with open arms and ears were happy to be bringing you the figure of speech ep.

on his side ed bangers boss has called frances hottest producers fulgeance and dj oil. they are both representing whats happening right now in france. fulgeance could be the hidden son of the dust brothers! dj oil has been here for a long time, signed to bbe and gilles petersons favorite, he is a man we can only respect. you will surely enjoy his 7 minutes growing funk machine remix