photonz is marco rodriguez, a london based but portuguese producer who has been active for a decade plus. here he debuts on creme organization after impressing with eps on ibadan, one eyed jacks and unknown to the unknown

with this release, anne arbors jakbeat man delivers 6 minutes of electronic mania, a piece of repetitious, dance-inducing machine funk with a hook that hits you like a punch in the face with a velvet glove, brooding pads, and a top line like steel drums on acid. d marc cantu twists the sound of detroit techno and chicago house with his own visceral production style and makes it his own.

vinyl reissue of madteos tttree low g. tapes: mad dip revue, originally issued by the trilogy tapes on cassette in 2012. the record will consist of edited down versions of the original tape, with both sides containing some 17 minutes of material remastered by dj sotofett of sex tags mania. artwork by will bankhead of ttt.

it has been over a year since the last schmorgasbord release dropped, which saw al tourettes (better known now as second storey) rubbing up against paradroid in a mix up of electro, techno and electronica styles. now the label returns with bass clef and frak, who were asked to each commit a half-finished sketch of a track to tape, exchange tapes and finish off each others tracks. bass clef has been a strong solo force on the electronic music scene since he first emerged in the wider bass music field in 2006, and has since released on idle hands, punch drunk, pan and public information as well as running his own magic + dreams imprint. swedish trio frak have been releasing since their debut album in 1987 when they were thirteen years old. the swedish trio have been active for most of that time, running borft records and releasing a huge amount of music as well as performing live. in recent years they have enjoyed more recognition with releases on kontra musik, digitalis and sex tags mania. schmorgasbord launched in 2011 with a release that saw appleblim and october collaborating for the first time. it was followed up by a release from s-max and spatial.

this weeks drop comes from dj ford foster 5 yes count em five badazz houz jams that absorb everything from soft pink truth to dance mania.

a fantastic vinyl version of craig richards outstanding get lost mixed album, featuring some gems from craigs record bag. each cut is a killer, from the classic deep house by black rascals and backroom productions, the stupendous humphries dub of 2 house and superb dutch house monster this side u. also featured are tougher cuts by kenny larkin, stl and steve bug as well, alexander robotnicks great remix of trans mania, ruf dugs ode to ron hardy, patrice scotts sublime remix of raiders of the lost arp, parallax corporations disco tined ‘anti social tendencies and craigs own ‘sleeping rough production from his own great imprint: the nothing special. a great compilation of some superb records!

straight out of egypt via berlin comes this excellent two-tracker from the little-known son of sun. according to the press release accompanying the whispers ep, both tracks were inspired by a week sailing a yacht around the black sea. true or not (we have our doubts), there s certainly a sun-kissed laziness - despite weighty kick-drums and hissing, detroit techno style cymbals - about the woozy, dubtribe soundsystem style deep house of a-side -moonchild-. while impressive, the real killer is -whispers-, which peppers a swinging, dance mania style hip-house groove with snaking saxophones and atmospheric, spoken word vocals. it feels like a late night adriatic anthem in the making.

reissue of slugos 1st solo release, the 1995 classic on dance mania dm 096: slugmere (original), a blunt, work it (original), djs on the low (original), eris, balls. eris is vinyl only

some legendary deeon ghetto-tech tracks from the early dance mania catalogue in the rebound... bounce baby...

second in a series of three releases featuring remixes from the acclaimed trus me album treat me right . this time luke hess, truss & truncate bring their inimitable style to the fore. the deeplab detroit master turns out in much the same vein as his releases on fxhe & planet e working i want you into a subtler, more spacious groove. truss toughens up defunct , simplifying the track & giving it more friction for the dance floor. its slow gets treated twice to truncate s vision. mix 1 is all minimal pumping dance mania type moves whilst mix 2 is more textured with percolated bass & frayed keys.

fantastic, spaced out tripping leftfield house ep

dj clent - the low end legend - has been known for his music since the days of dance mania, releasing tracks such as *bounce* and *back up off me* which are juke classics. he also released the grimy call to arms footwork track *3rd wurle*, as well as tracks on both bangs & works compilations.

strut teams up once again with rodion rosça, romanias rejuvenated electronic music pioneer, to make available an intriguing lost film soundtrack for the first time anywhere. inspired by early 80s star wars mania‚ victor antonescu had first created *misuinea spatiala delta (delta space mission)* as a domestic animated tv series in 1983. despite recording a 15-minute prototype score, rodions music was tragically shelved at a late stage, remaining an unreleased oddity in his archive until now.

dance mania artist houzmon dropping some hot jacking chicago tracks on his own orchid label. essential for dance mania fans.

following his well received fabric mix comp in december 2013, ben sims returns to his own theory imprint with yet another ring release in the form of *reflection*, which features two original new tracks, a remix from rod and a vinyl exclusive. the eponymous opener is a strident, 909 + 707 driven affair that fuses overlapping, stereoscopic tones to a gently distorted and brutalist groove that sits somewhere between dance mania and detroit. *break glass* is the second original on offer and has been a heavily requested track for the past few months. the perfect partner to *reflection*, *break glass* is similarly overdriven but heavy on the sort of mechanical funk that sims does so well. rods version of *reflection* is a linear assault which ebbs and ows with purpose throughout a linear and intense arrangement while sims remix of *break glass* zeros in on bone rattling percussive aesthetics and vox samples, in much demand after featuring on his fabric mix cd.

michael & mattis are based between new york and oslo. maybe thats why their music has such a unique feel. blending the oddness of norwegian labels as sex tags mania and the ongoing musical heritage of nyc in hip-hop, disco and house, they produce twisted house jams that manage to remain raw and catchy at the same time. bold grooves and smooth vibes produ- ced with tape warmth and a singular pop appeal.

bodyjack - a rough-ass bassline track with classic dance mania & relief style beats - it was originally passed onto five djs only: jackmaster, paul woolford, dave clarke, l-vis1990 & rolando all caned it. dancefloor reactions proving the track was a big underground joint. flip over for >i wanna be<: a twisted garage carnival workout. huxley dropped this immediately at we love at space in ibiza and it took off from there, and both tracks have been going off even having repeated plays on radio 1 and rinse fm.

after recently launching the d3 recordings label to a great reception, the man behind vibes and pepper is ready to launch his second new label, d3 elements. the artist behind the three track ep is raymond funnye aka strong souls, who back in the mid-nineties released on still much mythologised chicago label dance mania as well as the uks black market, which also saw him work with the legendary larry heard. the music he offers here is of a high pedigree from start to finish.

direct out of deepest neukolln emerges z o d i a c 4 4. rusty, broken and cantankerous we spill forth our first ever release with dungeon acid at the helm. dungeon jams sees the swedish producer summon madness from the depths of his mind and unleashes it on the world via his computerriddimdrummachiner and the analoguewavecombosignalizer. aboard the pirate ship are fellow viking rivet (skudge/kontra) and nordic saint dj fett burger (sex tags mania/sex tags ufo) with both bringing their own inimitable and unparalleled sonic grooves to the battleground. zaqua is the first of 12 releases. one for each sign of the stars and then z o d i a c 4 4 is forever dead and gone. forever.

for those that knoe: a new label from the uk focusing on under the radar tracks recorded by unsung heroes, ripped from dusty dats and lovingly re-mastered and pressed onto vinyl for likeminded people and music collectors alike.

two rare >> dance mania<< classics tunes in one !!!

preview of struts upcoming release rodion g.a. - the lost tapes, a collection of otherworldly sounds from the elusive romanian composer / recording artists rodion ladislau rosca and his band rodion g.a. originally recorded between 1980-1984, and will now be available for the first time ever.

new jacking retro dance mania chicago vibes on this new label from malmo! first release comes from patrick sjerén. he produced a whole lot of acid and techno back in the 90s (one which omar s picked up for his 998 release). this release comes with an cool remix by rivet!

jacking house from one of chicagos unsung heroes - houz mon who was behind several releases on dance mania in the mid 90s

something in the slum went rum-pa-pum-pum. this one is representing thugs ghetto side as we welcome one of the truest soldiers in the game. straight out of norway, dj sotofett, co-owner of the ground breaking sex tags mania / wania & sex tags amfibia labels. bumpin across the 12 inch ep features 3 remixes and 1 interlude as well as custom label graphics by so-phat aka dj sotofett. recordings based on original versions by nick anthony simoncino & mark rogers. remix & devious production, drum programming, digital editing and dubs by dj sotofett. casio vl-1, piano & mc-202 bassline in session by tapes. background vocals by paleo. recorded at 6th-eonmania-fract2 std. final production and mix at 6th-transwania- fract2 std, santiago, chile.

***former dance mania 10 *** chiwax welcomes the legendary ray barney aka suburban boyz! raymond barney is the man behind dance mania!

mixing elements of dance mania and relief records sprinkled with detroit techno, black boxxs final ep of the series delivers 4 more solid dancefloor destroyers. now the countdown begins...

a double ep release from the classic music company, mixing together friends old and new from the label. recent signings to classic, no dial tone deliver their second original production to the imprint - standing still – a deep slow burning almost bjork-esq vocal record kicks off the a side. long time label cohort from the early bar rumba days, mathew herbert twists and turns the record into something completely herbert and ultimately classic in its make up. on the flip…long-time greenskeepers man james curd returns to classic with nothing short of a bump! gentle help is typical curd funk and now with added black madonna flavours. road tested relentlessly at the smart bar, the chicago native channels the essence of old dance mania records and funnels it into something typically a little left of centre. each track is uniquely different and recognisably classic.

the revenge has created a devilish duo of *lose my head* dub remixes to contrast against the funky original from brooklyn synth-pop quartet body language. relentless builds, tight drum kicks, and a hypnotic 303 bass-line create a perfect detroit house beast named dub 1. his equally naughty brother dub 2, will transfix you with throbbing chords and tight percussions, building up to an epic swell of dance-floor mania, beware of the insanity-causing drop!

here is the second extract of the zombie zombie new lp >rituels d un nouveau monde<. in addition of the original mix, we asked few friends to take care of the remixes. dj sotofett, the man behind the great sex tags mania label, delivers 14 mn of pleasure, in a moodymann fashion. funk break, deep chords, amazing break using the synths of the original... on the other side, the french blocks from discodeine are giving other vision of a club orientated mix. strange delays heavy beats and tropical stabs

chiwax classic edition welcomes another legend to the family! mr. andrew t. cole aka drew sky, drewsky, phase ii, duece mode, skyman or sneaky tim. togethr with paul johnson co-owner of chicagos pioneer house label called chicago underground and artist on legendary dance mania!

the one and only disco nihilist is moving forward.mike taylors second ep for running back is turning the curve ball of the first into a wild pitch (if baseball metaphors are your thing). 4 tracks across the disco nihilist spectrum: the rare cheerfulness of house rent boogie is backed up with a classic and no-nonsense rz-1 beat symphony that is aptly titled beatdown drums,while the flip presents the masked mania of film grain and some grumpy grittiness with operator select. mastered and cut in the us of a by legendary engineer mark richardson at prairie cat.

sex tags mania warehouse find! this might not be one of those popular ware house finds you run into these days, but still, from a storage of a friend of a friend this got dug out. almost brand new but never sold in any amount - a german-french(?) 12 as great as the summer. straight to the b, you know that track you hear, not on any given sunday, but only the exeptionally good ones, the track that sonically floats around, though maybe being to euphoric, still gathers everybody in the area to some sort of silent agreement of peace. usually these musical pieces are found as single items on flee markets if you re a proper digger or have straight out beginners luck. maybe the world has turned up side down, because this beauty has german lyrics (with an instrumental following).

reissue of sought-after dance mania classic (dm071) remastered from the original tapes. 11 ghetto house bangers from 1994, co-produced by jammin gerald & dj funk, featuring funk on vocals. pure fire!

after the trippy translations of the helium robot space trip called jarza, theo parrishs second and very welcomed visit to running back is all new material - almost. black mist in its extended version is just that: an extended take of the already released version on the rare-as-hens-teeth sketches pack. cut on 45, its a hard punch in the gut. techno-not-techno-house-not-house parrish power. previously unreleased and no less persuasive are pop off and wild out. while the first one centers around an endless piano and sucks you into the corny, but magic of repetition, the second one sounds like a theo parrish demo for dance mania after he came back from listening to lil louis at the bismark pavilion. mosh pit music. limited pressing in full printed sleeves.

dark funk for dirty minds! three new and raw box tracks by paul du lac (bio rhythm), who seems to be pushing his minimalistic jackin sound palette even further. we have the fierce and autistic-tantristic dirtyness of tantra master, the dance mania flavoured funk of childs play, and the deep strings of the bassline-driven spaces below, a classic chicago-inspired piece of work that seems to come from deep within.punchy and excellent dj tools.lo-fidelity, hi-energy.

surplus ships is sort of an odd - beat based - vinyl version of pomassls spare parts album (raster noton 2009). with hints from his excellent skeleton material released by sabotage/laton/sex tags mania (1996-2007) his new mini-lp takes fragments of dubstep, techno, skwee, even oriental atonal melodies and merges it with pomassls signature industrial attitude and avant sense of compositions. enter the quality sonic world of pomassl.

introducing club constructions, a new series of releases that will operate alongside night slugs main eps and white label series. a new home for our most direct productions, cc will run as a channel for raw and tracky material aimed straight for the dancefloor. the first cc volume comes from l-vis 1990. hot on the heals of his >neon dreams< lp, l-vis dives further into the house music whirlpool, drawing on classic dance mania and underground construction vibes (think robert armani building trax for 2012) to deliver 5 tape-saturated, strictly-analog slices of modern-day ghetto hard house. strictly for peak time use!

underground classic trax revives three housecuts by vincent floyd, originally released in 1990 as the b-side of dance mania 032 (your eyes).

after his great set of singles for philpot and clone royal oak last year,arttu comes with his first single for 4lux.yet again arttu brings you the sleaziness he is known for.attic house is a filthy club banger with heavy bassline and cut up vocal bits.gerd re-arranges the track and adds more drama to the strings coming in halfway throughout the track. soul stream is a deeper detroit-ish nugget with nostalgic feel.yet again arttu’s trademark of slamming beats & bass combined with cut-up vocals snippets profide for an insane jackin track.last but not least snuff crew comes with a heavy re-work on attic house that reminds of old dance mania and dbx sound.

in a short time, north londoner randomer has built up a small but heavy hitting catalogue of work – releasing >brunk< (on hessle audios 116 & rising compilation), the acid tinged >obtuse< and most recently his dance mania-on-steroids ep for numbers, >real talk<. his debut for hemlock recordings sees him taking things even further back to basics, dropping two heavyweight trax of pure beats and bassline indulgence. a. scruff boxs beats roll heavy but with a crafty, garage skip in their step, giving no clues to the obese bass riff that soon rudely exposes itself, tearing through the track roll by roll. aa. get yourself together more of those trademark, overweight beats with one giant, elasticated bassline. for those who like them large and lovely

two new tracks from gothenburgs shakarchi & straneus coupled with two remixes of liseberg, the enlightened schaffel hymn found on their previous barnhus release. trust us - when the apprehensive first part of something evolves into full on, heartwarming house riff mania,spectacular things happen on the floor.then we have jamison - based around a few simple harmonic elements, this is a lovely warm blanket of sound.no beats,pure bliss and dont you dare call it a dj tool! on the flipside, portable delivers a psychedelic dancehall epic sprinkled with the melodies of the original liseberg.last up, londons mains-hum maestro turns liseberg into a colourful, echoing dub ballad.

killekills next release comes from snuff crew, a crew you might and should have heard about. snuff crews mission is to bring back the fun on the dancefloors worldwide. the masked duo is known for their jacking live shows that combine the raw energy of early chicago and acid house with a fresh and modern sound. rumour has it that they come from >somewhere in germany<, but their sounds draw a very heavy influence from the original acid house city of chicago alongside italo-disco and old school techno flavours. the use of old school roland boxes as sound sources and almost non existent use of even basic effects means their sound is rough, raw and aimed squarely at the dancefloor. their records have been released on labels like skylax, gigolo records, rush hour, playhouse and many more, but the two guys also run their own imprint called snuff trax where they release music of jackmates like kink and neville watson as well as their own tracks and collaborations with artists such as legendary robert owens. thats enough for now with the name dropping. killekill has got a lot of great exclusive material from the guys but decided to release only two very strong and distinctive tracks for now: domo on the one side is a proper acid monster that will go down on dancefloors worldwide like a hurricane and leave the dancers breathless. eat this on the other side is a rudimentary chicago jack track that might well have been taken off a dance mania record from 1992. this track is working its way with nothing but a few drum tracks and a vocal sample and is pure raw sexual energy.

stuart li aka basic soul unit (versatile, mathematics, ostgut ton) has delivered 4 new cuts of submerged bass excursions for nouveau kanada. all tracks sound distinctly raw and heavy, but with modern nods to uk bass and spatial elektro. stuarts deep appreciation of dusty house grooves shines through on all tracks - but his treatment of the lead cut >deep diving< pays homage to those dope dance mania b-sides of yore. for fans of kassem mosse, move d, adonis, larry heard, early ur, stl, edgy pearson sound or good brazilian jams from the 60s.

1 track each from area, hakim murphy, and murdoc, + bonus remix. the 2 on a lean more toward the stoner side, the b is all murdoc focusing more on the beats. the past year has seen area dropping solo records for francois ks wave music, anton zaps ethereal sound, and brendon moellers steadfast recordings. with songs described as >guaranteed to create a special mood in a club< (resident advisor) and >warm, shoegaze-dreamy but floor-ready pop< (little white earbuds), areas heady productions tread the line between functionality and abstraction. hakim is a producer/dj from the chicagoland area whos musical style ranges from house to techno. hakims journey begin as a dancer in chicago as a lot of his musical influences come from larry heard, robert armani, dance mania, relief, and cajual records. as a chicago footwork dancer, hakim gradually became inspired by the music and began playing records in 1996. since then hakim has ventured into production work and eventually founded two records labels in 2008: machining dreams, and synapsis records with avondale music society. hakims discography includes releases on metamorphic, planet detroit, and stolen kisses. murdoc is a dj/producer and current member of the condiment dj-collective, hosting events featuring the likes of acid circus, sammy dee (perlon), and mark henning.

daniel pflumm (of emd) & stefan mitterer (of sex tags mania) prod. mesmerising house-ish tripping tunes - tip!

reissue - cass mccombs, singer-songwriter born in northern california in 1977 and currently residing somewhere in that state, is set to release wit’s end, his fifth-and-a-half album and third on domino, on april 11th. the result of two years recording in various homes and studios in california, new york, new jersey and chicago, wit’s end was produced by cass with ariel rechtshaid, with whom he also created catacombs.sounds that conjure the colors purple and black, this is his darkest record to date. it seems he is going deeper into the mania of a man buried alive inside his self-made catacombs, banging the stone walls, crying to be let out, and enjoying the quiet away from the outside world. however, he is not a man afraid of his own shadow, for in this environment of complete darkness, no shadows can be cast. this is a world of total feeling. here, words become a catalyst away from the slavery of arbitrary thought and toward feeling.

the 12-inch sampler for >panorama bar 03< could have hardly been better. hitherto unreleased, the tree tracks on ostgut ton 47 tick all the boxes that make prosumer such a unique dj: house in its various identities. soundstore starts the triptych with >take u<. greatness and frantic fever visions go hand in hand while hitting the core of chicagos second wave: dance mania, cajual, and relief with siren-like hooks in a feverish delirium. irresistible. prosumers panorama bar fellow steffi slows down the pace. >sadness< that surprisingly did not make it on her album debut is not only the opener of the actual panorama bar mix, but also a tribute to that kind of deep house that doesnt take its prefix lightly. in the end, berlins hunee teaches you a freestyle lesson. in a similar way to the young pal joey, he feeds his sampler a well-known dish, but throws in peculiarity, rascality and deviation to get new results. after all the time, this music is still not getting a bit long in the tooth. lets take a love break.

mojuba is very proud to present a new little daughter to the label family called mojuba underground. from now on mojuba underground will be the home for unforgettable, rare, obscure licensed tracks that left a huge impression on us during all the years at the clubs. the start is made by tyree aka tyree cooper with nothin wrong licensed from a classic dance mania 12i&#770,,,,,, released way back in 1995. this track has the magic combination of being emotional and soulful in terms of house and straight forward funky and kicking in terms of techno. most of you will remember this track from 2010 as ben klock included it in his berghain 04 mix cd on ostgut ton!