encer kincy was giant in chicagos house music revival - part of the second wave of younger djs and producers that took the music of the early 1980s, rubbed it up and dropped it in places like 500 west cermak, medusa’s and the vault. a lot of people who are now superstars of the scene - mark farina, sneak, derrick carter, and dozens of others - were a part of that movement, too. spencer released a number of tracks on relief, planet e, cajual, peace frog - labels representing the classics of that era - and he usually recorded under the name gemini. as a dj, he operated in his own space - i’m sure he could play for a room, and sometimes did, but the unrestrained madness of a spencer kincy dj set had to be heard over several hours to appreciate. he could blend a sleazy disco track into hard acid, downtempo into a punishing armani track, jazz into detroit techno and so on. it wasn’t technically brilliant or tricky, but the selection was exquisite. a number of figures from his era still list him as an influence. his productions, viewed as a whole, are so much like his sets: going softer than many dared to go, and going much harder than just about any dared to go. simple jack tracks! respected by the standards of the industry of the time, and you certainly couldn’t go anywhere in chicago without hearing derrick, sneak, mark, lego, gene, jevon, diz, johnny or the other djs beating them. and so many of them have a timelessness - a little piece of eternity stuck like some bit of wax between the grooves

proggy house tracks!

amazing! 1 track - 3 different versions. fantastic release by mr. nice guy toby dreher, a part of dreher and sm.art. with the original he delivers a fabulous symphony. agaric (raum/treibstoff/liebe*detail) builds up a wicked house tool and the greek import and.id (mobilee/ware) rocks our headphones with his slammin reinterpretation.
supported by: dj emerson, dj sneak, gregor tresher, karotte, benno blome, butane, mark henning, markus kavka, gunnar stiller, hot chip .....

andrew phelans prismatic tracks label with a wicked 4 track ep. remixes from scope, pete dafeet, ross couch! dj support laurent garnier, mark farina, bryan jones, giom, pete moss, shur i kan, gramophonedzie etc...

right now is a bit of a lost record that has never officially been released as a single but managed to make its way onto jt donaldsons dj mix album and mark farinas house of om compilation on om records. now the record is being given the recognition it deserves by being released as a single on rebirth records with a couple of hot new mixes.

german based guys massimo santucci & mark jackus aka jackus & santucci are doing it right now! with previous releases in labels such as timbee, armada or blufin and gigs in the best events like love parade in berlin are making them one of the best formations around! their new project for insert coin is massive! phoenix is a clever and dance floor killer tech house tune while mini putt will make you dance till you drop dead! do not miss the new bomb from the hotly tipped label insert coin. keep in mind: insert coin, press start and play

a devastating 4 track ep of techno club anthems. as always with yin yang only the best tracks will do.
played by: carl cox, pedro delgardo, dj preach, wehhba, trevor rockliffe, mark eg, axel karakasis, spiros kaloumenos, dave the drummer, stephane signore, john askew, mark sherry, jon rundel ...

big with: mathias kaden, ryan crosson, anja schneider, seuil, sven väth, 3channels, adam marshall, axel bartsch, antohy collins, agaric, alejandro vivanco, bill patrick, dop, fabrizio maurizi, kiki, pheek,.... this remix ep features 3 outstanding remixes of lee jones incredible track closed circus. mark henning, nick hoeppner & digitaline all added new main hook lines and their signature sound, but all mixes are keeping the emotional relationship to the original. enjoy, this is warm music for the cold winter!

toolroom trax deliver a second limited winter sampler packed with toolroom treats from leading artists mark knight, funkagenda & koen groeneveld!

next massive release by umek on his 1605 music therapy imprint - already supported by stephan bodzin, len faki, ken ishii, misstress barbara, popof, mihalis safras, paul oakenfold, mark knight, fergie and many more!

for our 3rd release, we are proud to present an important fixture and compatriot of the underground elec-tronic scene of milan, the inimitable luca doobie. while his recent, groove oriented brand of house has been well documented and received on labels such as freerange and safari electronique (among many others), we are happy to have secured a veritable bomb of an ep, entitled _south america_. comprised of 3 original productions, it perfectly showcases luca_s abilities as a producer and arranger, whether he is rocking the dense tribal-esque beats on the titular _south america_ or utilizing driving, swinging basslines such as the one in _backward_ or even venturing into heads down, hypnotic techno territories as he so effortlessly does in _nepture_. already supported by ellen allien, ivan smagghe, mistress barbara, mark knight, cristian varela, onionz, simon & shaker, technasia, gel abril, eric entrena, terry francis, omid 16, desyn masiello

support: steve bug, jay haze, someone else, mark henning, matt star, pan pot, agaric, jason emsley!!! 2009 has been an extremely busy year for billy dalessandro. on top of having recently relocated from his hometown of chicago to montreal, the year has marked his most engaging yet in terms of gigging and musical output. along with a successful three-month european tour, billy released a string of highly acclaimed singles, and his latest artist album (not to mention his growing catalog under the huge hephner and tyrone aliases). however, it should come as no surprise that the producer has saved the best for last.
>strombooty< (for details, consult your local urban dictionary) is the modern dalessandro sound, combining heady experimentation with dance floor prowess. the eps title track is a deep, yet explosive number that creeps in subtly like dark clouds on the horizon, before raining down a devastating thunderstorm over the speakers.
the latin-flavored >el tapatio< and super-deep cut >speak to me< make up the b-side. although the tracks represent different aspects of the dalessandro sound, the commonality they share is a thoughtful approach to dance music that much of the formulaic output these days lacks.

minimal wave: both a genre of underground diy electronic music from north america and europe in the late 1970s and 80s, and the name of the label devoted to unearthing these recordings. the minimal wave tapes is the first official anthology of minimal wave music from this label. most of the songs were originally released on limited edition cassettes or vinyl by the artists themselves, and only a handful of people knew about them. they ve been remastered from their analog source tapes and compiled here by minimal waves veronica vasicka and stones throws peanut butter wolf.

the yore captain returns to his own yore imprint on the labels 21st release. shadow city presents different visions of funky house grooves. the a sides the y theme gets deeply moving with a funky house pulse before stoking the fire with the addition of speaking voices (trippingly intoning the q&a what are we doing this for? and the music), a move which single-handedly jumpstarts the track. after the voices appear, the grooves intensity escalates and plunges deeper, its gyroscopic house swing becoming more dizzying and torrential with each passing bar before coming to an acidy storming end. in its opening moments, shadow city opts for a deeper and more serenading vibe by comparison, but thats traded in for a slinkier attack at the three-minute mark that grows progressively more ferocious as the track makes its drastic upwards ascent. a trippin dangerous murder weapon to say the least. watch your heads! the b sides b2 track, mumbai dweller keeps the focus primarily on the bottom end, specifically a strutting tribal-house funk groove thats dragged even deeper by a throbbing bass undertow, adding dark chords to it, giving this ep a darker feeling towards the end. to sum it all up: this is raw house music at its best!

support by: supported by: adam beyer, joseph capriati, sven wittekind, technasia, pfirter, kyle geiger, axel karakasis, lars klein, dylan drazen, a.mochi, odessa soundfreaks, lars wickinger, kobbe and many more ...
virgil enzinger is for sure one of the most respected austrian techno producers. with releases on labels like clr, kombination research, masters of disaster and many other well known imprints virgil fixed his position in the international techno league. after his massive vx album fiction hes now back on driving forces recordings with two dark and pure techno tracks in the typical enzinger style. next to the original versions of form of the formless and final movement the vinyl features another great rmx by the dutch audio assault labelhead bas mooy, while the digital version comes along with an exclusive rmx by the dfr labelheads sutter cane & mark domine.

the waiting is finally over! after all the ups and downs of the past year, we can happily report that joshua eustis now firmly intends to continue telefon tel aviv as a solo project. in order to mark his decision with a bang, thewonderful title track >immolate yourself< is being released as the second single from the current lp. the song has been entrusted to highly acclaimed and diverse remix artists who have skilfully stripped down the epic album track to more club-friendly formats.
the a side is delivered by label-mate thomas muller, whose finely detailed techno soundscapes can now be enjoyed on five bpc 12 inch releases. his >immolate< remix takes a much more direct approach. he reduces the lush arrangement of the original to a powerful basic framework, leaves out the vocals almost entirely, and creates a surprise when the track crumbles into sonic chaos towards the end.
miss fitz aka maayan nidam has had singles released on labels including raum musik and freak n chic, and these have been remixed by renowned artists such as ricardo villalobos. her version of >immolate< also makes a clear break from the album track and serves up her very own brand of abstract, dancefloor-friendly house. once again, all the opulence of the original is thrown overboard, a dry beat is placed at the centre of the arrangement and enriched with sinuous vocals.
ben klock needs no further introduction - he is the epitome of the bleak, hard minimal sound. his album >one< is currently available on ostgut ton, and as a remixer he has earned the highest acclaim for his version of depeche modes >peace<. bens >jack mix< is fittingly titled and lives up to all the expectations of the name. the track is stripped back to a resounding, hammer-like beat framework - minimised for maximum effect.
bpitch legend sascha funke delivers a surprise with another astoundingly reduced remix, at least by his standards. he turns away from the melodic richness of his current album >mango< in favour of repetitive fragments and an extended arc of tension which will surely make his >immolate< remix a massive after-hour hit.

part three of the cocoon 10inch series is all about the modern british techno scene, and the first hypnotic exclamation mark is set by yousef from liverpool. after collaborations with carl cox and x-press 2, >come home< - which can also be found on sven väths current ibiza review >the sound of the tenth season< - seems to become one of the most important tracks of the winter season 2009/2010: with a steadily rising crescendo, yousef is weaving around a >strings-meet-piano< motive with massive reverb that gives the tribal beats a deeper meaning and thus will be enchanting the clubs. the flip side belongs to london-based dj and producer tim green. he is releasing on labels such as four twenty, sci+tec and trapez for more than three years now and his co-production with emerson todd, >exercise<, even made it to cocoon compilation i. >lone time< lives on metal-like percussions that are loaded with adrenaline and once more prove the fact that modern techno cant go without tribal elements

2004 wake-up call for the housefloors, remixed by dj antoine and mad mark.

next smashing housey project on frequenza limited. played by carl cox, mark knight, samuel l.session, popof, m.in, rampa, jens lissat, mathias mesteno, peter gelderblom, sarah main (pacha resident).
after the genius on the track >allegretto<, released on his label casa rossa, gary caos delivers another smashing cool tune! includes a fresh hammer by john lagora - which goes the more tech-housey way - and a beautiful tribalistic reinterpretation by da lukas!
dont miss this one!

2007 mixes by erick e and mark!

tracks by ismael sanchez & stevan chaves, taito tikaro, j. louis & ferran feat clarence, carlos gallardo & juanjo martin feat nuria swan & patrizze, mark c and first mike!

the mighty hed kandi returns with a new style taken from there destroy the disco cd which is on a tougher edge, kicking off with the massive shotguns from russias polina! remixes from fidget god trevor loveys / dean coleman & the uks last japan

strong peaktime monster incl remixes by mark broom and steve mac !! new international collaboration of the the factorias s mastermind with greatest wordlwide swedish duo. wally lopez and johan & john from zoo brazil have produced planetaria a powerful and dancefloor burner that combines an underground rhythm with electric melody. it is not enough , the remixes by steve mac, well-knowed for his releases at cr2, toolroom, big love, saved, smack, etc ..and mark broom remix, probably man of the moment, also known after the success of his remix of wally lopez wideband published at formula recs & jesus love you ....listen and enjoy this powerfull release!!

italian duo davide zeta and claudio basile moved to london from milan in 96 & 97 respectively, they quickly achieved themselves their individual niches in londons spotlight as promoter/dj duo, moving into production with their first official releases in 2008, claudio as a solo artist, and davide as part of slimboystwo. when they finally joined forces for their first release as dzeta n basile gained lots of attention from different record labels throughout uk and europe. claudios sound comes from a progressive background and davides has more of a house feeling. the result is a unique blend of hypnotic grooves, deep vibes and percussive/house beats, which is the trade mark of their style. after just more than a year running, with dj performances in londons most important venue and 10+ singles released, the future in 2010 is looking bright.

fresh percussive house with tango feel - incl. santorini remix.
played by luciano, mark henning etc...

after his collaborations with inland knights da sunlounge returns with his own ep! includes a mix from kinky movement. dj support: mark farina, inland knights, lawnchair generals, giom, murray richardson, the littlemen, joshua heath etc...

this is erwan castex & luca mortellaro aka lucy & rones second release for progcity deep trax. after their label debut the great heron they re back with mediocritics (incl. marc poppcke & cosmic cowboys remixes)!

oldschool lovers, get ready for something very special! big with dj sneak, audiofly, federicomolinari, d julz, ekkohaus, alex picone, lauhaus, dj wild, robert dietz, kabale & liebe, agnés, gel abril, mark farina, hector moralez, iz, gavin herlihy, m.in,..

with a slew of top 10 hits, a multitude of remixes under his belt, and a frightening tea habit, funkagenda has been called in to mix the next toolroom knights installment.

incl sis remix !! after the initial impact of the outfreakin shakers ep, tres 002 will push your senses to a higher level ... dj support: reboot, anthony collins, robert dietz, dan curtin, ricardo, mark henning, luciano, matt star, mirco violi, raresh, nick curly, andre crom

big with: laurent garnier, luke slater, karotte, ame, tiefschwarz, damian lazarus, brothers vibe, mathias kaden, hot chip, john tejada, slam, shinedoe, mark broom,... the fourth release of polymorph are two pumpin tech- house tracks produced by youandme (ornaments, rotary cocktail, platzhirsch, dekadent, snork) with amazing dark vocals and a lot of minimal flavored sounddesign. special colored vinyl!!

2nd part with more killer tracks, check it out !!

after recent successes on his other label, donnacha costello returns to his look long imprint with the storming one sided monster that is ten thousand hours. to begin, an ominous, growling, analog siren calls out from costellos roland sh-101, alerting us that our presence is required on the dancefloor before rattling, shuffling hi-hats mark out the groove and we head out on an ecstatic 7 minute analogue journey through a universe inhabited by wispy shadows of s-express, 808 state, mathew jonson and costellos own classic colorseries sound. words dont do justice to this one. simply drop the needle on the record and escape to an alternate universe on a magic carpet of analog synths and drum machines. ten thousand hours appears as a very limited one sided vinyl edition and wont be re-pressed. dont sleep

a new environ... always something to look out for. here a retro kevin saunderson meets mark kinchen work out... big fun meets show me love. designed to become a hit. comes with a morgan geist remix. hit.

bodo elsel has only done a handful of records and the two that i have known and loved since 1998 were put out on playhouse, the excellent housey sister-label of mighty klang elektronik. one track in particular, discount baby, has always stood out in my mind as a high water mark in the sacred art of groove (you may have heard of it). punchy accents and resonant bass layered with trippy vocal loops, its dubby acid house of the highest order, made by a mysterious german lego-master, who the a&r team of mike mind and thomas st shindig managed to coax back into activity.
it only took bodo a year to answer mr. minds email, but he eventually delivered three amazing tracks... >haustier< revitalizes piano house. >mai< is incredible, and >mein haus< is one of the top few all-time expressions of the greatness/meaning of germany, putting it in the fine company of the autobahn, sven väth and christmas-market schwein. nice wibes!!
the icing on the cake was that bodo made it very clear he wanted no part in royalties or any of that business crap... he just wanted 42 copies of the record. yes. 42.
we were so inspired by all of this that we decided to put this record out in a different way for us that just feels right this time.... if you want to find out just how good the >mein haus ep< is, you will have no choice but to buy a copy of the 12 inch because this one is a vinyl exclusive!

love from montreal,
thomas von party

produced by mark broom and dave hill!!

originally released in 2002! includes remix by mark broom & dave hill aka rue east!!

aka mark broom & gunjack!! freakin up to date dubstep !!!

big with: the advent, josh wink, alexi delano, laurent garnier, d julz, funk d void, stephan bodzin, anja schneider, shinedoe, ambivalent, butane, mark henning, someone else, kevin gorman, tim sweeny, sascha funke

big with: russ gabriel, raresh, laurent garnier, mark henning, anthony shakir, dave mothersole, efdemin,.. after a well-deserved break mowar is back on track and proudly delivers its 4th release by italys upcoming techno talent roberto bosco. hailing from the naples area, roberto delivers 2 deep techno groovers. login exact opens up from the start with a very vicious and infectious groove, grabbing you instantly and looping your mind into deep techno heaven

russells contribution to the modern music scene is of such imortance that many consider his work to be untouchable but in this release all of the modern day producers have carefully picked out key elements of his songs whilst recording an entirely new and up to date soundtrack. over the last few months yam who?, robin & simon lee from faze action, singer mary moore, nycs pocketknife and my tiger my timing, andy spence from new young pony club have worked hard to create entirely new instruments and vocals. additional remix comes from mark e. especially fantastic cover version of >in the light of a miracle< by faze action ft. yam who and mary moore. features sleeve notes by danny krivit. heavy weight release.

supported by richi hawtin, john digweed, shlomi aber, hot chip, paul woolford, chloe, anja schneider!!

supported by raresh, tanzmann, mark henning, laurent garnier, lauhaus, agnes and more!
remix ep action kicking off with ultra hot talent martinez, giving our recent release >leif - designed with that in mind< his supa teched up house treatment.
einmaleins starlet chris lattner is up next, polishing >pawas - mac dub< into a rolling groove tech houser. watch out for a forthcoming ep from chris near christmas
and finally, we employed one of our very own to remix, ahem, one of our very own, with cally giving >blm & pawas - online< a techno d up reboot.

supported by laurent garnier, ben watt, dj yellow, shur i kan, nils nurnberg, florian meindl, mark knight, axwell!!! looking through my harddrive i just realized that this track is more than 2 years old ... shame on us!!! a few people were lucky enough to got it sent back then and the feedback was already exciting! the original version is a pure deephouse anthem drenched with pure soul! starting off with a moody and dark filtered string it leads into a pumpin deephouse groove ready to climax into a beautiful rhodes chord progression and that lovely m.u.s.i.c. vocal. its a perfect blend between deephouse and soul - pretty rare these days and set to become a future classic!! fred everythings mix is slightly more on the disco tip, tight drums and arrangement and a perfect addition to this package. finally we have another colab between the 2 label heads - called electric girl. its a sweet little disco midtempo groover with the typical trademarks of those 2 guys! enjoy this beautiful release - many people have been asking for this for quite a while!!

wax:on has been pioneering the best events in northern england this decade. attracting a loyal and yearning crowd, its musical path provides a fresh landscape and cultivates some of the best talent around. magicbag is their new platform, founded by dan blackledge, mark caramelli & paul hargreaves aka death on the balcony and simon lister (people get real).

the voyeurhythm crew from london is doing their first record! ben sun, megadon betamax and hollywood nites deliver some shit hot slo-mo house and disco tracks that go somewhere ugly edits and mark e. crazy stuff that work very well. total killer is the b side cut by ben sun that covers the whole side. a incredible funky and rocking disco funk tune with crunchy 12-bit beats and a soul vocal give way to joyful swinging keys and a driving deep-disco groove. this sounds like one of the best kdj releases! recommended.

having become a firm favourite of some of the best djs on the planet, delusions makes a welcome return with dog05 from the mighty 6th borough project. these guys can seemingly do no wrong at the moment putting out huge release after huge release on their instruments of rapture label as well as numerous remixes, edits and original productions on the likes of jisco music, phonica, deep freeze and delusions. how can i show you is a masterclass in slo-mo looped up deep disco house that will appeal to fans of mark e and of course the revenge. a hypnotic and grinding groove is what this little number is all about so play it loud and keep it slow. on the flip side we have soultourist (from our fave house label drumpoet) remixing miss world into a deep and driving filtered throbber with all the warmth and soul youd expect from these swiss master craftsmen. on aa2 youll find the ooft! remix of miss world going in a slightly darker, electronic direction introducing dubbed out synth stabs and a subsonic bottom end thatll warm your cockles

mintgum strikes again with >bahrat<. new episode by duomek (ramiro lópez & javier algarra) with 2 amazing remixes by mihalis safras and david pher. huge support from richie hawtin, tiefschwarz, deetron, julien chaptal, gel abril, brothers vibe, martin eyerer, sis, dj wild, okain, gregor tresher, dave spoon, mark broom, butch, chris fortier, popoviciu, delete, moodymanc, pierce, piemont, ali kuru, camea, tim green, matt john, m.in, james teej, coyu, edu imberton, uner and many more.

mintgum strikes again with >bahrat<. new episode by duomek (ramiro lópez & javier algarra) with 2 amazing remixes by mihalis safras and david pher. huge support from richie hawtin, tiefschwarz, deetron, julien chaptal, gel abril, brothers vibe, martin eyerer, sis, dj wild, okain, gregor tresher, dave spoon, mark broom, butch, chris fortier, popoviciu, delete, moodymanc, pierce, piemont, ali kuru, camea, tim green, matt john, m.in, james teej, coyu, edu imberton, uner and many more.