in what may be his best work to date, gui strings together various strands of pop-infused techno and house.

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one of las smartest young voices says the la times�which the artist suspects, may just be a covert way of saying la is dumb. �open� mike eagle wouldnt terribly mind, being born and raised in chicago where the painful winters and his uppity grandparents kept him inside as a youth. he spent his formative years watching alternative music happen on mtv and hoping to one day be able to audition for the native tongues. as a young adult after graduating with a degree in psychology, he did the next best thing and moved to los angeles, joining the project blowed collective where he made music and toured with busdriver, aceyalone, abstract, nocando, and more. he has also gained notoriety in the world of comedy by being invited by professional funny people (paul f. tompkins, hannibal buress, matt besser/ucb) to rap at their shows. he would like to be raps kurt vonnegut but recognizes that he would first have to create something as iconic as the four-stroke illustration of an anus. he practices by releasing rap albums that delight, entertain, and confuse.

we hope you will permit us the indulgence of deviating slightly from our globe trotting explorations on this release as we pay homage to the sun. highlife on holiday, if you will. stepping away from the edits, auntie flo delivers a new original track. sun ritual ii takes things up a notch from its earlier counterpart (released on kompakt), banging dare-we-say-it berghain techno gives way to warm synth-laden euphoria. on the flip, miajica, one third of alma negra who you may recall from highlife2. here he serves up a delightfully familiar summer treat, the original being an end of the night, highlife highlight, particularly at our annual tribute to the sun event. we are sure you will agree that both sides are rock solid and primed for the summer!

londoners kiwi and ashworth return to sneaky for a follow-up to dawn ep, the warm, dusty and at times experimental release, championed by the likes of daniel avery, eric duncan and tiefschwarz. the past few months have been busy for both halves of the duo, with kiwi signing to duke dumont s blase boys club and remixing for house music super-labels bpitch control and get physical, whilst ashworth has signed music to tomoki tamura s holic trax and needwant. second ep takes a new format, with two original tracks alaska and na am on the a-side, backed up by a nicholas & marcoradi remix of cux3 and ranacat s remix of zubr. alaska could be described as an amalgamation of the inspirations that lead to the first sneaky release, combining the pumping house beats of cux3, the comforting wurlitzer of zubr and the ethereal movie-soundtrack dusk. na am is something totally different, existing mainly as a collage of recorded and found sounds, avoiding the usual structure of house music in favour of something reminiscent of the weirder side of the chemical brothers. strange though the track may be, the climax would undoubtedly move a room full of pilled up ravers to a state of frenzy. the b-side remixes both hint to dance floors of the 90s, with nicholas and marcoradi making you wait and wait before dropping an unforgettable piano hook, whilst sneaky s ranacat lifts zubr out of context and into peak time territory.

up and coming portuguese producer lewis fautzi is quickly becoming a name to look out for in techno. championed by the likes of jeff mills and slam, fautzis hypnotic, tracky sound is much in demand. in may 2014 figure label founder len faki opened his boiler room berlin set with a new lewis fautzi production, the beatless intro vibes of >diagonal<, and thus a new ep was born on figure.

new york endless is the first appearance on vinyl of new jersey born new yorker dan selzer. you may not have heard of him, but many of your favourite producers, bands and djs massively respect his record collection and ear. many of the sounds he has spent years exploring and djing can be heard via the three tracks that make up the strategies ep. elements of techno and house, idm, italo-disco and new wave, cosmic and kosmiche, krautrock and a certain debt to the new york school of minimalist composers all appear. the music is pure and (mostly) analog while still centred around accessible melodies and clean synthesized tones. golf channel every time!

both men speak a very similar language, moreover, they are in their human nature like-minded people, which may explain the successful convergence in this conception. detailed and playful dance music for the sensitive and delicate nature, with a fresh summery touch.

more classics from the kms vaults. one of the biggest detriot techno anthems re mastered for 2014 with all original tracks included. produced by kevin saunderson aka reese 1989 and includes a remix from derrick may under his mayday guise.

tiagos interzona 13 label has quietly gone about its business across three acclaimed and sold-out eps. his unique reputation as a dj is matched by the distinctive and unrivaled quality of his productions. for his fourth outing tiago treads an arguably more experimental path, and using sem titulo (untitled in portuguese) on three of the cuts here only adds to the mysterious nature of the sonic treats within. present, as always are the deft rhythm sections and powerful arrangements, as subtle elements of disco, techno & new wave provide the bedrock for his trademark off kilter melodies and soundscaping. the darker underbelly of club life may well be the inspiration, but the mood and execution are pure tiago! another beauty then from this outstanding, diverse and incomparable imprint.

incl agaric remix! paraphrase may attempt to preserve the essential meaning of the material being paraphrased. edgar peng the master of paraphrasing back on ursl with a super funky ep from venus!

after a best-selling debut record, low budget family - an independent moscow-based record label run by the crew behind the legendary shop&bar denis simachev formation return, and how! king solomons mines from simple symmetry is quite a classic in the making - a deceptively simple workout that reminds of mid 80s boyd jarvis jams, but shot through with 21st century twists and turns, that amplify those tough drum machines, anthemic afro elements, chants and marimba riffing. add a truly dynamic arrangement and you have a dancefloor dynamite! it is disco royalty on the remix tip as soft rocks & brennan green step up. as expected, given the incredible ingredients, the two of them shine. soft rocks set up a classic euro flavoured afro-trance workout, utilising the parts against a far more electronic and unrelenting backdrop, building to a sweaty, strobe-lit finale. brennan green may be less than prolific these days, but he is dependable as ever here. working up a synth-soaked, prelude style dub, whose classic elements will work the floor from here to zanzibar�

in 1991, former king street sounds, bpm king street production released the compilation ep named la ronde, which includes the tracks by the hot artists in new york and tokyo underground scene at that time.

136grad003v-in the beginning of 2014 a lot of the 136 grad recordings artist family are growing up steadly in the deep-&tech house scene. so ist time to select some tunes for the next vinyl release

there is an alternative reality known as the big funk factory. those unsuspecting travellers who fall into this other place find themselves exposed to many characters and tales from this universe. once inducted into this particular charged vacuum embodiment you have only one choice but to go on and familiarise yourself with the history and people involved in the hope that you ll find a way through to the other side, but beware the experience and sensations may be seductive, you may choose to remain. be aware it is an audio, visual and kind of literate assault on the senses. the beginning in the loosest possible use of the term starts with the creation of the creature known as d-roid. as a new entrant, before conducting yourself through each chapter, perhaps you should familiarise yourself with the characters involved in those disreputable individuals featured in this episode.

cyber punk, poshgod, poshdoggydog. metro-zu hip hop crew affiliate, hailing from the miami cyborg world and now newly affiliated to trax couture crew. not just a producer, but artist in his own right poshgod gives his beautifully twisted view on club music which may sound familiar but listen close for the twisted glitched moments of his cyber perspective...

for our second release on wavereform, we continue our explorations into sophisticated sounds from mostly-unexplored areas with the production debut from juras lietus, a 25 year-old latvian producer from riga whose mysterious origins in this out-of-the-way locale may surprise listeners, but whose sound fits very well into the label�s mission to reform the sound sphere with simple and elegant tracks that demand attention and bring unknown talent deserved notice. lietus wastes no time in showing off his developed dub techno style on >dark frank< as the bold, well-defined contours of the bottom end are contrasted with gentler ambient textures in the opening, it acquires more force as it moves along as he adds harder percussion patterns to the framework while the dense atmospherics progress barely in the background. >direct< is the more subtle and atmospheric of the pair, as crisp, delicate drums develop slowly while also suggesting melody. it too gains strength as it goes though, with ricocheting percussion and a barely-controlled feedback wail leading into a dramatic breakdown before he slowly winds things down in the detail-rich final section. j&#363,,,,,,,ras lietus and latvian techno may be mostly unknown, but this strong showing for wavereform 002 reveals much still to be uncovered in these eastern lands.

all we want is vario volinski. you may recognize his name from one of the summer tunes of 2013 - falling in love. with all i want, mr. volinski created a tune that is more garage style than the things he did before. proving, that his previous summer tune wasn t a one hit wonder and that he surely is one of the producers to watch in the future. and pwu wasn t pwu if we didn t find a talented young gun as a remixer. so we found him. dan grassler. a guy from munich who convinced us from the very beginning. and his remix awesome!

phoenix knight was born in may 1992 at the infamous castlemorton free festival slap bang in the middle of digs & wooshs now legendary set on the diy soundsystem.

304 is d tiberios ode to his mothers home. the address is both personal and anonymous, providing an entry point into the bleak emotional spectrum of daily existence and its anomalies. partial to concepts of imperfection, many tracks include lo-fi audio clips sampled from youtube, television and other non-musical sounds that may normally go unnoticed in our surroundings. the textures are burnt and the rhythms disrupted, yet each track is constructed to achieve an unconventional harmony. *raver 5* has caught the attention of both critics and fans for its mature, multi- genre production. *let her* and *gone*, featuring natasha agrama, pair sultry female vocals with heavy, atmospheric beats.
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seven years after his last lp on alpha house, argentinas franco cinelli has finished his next full length, all frequencies, due for release on esperanza in may 2014. over the course of the last 15 years, cinelli has released countless eps on labels like bass culture, airdrop and ilian tape and has proven himself to be a master of the groove, be it a house, techno or disco infected one. this new album encapsulates all that and channels his decades of musical experience into one album that has the dance floor as a common denominator.

newcastle upon tyne (uk) based turquoise blue presents a very special release featuring four original tracks from non-other than kostas tassopoulos � better known to many as ekkohaus. for those unfamiliar with turquoise blue, the label has been causing quite a stir ever since its first release in 2011, featuring music from household names including laura jones, kris wadsworth, dj w!ld and djebali, among many others. it was clear from early releases on heavyweight labels including morris audio, 2020 vision and liebe detail that this was a man with a big future but, to many, it was ekkohaus album release in may 2013 that defined him as a major player in the game. released by matthias tanzmann�s moon harbour recordings, the album topped many a download chart and was a firm favourite with djs around the globe. this is a landmark release for turquoise blue, which started life as a digital only label but after starting to press vinyl in september 2012, the label has gone full circle with this, their debut vinyl-only release. not only does this release sound incredible but it looks sublime and is as much a collector�s item as it is a dj tool. a limited run of 300 will be pressed on heavyweight, clear marbled vinyl.

following robert hoods remixes of his floorplan tracks never grow old and phobia in may, hes back with new edits of protein valve, originally released on m-plant in 1994, the year of the labels inception.

w&p by stathis kalatzis. mastered by stefan betke at scape mastering berlin the collecting season leads us to our third episode and, as if northern winds may threaten the upcoming summer, we request assistance from redoubtable southern war men. the search has taken us to the greek region of thessaly where the mighty tribe of the magnetes still exercises solid mythological power�

re-issues are a hot commodity and may well be en vogue for those not around at the time originally or perhaps too slow on the uptake to bag the great house records of yesteryear

fresh from impressing with the pulsating techno of boris werner and the fuzzy live house jams of san proper, tom tragos voyage direct label turns to a man who needs little introduction: dutch legend and man of many pseudonyms danny wolfers.
best known under his legowelt alias, wolfers has spent the last two decades flitting between strobe light acid house, 808 electro, fluorescent techno and shimmering space disco. throughout, he has kept his productions pleasingly analogue-heavy, making great use of classic drum machines and vintage synthesizers. while his music may be steeped in the past, wolfers productions always sound like the future.

in may 2014, icelandic producer yagya will release his fifth album, sleepygirls, across three slabs of vinyl and one mixed cd on dutch label delsin. its a deep, spacious and dubbed out affair that stays locked at a pleasingly sedentary tempo throughout.

380g deluxe sleeve incl. cd, download & postcard. limited edition of 333 copies worldwide

vinyl only and silk-screened artwork! now that the isms ep has provided our favorite dance floors with magico moments and vivid arpeggios, nous klaer audio presents the second part of their collection of dance floor excursions. for the second release oceanic presents a ticket to another yet unexplored destination. this ep may count as his proper debut, though his kobo contribution to the rimini series of edits-to-go has already put joy to last summers festivals. on blanco bero oceanic follows on from the anthematic kobo on rimini with an ep of yet again uncanny but-powerful dance music, ready to explore.

ryo murakami is now ready to launch his new project/label �depth of decay� and its first release is his own debut album. the music on the album is so deep and carefully constructed that trying to describe it may seem pointless. this album is obviously a challenging piece of art that will change your evaluation of ryo murakami.

lee curtiss, ryan crosson & cesar merveille form the sweatshop boys and this may they drop their second ep �wanna be more on leftroom with remixes from tom demac and ryan crosson himself.

after the glorious release of his first studio album disconnect to connect in 2013, steven tang is back with another lovely package of hitec-soul. inspired by his new residency in berlin the chicago-native builds up three highly grooving sound seducers which will be part of his live set at panorama bar on may 31st . join steven tang at leaving the physical world!

dustin zahn makes his album debut in march 2014 with the release of monoliths on adam beyers drumcode label. gestating over a period of a four years during break from releasing original solo material, monoliths sees the minneapolis native capturing the full breadth of his production style in the long-player format for the first time. having become a mainstay of the drumcode line-ups for their berghain residency and beyond, the challenge was set for the berlin-based zahn to build upon the reputation he has established in the past decade-and-a-half since he first arrived on the scene, during which time he has also given a platform to artists such as dvs1, minilogue, psyk and truncate via his enemy records imprint.

no. inc. are material object and atom. both artists are launching their no. label imprint this may, by releasing the full length early reflection album and the herewith presented early reflection ep i. the tracks featured on this ep are the ambient piece early reflection part i (side a) and the technoid refraction i (side aa).

after the successful album tour and time for new inspirations nayan soukie and fritz windish come along with their new ep on ursl. inspired by the poem kubla khan from s.t. colerige they made three special tracks that are soundmethapors for some images in the poem. read it and listen to the tracks at the same time and you may find some parallels.

stevie kotey and london songstress angie-may hooked up for a fabulous piece of cosmic house, plus top notch remixes by idjut boys, kresy and fabrizio mammarella. stevie kotey, the man who reinvents himself faster than his shadow, and london songstress angie-may hooked up for this fabulous piece of house called capricorn man.

ahead of the release of their third studio album �you play� - out on visionquest in may - rework drop the rise and fall ep featuring two compelling tracks from the album plus a brand new track on the b-side. rise and fall is a full blown dancefloor workout of driving intensity, hypnotic drum patterns and rhythmic vox while ask you demonstrates the bands propensity for a chugging colourful, cosmic groove and a dash of signature anglo-french modern sass. im waiting provides a glimpse into the talented trios deeper style with a moody soundbed of dubby textures and kicking grooves

being around since may 2009, the greek imprint, blind stitch , now finds itself releasing a triple lp by label- head bengoa. a long story of sound and rhythmic communication can be found on this album, entitled -what you give-. this record features deep grooves, spiced with uplifting melodic crescendos and occasional collaborations, leaving a release full of impressions. laid back, groovy and mesmerizing sounds, take you through the narrative of this lp. with smoothly arranged soundscapes and old school synth vibes the record motivates listeners to move and get lost in the sounds. a productive output from bengoa, with focus on molding his own personal sound, and that of the alexandroupoli- based label. 3x12- of delicious deep house grooves, spiked with occasional vocal work, and reverberating glass like rhythmic percussions.

p. lopezs new ep may be called the same beat. however, rest assured that this is most definitely a showcase of the paraguayan urban and tech house producers chameleonic capabilities. we ve seen lo¬pez on labels such as dogmatik, tirk and rationalism just to name a few, and he s even grabbed the attention of berghain who welcome him for his debut performance there in april. now he stamps his sonic dexterity all over this five track dark techno aeon ep. expect to be led through a progression of styles and emotions, fist pumps and foot taps all in the name of true quality music.

more seminal techno from the kms vaults. bounce your body to the box gets a timely re issue in original artwork. 1988 really was a vintage year, includes a derrick may remix of the sound.

igor vicente is a name that many may not have heard of yet, but this it is not from lack of presence in the scene. from his legendary wild family parties in belgium, to his recent state of flow residency at world-renowned fuse club, and his collaboration as ultrasone, this quick rising star is becoming a tour de force within the spectrum of house and techno

last summer, you could barely escape the wide-eyed charms of *late train*, the epic second single from paul murphy and quinn lukes all-star balearic rock outfit. following its release on claremont 56 last may, the song became the soundtrack to sweltering afternoons by the mediterranean and lazy boat parties in the adriatic. 10 months on, the blissfully baggy original is given a new lease of life thanks to a swathe of new remixes.

without further ado, h+p would like to impress you with no eres tu. some of you may remember mamacita s guest appearance on auntie flos future rhythm machine? here we proudly present her debut release. weve sat on this record for so long that we ve often forgotten how great it actually is! amazing 80s chicago house via santiago, chile. one of the summer. we were concerned about anyone touching the flawless original, but argentinian, ana helder delivers a blinding job, at once retaining the best qualities of the og, whilst making it her own.

while some of you might think of planet rhythm as one of those old labels from back in the day, it may not necessarily be the correct judgement. not only is it a product of its past achievements, but it is also pushing things forward in the present time, with woo york being one of a few new artists emerging from the imprints recent catalogue. that said, 2014 starts with ukrainian duo taking over planet rhythm headquarters as the labels proprietors and getting in charge of all of its future development. first out of press is the duos own ep highlighting their shift towards brand new, hardware-driven studio setup. from abstract tb-303-ish structures of acid rain, through the building peaks of analogue swamp, a perfect example of stripping functional techno, to come closers uplifting trance-y melodies and the closing sequence of strobe 1, this record is shaping up to be woo yorks strongest release to date.

when you finally achieve a long sought after goal, dont think of it as you making it, but rather that it was not challenging enough to begin with.
epi centrum is jurek przezdziecki, who you may be familiar with thanks to his numerous releases on labels like cocoon, affin and synewave. known for always pushing sonic boundaries, as well as seeking new sources of inspiration, he is undoubtedly one of those artists who does anything but tow the line. raw, organic electronics, mixed with precision in execution are at the very heart of jureks output and his work has thus far received praise from the likes of depeche mode, laurent garnier, sven väth and damon wild.

you can never go home is about the first time derek went to berghain. actually, it was his first time in berlin, may have been his second day only and after a certain point he had been there for quite a while. his friend didnt want to leave and she had the keys and on top of it only she knew where they lived, so he couldnt leave but eventually it turned out he didnt want to go home

re issue of the first kms release by juan atkins & kevin saunderson under their kreem production alias. originally first penned in 1986 this is one of the first detroit classics of the time. remastered in 2014 and pressed in original 1987 artwork. a must have for your record collection.

graze minerals possess a superlative lustre, which is most notably seen in diamond. such frequencies are transparent or translucent in nature, and have a high refractive index. tones with a true adamantine lustre are uncommon, with examples being cerussite and zircon. mweapon minerals display luminous bass bands, which appear to move as the specimen is rotated. such frequencies are composed of parallel fibers, which reflect sound into a direction perpendicular to their orientation, thus forming narrow bands of light. the most famous examples are fm and subtractive, but the effect may also occur in other sound banding - such aquamarine, moonstone and tourmaline. scrap minerals consist of thin transparent co-planar sheets. light reflecting from these layers give them a lustre reminiscent of pearls. such minerals possess perfect cleavage, with examples including muscovite and moss opal.

the first single of the upcoming joakim album releasy ( may 2014) >tropics of love<!

if you have ever wondered what it would have sounded like if can grew up going to see ron hardy at the music box and then recorded an album together with francis bebey in the congo, the debut record from black deer may be just for you.
the work of prolific brooklynite william burnett, whose aliases include willie burns, grackle, speculator, galaxy toobin (with eliot lipp), pg&s (with jorge velez) and smackulator (with legowelt) is psychedelic in the truest sense of the world. sprawled across six tracks, burnett fuses various outsider loner genres unto one definitive vision quest all his own, that of the black deer.
limited edition of 400 copies with hand assembled black foiled museum board on silkscreened covers. features fold-out poster and stamped labels by artist marion guillet.