the latest release on two faces shows a slightly different side of the label and introduces the new artist björn leineweber. björn combines modern electronic clubmusic with rock and punk influences and his special german vocals to a very own style. the original mix of >dieser ton< shows his full talent for writing exceptional lyrics, beautiful harmonies and creating unique sound designs. a track with a lot of feelings. on a2 we find position:greenfield - an artist out of the label environment. he developed a remix with classic techno elements and unexpected variances. a track for the early morning hours to deeply touch the crowd. on the flip the label boss himself makes a very compact groovy floorburner. perhaps one of the hits in 2008 ... no more words needed

excellent deep grooving techhouse with a splash of acid, feat sexy robert owens vocals on top !! sexy !! flipside (onika) sounds more like the hyper modern remote area sound. tip-top

supported by mihalis safras, 2000 and one, tobi neuman, emerson, laurent garnier and jimpster!! london meets berlin, broom meets rotary... mark broom destroys the restricted minimal heads with this 4 nice tracks of modern electronic soul combined with good old techno understatement! including 2 quality edits by two_em and el locco. be fast - only a few limited copies!!

death is nothing to fear 3 is the third installment of spectral sounds compilation series, focused on bringing forward new voices in the world of techno. brought together by an equally brash and nuanced take on tonal manipulation, the four artists presented here - finlands sami koivikko, berlin- by - way - of detroits seth troxler, chicagos kate simko and ann arbors 2am/fm (james t. cotton and d marc cantu) - contribute a vast yet tightly controlled understanding of the compilations theme. what unfolds is a tough and modern ride through international techno and house.

maverick music icon miss kittin is set to release her second album, batbox in february 2008. two years in the making, and almost four years since the highly regarded i com, batbox comprises thirteen original songs, all composed whilst touring extensively throughout the world. the album further highlights kittins position as a powerful personality within the contemporary music industry. a true individual with the substance to support the uncompromising attitude she is recognised for, batbox is bursting with signature style kittin observations on modern life.

!! vinyl exclusive till early march 2008 !!! incl rmxs by par grindvik & hardcell !! the idea for >dubfix< was already sketched out right after the production for the >waves< album. now, finally the song got his club-dress on. hardcell & grindvik took heiko >sharpened< to their board and designed it very modern from the scratch

fresh minimalistic afro techhouse biggies !! baobab music is proud to present its first release called >le cercle peul<. ivorian producer mr raoul k easily manages to combine the organic grooves of traditional african instruments ( which were recorded live during sessions in ivory coast ) with modern european production techniques.

pablo bolivar is a well known and respected producer with an extensive discography that includes productions and remixes for labels like regular, galaktika, blurred vision, bay street, justified cause. >into the televerse< is a 10 minute deep tech-house joy, full of melodic elements and a moody groove, the catchy bass-line will keep everyones minds busy while some subtle elements join the ride. >in my hand< is a 3 minute beautiful soundscape that will find its place close to brian enos ambient explorations and the static caravan idm. modern loves enfant terrible andy stott gives his very personal touch to >into the televerse<

>life is the only drug i wont ever give up<. this is probably the most life-affirming claim ever forwarded by ware- labelboss matthias schaffhäuser and its made to fit the party. and as hes being the guest on a very special label hes going all the way. totally in accordance with the wir-label-philosophy, the title track shows off lots of modern producing skills, never sticking to just one rigid idea but coming along with a whole bunch of attitudes. pop-induced vocals are artfully woven into minimal beats, housy strokes meet sound concrète, and the whole combines to one neverending track, leaving the elitist style ghetto behind and delivering itself to the pulsating life outside, leading to a truly beautiful work clearly thats one hell of a challenge for every remixer, but lovable atom smahing mathias kaden is the right man at the right place, as he knows how to deal with emotional content under the influence of the contemporary raw. his eleven-minute-opus tightens, focalizes, piles and moves around the original material, but without betraying its spirit. this remix seems larger than life but still maddingly gripping and you get the overwhelming impression that here every angle leads to another, every bit communicating. its a nation under the groove, all in one track, and its here to be heard

ltd warehouse found! an excellent three tracker from the well known artist andomat3000 (cadenza / platzhirsch). he keeps the perfect balance with adding the warm groovy house feelings and the freaky sounds he stands for! kind of his typical dippy style flavour with a bit of that minimalism tech house sound…. wicked! >vertical smile< is a percussive rhythmic and powerful minimal house tune grooving with a hypnotic voice that can be used as perfect warm tool for any dance floor. >cicl?< has an old school touch in a futuristic production and gives you real power and more than enough matters to shake and rock the dancefloor. >hominid< is an modern crazy effective techno track, nice percussion, small cuts and a deep base…frickl wickl

>this sound< is the sound of def jaguar (aka djuma soundsystem) and best mate flip. you might remember the djumas from last years >les djinns< on get physical but this is a completely different story. >this sound< is pure catchy and sexy pop-house at its best. its a flirt tool! berghain/panorama bar resident murat tepeli (playhouse/ostgut) follows with a properly crafted remix. anyone said chicago? yes, house keeps our heart pumping. this is a dj tool for the discerning selector. on the flip side, the classy joachim spieth (paso/kompakt) is set to deliver…and he delivers, no doubt about it! he shifts the cosiness of the original towards deeper and hypnotic areas turning a house anthem into a techno anthem! to finalise the matter, dubnoodles (milnor modern/rundlauf) pumps fresh energy into his remix with help from a fat bass spiced up with unexpected indie flavoured grooves!

great melodic track on the new rautenkranzz by dj ric e. incl modern clickin minimal remix by morgenreothe rautenkranzz

played by troy pierce, kiki, matt tolfrey… stefan tretau has quickly made himself a name as a producer of techno/house with releases on fortek, sounderground and karma rouge. now stefan delivers his debut on heimatmelodie, with 3 original tracks and a stunning remix by mobilees marcin czubala. flederlaus is a real journey into sound: capturing immediate dancefloor attention with its bassline, then taking off with an intense frequency-shifting synthline that delivers another one of those dbx references many heimatmelodie releases have to offer. bettfluchthemmung is slighty deeper though, focusing more on the bassline and percussion patterns. the vinyl is completed by reiner modern, the most techiest track of the pack

this >sources ep< shows exactly where matthews heads at as a producer and dj, wonderfully deep groove-lead modern house with his own unique twist. being released on dinkys highly-desired horizontal imprint, its the first of a run of releases with another ep soon to be released on diamonds & pearls, a label whose small roster includes luciano, ricardo villalobos and henrik schwarz. >double exposure< on the sources ep can also be heard as the penultimate track on dinkys fantastic new get lost 3 mix for crosstown rebels, its safe to say shes a big fan, but then again its hard to find anyone who knows matthew personally or through his music that isnt a fan. 2008 could be a big year for the unlikely but highly talented star

cool modern minimal electronic tech house, incl magik johnson rmx

>primitive sense< is an exquisite detroit techno track that combines classic motor city sounds and modern minimalistic techno elements.. the guest remixer is taho (lumina, ovum recordings)

distorted modern electronics!! includes reso remix

one of the most impressive releases coming from spain this year!!! morillas has created a modern anthem with an incredible versatility. he has mixed elements of electro funk, house & break beat to a killer smashing club hit!

a blend of modern nu disco with a peak of italian horror movies influences in ajellos track added with the funky style of the revolving eyes. incredible, sweet and seductive...

lars is back with a lovely piece of music on his own label two faces. with his third release on two faces, lars introduces us to the classic side of house music. a1 is a chicago influenced house tune with a touch of disco. the hookline, the moody bassline, the vocal samples and the relaxed killer groove out of his swedish drumbox fit together perfectly and will let you move for sure. b1 is inspired by a roadmovie with never heard before rhythm n blues vocal samples and a tricky groove. it rocks from the very first seconds and surprises after the break with wonderful bell-like sounds. b2 is a technoid track which is based on one main loop which gets transposed over and over again and ends up in sweet harmonies and great chord progressions. all three tracks are inspiring and fresh modern clubmusic with a unique style. ready for your winter pleasure

deep groovin detroit infected and very modern house grooves. very atmospheric track with subtle male vocals. a must have

long time activist on the french electronic scene, léonard de léonard is back after two critically acclaimed albums, successful collabs (his duo with maxx aka mcuhoh from the goats was a rated as one of 2006 best french live acts) and a departure to berlin. part of the ekler o shock roster (data, danger, terry poison), léo is a talented producer whose influences vary from classic techno and old school hip hop to all the modern forms of digital grooves & ghetto musics. now back with an ep dedicated to the dancefloors, in the form of a tribute to horror cult movies, léo asked his new berlin friends chris de luca (ex. funkstorung) and phon.o (shitkatapult), and paris rising kids donovan to remix his single. the result is here, catchy as a scream, hot as hell!

hollands rising production talent raul moros aka simon van kesteren aka soul conspiracy is no stranger to the soulfuric trax stable. following his well received debut release on the label amazonica, he now he returns with a brand new offering to set the floors alight. with back 2 basics and way back when, moros delivers two energetic cuts that combine old school inspired sounds with modern flavas to full effect. a pumping bassline and driving, melodic synths give back 2 basics its spice while its all about the bouncy rhythms and piano riffs on way back when. for those who want to go a touch deeper, check out the way back when d reflection dub mix. rounding off this solid package is the back 2 basics synth tool.

after the massive worldwide success with >dont you want me<, here is the huge follow-up by gold, diaz & young rebels! >open sesame< is a modern house version of the well-known leila k. classic. big one! ltd. upfront-onesided promo copy

two electro flavoured house bombs for the modern clubber. prophetization is more suitable for night time or right before the sun rises. electro rhythms, cosmic synth notes accompanied by a fat bass. lost in space, its dark, the bright strings call from afar and bring hope. the light shines at the end of the tunnel. pazuzu on side b is a mixture of bleeps and atmospheric pads sustained by a housey beat, chugging along to a dubby sub bass. perfect for those early mornings lost on the dancefloor in a state of trance.

zwischen modern love house & raster noton Ästhetik & trapez scher clubkompatibilität hat sich benjamin ganz hübsch eingerichtet

very modern, spaced out, techy edged, detroit flavoured house grooves!! not to be missed

modern electrohouse 2 tracker by julien l aka digital mode.

thrilling!!! moonbootique diving into the deep with the new ante perry, supported by tube & berger! very good, deep tune which surely will fit into the sets of the modern electronic, minimal and non bigroom electro house oriented upfront and top league djs!!

hustle & flow are brian anderson and ryan kick from new york city and they are debuting on european soil with this crispy 3 track funkster. this city is the home of artists as masters at work, armand van helden and so on but lately a new wave of underground house music producers has been emerging from the big apple with fresh names like troydon, 1200 warriors and these guys. the room service ep serves you 3 ultra funky modern house tunes that will be played by your house heroes derrick carter, dj sneak, dj heather and jason hodges. first track play it again is the most boompty cut of the lot with its melting sub bass and one of the most danceable house cuts of the last months, no doubt. untouchable has this amazing double theme that puts instant smiles on the dance floors worldwide with its great jazzy sax break. the deeper cut on this ep is locals only which has some slick rhodes action going on, a favorite amongst many house deejays. another winner for the tracky sister label of aroma recordings.

incl piemont rmx!! after the overwhelming initial outing by amir (bodymusic one) on suchtreflex, the fresh new hamburgian label signed none other than german minimal act lars wickinger, who already had a bunch of mind-blowing releases on reference labels like traum, opossum and liebe datail. lars, who describes his musical style as techno with a spirit from minimal and house, produced 2 extraordinary and modern sounding tech house tunes, which will definitely cause huge waves of response - so watch out! for even more musical variety, each with 2 remixes were added: the hamburg based producer duo piemont (mbf, hi freaks) reinterpreted >spooky farm< on the a1 and the very talented el carlitto (artminimal) of belgium remixed the flipside >quiche<!

incl michael gray remix !! splittr is the meeting of minds of martijn ten velden and mark yardley (from stanton warriors fame), two of modern dance musics biggest production heavyweights. as splittr, mark and martijn combine their collective skills and tastes to produce a dance/rock hybrid (new order infected guitar part) and a very fresh take on electronic music. in fact they started the project to give them the opportunity to split awayfrom any preconceptions people may have of them and any musical restrictions dance music genres can create. their first release, >all alone< (which sees mark take on vocal duties), has already created an underground buzz, with pete tong playing it on almost a weekly basis from the start of the year, regular spot plays on radio1 and major support coming from the likes of roger sanchez and deep dish. splittr are clearly set to take their sound worldwide

modern minimal, which isnt very minimal at all? confused? take a listen/tip

after some successful releases on various european labels, such as darkroom dubs (soma sublabel), miniscetch or get physical, to name a few, antony chose a real maneater track for his highgrade debut - cannibale is a glittering, long and deep journey into the heart of modern deephouse. tom clark and daniel dreier as remixers tear up all the meat from the track giving it a typical berlin-stylem treatment resulting in a dry and hypnotic groove

wave music is excited to showcase the boy wonders newest sound statement, you glow, an electro-tinged tune credited to lascivious the duo of pal joey and adam hawkins. the slinky new-wave flavored release builds on the minimal electronic tone of the lascivious tune shes here, unleashed on wave in 2004. you glow is a deeply sexy post-modern pop song with sweet emotion expressed through its glitchy techno backbeat and a robotic sounding vocal uttered by pal joey himself. wave delivers two cosmic interpretations by french whiz papastomp on this 12.

quentin harris and timmy regisford keep up the pressure with another booming modern garage take.

this is the first echospace single since >the coldest season< dropped on modern love. if you liked cv313s >dimensional space<, youll love this 12inch! the perfect sequel! deep-dub transmissions from the darkest recesses of the universe. space-dub supreme

peter introduces himself like this, >ive started making music with an oric-1 home computer in the middle of the 80ties, later the commodore amiga was the flagship and then....the casio fz1 and now i use the galaxy of software and the korg mx1, roland tr727, roland jx8p, korg ms20, yamaha tg33, yamaha dx7 so i guess that it makes things clear, peter is one of these producers that uses older analogue machines along more recent software gears. and you can sure hear it in its productions, it sounds huge, powerful while style wise keeping things on to the soul filled part of the dance floor. peter delights us here with two stunning tracks that contain modern beats structures echoing rather old school house patterns and hooks. as always with peters incredible music, originality, surprises and ingeniosity are 100% at the rendezvous

rmxs by paul ritch & guillaume & the couto dumonts >2 fast 4 u< was one of the stand-out tracks from kook kook, a tune positioned somewhere wonderful between techno, house and disco, and of course it appears on this 12” in its original form. but for the lead track, lopazz hands over the reins to paul ritch, whose string of fine releases over the past year or so – for labels like resopal, fumakilla and get physical – have made him one of the scenes most sought-after names. a single-minded 4x4 pulse sets the pace, providing the basis for increasingly intense, tribalesque percussion, and dubbed-out samples of lopazz s original instrumentation. this unbelievably deep, hypnotic remix demonstrates an allegiance to both classic detroit techno and the razor-sharp vanguard of modern day minimal techno. on the flip, lopazz offers >2 4 fast u< to another underground techno visionary for re-interpretation,this time guillaume, also known as guillaume and the coutu dumonts. beautifully produced, exuberant eps for mutek and hartchef discos have seen guillaume become a producer of note to those in the know

incl fantastic groovin harada remix !! swiss american dj emerson has already built a considerable following within the dance community thanks to his dj sets and releases for esteemed labels like substatic, micro.fon, kiddaz.fm or klickhaus. on this 12inch he provides 9 minutes of mesmerising dance music somewhere between house and techno. in on remix duties is harada. he delievers rhythmically diverse modern techno funk that has this certain outstanding element of personality. he is working the original elements in a very creative and playfull way and things really get outta control when the chord hook drops in out of nowhere. wiggling hi tech funk with slick production skills and a great beat!

the new soul designer album from fabrice lig will be released on third ear recordings. one of the tracks is a cover of herbie hancocks rockit. soul designers cover of rockit is a dance floor bomb. modern dance music rarely covers classic tracks, even though it uses samples from them all the time. the other track is called the soul is back. this is a big techno anthem in the grand style

the sixth release in numeros ongoing disco series. incls the original mix from nys tap label along with a previously unreleased extended dub and a brand new house remix from the shoes crew expanding the cut into 8 dope- licious minutes of modern disco

already a secret weapon of ricardo villalobos, richie hawtin & paco osuna with the fourth release the still young and succesful label enters the race. this time co-labelowner federico molinari, who already delivered a remix (kreiskollaps) on the first oslo ep, showcases his skills. enerverende is dubby house tool, which slowly develops its effect and finally as a damian schwartz remix takes the hightime direction. the last one is takk brett, which is being carried by cleverly composed vocalbits and percussive elements. it breaks the ground, which oslo is following since the beginning. modern house music.

cosmic club is a brand new label focused on releasing original obscure dance classic. for this 2nd release, we give you the opportunity to grab 2 fantastic trax once again, cariocas >batida< a pure cosmic italo-disco gem, a track very very rare to find and sought after in its full instrumental version and as a bonus we put also on, the italo cult classic from brian auger >last train to nowhere<, both tracks have been played by the big daniele baldelli for years now and obviously all the italo cosmic disco freaks on this planet ! a must to have in every djs collection!!! on the a side, you will find 2 remixes / re-edits done by the mysterious cosmic club crew ,they bring the tempos up, add some effects and beats to give them both a more modern edge, excellent for a club environment. an excellent job done with 2 great must-have tracks. for those tracks, it has been done a complete new mastering. be careful, it is a very limited edition

killer! we are honored that cadenza co-founder philippe quenum joins the fray with this super-fresh two tracker straight out of his geneva studio and into clubs, after parties, and living rooms all over the world. agbaja is a panorama bar special. it is big, freaky, dark, and loud. it is made for places that dont stop. it is for that moment when the party is about to lose control. this is quenums darker side. a day in mumbai is one of those tracks that defies description. is it house? is it techno? to us, its modern minimal music with personality. its soulful. its percussive. its loose. its quirky. most tellingly, its highly personal look into the roots of a very talented african-born, french-raised musician. if you cant get into this, get your head checked.

ramon tapia delivers an outstanding example of modern electronic clubmusic on our imprint yellow tail! deep but raving & uplifting at the same time. with dancefloor bombs like >e.v.i.<on the a-side or moody tracks like growingon the flip

do you remember >the horn<? this highly effective monster tune was created by none other than missile label boss tim taylor aka egyptian empire for ffrr and is now reworked once more due to the amazing demand. here we have fresh mixes coming from two influential modern day producers, pedro delgardo and da fresh !!

ltd one side releases from the studios of scott grooves. scott fuses multi-layered rhythms that are definitely modern between house and techno but echo ancient drum sounds with broding atmospherics, dramatic synth sounds and powerful bubbling analogue basslines. three ace versions that explore the territory between house and techno and will sit nicely in your set between ame, osunlades more abstract beat-orientated stuff or the lastest offerings from ibadan

the naples scene has been very influential for the modern day sound of techno music. players like marco carola, danilo vigorito and davide squillace are know for their innovative input and forward thinking sound. so is markantonio who is in charge of analytic trail and mkt. this last imprint comes with the best productions of the labelboss himself and has a very open minded character. you will find top notch mixtures of house, minimal and the trademark napoli sound here