lily first appeared on spargel trax, contributing to two of the four releases in the series. since then the artist has appeared on idle hands with the excellent trumpets at dawn and on no corner with the critically acclaimed modern malaise tape.

after a stunning three part compilation released in the second half of 2014, dutch label field is back with another album project, this time from american producer christopher ernst, aka l estasi dell oro, who also records as penalune and is co-founder of the voodoo down label. before now, ernst has proved himself to be adept at crafting deep and atmospheric, excellently ambient techno on a range of labels. varying his tempos and textures, he does acid, raw stuff, tough beats and more industrial grooves. across this new 8-track album, all this and more is explored in captivating fashion. this is an expressive and expansive modern techno album from l estasi dell oro that is perfectly at home on the always interesting field label.

shipping earliest monday , march 2nd. home invasion is the new label from real tone man franck roger, a man whose career has scaled the full depths of house music over the past decade or so. evidently seeking a new challenge, the parisian s new imprint promises to adhere to a vehemently underground way of working, with every ep released upfront on vinyl-only terms and produced exclusively on analogue equipment. franck roger is back this time in solo with 3 fresh tracks made in is home invasion laboratory, this time going back to some proper raw stuff on the a side, going back to his new jersay roots on vib’ray shun that will remind us some of the old bno traxx made back in the days from the deep, what we used to call the french touch but in the underground scene for those who reminds that era… immersion is a deep kind of aquatic hypnotic track with a little ‘clin d’oeil’ for the old prescription records wich has been one of francks all time influencing label…on the b side we keep exploring a more abstract side of franck wich will remind us his work on earthrumental records ..sub division of real tone rds.. a modern approach of his dubby influences.

deep emotional house tracks . this record needs no introduction! one of the most classic house records ever made! the legendary pairing of frankie knuckles (rip) and jamie principle delivering two devastatingly ahead of the curve anthems. * baby wants to ride / your love*, both still sounding as fresh, vital, original and contemporary as they did on their 1987 release.
truly one of the dream pairings in modern dance music, the knuckles / principle team brought us many classic moments but the two tracks contained here are among the most recognizable and well loved tracks in the house music lexicon.
often sampled, covered, edited and re-worked, but never, ever bettered here are two absolutely essential cuts, re-issued as they were released originally in the late 80s on trax.
re-released for 2015, re-mastered and re-pressed with all the original trax label artwork present in conjunction with the official rights holders / owners. an essential addition to any dance music lovers crate! dont snooze on this

as part of longstanding no wave duo naked on the vague, murky girl group knitted abyss and extraterrestrial drone project half high, lucy phelan has been a critical force in the sydney diy scene for over 10 years. under the solo veil of lucy cliche, she annihilates with these four wavey techno tracks that honour her noise and punk ethos. with pounding drum sequences, draining synths and emotionless vocals echoing cosey fanni tutti, her dark dreams sabotage our calculations of modern dance while demonstrating how physicality and the ethereal can interact.

a busy year ahead for techno label signal code records. last year seen vinyls from label head costelloe along with duplex, mark du mosh, defekt and simoncino. the labels sound has grown into an indescribable mix of future retro techno. taking a classic sound and putting a modern twist on it. its a busy start to 2015 with two hot 12inchs already planned for the first two months. the first is a 4 tracker from label head costelloe featuring two remixes from glasgow power house and clone and creme organisation regular marco bernardi. classic techno and electro given a modern twist. quickly following the release will see a 12 inch from l.i.e.s man simoncino with sex tag manias dj sotofett providing a dubbed out mix. it is a busy start for 2015.

2015 repress ... the fresh yume label gets into deep swampy house vibes with their second release. stripped down modern tracks. including a magnificent craig richards remix!

mr anderson taking a fresh twist and releasing more excellence on dekmantel.
the art of omission is a craft new jersey native joey anderson masters like few others. after releasing an acclaimed debut album in 2014, anderson returns to the dekmantel label serving up the signature sound we love him for. with the 1974 ep, he continues his modern day techno odyssey investigating the outskirts of the genre, while focusing on details and unexpected twists. serving up dense melodic structures, intense chord progressions and unique but relentless drum programming and sounds, anderson shows that the future of techno is bright, original and full of energy.

pro-tez delivers proper moody, dubby acid vapored house jams from sapurra out of moscow. sincerely lush and intimately narrated detroit house music with a timelessly modern deep touch. really well rounded debut ep from veteran dj sapunov and a personal tribute to cheese. vinyl only!

rod needs no introduction as the prolific alter ego of a certain dutch producer already well associated with figure. here we are treated to 3 new rod cuts, precisely aimed at the dancefloor, plus a special len faki remix to crown the package. label curator len faki offers up his take on >truck one< in a storming, action-packed ride, building on rods sparse palette of sound-design rumbles, and creates a straight up modern techno roller that refuses to be shy!

vinyl only! little hill goes dark! a mysterious artist on the hill for this release named vasco serving us, on roman label, an ep with deep and glacial techno sounds, the two original tracks take us to the universe of the artist, cold and dark. on other side the first remix is produced by agazzi and follow the musicline of the originals so pulling out a paranoid march, other remix on bside is made by valent and its a peaktime modern techno percussive device. mastered by rashad backer at dubplates&mastering

this is the ninetieth release on the ongoing resopal series. furthermore it is cavaan s first release on the label with arguably their most accomplished tracks to date. on the a side the guys spread their alternative vision of house music all over and roll out the tightly arranged amphid lampshade, characterized by impulsive beats, rhythmic synths and musical knowlodege. on the flipside, track metamorphosis builds upon several layered synths, resulting in a floor effective dense catacomb of sound. both tracks pay great attention to detail, are hard to pigeonhole and reach from modern house to far-out beat driven techno.

quite limited double vinyl pressing with full artwork gatefold sleeve!
here is jazzy sports feverish 3 piece dance music band cro-magnon, releasing their long awaited 5th album called *v* some dance music pieces ... like soul, jazz, funk, disco, afro, latin, caribbean reggae / dub … roots musics … and hip hop, house, techno … modern dance grooves ... there are valuable sound pices mixed into original sounds with powerful band sound and dope productions. this was album recorded with vintage instruments and analogue multi tape recordings. they approached their roots with fresh ideas and deliver mellow grooves with fender rhodes and daylight style jazz funk, inspired by african, brazilian, cumbia … so many music styles. you will find the new phase of cro-magnon sound. we love them! and you will love them, too.

layered, progressive, modern electronic music with ethereal harmonics and a nod to analogue forefathers is a universal in john dalys musical cannon.

great loud-pressed vinyl ep featuring a superlative selection of brazilian boogie monsters from the early 80s. opens with brendas amazing modern funk club killer *natureza viva*, originally released on an impossible-to-find 7 inch and produced by don beto (of *nossa imaginação* lp fame).

first in series of recently uncovered box bangers, from e. myers. not much is known about e. myers, nor whether he is currently active, or where this really came from. what is known is that this could line up aside shep pettibone to modern house and techno, and that there is plenty more to come. needless to say, limited edition one sided white label.

two sides from our favorite early 80s lover lew kirton. its the first time the sexy soul mans two track have been 45! both solid tried and tested lp tracks, but who wants to spin lps. 15 years of doing a club every week and you end up with some secret weapons, *something special* was always a big tempo change record. everyone is tired from dancing for two hours to fast disco, modern and deepfunk and without warning you just drop this badboy in take it down a notch and let the dry riding commence, solid. on the flip is lews straight up jack of gloria gaynors *i will survive*, pure shameless anthemic dancefloor disco smasher that i have championed for years, that catchy guitar line over lews big voice never tires.

since late seventys n.o.i.a. have always been well present on the electronic scene. in 2015, they are back on italian records with their 1983 original versions, plus a new remix using the same vintage equipment and keeping the old school vibe! the other new version is made by i-robots,already well know for his recent reworks of utopia by giorgio moroder, celebrates italo disco with his modern and powerful step.

inspired by a journey of a man, who is not afraid to leave everything behind and travel far beyond the stars, vakula sets off for the exploration on new sound magnitudes. written by david lindsay in 1920, a story of a fearless traveler who is exposed to sublime energies and unknown spheres concurs with vakulas perception of reality and his personal voyage to unknown dimensions. claimed to be a soundtrack to a voyage to arcturus, the album is an attempt to expend beyond conventions of the modern house music and dedication to daring ventures.

welcome to berlins best kept secret: hot pony: the nightclub at the end of the universe. its from this fertile womb that royal athlete was born. created as a platform for the cosmic-italo-afro-electrofunk-boogie sound that hot pony blends so well, these releases will be various artists only and guaranteed party weapons for cybernetic lovers and space-jockeys. always limited, always slamming. for this release we present the polyrhythmic renegade turned electrofunk wizard vexkiddy, his first new music since 2012s pedantic romantic on human shield, more cosmic nightdrive action from giallo discos antoni maiovvi, a beast of a dancefloor heartbreaker from bill ambrose and marika gauci - the voice of uk italo, better known together as the dreamers and finally the first release from berlins dimitri soemotional a smooth modern-boogie-workout. not to be missed!

pablo and shoey return just in time for festival season with 4 new bits for the front of your box. e-man groove is a massive disco-rock jam that could have been sprung from the minds of dem idjut boys, with sympathy for the devil style percussion and wild guitar riffing driving the whole thing. blazing sunshine, meanwhile, is a funky, hammond organ led version of let the sunshine in, a guaranteed hands in the air moment when dropped at the right time. disco treat is more of a modern floor-burner, closer to straight production edit with a bouncing bassline and all manner of whacked out disco sounds in the mix, not to mention breakdowns for days. rounding off the package is some classic funky soul breaks - the lads tear a chunk off bettye lavettes soul tambourine to make play it, break it on down! as sampled on stezos golden era hip hop rocker to the max.

*jingo* is an all-time classic dance record, sampled, edited, re-configured and coveted by too many names to mention! it’s a killer funky disco version of master nigerian drummer olatunjis 1969 percussion suite of the same name, salsoul style, while over on the flip we have one of the deepest disco records of all time, *thousand finger man* a testament to candidos percussion prowess and a spacey, beautiful voyage that has left more than an indelible mark on modern house music, often being cited as a huge influence by artists such as masters at work and more. essential stuff basically, every collection should have a copy! this 12 inch has got to be one of the toughest salsoul records to find. changing hands for up to £300 a time for a used copy. now it has been re-mastered, re-pressed and made available again with all original label artwork intact with the permission of salsoul records, new york city.

waze & oddyseys w&o streetracks imprint pulls together the likes of eliphino, ejeca, citizen and xxxy for its first (unmixed) compilation released this winter, w&o streettracks vol 1. having clocked up eight releases on street tracks, its the ideal time to throw down a milestone and document the sound of the label in one package and w&o street tracks does so with panache. the result of waze & oddysseys plunge into their address book is a 12 track compilation that neatly reflects modern house music. ejeca, citizen and w&o themselves sit alongside newcomers like mediman and sage caswell while the emergent talents of new jack city and eliphino make for a nicely profiled piece of work

in about 2003 i did some work for deepfunk and northern soul legend keb darge and as was the way back then i received payment in vinyl. included in the pile was this little detroit number which i instantly fell in love with. in 1980 david mcmurray and adell shavers and david mcmurray (who went on to be a member of 80s hit band was not was) wrote and produced this amazing detroit modern / boogie 45 which for some reason suffered the same fate of many of aotn releases and disappeared from history. but thanks to the generation of collectors before me this gem sat safely in northern collection such as kebs for years waiting for its day in the sun. it only got limited play but recently the record has had a resurgence in popularity and value which it deserves. after a tip off from jason stirland (soulstax records) i found david mcmurray and it was wonderful to find he was keen to help me bring this wonderful 45 back into the limelight. so here we are…

the third 12 inch sampler taken from lukes unfinished business compilation series, this time featuring a lost dub of the nails classic hurt u featured as part of the kittens single back in the year 2000. nail is enjoying a fantastic and deserved renaissance at the moment and will felt it was high time let this baby loose. this is followed by another lost gem from the wonderful tak label. the last unfinished business compilation featured the timedwellers and now it’s time for collis king, look out for some unreleased gems to be featured on an ep from classic later this year. number 3 is the tripped out vocal classic from sandee - given some modern day remastering business a record that has proven to be totally timeless - and a stalwart at luke and kenny hawkes legendary space nights at bar rumba. and finally - lukes very own stop the riot - the first single he recorded with sam lynham from gramme championed by the likes of skream on radio one and nemone on 6 music - we felt the single deserved its very own place on vinyl.

paper disco are back on vinyl ahead of their forthcoming trash the wax vol. 2 and two totally exclusive tracks. leon sweet launches things with sunny bigler that has a moroder style bass and plaintive male vocal designed to make grown men cry on dance floors. italian master blaster shares the same side rocking his trademark edit chops with games whch will only be seeing the light of day on this wax. turn it over and yam who makes an appearance with natasha watts and paper tea boy chris massey on remix duties. its floor heavy 4/4 disco with modern production and dynamics that will slot in to any discerning box. the second exclusive comes from oslo young bucks de fantastiske to who offer up a more house take on disco. gimme sum dim sum has a shuffling backbeat, lush keys and chords to give it an organic garage feel that tips a wink to the best that new york has to offer.

produced by sascha ciminiera, ise jr. & phonk d the german record label footjob presents their 2nd release. 3 brand new tracks combining deep, classic and modern house sound. footjob - german record label launched in 2014. run by phonk d, focussing on house music.

a small studio visit in dresden expanded to a studio session and from a studio session they developed two tracks. mariano and daniel published one of it, a timeless, spherical one, on this everlasting treasuries 5 ep on vekton black. on the b-side of the record maki and lorenzo present their vekton black debut with a trippy, minimal and very creative track. call it modern house whatever ...

with a limited 200 piece edition on vinyl -rüttelplatten- tries to catch the people on the danceflooor and also the regular listeners of modern electronic dance music. with -just before i leave- and -you- steve cole (swiss) & ronald christoph (berlin) provide the young label with two deep tech house smashers for a good start. label owner gunman does the remix for -you- and the spanish artist (living in france) eddy romero gives his interpretation for -just before i leave-. so these guys are just one part of the rüttelplatten family. the next members are already in pole position.

showcasing the deeper side of papa records, papa deep is back with an incredible new volume, stylishly put together by one of house musics modern masters, eric ericksson. hailing from stockholm, sweden, eric has been crafting his sound over the last decade, having had significant releases on derrick mays label fragile, carl craigs label planet e communications and also jimpsters, freerange label. eric has exclusively remixed 4 tracks - the realm & v one chance, the company superstar, the realm feat. tony momrelle time and a very special drum rework to ralf gum feat. monique bingham take to my love. for all lovers of deep & soulful house music, this is one release not too miss out on

brilliant and conceptual reinterpretation of coldfish debut album on all inn records. the orphans remixes contains 8 different approaches of 8 geniously artists from the modern electronic music scene. just as the original release this album is also beautifully composed and it shows a large scale of shades from experimental electronics by the ambient-electronica heroes lenta and eril fjord, through the well-known techno statues of all inn records: verrina & ventura, kamran sadeghi, roger gerressen and andy kolwes until guest remixers like s.a.m. and peter dildo (rozzo, mountain people). first class material, all in one! must have!

hot creations call upon viva boss steve lawler for their next release, rounding 2014 off with a bang - an amazing year for the leading label. with such a widespread knowledge of music and the industry, here lawler gives us a musical education. house record is a dose of old school 80s house injected with a modern twist with city nights following suit on the b-side. there is no doubt both tracks will dominate the dance floor at peak time, capturing each heart with their infectious bouncing bass-lines, pacey percussions and all round feel good energy. this is proving to be a huge release for hot creations and steve, featuring heavily in jamie, richy, lee and steves sets… this is seriously hot!

copenhagens tartelet records reach their 30th release in style! this va birthday party features label regulars like uffe alongside a whos who of modern german house heads. tito wun & damiano von erckert from the cult ava imprint, cosy up alongside mpc wielding giants like max graef & glenn astro (alongside regular sidekick inmyrmind) submerged funk loops, off kilter chord work and sharp disco percussion share a packed dancefloor with heavily delayed hip shakers (swing set to the high 70s) elsewhere gritty, tightened up 4/4 sample house rocks out alongside neck snapping mid-tempo cuts, all concocted from a wholesome melting pot of four decades of black american music. its raw & for the floor, you couldnt ask for more

limited 2014 repress
few djs and producers have credentials quite like sammy dees. a longtime fixtureof berlins club scene, a cornerstone of the esteemed perlon imprint and a regular djand panorama bar and club der visionaere, his taste and signature style couldhardly be more well-­&#8208,,,,,honed. earlier this year, he created a new platform for hisunique take on house and techno: ultrastretch, a label that hit the ground runningwith a 12-­&#8208,,,,,inch by matthew burton. slick, modern and touched with surrealism, therecord had all of the unique flavor one would expect from a label by sammy, provinghis skills as a selector extend well beyond the dj booth. ultrastretchs second release lives up to the same high standard. much like matthew burton, seuil is a highly imaginative producer whos kept a low profile despite astring of excellent records. based in paris, his lean and funky sound has placed himat the forefront of his citys reemerging party scene. many of his past releases havebeen punchy but subtle, balancing dance floor utility with an ear for restraint. on >oamer< he goes even deeper than usual, crafting a vivid afterhours track out ofhypnotic drums and bleary-­&#8208,,,,,eyed chords—nervous one moment, euphoric the next.like its title suggests, >dark rooms< is a clubbier affair, charging ahead withfragmented vocals and a brisk driving rhythm. this is one to put on as the nightturns serious. for the final track, sammy brings in an old friend: baby ford, one of germanys finest purveyors of skeletal, ultra-­&#8208,,,,,deep electronics. his remix of >oamer< expands on the originals dreamy side, with sanguine chords and abstract imagerylayered over a crisp bass drum. aimed at the dj and the connoisseur, oamer is one of the classiest records of the year so far, from one of its finest new labels.

first release of the new label run by dj soch aka marco socci and it starts with a bang! dj soch is one of the resident djs at the serendipity club, after the positive experience of mind your hate records he feels the need to have a platform for his rougher sound. -coney island- honors the true house sound of chicago, but with that modern twist to move any dancefloor. the analog cops rendition takes all the key elements of the orignal and brings everything to another level creating a new wild pitch sound. -funky dry- is the most functional track here. it s a great funky techno tune perfect for the peak time of the night. black angus records is only vinyl don t miss it!

the first new 12- single from echospace in 2014, engineered and mixed down from 1/4- analog tape and mastered by the talented fellas at alchemy mastering in london. focusing and enriching every finite detail. this ep features 2 new pieces of sonic meditation residing somewhere between space and time, somewhere in the cosmos. with the title track, -under starlit sky-, vaporous atmospheres emerge from the distance, while ghostly apparitions and analog modulations rise to the surface of a truly hypnotizing rhythm, submerging the mind deep into an analog world. with the -live- version a mixture of themes from -fading lights- and -under starlit sky- find an engaging syncopation, resting somewhere in the ether. those who loved echospace s -the coldest season- on modern love will have plenty to adore here. only 1 per customer

tokyo-based ryo murakami has been releasing slightly minimal-inflected house music since 2007. his club-oriented work has always been subtly atmospheric and deliberately soft-spoken and non-confrontational, conjuring up an original sound that fits to modern-day house music like a glove. he co-runs and releases on the panrecords label and has also published his music on dessous, poker flat, baud, curle, etc

edition of 500 copies. remastered from the original tapes by rude 66, the netherlands, 2014. this edition under exclusive license to trumpett, 2014.

heres another true modern classic! after three years, malatoid records is back on the vinyl market with a release set to create quite a buzz amongst clubbers, radios and djs alike. this three tracker has all the vibes of the real deal, atmosphere of the golden age of techno

by now dutch label shipwrec has well and truly established itself as a go-to outlet for excellent modern electro. as such, it makes perfect sense that their next release - a special one-sided pressing - is from revered electro specialist anthony rother.

long established detroit talent keith worthy traverses a fine line between deep, bumpy house and raw techno on his debut double album, the price of non-conformance. t.p.o.n.c. is a conceptual project that takes you on a virtual walk through the streets of detroit. from a musical standpoint, the sound and feel of t.p.o.n.c. aligns with worthy’s own dna, a complex blend of house and techno, and all while incorporating a degree of fantasy into every composition. always striving to create his own path, and never allowing everyone else’s “norm” to become his influence, worthy really excels in this long player format. in total, t.p.o.n.c. consists of 14 tracks (including 8 songs and 6 interludes) all crafted to convey a vision of what non-conformance looks and sounds like. t.p.o.n.c. has range, from the boom-bap of the drums to the unorthodox patterns and key structures, this project evokes a sense of individualism that often gets lost in todays modern world of musical proliferation. in true detroit fashion, and in tandem with the spirit of aesthetic audios own mantra, t.p.o.n.c. maintains, the rule is there are no rules.

last year saw the emergence of london disco outfit payfone. their debut 12 inch, titled *international smark* became something of an underground hit with lovers of disco, electro and balearic alike, sounding like a meeting between metro area, abba and 80s video game sensation *outrun*. now signed to golf channel, payfone is back with a weighty boogie inspired 3 track e.p. packed with muscle and modern pop sensibility. this second release comes co-mixed to perfection by in flagrantis sasa crnobrnja.

limited to 320 numbered copies.
if *the wanderer* was the record that brought romanthonys obscure blackmale label to a wider dj audience, *testify* was the release that cemented its reputation as one of the labels to check for in the us import section. here are brandnew remixes: jimmy edgar, in true blackmale style, takes romans original chops it in his sampler and lays the results over a thundering distortion tinged beat. it is proper raw jacking business, perfect for small dark rooms with a few hundred sweaty bodies. waifs & strays deliver a brilliant modern update complete with an air-punching sax solo (something that was definitely one of the nails in the deep house coffin the first time round and the kind of thing that could get you shot if you used in the 00s). illyus & barrientos deliver what is arguably their strongest remix to date dropping snips of the original over a quite brilliant bassline groove. ed one & boddenalso opt for some bassline action but add in classic organ stabs and todd edwards style vocal chops to their big-ass bass wobbler. lastly, we have the previously unreleased cd#9 vocal version which as usual, features one of romans deeper, more organic mixes.

fantastic new album of disco, modern soul and boogie from 1978-82 on soul jazz records. the 2x12 inch lp includes a download code.

fantastic new album of disco, modern soul and boogie from 1978-82 on soul jazz records. the 2x12 inch lp includes a download code.

the efforts of label chief max_mand attic musics own fabrizio lapiana as so far proven to be a potent combination. sharing wax space for the last two releases on m_rec ldts discreet new 10 inch vinyl series, the pair have so far turned in a stirring duplet of some of the finest, fully-formed pieces of modern techno music. now, for the third installment, max_m steps aside to let a brand new outfit take the helm. the mysterious and so far unreleased overall severitynestles comfortably into the a-side with another swollen, undulating melodic arrangement, true to form of what we have seen from the series so far. then on the b-side, fabrizio lapiana offers more of his dark and groovy techno, toned in what has become a signature splash of vintage british-redolent electronica.

limited nice price action
modern electronic!! incl rmxs by zongamin & hot chip

limited nice price action
inspired by the grotesque glamour of the créme de la créme, the opulent lives of hollywood wives and the hairstyles of the rich and famous, brooklyn-based duo ladycrème has been producing and dj ing in new york city for 5 years. ladycrème uses vintage production methods to combine their diverse influences, ranging from classic acid-house to italo-disco, with a modern electro sound that burns and bristles your scalp like hydrogen peroxide. this record has been mastered by the one of the all-time greats, herb powers. the man responsible for cutting a respectable share of classic prelude and west end pressings, as well as tons of other disco, house, funk and hip-hop classics over the years and cut by one of the hardest working techno dj/producers tim xavier

vinyl only release !! long live 90s house! the new 10 inch supersingle 160 by o*rs takes us back on a journey through time without suffering a loss of modern or contemporary sound. with *body talk* the berlin based female producer perel creates a future house classic featuring no less than abba lang. lang, who lives in berlin but originally comes from uganda, not only add his voice to the original track but creates a delicate hip hop rhythm while reciting – and harmonizes perfectly with perels vocals and the sound of the track. *this love*, the second track featured on the limited supersingle is a house tune which has it all: love of detail, funky grooves and extravaganza. o*rs 10inch 160 – one record, two tracks and a perfect fusion of house and hip hop.