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

ricardo villalobos & tobias freund (of nsi) prod. extended tripping modern tech house tracks

this 12 inch features brand new music from legendary uk producer martin rushent (human league, the buzzcocks, the stranglers, xtc, etc). disco unlimited is martins first new project after a 25 year hiatus from the music industry. the debut single itchy hips is a piece of late 70s style disco with a modern twist.

stunning deep minimal & techy edged house and modern electronic 4 track ep of the german woman on wax artist!

modern day reworks of three classic cuts from pinkskull crew. following up their recent remixes for spank rock, architecture in helsinki, plastic little and we are wolves this h0t and limited release will sell out fast. also look for their new album >zeppelin 3< coming this fall on tone arm records

tiger stripes is mikael nordgren, one of the most respected names in modern house music. he produced the much-loved >dark tradition< 12 inch as d malicious for francois ks wave imprint, winning such fans as jerome sydenham, dennis ferrer and carl craig along the way. he s released records, solo and in collaboration, on labels like ibadan, king street/nitegrooves, slip n slide and gossip, and was invited to remix faze actions >in the trees< for the recent juno re-issue. somehow he s also found time to run the hugely esteemed go! bang clubnight in stockholm... recently, however, mikaels been concentrating on his tiger stripes alter ego, releasing extraordinary 12s for liebe detail, urban torque and now get physical.….

third solo ep for vicknoise in factor city. this time, two tracks plus two remixes by undo and mouseup, his teammates. in the a-side we find the track that gives name to the 12 inch, which title (one thousand and one nights) makes us think vicknoise now wears beard and turban, and has converted to islam. this is one of many irrefutable truths that techno has suffered the influence of arabic music since its beginning. in the 80s we had psychic tv or chris&cosey. later on, cylob. and most recently guy gerber and mathew jonson, as number one exponent of modern arabic techno

two big techhouse bombs with influences of early detroit house mixed with modern production techniques. supported by james flavour, chloe, dave dk, alexkid, p-toile, tommy four seven to name a few

second octopus is mr statik with an excellent 3 channels remix, stathis is a greek gentleman of some refinement, his tracks caught our ear on mathias schaffhausers ware imprint as part of the mudmax duo and his talent for combining careful modern production and late night hysteria drew us to him as a future roster artist. then we come to 3 channels,what can we say,they have blown up on crosstown rebels and trapez and their own imprint channel records, their dj sets kick ass all over the place and their remixes, from claude vonstroke to decryptor have proved them as the bright stars of the european house movement. this mix is inspired,relentless, unusually energetic and yet typically 3 channels, aimed straight into the heat and haze of the night

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

finest club remixes by phonique & sono themselves. sweet modern designer tech-house, dirty and clean @ the same time. including dub/non-vocal mixes!.there s a mix for everyone of you out there

the rising star from paris has already released on get physical, paradigma, and a bunch of other labels. for this epic 2 tracker he delivers us his special blend of dark, retro electronica underpinned with solid modern dancefloor beats and represents the top of underground electronic club music

alfred azzetto is back on purple music with the feel good massive anthem colors, which was one of the most played promo cuts at this year winter music conference. interestingly djs all the time played an acapella over it but also the instrumental melody sounds great. part one includes the walterino main mix is a fierce production featuring classic strings and wicked keys that give the track a modern disco sound, while the piano mix is on a deeper edge, with a great piano hook added (that is reminiscent of bas noir my love is magic). part two includes a full vocal mix & the remixes from dj fopp & christian hornbostel, which will be out end of october. it was worth to wait some months for the release of this tune!