behind this german-sounding pseudonym hides a lyrical, subtle and ambitious techno. mondkopf reveals on this ep his most federative facet with a tracklist in which immediacy never sacrifices imagination. this combination of a techno basis, trancy hooks and electronica sound processing make these nuits sauvages (wild nights) ambivalent, conquering and melancholy. la dame en bleu, his major piece, is already an underground hymn. les oiseaux de balthazar, mixes vocal pads, bells and birdcalls in a fantasy techno universe on a dynamic tempo. the result, once again, sounds absolutely unique. nuit sauvage softens the layers to emphasis on crunchy riffs and strong kicks, to finally come back to an epic dimension, always around in mondkopfs songs. remix side, matzak got hold of the very mental christmas, keeping its electro spirit.

cynosure flag ship artist and label navigator mike shannon reaches into his archives and selects the much-anticipated “the box ep.” “the box is open” was always a highlight of many of mr.shannon’s dj sessions and live acts. this cut delivers nostalgic, old school of detroit, soulful, techno jack. a ton to digest there but there really is no other way to sum it up. adam marshall graces the ep with a stormer of a remix. taking things a step further, adam really explores a different use of the chords given to you in the original. a smooth kicking set of drums and ever elevating sequences of synth keep you on your toes never really knowing exactly when things will drop. definitely a production trait that adam is best known for and it never fails on the floor. howie mangel

enigmatic producer kaºpar delivers 6 tracks which vary from punchy electronics to breezy house. first track, in the club comes in a wicked gerd remix and moves forward with a driving, deep bassline aided and abetted by punchy drums, fluttering rhodes and kaspar & his friends tripping, stoned & abstract vocals. its an 6 minute opus which navigates a shifting array of predominantly instrumental passages, featuring some fine solos and never tiring before its sudden end. house of cards and calvary centre themselves much more on kaºpars versatile ability to create pumping house that leans to the new york sound and float between house, jazz and soul. the whole affair plots a course through a constellation of styles suitable for both home listening as well as dj-play. this is house, not the lazy off the peg kind, but music which lives up to its name

12inch includes remixes by tim goldsworthy (of dfa) and james rutledge (formerly pedro)!!

deepgroove aka grayson shipley & lee pattison from bristol have crafted their skills at venues like bristols seminal lakota, emerging with a sound that incorporates a hefty measure of eclecticism within a framework of deep and twisted tribal grooves. never fearing to tread a different path when it comes to firing a crowd, their performances marry a healthy degree of contempt for convention, to an obvious reverence for the original precepts of house music. using the 4-deck format, not as a tool for ostentatious displays of mixing prowess, but as a template for experimentation, deepgroove throw everything at the crowd, embarking on sonic voyages that range from the sultry to the surreal, with the funk never being too far from the surface. coming from a strong musical background growing up around jazz musicians in west london, jamie anderson also had a love for electronic music and the art of mixing records which has been with him ever since the early electro and hip hop days

underground classic trax is a brand new label focused on releasing original material from timeless artists. our releases will be only for djs/limited edition/color vynil no promos. for this 2nd release, we bring you some of the rarest 12 inches around. a side comes up with the amazing pfantasy club a.k.a dj pierre with never give up (circa 1988!), an amazing acid track (one of the first we guess), originally released on dancemania but we brought you the never released no vocals acid mix & obviously, it still sounds fresh & amazing today, pre techno/pre rave & whatever. essential! on a2 & b, we have one of the original house master creator (2nd wave), johnny fiasco with darkness & here i cum (unreleased extended mix) from 1995 when techno was still frightening & underground, real raw ghetto cuts that are still played on heavy rotation by real djs, they use it as secret weapons, nobody knows them really, but now you can grab it.

paolo martini apparently had a taste for all things beats from an early age. he bought his first single at the age of thirteen - the classic sound of philadelphia by mf.s.b. a role model for all italian djs, paolo began servin up the tunes in the early eighties, but it was a chance meeting with dj alfredo in 1988 that really turned the tide for paolo. alfredo was then resident at amnesia in ibiza and responsible for bringing the first batch of house music over to italy. paolo embraced the genre and has never looked back, paving the way for other aspiring djs willing to follow in his footsteps. in recognition of his achievements

berlins tech house supremo, oliver koletzki lends his talents once again to the hell yeah stable with massive double a side single, >yes we can< & >nascita of the monsters<. both tracks feature olivers deep, infectious formula and never fail to stir up a frenzy from the caverns of fabric to the led lights of watergate in berlin. already a cult figurehead in his native berlin, oliver brings his brand of quality techno across borders, with an enviable list of live dates around europe and a slew of sought after releases on various labels like great stuff, trapez, stil vor talent, flash and hell yeah. after the critical acclaim of his last release on hell yeah, >music from the heart<, east berlins perennial bad boy teams up with roland clark of defected fame, who has worked with our very own fat boy slim and chemical brothers, for a unique emotive off-beat introductory track

following on from 2006s debut lp path of the gods, arne weinbergs second album will take you on a musical passage from alpha to omega and demonstrate the diversion of arnes palette of sounds. too many modern techno albums feature just a collection of tracks with no real story to tell, arnes second album aims to be more than just that and pushes further the boundaries of modern techno music. from the dark and mystic feel of everlasting to the floor shaking grooves of nightstalker and eclectic spiral or the deep electro influenced ambience of synthetic dissection and with trembling hands this album has it all.

reaky is one of the most succesful techno artists of 2008! with big hits on labels like yin yang he set the tone and now 2009 promises to be a big year for the man. his style his uplifting and funky with hard rocking beats. the odessa soundfreaks suprised us with very good releases on labels like techhead last year and now strike on special series with 2 tunes that are both hard raving tunes with solid technobeats. a deadly combo on the always succesful patterns offshoot special series!

the return of the label, finally after a few month under the radar... dlid / dick laurent is dead is one of the four members who hide behind the band electroluxe family. they recently appeared in the famous french music magazine les inrockuptibles, as one of the 9 favorites newcomers for the year 2009! discovision merge perfectly pop rock and dance music. with his memorable riff, his catchy pop punk vocals and his pounding beat, dlid made a first class pop dance recipe, this one is certainly going to be stuck in your head.

2 highly sought after disco reworks by the one and only larry levan. this is one of those must have collectable eps bursting with rare & collectable material never released on vinyl before. limited eddition so act fast

strong 4-tracker by savvas georgiadis aka dj savage from greece.

optimo take on one of the hottest bands around florence & the machine. supplying two remixes which will never be released on any other format. their remix is sub heavy techno workout with a bassline akin to one of ewan pearsons finest moments. watch the terror in the crowd as this is unleashed! limited copies... get this while you can

including diplo feat. rye rye wassup wassup (crookers remix) , zzt the worm (original munich version) , crookers big money comin , dr. kucho! patricia never leaves the house (dr. kucho! remix) and popof serenity

reissue of album from 1975/a satisfying dramatics collection that includes their revised, campy version of me and mrs. jones, which had remained a staple of their live shows. astrology was riding high in the mid 70s, and (i m going by) the stars in your eyes provided fodder for astrological discussions as the guys poo poohed the differences in personality traits associated with the signs. a good balance of fast and slow tunes helps make this album a winner. good things dont come easy and never let you go are two frantic dancers that chug along faster than a speeding locomotive, while trying to get over losing you succeeds in treating losing your lover in a positive, uplifting way. the guys must have been loaded with material to keep this one off a 45. likewise for the aching, painful i cried all the way home, one of tony hesters best compositions, and easily the best ballad on the album.

great chicagoan package with legendary gene farris new album. filled with sure house shot aim at the dancefloor, without ever forgetting the windy city influence.

legends of the uk house music circuit, faze action deliver a truly outstanding remix by managing to maintain the original mix elements but putting them together in a sequence only faze action know how. they simply add some live funked up percussion and keys to die for - giving you this excellent re rub to compliment the stripped back disco slickness of dannys original mix. put on your dancing shoes, saturday nights are never going to be the same again!

true detroit techno from the man you never see, cybonix aka maaco, from the group detroit in effect ( d.i.e). four all new, raw as hell detroit electro bass tracks guaranteed to keep the floor moving. cybonix groove is the first in a series of new releases from the legendary dbass label, now active after over 10 years in hibernation over on 7 mile. limited pressing and guaranteed to be a rare detroit record in years to come!

second woolfy 12inch on rong/dfa featuring two remixes from 80s remix legend justin strauss, under the name whatever whatever. also includes a never before released instrumental mix of oh missy.

the amazing, long awaited debut album!!

hypnotisierender groove: f?nftes album des us-folk-stars.

schief, ironisch, aber immer wundersch?n: akustik-folk vom schlagzeuger der babyshambles.

joris voorn & jerome sydenham remixes !! joris voorn stands unquestionably amongst the very finest of todays electronic music production elite. the ever growing list of undisputed hits to come from the dutchmans rotterdam studio confirms is status as one of only a handful of current recording artists capable of creating with each subsequent release a flawless, precise sound that never lacks the essential human touch and organic flow necessary to deliver the biggest results in modern electronic dance music. with his remix of >destination nagano< voorn uses the originals distinctive, driving stab to build an epic, spiralling journey of a track which swings back and forth between wild, wailing sirens and graceful chord phrases before opening out into a beautiful, soaring break and drop momentdestined to create huge impact across the globe thisspring. jeromes shinkansen mix on the b side sees the extended form of the original become compressed and intensified as sydenham takes hold of the improvised key solo and creates an exhilarating house moment reminiscent of a certian classic, much loved ibadan sound.

connective zone are graham sims and simon button, also known as the invincibles. on unxplored beats #9 they deliver the perfect soundtrack for a flight with your friends to a place, where spring never ends.

having made his debut in 2006 on rip n burn recordings and also appearing on hadshots 10 year anniversary complation in 2007 under his alias audiolizer, israeli producer matan arkin has forged a style for himself that is both heavy in its orchestral audio mentality while keeping enough low end bounce and grime to be aimed squarely at maximal dancefloor effect. angels strikes a balance directly between sentimental yet bounding tech house and bass driven electro house, creating an end result that is both melodically enthralling and rhythmically grabbing. bordering on the edge of emotion, the simple melody carries the track till its end while an unwavering bass makes itself known without ever dominating the forefront. black is beautiful utilizes the sultry vocals of selecta beats recording artist elisete as the theme around which a slow, simple and naughty groove is built. with the lyrics deviously weaving their way around an ever-transforming musical backing, the song creates itself as a sweltering escapade that doesnt abandon its charm until the last second. mipt shows matan digging deep into his studio dexterity to mold a wildly distinctive piece that borders on the edge of melodic abstraction while still stealthily keeping its grip on a distinguishable degree of mesmerizing harmony. never losing its way through a complex maze of synths and squelches, the song serves as a vivid and vibrant highlight that reminds that plain simplicity isnt the only way to guarantee success on the dancefloor

rubiks kids transform new wave hits of the 80s into a catchy current soundwave. passenger has never been this danceable and laid back before christian sprenger (hr/wdr einslive). officialy approved by emi, exclusively available on vinyl. rubiks kids are a project of regine, singer of the band scut, and dj/producer der energieberater. after several remixes for bands from the frankfurt area, der enrgieberater decided to travel through time, back to his youth and return with danceable tracks. if you like to chill with nouvelle vague, you will hit the dancefloor with rubiks kids.

iron curtis pieces originate in a place simultaneously tuned to the sounds of detroit, chicago and hamburg. in his home town of nürnberg, johannes paluka is more familiarly known under his surname, which he goes by at the turntable. intertwining deep-house with soulful techno in a disturbingly enchanting manner, his sound moves in the equilibrium of reduced, but never minimal. flashes of kitsch brighten the dark universe of iron curtis, but fail to interfere with the melancholy subtext. profound music for the dance floor!

jay haze teams up with d:exter on his latest single, “can’t forget , an homage to mr. lee’s chicago house classic - with remixes from dj sneak, abe duque and fuckpony. jay haze has always been inspired by chicago house, but never more overtly than on his update of the 1987 trax records hit “can’t forget . taken from jay’s latest album love & beyond, the track became a favorite among djs, distinguished by the soulful paranoid from frequent vocal collaborator d:exter. on this new single, “can’t forget” appears in four new iterations, courtesy of “original house gangster” dj sneak, eponymous label owner and part-time gigolo abe duque, philly-based lil dirrty ghetto bastard, and jay himself under his fuckpony guise. several mutant strains of house music are present, from techy to piano-led to deranged acid.

album sampler of the fred ventura classic cuts album release. two special tracks that have never been released before. a side is a sublime edit version by fabric resident dj craig richard of the i f track (ft fred ventura) i cut my heart out. craig made the track more suitable for modern club use, and he has been playing this edit version since months. he received so many reactions on the track of people who went total nuts (and some even cried when he played the intense and emotional song!). we thought this is the right moment to make it available for everyone. on the b side we have a slamming italo disco monster which fred produced together with ajello. super phat basslines (slightly reminding us of classic bobby orlando tracks) and typical italo disco synths. two completly different tracks both featuring the emotional vocals of fred ventura. timeless piece of dance music!

for the first time ever we have 6 previously unreleased boogie, disco and modern soul grooves recorded in the 70s - from the man who gave us the immortal bump & hustle music!

hardbanger hardcore ! it never die !!

second collection of quality detroit techno for the mind and body with well known tracks and artists like rod modell and sounders department/tip>a side reverse pressing<

a tribute to ramin raissi, extremely limited 2x12 inch with huge deep & dubby basic channel infected tracks by redshape, morphosis, rising sun (workshop), intrusion (stephen hitchell), quantec, bvdub...

rap sensation cerbral vortex (born in texas but really a citizien of the world) and new kid on the beatmachine erik l (born in stockholm but musically at home in the motor city) present >kitty cat kabbodle< a four track theme ep dealing with love, sex and relationships. featuring the one and only kissey asplund, singer stray and ezekiel 38. love, beats & rhymes - phresh for 2009. cerebral vortex is also making noise as one half of the two man club rap duo 215:the freshest kidz (who have a record out with rustie) and has just released the >vortex cookies< 12inch with robot koch on up my alley. artwork desgined by mike davis.

with his first release ever >space ok ep<, stephen hellm enters k-records with a serious statement.the lead track - space ok - combines classic synth parts with a rythmic drive, and bass in your face kick. creating an ambiant fit for the highlights of the evening. workflow is a peaktime stomper with an uplifting synth and stimulating percussion that will set many dancefloors on fire. without a doubt a must-play for all those hands-in-the-air-moments.where workflow left you on a laser-filled dance floor, brk-durch takes you deep below the surface of the earth. its a 10 minute trip with a dark and growling melody that gets inside your head, never letting you go. there should be a warning attached to this song, saying: >caution, only to be used in obscure clubs at times when getting freaky and decadent.<mastered by robert babicz aka rob acid !this release comes in a white black marbled vinyl, limited to 500 copies worldwide!.

this is the first of a 3 part limited natural midi (detroit) . each track will combine todays progressive sounds with yesterdays classic drum machines namely the 808, 909 and 606. each 12 inch will have a limited, numbered vinyl release. the amount of the pressing will coincide with the name of each particular drum machine. the sonic objective of these releases would be to show that anything classic can never go out of style...

the 3rd studio album by the eagles, released in 1974.

one of the uk’s most respected labels, huddtraxx never deviate far from their proper house manifesto. release no19 sees kelvin k, ex head honcho at moulton studios and a san fran stalwart. with that background, you know he knows a thing or two about deep house and he serves up 3 joints from the cooler spectrum of house that appeal to the heads whilst still naiiling the floor. a corking ep!!!

because of the keen idea to have at least 3 good releases within the first 10 records, it was clear that nobody else but phillip lauer would be able to sort this out on brontosaurus 10. so after #1 & #5 here is # 10 from the man. set your clock! its kinda metric. with 10 releases on his back the brontosaurus is no greenhorn anymore. we found out a few things: 1) we will never know if good music does not sell. >2) printing your own covers is an honourable thing to do but it is a lot of work! > 3) its still fun in the end so lets stick around for the next 10 releases and check this commanding 3 tracker.

already supported by the bloody bleetroots, will bailey, drop the lime, congorock ... hell yeah starts a new re-issue/remix series called confuzed90s. after the huge critical success of confuzed disco (a retrospective of cult label italian records), label a&r marco peedoo gallerani keep on fumbling into obscure & cheesy italian label catalogues in order to deliver the best re-issues and remixes.: expect weird spaghetti house, nu-disco re-interpretations, nu rave modified anthems and all in between. first chapter is all about sicilian heroes blatta & inesha who tweak and knob 90s techno icon ramirez music as they never have done before: killer freshness with humour. if you remember ramirez, the music, the mad shows you know that all his big tracks and gimmicks are here and those new remixes are set to become a steady 12inch of your record bag for the next months to come. very early support comes from the bloody beetroots, lee mortimer, will bailey ...

this obscure lost soundtrack for an even more obscure (and also lost and never finished) italia violenta cop movie was recently discovered when i bought the dusty reel tapes from a restaurant owner in fiumicino, a seaside town near rome. panter 777 aka il labirinto di roma violenta aka the maze of violence, he told me, was directed by gervasio giardano in 1981 and was considered too (politically) explicit by the movie production company who dropped the project after the first screening. the soundtrack, an explosion of wahwah funk riffs and juicy analog synthesizers, was composed by an obscure band called nacho patrol. the restaurant owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, was one of the band members and composed most of the tracks. (danny wolfers)

young europe meets us oldschool to deliver some dope to the whole wide world.

new release on this killer and much deserving label. deeeeeep mind twisting electro rock, great sound production applyed to rock energy. works wonders on rumour control!

after several months of hard video- and filmwork, and several awards, french-vietnamese cutie tk.kim aka. pop-3 will finally release some new tracks, on vinyl and online, and by the way, she promised to release more stuff in 2009! so, the new release, chicks and cuts, with 8 tracks online and a 4-track vinyl 12, is definitely dancy, clubby and loud. definitely in the tradition of pop-3s former releases, that never perfectly fitted a precise music category and prove that tk.kim still refuses to be house, tec or minimal. shes all of them or none of them. and what does chicks and cuts sound like, then? boomy squeaking analog sequences combined with delicious samples of her sweet voice will delight the dancefloor, lo-fi audio splinters coming out of old analog drummachines play something like very reduced melodies, and well shaped bassdrums and deep synths will delight your tummies. the very minimal lyrics are in french, as usual. and, goodie: sonja moonear and akiko kiyama contribute with amazing remixes to this fine girls-only oeuvre, rhythmical and minimal but still very harmonious the one by akiko, deep and mysterious the one by sonja. and by the way, the cover is really sweet, people say.

new year, new sounds. we are proud to release our debut ep under concorde club recordings with very special tracks by highly talanted newcomers microtune & takter and acidfacotry plus a great remix by oscar. on this release you find four melodic, danceable tracks, minimal, technoid and deep - exactely what it needs to be played on a packed dancefloor. this special music has its own stlye and people freak out celebrating great parties with great stuff. skytrain gives you the feeling of a long never ending night with those perfect moments you really like to remember. pulsating beats and a catchy melody in the remix also makes you wanna dance. debajo del sol has its own moving spirit. long melodies, typical for acidfactory, and an unconventionally bassline. phat! the remix by oscar, known as label owner of lordag, karateklub etc, completes this record and pushes really forward...

2 deep floating minimal dub tracks that should never stop ...

sold out! will never be repressed !! limited to 300 copies, excellent minimal percussive and groove techhouse / techno... fits perfect to the chile connection !! already played by karotte, efdemin.... !

classic house cuts from the magnificent kerri chandler. >never knew her< and >behold the sun< are two new tracks taken from kerris lp >trionisphere<. >never…< features kerri on lead vocals while the track is a breath of soulful, spiritual feeling and old school >kaoz< sounding bass and instrumentation. >behold..< features kt brooks on vocals and offers up the same impeccably styled production and soulfulness that weve come to expect from kerri. hot