who would have thought that, when oliver koletzki released his blackout ep as svt001 almost eight years ago, stil vor talent would reach the catalogue number 100? with our 100th release, we can look back on lots of fantastic music, music by artists who have become part of a close-knit family of friends

from shattered court dreams to booming international dj gigs, marius maier, a former german youth basketball champion, retired from the game after sustaining a knee injury a few years ago. but like any as one door closes…-story goes, re.you quickly channeled his energy and ambition into electronic dance music. he exchanged his jersey number for an artst alias and the reincarnation birthed a rising talent by the name of re.you. new to the mobilee booking roster, re.you has already delivered his second ep on the 112 mark titled, anyway. this three-parter includes the self titled anyway dominating the a-side while the flip side brings it down with you had enough featuring forrest. and a remix of the lead track from re.yous live act partner, rampa. the duo perform as rar and are available on cocoon records.

odd004 is the first various artists release from odd socks, and marks the beginning of a series titled trips & trinkets. returning to the label a year since he kicked things off for us, josh t teams up with bristols arkist for their track fleabag – with chunky slomo grooves and funk sensibilities dripping all over an infectious beat.ad bourke joins the ranks with his sunday afternoon stroller, water sign. warm bassline grooves and fluttering flute samples sandwich delicate, wavering rhodes. on the flip, leeds-based tms’s debut release individualism is a dreamy little number that twinkles and plods around live hi-hats and a full-bodied bassline. saine rounds things off with his dramatic, heartstring-pulling should-be-a-movie-score epic, ratio.

streng limitierte 10 inch des legendõren hamburger pudel labels! weltweit gibt es nur 500 exemplare und nur erhõltlich auf vinyl (nicht digital!). mit einem fantastischen remix des londoner acts cloud boat, die sich me suceeds track thats why i cast a shadow vornehmen. auf der b-seite ³berzeugt der dial-artist christian naujoks mit einem wundersch÷nen meditativen track. coverartwork von alex solman.

this release bumps and bangs in all of its aspects! the track >red< rumbles out of the speaker with exuding vitality and stubbornness. considerably more lightfooted, the >black< night steps in. closely followed by number 3 >blue<, a track that is floating on a carpet of synths and at the same time goes uncompromisingly for pure rhythm. this whole ep is a series of composition focused on analog machines and taking influences from early 90s raw house. ps: made to be played loud

muhks second release with this warm, retro sounding, analogue drenched number that will punch into your soul.

rabaukens number 3 release is another great floor record – two nice originals getting remixed by lorraine (mybestfriend) and the mighty italoboyz (mothership, saved records, get physical).

der turnbeutel reaches number 10!

we are excited to present our fifth release straight from the hands of our favourite scandinavian magician martinez. a very special 3-tracker baked with the danes trademark ingredients! our a-side kicks in with above, a funky number with an irresistible groove and raw house feel. dissident is the perfect complement for this side with its heavy jackin bounce. on the flip, magnolia takes control and tunnels us into its progressive trip. enjoy the flavours!

nice price deal !!! limited 10 inch clear vinyl with hand stamped logo... s.o.b. is the alias for the new partnership of dave jarvis (moton records / faith) alongside richard rogers (black booby). rolled stone opens like a phoenix rising from the ashes bathed in golden light, before shuffling rhythms and a hooky low slung bassline make you shake your rump to the funk. on the flip givin is a swirling heady 4/4 number with soulful vocal licks.

release number eight on london house maven george fitzgeralds manmakemusic label, the laszlo dancehall ep, connects two of the uks most exciting young producers: leon vynehall and christian piers. the sample driven crunch of vynehalls earlier productions on manmakemusic can be heard loud and clear complementing the canny but irresistible percussive and vocal shimmies of piers. aside track gave up, championed by george fitzgerald on his recent bbc essential mix for radio one, sets the pace and aims straight at the dancefloor with its strange sonic palette, at once euphoric and gritty. on the flip we get aint no time on which vynehall and piers give us their interpretation of classic house. the final track, manley harrison, is the strangest and arguably most original of the bunch and leaves the listener in no doubt as to why there is such a buzz about these two producers at the moment.

turquoise blue has come a long way since its launch, welcoming the likes of djebali, manik, laura jones, boris horel and alex arnout onto its roster. here the label welcomes back special case following their remix of scarlett ninas the end on the imprints preceding record.
title track niribu opens the release here, a low-slung, tripped-out house number employing insistent drum programming and dark, atmospheric synthesizers as its driving force. the trio continue down their path of tasteful, intelligently crafted productions, instilling subtle production nuances through filters, delays and reverbs in to the cut while a tight blend of gritty electronic and warm organic sounds creates a heady peak-time cut.

muovos second strike on audio safari is already waiting in the wings. after he was signed as the first artist on that label, he now also presents the number 14. this also proves that muovo does not only have perfect skills with a mixture of house, tech/deep house-sound as a dj

another (more or less) round catalogue number, another various artists ep on uncanny valley: this time its a full package with four true club bangers (at least to our ears...). on the a-side we have the heart warming label debut of the polish producer eltron john

its the 10..yep, slowly but surely we eased our way into number 10. marvin zeyss is no stranger to fans of quality deep house music, making his debut on colourful with an array of warm sounding grooves.

emotional rescue is proud to reissue one of germanys best - if most underrated - collectives dunkelziffer. formed of dominik von senger, reiner linke and helmut zerlett, the floating line up also included contributions from cans damo suzuki and jaki liebetzeit, as well as the unknown cases stefan kratchen and reebop kwaku baah. this true supergroup, over a 6 year period, made 4 ground breaking albums that covered the classic krautrock blend of heavy, repetitive drumming, intricate, overlapping melody and sonic intonation, but expanded it to include heavy dub, soul and jazz elements. this special retrospection obi set is being issued as part of record store day and features the three 12 inches that will later be released individually.

the release number 12 on giegling is a product of four individual tags of memories. growing up in the same city hannover the four producers vril, prince of denmark, leafar legov and herr koreander share some part of a collective mind which led to this ep.

having established the w&o street tracks imprint in 2012 to further push the revivalist house sounds of themselves and their contemporaries, waze & odyssey kick present the labels first release of 2013 with a double header of hot house talent. on the a-side, ejeca, who helmed the last w&o street tracks release teams up with us based rhythm operator on raid, an initially tense house number which explodes into a catchy sequence of lysergic 90s stabs, complete with whooping vocal sample. on the flip, rising london producer citizen builds on the momentum from a year of strong releases on love fever, five easy pieces and kerri chandlers madtech with in my mind, a heady combination of hypnotic vocal loops, thick bass, and narcotic organ chords which display a darker side to the producer.

brighton s black key records launches its vinyl only arm, in the form of black key limited, with a superb double a-side from german producer, ugly drums, featuring 2 excellent tracks of deep, sophisticated house music.since its launch in 2011, black key records has firmly cemented itself as a label consistently outputting quality house music from an array of highly respected artists. in just 18 months the imprint has released music from the likes of blm, flori, milton jackson & giovanni damico, with their releases picking up support from a number of top names on the scene. resident advisor recently stated: brighton s black key records may be small… but they re consistently on-point with their take on deep house. this is no small feat considering the volume of labels offering their interpretation of the in-vogue sound to an increasingly saturated market

limited 12 inch picture disc in support of record store day 2013!
kraak & smaak are laying claim to 2013 as their year with the incredible hype generated by the future is yours - the debut single from the fourth studio album due later in 2013. the single which has ben westbeech on vocals has hit number 1 in the dmc buzz chart / tune of the month in mixmag / dmc single of the week and has been getting support from key tastemakers from london to amsterdam to la. remixes on the vinyl come courtesy of londoners futurizm who put the bass in the place with a slo mo version that has been getting djs twitchy and xlr8r fave ambassadeurs delivers a leftfield bass twister that shows why he is one of the most hotly tipped producers of 2013. kraak & smaak are staunch supporters of record store day being involved in the record shop business themselves and as prolific vinyl collectors.

acid tests first release of 2013 features two acid tracks from the mad french man (his first release outside of his own atavisme imprint in 10 years!). > lifting weights< b/w > mujeres nerviosas<. all instruments by pepe bradock, recorded in la, assembled in paris. limited number (first 500) hand painted jackets (with label art from pepe himsel

the blade wielding edit team known as beard science return for 2013 ! four more lost classics given the short back and sides (and a few extensions) the seventh release in this celebrated series opens with oswego music stretching out a fragment of dubby eighties rock. next, t.tauri revs up the engine on a raucous disco stormer. for the b side, torontos andrew allsgood and alister dj catalist johnson make their beard science debut with some sinuous space disco, hot on the heels of the launch of their free association label. finally, brad vachal, flying solo without eric hedford on this outing, slows things down with a swampy, bluesy rock number. quality all the way...

max cooper is now on his 12th release with traum and if that was a magic number, he has teamed up with nicolas bougaïeff who is the creative director of liine in berlin.

ibadan records launches itself into the new year with finesse. four tracks produced by jerome sydenham together with sylivie foret & aschka

scr dark series is the new label of scr thats concentrating on dark techno. number 001 comes from no less than long time techno hero alexander kowalski who delivered an amazing detroit techno floor burner driven by deep chords and subtle melodies. alltime primetime favourite alert!

impressive voyeurhythm debut by elliott thomas, straight out of portland oregon!! elliot delivers a journey filled first record. known for his kick ass live sets in the bay area, camera shy elliot shows true mastery of his tools well beyond his years. the a side sirius is a serious instrumental number filled with analogue sweeping synths and percussive roland drums reminisce of old recloose and carl craig. the b side desert light has elliot come to the floor with his own vocals, dubbed out bass and shows hes ready to forge his own style of electronic music. available in limited run vinyl.

maxim lany has been with the label since the very beginning back in november 2011. with two tracks on the first two compilations he helped setting the labels tone. and now, maxim is back. and he brought his friends

with dangerous released in november 1991, michael jacksons career really sustained its high. the album entered the billboard 200 album chart at number 1 and sold over 32 million copies worldwide in the space of 17 years. the riaa certified dangerous 7x platinum for shipping 7 million copies in the united states.
remastered audio on 180 gram audiophile vinyl.

the a-side tears it up with hartwood, rodriguez jr.s biggest hit to date. with a series of alternating and repetitive keyboard strokes and soulful lyrics bouncing on a thick velvet cushion of rich background base, this number is guaranteed to appeal to the industrys most respected players. already landing on the hard drives of pete tong, laurent garnier and simian mobile disco hartwood has gained a bit of airtime as loyal listeners burn for the final release date.

for release number six we have invited gothenburgs very own jackmaster sankt goeran. a devoted record collector and dj extraordinaire. the a side, local legend, is a 10 minute long acid train with a jackin beat. the b side, wallenberg6, is a melodic, sun drenched jam with a tasteful disco vibe. a versatile ep thats pressed on a white marbled vinyl. artwork made by kid kroft.

musik krause, the label with that special funk and the wide view releases the fourth album in their 10-year history. the circle is complete. in 2002 they started with metaboman. now there is the album. as a part of the record-spinning krause duo he is known a number of escapades having to do with the bash or rather party culture.

after a storming end to 2012 with the slow it down & elijah collins release in november swiftly followed by elias tzikas in december, retrospective is back with a monster of a release. we are proud to kick off 2013 with none other than italys finest, ajello! eclecticism is definately the keyword word of the ajello project comprising of luca (dj rocca) roccatagliati and fabrizio taver tavernelli. the ajello sound features a number of influences all of which can be heard in the tracks on this, their first e.p. on retrospective, electro, new-wave, italo-disco, disco, neurofunk, eurodance, space sounds, early house.

following a 4-release strong 2012, djebali) is set for its first ep of 2013. once again a 2-track package, the a side throws up a classic house drum-kick warmed up by a soothing melody, while a sexy and sultry number on the reverse reminds us why djebali is up there with the best deep house producers of paris. as before, topping off the offering is a vinyl loop on each side. released as part of the djebali limited vinyl series, all tracks are arranged and mixed by djebali, and made with analogue gears.

vault series with number lucky 13!

after 20 superb 12 inch single releases over five and half years in the game, uk label, 2nd drop, is proud to present its first compilation, future foundations, featuring a mixture of established artists who have graced the label previously, alongside a handful of exciting new acts generating some serious hype on the scene right now. this compilation is the first of many that will bear the future foundations title. we have assigned each 12 inch with a number, *foundation 1, foundation 2* and so on, viewing these chunks of superb music as the foundations of an on-going, multi-layered aural concept that will document the rich and varied output of the label and its artists for the foreseeable future.

after 20 superb 12 inch single releases over five and half years in the game, uk label, 2nd drop, is proud to present its first compilation, future foundations, featuring a mixture of established artists who have graced the label previously, alongside a handful of exciting new acts generating some serious hype on the scene right now. this compilation is the first of many that will bear the future foundations title. we have assigned each 12 inch with a number, *foundation 1, foundation 2* and so on, viewing these chunks of superb music as the foundations of an on-going, multi-layered aural concept that will document the rich and varied output of the label and its artists for the foreseeable future.

after 20 superb 12 inch single releases over five and half years in the game, uk label, 2nd drop, is proud to present its first compilation, future foundations, featuring a mixture of established artists who have graced the label previously, alongside a handful of exciting new acts generating some serious hype on the scene right now. this compilation is the first of many that will bear the future foundations title. we have assigned each 12 inch with a number, *foundation 1, foundation 2* and so on, viewing these chunks of superb music as the foundations of an on-going, multi-layered aural concept that will document the rich and varied output of the label and its artists for the foreseeable future.

all tracks written & produced by ark (guillaume erroyer) and pit spector (pierre deniel) 4-track package from exciting new duo ark & pit spector. made up of brothers ark, the parisian known for his pioneering releases on perlon and karat, and pit spector, an up and coming producer, they join forces on their debut ep for eclectic label hold youth. true to the hold youth ethos the ep calls on a number of different influences, from the smooth, funk-led vibes on tournsoul, to the techno-inspired sounds of seuils remix of the nuts. ark & pit spector explore all that is sexy and hypnotic through the subtle but effective all green, while more down-tempo the nuts is verging on 80s-esque wonky-pop. seuil steps up for his take on the latter and delivers a dark, murky and all together sinister version of the original, adding a pulsating bassline to compliment the stripped back edit of the vocal. forward-thinking and open-minded sounds, old futur is another worthy addition to the hold youth catalogue.

sampler 2 kicks off with scbs dissipate, a gritty 4/4 number thats been driving dancefloors crazy with its seemingly constantly ascending intro. this is definitely one of scbs finest productions to date and hugely sought after by his followers. basic soul unit provides the aa side, hot off the back of his debut nonplus 12 he continues in the same vein with untoward. this is heads down techno of the finest quality and this time hes thrown some acid into the equation which bubbles and brews into a monster of a track.

there it is - wunderbars number 3! we are pleased to present three new tracks by berlin artist powel. he stands for qualities to wunderbar which really fit to our understanding of music. a distinctive feeling for emotional music and an infatuation for details. we are pretty sure he is growing up! the curtain rises with *shake the birds of the tree*, a consistent rollin baseline with cheerful woven melodies which nibbles definitely on the outside earlap. next in line is *i dont waste my tears on you*. the original is sneaking in with discreet sounds until the intro gives way to an instantly touching piano-accord and lashing claps. in consequence all is waiting for the distinctive vocals and peaks! the release is completed by man of the moment lake people. his remix contains a staggering circle of mixed thuds, taps, rolls and flaked beats to chart a more bouncy course.

with number 006, freundchen welcomes our new member sascha wallus from hannover to the freundchen-family. his a-side track *yeah!* is a stompin techhouse track that will rock the clubs this winter for sure! the b-side comes with a groovy minimal track of labelchief timo jahns. yeah! are you ready to freak out?
early support from marco carola, super flu, sis, paco osuna, mauro alpha, fred siera, edgar de ramon, olderic, ron flatter, oliver schleenvoigt, match hoffman, herr fuchs & frau elster and many more.

macchina nera an mysterious alpine character already gave a guest appearance at pam 15.5 besides the label boss anette party. now it is his turn to rev up. and you just hold his debut ep in your hand.
here the super chef mixes up what came under his nose in the last decades. house tunes, a sirens voice that even would have made good old sylvester jealous together with an ass moving groove that bring every epic-o-meter to explosion. the essence unveils the pure sou of this exceptional talent. full of love turned it all pastamusik co-workers to little creatures floating through the office on hand made hearts. macchina nera is a well known old stager in his hometown who represents the munich lifestyle and joy as (almost) no other. but – this is only the beginning. s o o n we wll be back to release a of full album of this gem-artist as well as a number of remixes suitable for all (s) ex positions. remember his name!

the second release from unknown is a vinyl only release ... busy working on an album the four tracks here are part of his #001-#010 series that heralded his existence on youtube. aside from remixes .. this is the only unknown material that will be available until a new ep and album in the spring and later part of the year .. these tracks were not due for release but he has received a large number of mails enquiring about a release date for them so here is the limited vinyl .

for release number 004 maria colors relies on a mixture of new and already established artists on the label. taron-trekka return to the imprint with a dark and dubby dancefloor slammer from the borderland of house and techno.

there it is, keinemusik number seventeen. we know what you are thinking. you think you know how it works. you think, those keinemusik fellas will again be doing their little rotation thing, one producer getting a record out after the other, then a workparty-joint venture at some point and then it starts all over again. au contraire! this seventeenth edition is breaking the known beautiful, perfectly curled cycle. just like that, so that no one gets bored. this record here is an appetizer for a collaboration-effort between rampa, &me and nomi, the new york based singer that provided the recent movement of flamboyant disco-queerness with its sexiest and catchiest hooks, teaming up with hercules & love affair and doing her own project jessica 6. side b will take care of everyone who is expecting a safe playing house-rehash of the afore mentioned acts and tenderly let a lashing snare slap every preconception out of sceptic faces.

the first in an ongoing series of collaborations focusing on live improvised hardware based jams comes to us from bookworms and steve summers. 3 raw whirlpool techno / house tracks

kalimero is back again. their seventh catalogue number is standing in the wings awaiting you as a three track ep, one original & two remixes. melchior bachmann delivers his second release on kalimero together with his producing mate extd. will, a new berlin-based talent and long-term companion of the labels artists. they created *play*, a deep tech-house revelation that is simply catching everything what each of us is referring as to groovy and pressing it into eight minutes of pure emotional dancefloor energy. this is also caused by dennis degenharts great singing work. the remixes are contributed by mario aureo and luis leon. marios remix is keeping the tech-house grooves and keys and transforms them into a marching and pumping peaktime tune. side b is completely left to luis leon, a very talented producer and dj from peru, who did nothing less than turning *play* into an deep house anthem - a journey that has all the time to evolve itself.

sometimes your creating a declaration of love - automatically. beatamines composed many of those lines for extraordinary, dancing people, for electronic music and the possibility to express himself with tracks like >i said< or >something soul<. his tracks were released on mbf (traumschallplatten), damm records, keno and on his mother-label mangue records. but beatamines does not only work as a solo producer, he also releases tracks with his mate david jach - each number got a place in the charts .he is packing the emotions of a summer love into it, underlined with fat baselines, pregnant claps and magic melodies. we welcome beatamines as new bondage-music member. his first ep on bondage-music comes with the track >tonite< incl. remix from dachshund (highgrade) and the track >wknd< incl. remix from channel x (stil vor talent). early support from mihai popoviciu, pimont, patrick kunkel, tom novy, sis, benno blome, david keno, kiki, anderson noise, sven vaeth, pawas, sasha, acid pauli, robert owens, heartik, aruba, affkt, patrick zigon, someone else, oliver schories

new 12 inch from elusive united, enjoy and support! we are here to continue bringing back some quality to this music. like with all our records we aim to give you the tracks you will play, listen and love for years to come. this time, along with crew members slavaki, korablove and falomir! we have got a new boy joining our family, please welcome mr. robert feedmann and his lucky number anthem. physical release comes on a beautiful 12 inch vinyl, artwork courtesy of our amazing friend graphic artist pernille billeki andersen. also dont forget ... korabloves full length album is coming your way - highly recommended future classic!