after recent success stories on off recordings, play it down and our svt100 compilation, marlon hoffstadt teams up with vocalist hrrsn for a first ep on stil vor talent, skin and bone.

the first release of belgian producer r. hiele. this album consists of 7 electronic tracks that represent the kick off for the ekster label. rattling 808s, brain bend synth lines and sideways grooves. limited edition of 200 copies with download code. dream or die silk-screened a1 size poster included.

hot on the heels of the release of neville watsons songs to elevate pure hearts album, crme organization releases a three track ep of remixes from the longplayer. drawing on diverse names, each of the remixers transforms their given track into something quite different from the original. the first is by watsons frequent collaborator, bulgarian producer and live specialist kink. he tackles songs to elevate pure hearts and laces it up with some lazy old rave breakbeats and plenty of lucid synth and melody pattern before fast rising dixon avenue basement jams associate marquis hawkes takes on against the tide . he imbues it with what is fast become a trademark sonic weirdness, with wrought iron synth bars interlocking with molten synth lines and a slow, purposeful and predatory mood. finally, american moon b turns in a trippy outsider house version of son of house with off kilter claps, see-sawing synths and organic drums.

amazing new doublepack release by morphine man rabih beaini aka morphosis - tip!!disconcerting, questing brilliance from rabih beaini: two sick, nervy techno killers (including an ethio homage), stalking the corrosive perimeters of noise, and deep, long excerpts from his engrossing soundtrack to dreyer s vampyr, with contributions from the upperground crew, and sun ra in its marrow, alternately driving and motorik, off-the-wall, lost in space.

russian ol and scottish ¥oin are two young producers with something to say. on the ascent as emergent artists and off the back of excited feedback from their respective solo releases on error broadcast & tuff wax, ol & oin are in collaboration mode for the sink ep on fine grains.

dj haus launches hot new label: hot haus recs. hot haus recs will be home to forthcoming releases from kodiak, dj q & trumpet & badman. hot_shit_001 offer a glimpse of what is to come, no hold party bangers! 3 off the hottest tracks taken from dj haus debut mixtape thug houz anthems. 3 stone cold club killers that take in 90s house and garage with the future space jam twist that he is known for.

capital bass records continues to explore new sonic territories with its second release by spb based analogue-head ponty mython.
the main theme called jesus makes you stomp your feet to its funky beat and phat acid bassline that mutates during the track keeping things deep without getting too religious. futureboogie man christophe does some good work on the remix adding some extra syrup: even more bass plus preachers speech in the middle of the track.
the b-side goes even deeper with blackstreet sampling number u ve got your pr0blems. starting off with the smooth disco beat, little guitar and that catchy male vocal the track changes halfway with addition of funky acid squelches and 4x4 house beat that makes you realize you really, really want to stay at the dancefloor.

gravetemple was formed in 2006 as a side-project of the band sunn o))) by oren ambarchi, stephen o malley and attila csihar. the group formed initially to tour in israel summer 06, creating several recordings which eventually became the holy down album, which was released on southern lord recordings in 2007. at the time of the israel tour, the lebanon war started and was in action. in summer 08 the trio reformed together with the addition of australian drummer matt skitz sanders for a short european tour culminating at a headlining performance at supersonic festival in birmingham. in late 2009 the original trio reconvened for a special one-off concert at londons institute of contemporary arts. april 2013 marks the first set of live action since that period, and a new chapter in the ongoing system of the related network.
ambient/ruin was created with the 2008 quartet, elements of tape collage, concrete, field recordings blend within a strong geographically diverse (parts were recorded in japan, australia, paris and israel) suite of heavy minimalist/maximalist music, black/death metal and drone. the culmination of these efforts become the music, literally, of sadistik exekution meeting phill niblock.

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denmarks musical flagship noir music relaunches its sub-label klimaks. ilario liburni from belgium kicks off the first releases with a very driving ep. the label releases the vinyl long before digital release so keep the catalogue numbers in your mind!

passarella death squad are back with an new ep and once again open up a world of brooding, twisted emotion brought to life by their unique sound. giant ep commences its twisted journey with french vocalist emilie albisser s style beautifully on blue lips running in parallel across thundering basslines, and clipped layered synth sounds. title track giant leads with a vangelis style combination of fear inducing sounds that entwine in perfect time with emilies ethereal voice, from a future where hope is dwindling the stars and stripes is an enigmatic homage to the home of electronic beats - detroit. where drexciya channels drone in a fiercely uplifting mantra to the power of america. giant ep ends with untitled which aptly wraps off this musical journey using metallic sounds melded together taking you back to that beijing smog with huge led screens and too many people.

following on from the first well received instalment of fantastic mans fine choice series, we present fcr002. another brilliantly off kilter two-tracker which, again comes in the form of a nicely packaged mini slab of vinyl. early support from axel boman, session victim and san soda. no digital so get in quick!

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prime numbers return with m7. the first side is taken by a remix of wireman’s >armour<, the original of which was included on pn04 released at the end of last year. the remix is from move d (deep space network, source records), he ups the tempo and in trademark fashion softens the surfaces of the original, warming the core of the track whilst creating a bass heavy groove with twisting beats, synths and a husky hypnotic vocal sample. the flip includes two tracks. to start we have >crushed< by actress. darren j. cunningham aka actress runs the much lauded werk records and this track is taken from his limited cd only album >hazyville< (released on werk in the autumn of last year ) >crushed< is slo-mo, extra bass heavy, low slung house with an addictive lofi synth riff and submerged strings. the track bumps along with hiss and crackle to good affect before turning into a badalamenti-esque loop to finish. to round things off be, the up & coming manchester based producer provides >when you left<. be cut his teeth with the chicago based still music and a great al hudson reedit which found extensive dj support on its release. >when you left< is a shuffling downbeat house groove with a jazz sentiment featuring deep rhodes keys and clipped drums, the track breaks up into a bluesy accapella section then builds up to a more direct 4/4 groove to the end

some serious tracks on the new dogmatik! produced by kuba sojka, a young producer and musician from mystowice, poland. with releases already on matrix records and mathematics, demonstrating his techno and house inspired sound, he continues the theme here with the you cant take it ep. delivering three tracks of chicago and detroit inspired grooves to round off another quality release on the dogmatik label... recommended!

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one year old and four releases deep, retreat present its first 2010 offering with the long awaited second volume of the treats series. featuring 3 exclusive tracks from session victim and quarion, treats vol.2 showcases the producers ability to move beyond the traditional house sound, incorporating more soul and disco influences as well as coming up with a few surprises! session victim start things off with the magical danish daughters, a slow groover that begins in a gentle but assured way, sparking your interest with its infectious guitar and piano loop until the beat kicks in and makes you irrepressibly shake that thang. adding a synth line here or a bell sound there, the duo keep the pace of the track steady until a startling guitar riff breaks it down, giving way to the original loop to return in its full glory, complete with extra organ dashes!

noir & sandy rivera join forces on this one. each delivering their sexy take on sotom (stay on top of me) and jimpster finish off the package with his excellent remix.

droid recordings presents a new 12 inch from dj hyperactive, whose jacking chicago sound has evolved over the years into a deeper sound that maintains his signature infectious drive. on 25 hours, an undulating, bassy synth line builds into the machine-voiced partiers dream of 25 hours in a day, before the track takes off with neck-breaking snare and clap combos and proceeds to rebuild. raíz pulls the track from the depths to deliver something more brash and energetic. there is more at play here, with the 3-note riff tweaked throug the tracks duration, and the words 25 looped through a series of insistent, smashing snares. in the final mix, newcomer markus suckut follows his recent remixes of xhin and pfirter with an unexpected and idiosyncratic interpretation. tonal elements are drawn into the lower registers, while the vocal sample slithers around the mix. the syncopated elements of the original surface with in an alternative mode, dark and driving.

h a ll o h a l os first release and it is 001 for revno records also ... off to good start we think! h a ll o h a l o is a stockholm based anglo swedish unit formed when jon dasilva (hacienda/rush hour/ellum/soma) met inventor and multi instrumentalist jonas nilsson in the first week in his new home, stockholm. apparently nilsson and dasilva became best friends sharing their more nuttier studio obsessions… here h a ll o h a l o serve up some killer italo - flavoured disco and deep house with the doubleheader tuff beat / yessir. this is electronic music of the highest order…muscular and inventive and, dare i say, very future…in a blade runner kind of way! which brings us neatly to the name, which, according to the pair, is a pretend title for a philip k dick novel. there is no pretending with the music though ... ace deep house - incoming!

no rest for the wicked, after launching oneoffs earlier this year and releasing our first ep with three fresh cuts from three talented producers we are back. each of the four cuts is a highlight in its own way, from the afro inspired house on size up with a superb herbie hancock tribute from crackazat on keyboards, to the slow and bass heavy techy i m the jack from will berridge on the a-side. the b-side starts off with jmxs thats the way, another exercise in dynamic house with punchy chord stabs, finishing things off is keumels feel-good disco surgery incisions roll california my way.

already with critical acclaim for their previous two releases on boe recordings and chiwax, the nite vision project from craig stainton and nigel rogers (aka mantra/myriadd and perseus traxx) returns for their third release to help kick off things for the brand new label, point of no return.
rise above is a 4 track 12 inch release thats takes inspiration from a dive to the depth of the 80s chicago house. each track brilliantly explores melancholy, and futurism with a strong sense of rhythm, while classic drum tones embrace the beauty of strings and pads, served with melodies that the heart will not forget. a classic, and definitely a must have record.

for its 2nd 4 track v/a ep foto welcomes more new artists to the roster in the form of andy hart & max graef (au), mermaids (uk), and riff clichard (outer space). label boss ooft! also contributes a track on the a-side, with the wallowing jareths revenge blending strings, samples, bass and more into a 110bpm roller. next up the aussie dudes andy hart & max graef craft a funking slow house jam in the shape of dem young jabronis, all warm chords and bumping beats. over on the flip mermaids show why theyre some serious contenders for a big breakthrough this year run with the night shifts through the gears for 5 minutes before breaking into downright euphoric territory. rounding things off the mysterious riff clichard takes some time out from polishing his intergalactic jensen interceptor to chop up some 80s beats to give us through with love.

paxton fettel intrinsically invites you to the very core of his soul with mana, a heart wrenching ode to suave and unassuming house music. real instruments and penetrating decisiveness serve an emotionally rendered piece of the blues, perpetually enticing mood binding empathetic maneuvers. paxton orchestrates feeling with musicality well beyond the average clique, despairing yet hopeful, slickly jazzed and upfront drumming produce a mad example of what he is capable of pulling off/straight out of copenhagen we get treated to yet another fine instance of a paxton fettel classic with they go unseen.

ms. smooth socal soul meets mr. nocal dirtybird swagger and they have a baby together. that baby is justin jay and at 19 years old he is already making his 3rd appearance on dirtybird. i have a feeling this is justin jays breakout record. the a-side static is at 119 bpm and will sweep you up then rip your pants off. but even when you get hit with the massive bassline, an old school anchor stays intact. waves b-side has a classic deep dirtybird feeling, with tuned 808s and a surprising melodic element showing off the sweeter side of this up and coming young gun. justin jay has more potential than anyone i have heard in a while and if he continues to play like he has been lately, he has a long dj career ahead of him as well.

must is pure sonic architecture that breathes and sweats, this is how asphalt and steel sounds in contact with rain and sun. the hunch synthetic of pablo bolivars interlinings, reaches in must a degree of warmth and unpublished maturity. oblivious to this musician modes and contemporary fashions, he deliver the album he always wanted to do. idm, deep house, soulfull and sunny electronics designed and crafted with the meticulousness of a goldsmith. songs as sophisticated as friendly, loved but without raising fears. never bolivar has been as musical as now, delight and enjoyment in each beat. that is must, an album to listen carefully.
comes with code for free digital download of the full album.

believe delivers a consummate body of work with which nicoles considerable abilities in the studio are clear for all to hear. a wide-range of sounds that is sure to appeal to the idiosyncratic tastes of the various sub-sections of electronic music community. furthermore, it lives up to the high-standards of previous drumcode long-players and is an engrossing and impressive debut and one that offers a smooth segue into the next chapter of an already exciting career. sampler 3 kicks off with liberum spirita with its mazy ethereal breakdown on the flipside is the rhythmically entrancing yet uplifting fly with you.

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big with: john daly, dj hell, marcus worgull, nick curly, wighnomy brothers, jazzanova, julius steinhoff, jimpster, till von sein, dionne, p.toile, trickski, carsten klemann, dave dk, sevensol, anthony collins, michael reinboth, christopher rau ...
ok, first of all i want to reveal a myth: these infotexts are mostly writtenby the labelowners themselves, not by hard-working editors. so what happens, when the guy behind a label releases his own music? well, either he is a well-organised deadline-machine and he asks somebody capable of doing this stupid job, or he realizes:
>oh fuck the distribution whats to do their work and they needed thissheet weeks ago...< so in the end, hes gotta do it himself: of course,now i could tell you how great this record is (what it is!) and what ahell of a motherfucker i am (also true!)... but i prefer telling yousentimental other bullshit instead... :)
this ep marks a newbeginning in my career. since some time now, >the fog burns off< and we get more and more stable in the buisness. last year we were on the road quite a bit and we found many new friends. people from other cities, who believe in the same things, who do similar stuff and who are of the same kidney as we are. so that makes me very happy, which reflects in the music. for the first time i feel like coming home, although we are at the beginning of our journey into the industry yet.

samplers taken from the believe long player kicking off with take hold which is a collaboration with label boss adam beyer. on the flip is luminere tamisee is a synth- heavy percussive builder

here we present good vibrations, the debut ep on local talk from canadian producer orazio fantini. the best thing with this ep is that it is simply straight up house music that is both deep yet raw and funky all at the same time. basically, its very local talk ,) first track, to the ball, starts off with a bubbling bass line, followed with shuffling hi-hats and swinging beat that is glued together by glistering synth stabs, infectious to say the least. turn the record over for feel it, which showcases fantinis clever use of vocal samples blended together with the perfect swing and last not but not least, on hold is a stripped track but with all the necessary elements to make the feet move.

is it balearic return with an absolutely superb ep from new signings saint petersburg disco spin spdsc are a collective of live musicians and djs from russia this is their debut release for iib, but a handful of tracks on labels like glenview & teardrop have made serious waves - skillfully combining live disco musicianship with the dj sensibilities which shape their sound. from club friendly and hooky dancefloor tracks to blissfully executed downtempo jams. all pulled off with a loose but pin sharp production style that really makes them stand out i never leave you leads on the a side, a steadily assembled sunset workout, with brass elements defining the groove. marwencol manages to deftly pull off a balearic wu-tang move, whil love spin is a beautifully lolloping beach bar jam, which comes complete with a very dubbed-out dub version too.

starting things off we have runnin out, a mid-tempo memphis horn-led beauty of a track originally out in 1968. soulbrigada take the original, toughen up the bottom end, add in kicks, claps and percussion and the odd filter, speed things up a tad and lengthen the track getting the most out of mable john s effortless and gargantuan diva-esque vocal delivery. on the flip we have another soulful treat with a killer rare groove cut from 1971. originally recorded by lee sain (and arranged by charles miller) soulbrigada extend the intro, add in drums, samples and effects all adding to a truly infectious groove and vocal that will have you screaming out for more.

here comes the first release lf the outstanding super disco stars hard ton on our label! with a-side track rise up we have the first track with chart potential on our label we d say. we love it anyway! b1 track work that body shows off the heavier jacking side of hard ton and b2 monotone rounds up the ep with its uplifting house chords. not our average cup of tea, but we fckng love it

on our never ending search to provide you with uplifting, energetic and soulful tracks, we stumbled upon a young dj duo from the netherlands that have only just begun their story and yet have their sound locked down. new jack city seem to understand exactly what it is we re looking for and have crafted three splendid tracks purely for the enjoyment of others. to top it all off we ve enlisted signor gianni siravo a.k.a. washerman for a remix which captures the spirit of tomorrow is now, kid!we hope you enjoy this ep as much as we have creating it

one of the uks most established and consistent deep house producers, jimpster, is due to drop his eagerly anticipated porchlight and rockingchairs lp. his first studio album in six years sees him continue where he left off on the 2006 masterpiece amour by taking the blueprint of house music and infusing it with an attention to detail and musicality often lacking in much of todays more disposable dance music. during the interim period, jamie has maintained a key role in two of the uks most successful house labels, freerange and delusions of grandeur, where he continues to pick up and establish new talent at an impressive rate. over the course of his 23 year career so far he has remixed everyone from josh wink, osunlade and solomun through to bob marley, airto moreira and seal, as well as continuing to dj week-in week-out at many of the worlds best clubs and festivals.

heartically dubwise, rugged and raw essays in classic grime, uk garage and dubstep from a new london-berlin collaboration, with stuff like horsepowers in fine style galloping through its nervous system.
a three-tracker to kick the label off, on 180g vinyl: the opener engrains snatches of melody into a percussive firefight, like something from the actress war-chest, the outstanding, elemental, stop-start jack the dub is more bristolian, from the peverelist suit of trumps, monkey is out and impressionistic.

subwax excursions proudly presents a brand new album from orlando voorn!

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.

kicking things off for 2013 on in my house is none other than the big boss man himself, samir maslo. with an early fluttering of love in the air, his amorously titled all my love ep is sure to get pulses racing on the dancefloor.
all my love kicks things off with an insanely catchy lv sample laying down the hook - fun, flirty & a sure fire face on the dancefloor, dont forget to pack this for the valentine ball - you will need it. startin up moves in a different direction with a sublime slice of deepness, bubbling away with a warm baseline and cheeky vocal hook.

culprit kicks off its extended summer series of releases and finishes its five-stop european talent scouting tour in, appropriately, spain. two new immensely gifted additions to the culprit production arsenal are valencia and madrid-bred(and ibiza-based) team of edu imbernon and los suruba.the trio deliver one of culprits most distinct singles in recent memory,fayer, a composition of almost timeless sound palette, whose analog warmth and upbeat feel make the labels customary transition between its indoor and outdoor programmes.

cmmva004 is the fourth various artists release from the superb and highly rated chilli mint music label. this ep features the hottest and best up and coming producers on the dance scene at the moment. on the logo side cmm gives you two very cool artists, firstly the great brazilian dj/producers dashdot, who have put together a super funky production called holla after a tune in a nu disco/deep house vibe featuring original vocals from zz & re nata, the combination of vocals and production highlights the quality and skills from these guys who are by far some of the best out there

a hot box of deep, colorful gems from saccao with precious remixes by him_self_her (crosstown rebels), dashdot (off recordings / popart) and rey & kjavik (compost / kindisch). oil painting by vb

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denmarks musical flagship noir music relaunches its sub-label klimaks. ilario liburni from belgium kicks off the first releases with a very driving ep. the label releases the vinyl long before digital release so keep the catalogue numbers in your mind!

berlin based oskar offermann finishes off proceedings with his stunningly hard-edged remix focused intently on the dance floor. the original melody line sits perfectly on a bed of subtle, dark stings and stabs of electronic noise to create those ghostly dance floor moments.

from nyc to perugia, via thug records comes brothers from other mothers. jason letkiewicz aka steve summers kicks things off and delivers 2 signature cuts of sleazy late night coercion with casual encounters & the trace. the flip crosses the atlantic and lands in a rural stronghold for the underground, perugia italy. simoncino relating 2 equally provocative dark room work outs with pleasure zone & battle of the pacific. brothers from other mothers e.p, steve summers & nick anthony simoncino, raw analog classixxx. the future is now.

20 years ago the track *unfuture*, release on sven väths imprint eye q, marked a milestone in techno productions with its uncompromising style and sound, delivering a view on techno which was revolutionary at that time: stripped down to only a couple of sounds in general, the track had an impact on dancefloors as not often seen before in those trance-dominated times - and still has! alex grabbed the vinyl out of his vinyl-collection after years, did an edit for his own, sent it to pascal feos who produced the original back then and who really liked this edit and the idea in general, and so alex decided to start a remixproject on this pure classic track with young, but also established artists who were not afraid of taking the adventure to remix a track that actually consists of nothing more than a distorted kickdrum, a really monotone off-beat organ sound and an oldschool acidline. here we are with the first part of the repaints of this alltime-classic, coming from uk techno-heavywight and legend mark broom with two interpretation as well as berlins uprising and promising vault-series mastermind subjected. true and high class recycling again on credo to save our planet from bad music

leipzig turns up the filter once again: time for a new vinyl-only release on or*s. three tracks literally made for the nocturnal goings-on on the local dancefloors.
limited edition of 300 numbered copies on white vinyl, rounded off with one out of three artist offset prints by nora heinisch, felix schneeweiß, and florian seidel.

with a background as a promoter, dj, and producer going back to 1995, sammy goossens is a veteran par excellence in todays techno scene. starting off with production work on respected techno imprints like rotation, re-load, tresor, and r&s, he has spent time co-producing for legends like the suburban knight and managing jay haze’s contexterrior and tuning spork labels. alongside friend marcus vector, they started the toys for boys imprint in 2004 and put out a prolific string of releases from top minimal house names like quenum and jona while pushing forward their own careers as producers. now based in berlin and as active as ever, sierra sam honors caduceus records for our fourth release, featuring remixes from jacob korn, oliver deutschmann, and label head lad.

the manchester based music with content imprint returns this april, with a four track ep from greek producer sek.
music with content launched in 2012 with a collaborative release from content resident, eddie leader, teaming up with agnes and iron curtis, followed by a three tracker from deymare, backed with a deep space orchestra mix, an indication of the sheer quality coming from the label from the very beginning. here it shakes things up a little with a release from a contemporary house producer, sek, notably known for his work on off, apparel music and deep series. sek aka dimitris kesses, delivers heady house grooves infused with warmth and soul.

turns out that cold meat lights no fire so attached to this music are ghosts of my life transcribing their emotions into techno. first half of this rocket is more on a negative tip, the second half is more positive, like we all should take it. either way you should listen to both sides cause they complement each other, so try to relax and enjoy the ride, or get off your ass and jam.

second of two new bass-infected dub ep s with a hint of techno by the japanese mystica tribe. titletrack stars are mine and his temple immediately set off to deep dub and bass territories in these two typical mystica tribe excursions: grooving, but dark with lots of effects and tribal influences. prayer evolves around a catchy melodica that wont leave your head for days or maybe even weeks and zen stone tops it off perfectly with this gloomy scifi dubtrip.

the second tape in the series, ferro #01 continues the path through the abyss of dubbed out techno sounds: ever forward with off-kilter resonations from the echo chamber and a pounding heart-beat throughout. like #00, this one is again a tape-only-release. each cassette is a unique piece of art – stamped, numbered and equipped with a link to the digital files. but ther is no way to get these files without grabbing a tape!