sometimes known as leandre, sometimes known as lee andre. the vibe remains consistent throughout with this jet setting house dj and producer whose blessed take on the twin cities of house music (chicago and detroit) has graced lefreq, loft66, minimalizm, house is a feeling. now very much a part of the vibes & pepper family, andre takes care of the labels sixth release with the backup ep with first editions of vp006 arrive with a thick slab of 180g wax. from the off, andre is in classic deep house mode, pairing crisp percussive grooves with warm keys and chords.

following on from releases for pomelo and pal sl, ld nero makes a welcome return to trelik, the label that unveiled the project back in 2011. detroit house flavours lace >als ik kan<, as a bleepy synth loudly sounds on the off beat over short stabby chords and shuffling drums. a summery, rhode uplifting house track awaits in >the feel< while a loose > i m burning< almost sounds like ld nero has each of the tracks elements placed on a separate turntable - making sure to keep them beat matched and aligned.

dj rocca kicks off his new release with a bouncy, deep and machine driven track laced with occasional synth stabs and highlighted with simple but effective percussion. next up is a wonderful track weaving in out of a harmonic house theme and a synth heavy banger. this tune will definitely drop some jaws and raise some eyebrows on the dance floor with dancers mesmerized by the lightness with which rocca switches up the game in one tune. to finish up the ep the b-side serves up a house heavy theme with a slightly distorted vocal and a more psychedelic slow jam perfect for the next late-late session.

nice price deal !!! hot-trotting french-canadian dirty-disco duo ezlv kick off silks new dj imprint, house of silk, with four fresh & carefree club classix led by *home*, the lush uptown house anthem/collaboration with multi-faced melbourne vocalist/mc/boheme romy hoffman (ex-macromantics). the rest of the ep spans funked-out nu-groove edits of prized salsoul sides, a magnetizingly deluxe *home* deelite-dub, plus a swank, androgynous slow-pitched re-imagining of the hard house heartbreaker *it s over now*. quebecois cultures finest body-rocking export of late, crafted expressly 2 b n-joyed. for fans of letting loose. black vinyl 45 rpm 12 inches mastered by a.p. for maximum stereo physicality in hand-stamped and stickered sleeves. one time pressing of 275.

the 15th stock5 release marks the return of the fabulous cesare vs disorder who blast off into this ep with amazing sonic arms...

continuing his extraordinarily productive 2013, the industrious daniel steinberg returns once again, still riding high off of the success of his critically acclaimed sophomore album treptow which was released mere months ago. despite being profiled on pete tongs show as one to watch in early may, hes certainly not been resting on his laurels

superb analog techno ep, hypnotizer

sam walton is a 22 year old producer from manchester who came to hyperdub after feeding them demo tracks, and started off in 2011 with the *walton ep*, the first of three eps for the label. since then he has honed and developed his music into *beyond*, finding a really fresh and subtle intersection between music that doesnt seem to naturally fit together, old eski grime, funky and detroit house and techno but with smudged edges and a colourful industrial sound palette that gives a real richness to his productions.

miguel lobo is back on bondage-music with such awesome ep. three fantastic grooving and fresh tech house tracks + additional remix from pelé & shawnecy (cecille / get physical).

the second release from swedens tommy awards is another essential 4 track ep. side a continues from where the first ep left off, with two tracks of blissful balearic vibes. if you liked land of lights recent release then this should definitely appeal to you. side b reveals another side to tommy awards and shows the guys are no slouch when it comes to producing in the electronic realm, employing vintage synths and drum machines to create gale force, the ballad of the wind. for the final track, is it balearic head honchos coyote take on the difficult task of remixing last years classic, blind andy, and come out victorious, adding elements of acid and making the track altogether deeper. is it summer yet?

otp lands a nice package starring a handful of talent. headlining the bunch is the mysterious room 303 with you dont know me, a solid tail of bittersweet melodies and heartfelt vocals that wouldnt be out of place during strip club after-hours. a2 sees canadian sean roman (whos known for his releases on hot creations, under the shade, strictly rhythm and many more) deliver a joint effort with buddy dick diamonds. together they off us dawn crondlemyers, a bassline driven house track with sprinkled vocals, and a funky synth part snaking around with extreme portamento. the entire b-side dedicates itself to germanys tuff city kids, the alter ego of running backs gerd janson and phillip laur. they nail two solid mixes of room 303s you dont know me, coming up with a change of pace and pushing things into piano and acid house territory...driving and pulsing

for the fifth release on roots for bloom, michael james delivers 3 bumping cuts of very much dance floor orientated music. the opener infinite state gets you moving straight from the off with some edgy stabs and serious groove. high roller carries on where the a1 lets off upping the tempo but maintaining the direction. the b side freeze is a more techno influenced track, but still hold that underlying groove.

hank jackson is from southern california, but he calls brooklyn home. a couple months ago, when we were stamping alex burkats record in the mister office, we put these songs on. after we picked our eyeballs off the floor, we realized we were listening to more than just face-burning techno. theres something about hanks music that seems to embody the conflict between youth and age, what its like to live in a society where the law can simultaneously & arbitrarily protect you or harm you. but maybe we just think too much. no matter what, we are happy to introduce hank, and we are happy to present you with the deposit ep. we hope you enjoy

the rothmans label combines an unlikely link between football statistics, some of the best (or worst) haircuts to grace the european version of the game, with jacking drums and acid-based rhythmics. the label dedicates its third ep to french striker dominique rochetea, with a various artists ep as strong as the back four of arsenals 98 fa cup winning side. the nigel winterburn of the release is coyotes without the e, a squelchy and balearic groove with psychedelic vocals not too far off from dj koze mrs bojangles. aimes and scott fraser provide the ep with the composure of tony adams and the brute force of martin keown with their respective synth-led productions the kontemplation of kosmic order and heat for dust, while on the right - a would be lee dixon - drvg cvltvre, supplies the master builder, an ebm and industrious dancefloor workout.

veryyou music kicks off with a catchy ep by solowg – self control is a soulful deep techhouse tune – haunting melody and crisp bassline. remixes are coming from nico pusch (droomshipp, damm), andlee (karera records) and talul (jeahmon!, great stuff).

two sample laiden edits/ not edits here courtesy of o f f m s g.whos much sought after chicago edit (on mh black) sold out in super quick time. hott - works karen youngs classic hot for you vocal to fantastic effect. it comes off sounding like half vintage master c+j, half early permanent vacation 12inch.theme the result of a todd terry and john talabot jam session. all bouncing house organs and stripped back beat, with a smattering of female new yorkiyan vocal reassuring us..gonna be alright.

asc, synkro & sam kdc team up for the second outing on auxiliarys brand new collaborative outlet, veil. side one sees asc & synkro pick up where borderline / sacred moments left off and expand their vision further with the disjointed machine love and the smoother sounding planet x. side two sees asc team up with sam kdc for two slices of future funk. 85 bpm synth power all the way with serious bassweight thrown in for good measure. unique music, as you would expect from all involved.
presing on blue coloured & marbled vinyl.

lets play house began the first half of 2013 with a single by label co-founder jacques renault, and now the guys are kicking off the second with three fresh remixes by international heavyweights tom trago, fantastic man (a.k.a. mic newman), and francis inferno orchestra.

the third and final ep featuring remixes from unas laughing man album. this one kicks off with a house remix of the astronomer by heath & skaggs while john tejada does a techno remix of the same cut b/w laughing man remix by nightmares on wax and myth remixed by dj cam. full pic sleeve.

after years sound tracking the dancehalls of bristol via their considered selections as djs, brotherly pair the kelly twins add label bosses to their cvs with the establishment of happy skull. the label kick offs in illustrious fashion with a collaborative release between two of bristols most interesting producers, kowton and hyetal. adopting the name systems of desire, the pair worked on a track together, before going off to produce their own individual versions entitled *control* and *consumption*, the results are exactly the intriguing cross between kowtons raw, crunchy, grime influenced techno and hyetal’s glistening synth work you would imagine.

feelharmonic records proudly presents its first double-header, the depth & weight ep. kicking off proceedings is dublin-based duo jervis drive with their raw as title-track that finds its deadly groove immediately and stays there to great effect. italian maverick marcello napoletano provides a twisted, fuzzy and leftfield alternative of the same track. on the flipside comes manchester’s tomson aka tom lynch (development music/we_ctrl) with the tension-building and euphoric in a house on a street, while for something more heads down and deeper there is the dj aakmael mixx

if you have a lighter in your pocket, light it up! par grindvik with a huge detroitesc and dark 3 tracker on his own imprint sinister. thats what we call techno! andre kronert takes the light and switched it finally off thru an unstopable rolling and hard hitting rework! sinister!! shrinked.

krasnodar, located around 1500km due south of moscow is where aleksander tochilkin (kott) calls home. from this city, deep in the south of the giant russian state, kott crafts and creates even deeper cuts of house music.
this, his debut ep for italian imprint dabit, is made up of three original tracks and remix by dave scott. *physics* is firmly rooted in the classic house ethos, chopped vocals and glorious strings build an impressive backdrop for the swinging hats and off beat snares. it is hard to listen to this track without thinking about the sun.

new yorker steve moore crushes summer with this one, hot on the heels of his recent lies record.these are songs for the next day people, music for those still dedicated to after daylight hits.zen spiders heads for the outback with cresting waves and eureka moments set against a blinking synth sculpture. on the flip, lwaxana turns slow motion into no motion at all as the track hovers and forms into a cloud, at sleaze tempo. in a way, this 12inch finds steve expanding in the mode of his volatile memory track off our recent vibe 2 compilation. feel the sun on your face all day. tip!the sound clips are unmastered

step into brooms dojo and be met with a sausage apocalypse, as the uk techno magus flays alive your wildest dreams using his brace of bangers. with snake-like precision this chimera of the shadow realms pounds techno oblivion from his production line. sparks fly as gleaming loaves of acid-soaked brilliance fly out the bakehouse door, the master bakers eyes spinning like electronic roulette wheels - out of control under delirious bass weight. enshrouded in the blue haze of the shamans gourd pipe, mr mark broom is again set to blow the back doors off any club this side of basildon

debut single off daft punks #1 album, random access memories. musically, *get lucky* is a disco and funk song while lyrically, according to pharrell williams, the song is about the fortune of finding chemistry with someone and not just about sexual chemistry. the single has topped numerous charts around the world... pressed on hi quality 180gr vinyl, also includes digital download

earlier in the year oliver schories invited us on a journey. to leave all our worldly worries far behind, to swoon in the hazy breeze and dabble in fleeting late night romances. to dip toes in shimmering, crystal cool waters and fill trainers up with sand. to be carried off deep into a dreamy imagined summer ... now summer is here and it is time to revive those lushly woven fantasies, and bask in exit anew.

large music returns to the show with the 4th edition of large wax! four fresh deep house cuts designed to rattle the bins and steady the needle. side a features londons james dexter dropping a nu garage bomb and jakobin & domino from luv shack records with a deep detroit-style workout. side b continues with a slow burner from rising star sek and finishes off with matt prehn from oh so coy recordings and his warm chords and vocal stabs on love u back. hot!

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.

miguel puente, fresh from releases on no.19, diynamic & off records drops 4 deep house bombs on miguel campbell & matt hughes outcross records.

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!

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you know what is what? its hector coutos (noir music, suara, brise records, kittball) new single on sphera with remixes by amir (bouq, off recordings, trapez ltd) and remixaholic siwell.

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.

crossing classic alleys with the eintakt 28 – another various artists compilation offering a warm summerblend of well grown techno/ house/ dub plants and vegetables. starting off with >>achim maerz<< and a harmonic drifter with just that tiny acid touch it needs here. then mr. >>dub taylor<< takes over with a wooden dancefloor spoon cooking up a decent mixture for the massive floor.on the b-side >>idealist<< reduces it to the max with the well known hits and drum bits and so fulfils his past future classic promise once more.fading out with >>pawas<< and his slight jazzy cold dubb (which is not so cold at all) and being aware it’s another proper piece in the eintakt puzzle