alftavatn is thomallas second ep release on berlin-based techno-label krakatau records. the tracks captivate instantly and still surprise with imaginative variety, sudden shifts and dazzling timbre. 23 year-old thomalla was featured as a co-musician on bodi bills european ›what‹-tour in 2011/12 and recently started playing live-shows on his own. his tracks unite artistic and dancefloor-compatible appeal, which he was also able to show during last years visit of the red bull music academy in madrid. the alftavatn ep articulates his forward-looking interpretation of electronic music, embedded in references of his own eclectic education. techno without thought control

kht 002 comes from affie yusuf, a longtime legendary producer from london, who has released tons of tracks solo and in groups on labels such as ferox, force inc and many more. meeting affie yusuf for the first time via internet was like meeting an old friend. a sympathy for the devil was our common sense and after hearing some of his unreleased music it was obvious we needed to get closer. for his first release on killekill he has sent us so many good tracks it was not easy for us to compile the first release. but here we go now with the >i m free ep<, a 12 inch full of house as we like it. raw as shit and full of fun, funk and energy!

berlin-driven techno! milton bradley is a well-known institution in berlins techno scene mand highly respected by the prologue community after his excellent remixes for cio d or and his own ep for prologue in 2009. miltons new flagship starts with 3 new tracks and start with an unbelievable and brilliant long deep techno journey, which transports your mind into another dimension. the b side shows miltons other face, 2 excellent raw techno driven tracks combined with his unique technique and old fashioned touch from the 90s.

tolle vinyl-only-labelcompilation mit kenton slash demon, brandt brauer frick, mikkel metal, james braun und 2400 operator. eine eklektische selection!

big with: danny krivit, dimitri from paris, dj spinna, robert owens, tony humphries, ... soul purpose bring some old school house vibes to >sounds in the air< which up until now has been lurking deep in the z vaults. crisp beats and contemporary sounds make this a sure-fire winner for almost any type of house set

rome is the new four-track ep from 22-year-old electronic producer kashii. his style resonates twangs of many current genres including uk bass, house, tech-house and garage. currently signed to southern fried, kashii is releasing an exclusive ep with madtech, with remixes from up-and-coming producers south london ordnance and lakosa.

a very well known and well vetted dj and producer has brought a b-side from an old rare 12” back to life, re-vamping and re-editing it for todays generation.

moniker of 22-year-old brighton based charlie baldwin who cites steve reich & percussion heavy jazz as main influences for excursions into complex rhythmical territory. uses found sounds, live drums, synth & vocoder for unearthly beauty. kasket kicks off the ep with fallen, and it is apparent from the off that here is an artist very much ploughing his own unique furrow – the track has a polyrhythmic bounce that veers towards bhangra, tethered by a deep melancholic synth chord sequence and a heavily distorted vocoder.

society of silence is proud to present their very first lp! society of silence combines the forces of two great parisian artists and friends, benoît legrain or bny, and nicolas villebrun ? known as tite and for his production assistance with the electronic pop-rock group, poni hoax. signifying monkey plays around with its words just as much as its structure, while beat reading detroit takes us through a nostalgic journey into the collective subconscious of techno. the confluence of dark and euphoric energies conveyed here by s.o.s. capture the dangerous and thrill-seeking memories going to old-school raves and after-hours parties. deep and raw beginning to end..

gehm returns once again to the mathematics imprint for more banging house cuts! fire & ice along with from space 3 suns bring old school chicago house vibes with raw drums and eerie synths. warm words dont help as much as a helping hand with the title track take on the flip.

vinyl sampler from big stricks album resivior dogs. night moves features old school detroit hero reckless ron cook. essential!

nathan fake schlug mitte der nullerjahre mit seinen releases auf james holdens label border community ein wie eine bombe. sein clubhit the sky is pink im james holden remix definierte das neue genre neo-trance. der tune wurde von den groove-lesern zum zweitbesten remix des jahres 2004 gewaehlt, das darauffolgende debuetalbum drowning in a sea of love war für das mixmag das zweitbeste album des jahres 2006. fuer steam days zog sich nathan fake aufs land in norfolk zurück und kreierte mit seinen vintage-bandmaschinen nagelneues material, das wieder sanfte,melodische genuesse mit starken dancefloor-attacken vereint, und die technische professionalitaet des produzenten erneut unter beweis stellt.

limited to 250 copies !!! on august 4th 2011, the sony music warehouse in enfield, north london was attacked during riots and looting that affected many areas of the capitol over the course of a week. the warehouse burned down completely, taking with it millions of cds and vinyl stored by the distributor pias including the back catalogue of freerange. the blow was devastating for many labels, with the logistics of manufacture and minimal insurance payouts meaning that recreating the entirety of their old stock was completely impossible and many releases have been lost forever as a result.

original released in 1996 !! matthew herbert aka wishmountain comes here with two old classics.. radio & video

catwash records regular and underground french icon chris carrier brings the bounce via the old school with this new acid flavoured shibari menu ep

over the past few years we have seen a surge of artists, music and labels coming out of romania and, whilst not seen as a traditional hotbed of house music, this new wave of movers and shakers are working together to create their own lasting musical legacy. the latest in the busy line of producers is 22 year old bacau born, marcman. behind the decks at 14 and studying his art from 18 the young man with a love for angry kicks and heavy baselines has already graced the likes of quanticman, plant 74 and esperanza with his music. now hes set to join the bass culture family as he presents his debut release for the label the in trecere ep. >i was actually sent some marcman tracks about a year ago by franco cinelli< says bass culture label chief djulz. i instantly loved his beats and groove and i played them immediately on the circoloco terrace. i got in touch and asked him to work on an ep for bass culture. i specifically wanted it for this summer because his beats are exactly what i love to play in ibiza. marcmans 4 track >in trecere< ep sees him sandwiching the deep dubby sounds of rutina and the percussive guitar licked dansand, with the chicagoesque numbers levier and in trecere.

supported by: dj qu, san proper, the analogue cops, oliver hafenbauer, simon rigg, pariah, and many more vinyl lover djs ...save the blessed comes first out with a very limited 12 inch, an awesome mixup between deep and detroit old-school techno sound. belfies originals goes straight into the analogue mood of this brand new label. xenogears (from restoration) remix is a massive dancefloor killer that complete this spacial issue

born under the disco punches in the hollywood hills, the secret society take their inspiration from the parties and afterhours of the la underground scene…
influenced as much by modern deep house as the by the styles that gave rise to it, the secret society blend rare samples with analogue synths, dusty grooves and ruff beats. known to spend hours sifting through old records in search of the perfect groove, their sound retains a distinctly nostalgic aesthetic, which is perfectly showcased in their debut ep for 1trax.
transparent green vinyl pressing.

as a follow up to the last years >radio anatomy< we are excited to present the >last day here ep< by brioski. it is a stellar effort from the talented italian and we are all feeling that he has really come into his own with this one. brioskis inspiration spans hiphop, funk, soul, disco, chicago house & techno, edging towards balearic / psychedelic atmospheres with deep percussive roots and old-school tendencies. combine this with some italian originality and a love for vintage gear and you are halfway there.

chicken lips are back with a new release on southern fried records. d.r.o.m.p (don’t rain on my parade) is a disco inspired groove that draws on the nyc eighties vibe that has always been at the heart of the lips work, with guest vocalist charmaine making up the line up on this outing.
it comes with a stunning set of remixes, as always andy from the lips has created an emperor machine interpretation that is darker and more cosmic than its original, dean does the same job under his the rhythm odyssey moniker, providing a jerky acidic house dub for the deeper floors. old pal headman turns in his classic slo-mo tight grooves, new kids amine edge & dance go deep as you like in the same vein as their diynamic releases and finally sfr favourite sona vabos delivers one of his finest remixes to date, with this bouncy floor filler.

dj support from the likes of: paul woolford james lavelle jimpster m.a.n.d.y. audiojack, omid 16b, dave seaman nick warren.

neufeld bringing back the true spirit of techno. pure acid loaded, head banging old school techno monsters. incl remixes by mark hawkins and paul birken.

mark henning is back! back on cityfox! a classic acapella and marks distinctive sound collide, result-ing in a huge tune, sounding old school and fresh at the same time. not just the vocals are telling a story here, the synths and bassline add their part to complete the track. the second original trojan is the secret weapon and club bomb, the dark side of the release, because too much sunshine is never healthy. afrilounge take it a step deeper and its big string melody sounds as clean as and sparkles like the sunrise itself. the 1998 edit incorperates the rhythms and vibes of classic house and techno from the era when it all began. thick, groovy basslines and pulsing pads laid out over infectious percussion make this track an instant classic.

this music journey takes directly to the hoods of the city, where different cultures from everywhere share the same space, the same challenge. urban beats, sampling, musicians and soul through ethnic culture from the urbs. barrio blunts move from the old school hip hop to dancehall reggae flavor, break beats and afro-mediterranean rhythms. edited on the label scioue-scioue proudactions in collaboration with others artists from the musical sphere all over the world. barrio blunts is divided in four 12 inch vinyls - four volumes, all of them out during 2012!

vader, the good old, wonderful death/thrash metal band who helped drive both genres into what they are today. this compilation of their two legendary demos is impressive and shows how old vader rocked out. unlike thrash bands that play the same riff over and over, these guys know how to perform.
recommended if you like: morbid angel, slayer, death, sadus, celtic frost, kreator, destruction, master, malevolent creation ...

played by: richie hawtin, martin eyerer, monika kruse, nic fanciulli, karotte, gregor tresher, noir, ferry corsten, paco osuna, butch, meat, dj sneak, thomas schumacher, sebastian lutz

alli borem, dj kool dek, macromism and last but not least m.in.this is the perfect formula to launch our most innovative project for 2012. root50 is born from an old time friendship between alli borem and nickn olivetti

born in canada, now residing in leeds, 21 year old producer nathan micay - bwana is the latest artist to join the somethinksounds roster. with zero production experience, bwana only started making tunes at the start of 2011. fast forward 18 months and he has already signed tracks to canadian label infinite machines (over and done ep), to mad decent imprint the jeffrees (cant you just / this is real) and featured upon the playlists of tastemakers mary anne hobbs, rob da bank and rinse fms monki.

this music journey takes directly to the hoods of the city, where different cultures from everywhere share the same space, the same challenge. urban beats, sampling, musicians and soul through ethnic culture from the urbs. barrio blunts move from the old school hip hop to dancehall reggae flavor, break beats and afro-mediterranean rhythms. edited on the label scioue-scioue proudactions in collaboration with others artists from the musical sphere all over the world. barrio blunts is divided in four 12 inch vinyls - four volumes, all of them out during 2012!

2 tracks of deep techno inspired house from 17 yr old music enthusiast alfie. born in the village of oxted, home to a number of electronic dignitaries, alfie has been raised on a balanced diet of garage, dubstep, jungle, dnb, and hip hop which he has further infused with his personal love for old school ska and jazz. taking key elements from each of these styles alfies music is deftly relevant in your ear and on the floor. lead track uncomfortably numb is a high energy throbbing slice of techno laced deep house, with a reverberating bassline driving an almost industrial main hook, whilst layers of clinical percussion and pads snap and swirl throughout the mix. about midday punches through the enveloping gloom with an inescapable rave inspired main hook which intensifies the tracks pulsating wall of manufactured sounds. having already played at fabric aged 16 and with a number of shows pencilled for 2012, including his glade debut and eastern electrics festival, this double a-side is set to eclipse the work of a number of his more senior peers.

122 bpm is the story of how a father and his son changed chicagos dance music scene in the 1980s and went on to take the world by storm, leaving an impression that will last forever with just a couple of 12 inch releases the world would soon know as house music. nemiah mitchell jr. and vince lawrence couldnt have known what their contribution to house music would become. their story provides the missing chicago link between soul, disco, new wave and then house, between the radio and club djs and their audience, between the old generation and the new generation. this is the story of the first house records ever made - long before trax or dj international were even dreamt of. the compilation includes numerous unreleased tracks and beyond hard to find house tracks made in chicago in the early to late eighties from the catalogues of mitchbal records and chicago connection records

6 unreleased lost house tracks from the jackin era. anonymous tracks from an old white label that was never officially released.

an energetic infusion of deep house, uk garage and old-skool vibes come together in four expertly crafted gems.

limited remastered reissue of >the disco scene<, a superb disco obscurity from chicagos lake shore drive. a highly sought-after 12 inch amongst collectors, the 1978 original changes hands for silly money and deservedly so. a big baldelli fave, this super-rare release on small but respected label magic touch (check the fantastic label artwork!) delivers a hefty dose of proper old-school disco funk powered by some seriously heavy drums and bass layered with cool synths, punching horns and heavenly disco-diva vocals. with the great in-demand instrumental on the flip, this is a sure-fire party starter essential for all disco lovers.

label owners ed friman and reig get together for the first of their waxes series, with 2 techno tracks each, showcasing the label range of sounds: from modern analogue stompers to more experimental stuff in the typical roman approach.

nice price deal !!! big support by james holden..felizol comes with his 3rd e.p for ntrop recordings. our team never won of 3 tracks, attempts to bridge experimental hardware music with programmed club-oriented grooves. randomness and roughness straggle with elegance and balance.our eam never won is a deep techno song with foggy vocals, aggressive kicks, distorted bass and side-chained melodies. 11 years minimize latin harmonies and guitar timbres while the dry house beat and the warm poly-analogs follow the repetitious vocals. the promise is an experimental dub with jazz fragments and minor piano chords constructed around the field recording of a finish lunatic old man talking to himself.

the box series returns on theory with 3 peak time tough edged tracks that have been gaining plenty of attention at clubs and festivals over the past year. >bite this< sees ben sims drop an anthemic analogue fuelled jacker. >reverse processed< from hollands ritzi lee is an uncompromising old school techno banger. and >dry run< by paul mac is a drum heavy dj tool with a crowd pleasing vocal sample. 3 no nonsense cuts for your box, enjoy!
early dj support from ben sims, dave clarke, luke slater and dvs1.

very special release on demo disc from yam who? – yam who presents: night of the soulboy ep. the a side is huge, a special edit of a rare live jb recording. b side features >i can u can< an awesome mid tempo number, the 12 inch is rounded off with the soulful >looking 4 u<. yam who? getting back to the old school vibes on this one, killer release!

soren jahan is a 23 year old ithaca based producer known as half of b-tracks and a founder member of supply records. on his debut lp as rene audiard he drops seven varied techno tracks. the productions all bear audiards trademark rough texture and stripped down aesthetic. ranging between stark dubs, lo-fi house, upfront kraut-style techno to beautiful ambient soundscapes, this album is a strong entrance for the young artist.

following a heavily supported launch in july, disco bloodbath recordings delivers its second single this august in hand plants >gone ghost<, backed with a remix from jamie blanco. comprising one half disco bloodbath (ben pistor) and one half maxxi soundsystem (sam watts), hand plant is about old and new synths, samples, berlin, aircraft, what happens in the early hours, ecstasy pads that make you rush ...

apparel music gives life to a catalog of small size, aplmini, 7-inch format. kisk gathers the first duet and this time they are young artists, a talented russian guy, maxim buldakov, and stefano esposito, only twenty years, naples, italy. the work was built to give the feeling of listening to an old-school funk track, reworked. to get a perfect project was also required to give a warm voice that unmistakable taste. so funkin on contains a special sample of the recording pushin on performed by the quantic soul orchestra feat. alice russell, timeless, used with permission by tru thoughts ltd. enjoy!

you may know pnau from their breakthrough side-project >empire of the sun<, elton john signed the pair after listening to their record, and now with his blessing, a selection of eltons old masters has been re-imagined into an album featuring their recreations of his classic hits between 1970 and 1976.
elton himself is a huge fan of pnaus work and gave his blessing as well as access to his original works from that era to allow them to create this revolutionary new collection of compositions.
the lp is presented in a single gatefold sleeve and includes a limited edition exclusive 12x12 inch artwork print. you will also receive a code for a free mp3 version of the album.

vinyl only release !!! >> come on, be honest. you also have been waiting for this. for more than seven years now, the 27-year-old frankfurter chris tietjen stands, like hardly any other dj, with his cocoon mix compilations for the sound of this label. apart from sven väth, maybe.. so, it was really time for tietjen to carve his music-aesthetical biases finally into vinyl, because for the value-oriented and highly dedicated dj, its a matter of honour to release his tracks in the traditional ep format only.

straying away from their more familiar cutting-edge drum & bass landscape, im:ltd are taking to pastures new with their latest offspring from the somewhat uninhibited and off-kilter quentin hiatus. with a deep sun-dappled atmosphere, mixing old-school house vibes and snappy hooks with a dirty south laidback feel, the different strokes ep might be another mellow and melodic release but its not going to blend into the background. showing a real sense of movement and progression, this ep surely deserves a full play through as each track unravels in its own time, and fits together in order like an audio jigsaw puzzle.

kormacs latest release for scribble records sees him teaming up with old pal mc little tee for the ska driven >superhero< while the guitar and string laden >another screen< is a collaboration with literary great irvine welsh (trainspotting, the acid house, skagboys). >another screen< came about when kormac turned up on welshs edinburgh doorstep with the track written especially for him. rather than take out a restraining order the generous author took him in, fed and watered him and sent him home with the track complete. the result is a double header of contrasting styles that prove kormac is on a creative high.

after john coltrane and cannonball adderly left the quintet, miles davis was forced to search for new qualified musicians. he found them in hank mobley, wynton kelly, jimmy cobb and paul chambers. in 1961, just two years after recording kind of blue, miles and his new line up started recording energetically and finished someday my prince will come after only three days.
this album is a cross-over from kind of blue (movlp019), which is known for the typical miles davis-tunes, to traditional pop-standards such as the eponymous title track from >snow white and the seven dwarfs<.
music on vinyl turned this classic album, including glaring solos from john coltrane (joining miles on two tracks on this album) and hank mobley, into a true gem! this record is re-mastered on 180 grams audiophile vinyl.

home to a selection of the globes most cutting edge talent, the rekids imprint is proud to present the debut full ep from one of the scene heroes in toronto, nathan barato. backed by remixes from oliver $ and masked talent 808 fake, back up queen is set to burn through dancefloors with its pumping old school drive and rough edged soul.

foolish felix dickinsons superb cynic label with another hot one! cynics latest release features another killer track from l.h.a.s. inc. (jamie read and felix dickinson). analogue synths and vintage drum machines rock along with an infectious old school style reminiscent of the early sounds coming from chicago and new york in the late 80s early 90s. think clubhouse meets nu groove. on the b side phoreski (felixs fellow resident at londons bad passion) delivers a remix that takes the track to another level, darker haunting synths and a robo vocal asking: do you like the way you feel, will you dance with me?

hypnotic stripped sci-fi techno tracks proving there is unknown life to be seen through the looking glass. sci-fi techno tracks that tell a story. the ?through the looking glass? inspiration for the artist is the concept of the examination of the relationship between the observer and the tools used for the observation. the result is probably some of the sickest techno tracks we ve heard in a while! going somewhere between sahko and good old minimal detroit techno from mills and hood.