its been a while since i:cube hasnt deliver some fresh cuts! was he lost in a software??? hes back (a new album is also scheduled) to his early naive, deep and twisted spirit, but with a super tight modern production... falling is a sleazy funk track, a slow burner, which contains all the elements who made i:cube one of the most respected and innovative producers around since more than a decade!! heavy groove, hypno bassline, references to the early disco-dub music. un dimanche sans fin (neverending sunday) was done (as its name says) a sunday night, one shot, at the versatile studio. cube reconnects with his seminal dub-techno love, a track full of space and emotion. i would describe operation hypnosis as sheffield house. a solid beat and some bleeps will bring the dancer into a mental spiral...

incredible album from i-f. including classics such as the hit >space invaders are smoking grass<, >i do because i couldnt care less< and >playstation n°1<. classic album finally back in stock. this one never goes out of style! must have.

a collection of super rare and highly danceable masterpieces recorded between 1969 - 1981 by four legendary composers from benin: antoine dougbe, el rego et ses commandos, honore avolonto, gnonnas pedro & his dadjes band each one of them with their own distinctive sound. this compilation comes with a 40 page full colour booklet with ultra rare pictures and biographies. fasten your seat belt and enjoy the mind blowing sound of benin.

one of those records that is just out of this world! the day has finally come that anto vitale makes a return to seasons limited and brings the beautiful and soulful tamara wellons along for the journey! anto vitale first landed on seasons limited in 2008 with his debt record >majico<, which was a beautiful masterpiece that weaved its way through african and techno rhythms and tore up dance floors world wide! anto vitale comes home with another record that just blew us away, featuring the beautiful vocals of one of our favorites tamara wellons. this is one of those records that is just out of this world!

soughtafter grimy edits courtesy of zernell & goodking. includes an insane edit of a rare version of norman connors classic phoenix, primed to make every spotter in the joint scratch their heads! skye edit alone makes this one to snatch up!

travelling the world with the cream of the toolroom roster, toolroom knights resident dj pete griffiths now has his sights set firmly on the studio. fresh from the success of his remix of matt samuels >enjoy the silence<, toolrooms rising star pete griffiths delivers a superb debut single >speak the secret< for the label, featuring the vocal talents of the delicate yet formidable neve.
a strong contender for one of this years true anthems, >speak the secret< has a magnetic quality with a progressive melody that captivates inside the first minute. the perfectly formed bassline, sweeping intro and lamenting main riff all interconnect to create something truly transcendental, leaving neves mesmerising vocals locked in your mind for hours.
the release package also includes remixes from some of the worlds finest dj/producers including, tocadisco, thomas gold & esquire, each delivering their own take on the original to cater to all floors.
early support on the release comes from a host of a list names including axwell, mark knight, david guetta, steve angello, pete tong & more ...

its the time for the most emotional and the most beautiful release from russian outstanding crew - highway records moscow. its barbq, known for his buzzin fly releases. including remixes by tech house monsters terry lee brown junior and dirt crew.
attention tech-house djs - this one is a 100% must have!

100% pure is amsterdams longest running techno label, co-founded in 1993 by dylan hermelijn aka 2000 and one & sandy huner and now run solely by dylan.
for 100% pures 57th release we welcome back amsterdams talented techno duo – gimikk, aka daniel mumbling sanchez and e-contact (eelco augustijn).
accomplish sickness is a masterful mix of dirty scraping techno treats propelled by catchy muted djembe rhythms and surprising vocal snippets. you are going to love this infectious melody – it wont make you sick but you will be dying to dance to it.
while on the flip you will find paco osuna taken time out of his dj residency at barcelonas club4 to produce this thumpingly clever remix thats (100%) pure dancefloor.

support by: supported by: adam beyer, joseph capriati, sven wittekind, technasia, pfirter, kyle geiger, axel karakasis, lars klein, dylan drazen, a.mochi, odessa soundfreaks, lars wickinger, kobbe and many more ...
virgil enzinger is for sure one of the most respected austrian techno producers. with releases on labels like clr, kombination research, masters of disaster and many other well known imprints virgil fixed his position in the international techno league. after his massive vx album fiction hes now back on driving forces recordings with two dark and pure techno tracks in the typical enzinger style. next to the original versions of form of the formless and final movement the vinyl features another great rmx by the dutch audio assault labelhead bas mooy, while the digital version comes along with an exclusive rmx by the dfr labelheads sutter cane & mark domine.

the 3rd and last part of this project!
today, one of the labels most successful releases, the >on the bus< ep gets the most complete of reworkings. the eps original tracks, lawlers own >hocus pocus<, audioflys >shazam< and tiefschwarzs >voodoo< were all conceived whilst traveling across the united states as part of a viva tour. born in studio that was housed in their tour bus, each track was then completed by each artist on their return home. after the huge response to the original release, lawler now delivers 3 brand new remix eps.

support: raresh, 2000 and one, jay haze, loco dice, miss jools, julien chaptal, anja schneider, laurent garnier, kasper, lauhaus, ray okpara ...
cray1 labworks label artist kornel lemon kicks off the 25th releasse with a deep space funk house releasse.
kornel lemon is back this time with a 2 track stormer >la leona< & >high spirits<, warm tech house affair tracks with a dub mood and a strong banging hihat beats. on side a we can find maybe one of best alex celler remix, really old school remix to the original >la leona<, big room tech/house with a disco feel including some functional chicago percussions with a warm and groovy bassline.

traversable wormhole has become one of the hottest mystery artist projects/series in the techno scene in 2009. crossing the spectrum from deep techno to hard techno, tw has even found its way into the dubstep scene. traversable wormhole has been played from a huge array of djs from many scenes. reports through the wormhole have heard tracks from tw played by world famous djs such as chris liebing, ben klock, marcel dettmann, mathew herbert, andrew galluzi, surgeon, function, frankie bones, luke slater, surgeon, dj deep and a whole lot more... tw has many years experience in performing both as a live act and or djing with turntables under his his/she/there well known projects names. will tw reveal their identity on the upcoming worldwide tour that question remains unknown.

the title track, lost in shibuya, is perhaps our favorite track from the album. its a very evocative track, a 7 minute journey that revolves around a killer bassline, that captures the trancey techno vibe that made some of the most glorious moments of nineties techno. on the flip side, we asked one of our favorite producers to deliver a remix. his name is quarion and as part of drumpoet community, he is responsible for some of the best deep house sounds of the past years, and is one of the leaders of the neo deep house movement. quarion blessed us with a tribute to mood ii swing that is his dub infected killer usuki shinrin mix.

a rare conundrum ist 1977 wieder in england aufgenommen worden. bert jansch hat das album zusammen mit seinen kumpels rod clemens (bass/lindisfarne), pick withers (drums/der spaeter zu dire straits wechselte) sowie mike piggott (violin) aufgenommen.dieses album stellt f?r jansch eine kuenstlerische rueckkehr zu seinen folk wurzeln dar, es bietet wunderschoene folk instrumentals, sowie irische traditionals als auch langsame bluesstuecke an.

vinyl only release !!! you didnt think we would let you go after just one hit, did you? rest assured, what you just heard was the gong ringing round two! shimmy sham. the act of getting a piece of the muffin… in the end, just anoooooooother word for sex. lets try our new knowledge in a sentence, shall we: silky soul singer: hey lady, so how tonight you let me get a lil shimmy sham grace mendoza: whaaaaaaats going on with you? i see no ring on those fingers!?!?! in the heat of the night, let those sweaty numbers melt down any worries. no top hat and gator shoes required… just shake that ass.

the waiting is finally over! after all the ups and downs of the past year, we can happily report that joshua eustis now firmly intends to continue telefon tel aviv as a solo project. in order to mark his decision with a bang, thewonderful title track >immolate yourself< is being released as the second single from the current lp. the song has been entrusted to highly acclaimed and diverse remix artists who have skilfully stripped down the epic album track to more club-friendly formats.
the a side is delivered by label-mate thomas muller, whose finely detailed techno soundscapes can now be enjoyed on five bpc 12 inch releases. his >immolate< remix takes a much more direct approach. he reduces the lush arrangement of the original to a powerful basic framework, leaves out the vocals almost entirely, and creates a surprise when the track crumbles into sonic chaos towards the end.
miss fitz aka maayan nidam has had singles released on labels including raum musik and freak n chic, and these have been remixed by renowned artists such as ricardo villalobos. her version of >immolate< also makes a clear break from the album track and serves up her very own brand of abstract, dancefloor-friendly house. once again, all the opulence of the original is thrown overboard, a dry beat is placed at the centre of the arrangement and enriched with sinuous vocals.
ben klock needs no further introduction - he is the epitome of the bleak, hard minimal sound. his album >one< is currently available on ostgut ton, and as a remixer he has earned the highest acclaim for his version of depeche modes >peace<. bens >jack mix< is fittingly titled and lives up to all the expectations of the name. the track is stripped back to a resounding, hammer-like beat framework - minimised for maximum effect.
bpitch legend sascha funke delivers a surprise with another astoundingly reduced remix, at least by his standards. he turns away from the melodic richness of his current album >mango< in favour of repetitive fragments and an extended arc of tension which will surely make his >immolate< remix a massive after-hour hit.

part three of the cocoon 10inch series is all about the modern british techno scene, and the first hypnotic exclamation mark is set by yousef from liverpool. after collaborations with carl cox and x-press 2, >come home< - which can also be found on sven väths current ibiza review >the sound of the tenth season< - seems to become one of the most important tracks of the winter season 2009/2010: with a steadily rising crescendo, yousef is weaving around a >strings-meet-piano< motive with massive reverb that gives the tribal beats a deeper meaning and thus will be enchanting the clubs. the flip side belongs to london-based dj and producer tim green. he is releasing on labels such as four twenty, sci+tec and trapez for more than three years now and his co-production with emerson todd, >exercise<, even made it to cocoon compilation i. >lone time< lives on metal-like percussions that are loaded with adrenaline and once more prove the fact that modern techno cant go without tribal elements

just huge dubby killer tunes, incl biodub remix!
on january 1st 2010, the first single released by a new vinyl label kanu kanu will appear in the shops worldwide. the aim of the label, run by a producer hatti vatti (mindset recordings), is to promote interesting and original artists from the world of dub-tech, minimal dubstep / ukg. the material for the single catalogued as number 001 was created by the musicians from three countries: echo_tm from poland, echo ranks from great britain and biodub from germany. the person responsible for the overall conception is hatti vatti from poland, currently living in cairo, egypt. the result of this collaboration is a fusion of meditative bass, dub, dub-tech, minimal and one of the most interesting voices of contemporary reggae. the record is released in a very limited edition (300 copies) and it is pressed on a beautiful blue vinyl!

upon yous first release of black gold in 2010 is a compilation shared by the cheapers, mathias mesteno, channel x and onno. the cheapers have given us a track that is slightly more technoide than what we have become used to, with an absolute bass beast called madame sans merci on a1. mr. mesteno has given us the second part of tante dunkel (once again paying homage to one of copenhagens most illustrious night creatures) with this house track. the first part was released on our last home sweet home compilation. after flipping the vinyl, b1 unveils channel xs last offering before releasing their debut album on stil vor talent”in the beginning of 2010, making us all the more pleased about this dependable club track. b2 is reserved for our dutch colleague onnos kicking tech house track that shows that upon you know how to start out the new year in the right way

supported by adam beyer, john digweed, dominik eulberg, ewan pearson, perc, danny tenaglia, dave tarrida. roland m. dill is a passionate dj, trained musician as well as bit of a scientist. this release tells a story of psycho acoustics. so expect >low go< to be something special for your ears and for your soul. roland likes chicagomusic and this track has the chicagoesque feeling in it from the beginning. those who remember green velvet will get a hang also on this powerhouse-techno production! this track will be easily fitted in to every berghain dj set and rock the shit out of everyone on the dance floor. dont expect dubbed out lushness, this is serious dance or die action .
the remixes come from prominent producers around europe, so starting chronological from a2 to b2: sian has appeared on a lot on raves and parties with his surf board. he is an international traveller who loves to be reminded of the times when surfing farmers left their houses with door frames and no doors. his remix works in a way a countdown functions. building up tension at an incredible speed, this track is set out to explode... but sian would not be sian if he had not developed a club friendly torture . sian rides the wave of superfatt basslines and adds a sequence that sounds as if someone had replaced his teeth with thin pieces of metal, creating a humming voice comparable to one of a jaws harp. sian keeps the tension going with very few elements and shows he is a true masterof techno.
secret cinema has been accompanying us since his first releases mid of the 90ies and we truly believe quality prevails, not to mention his mayor chart hit just 3 months ago with “shake ur tech-ass”. well secret cinema is unbelievably massive in his production. we dont see how anyone can fatten up the sound more than he can. but it is not only about tuning and pimping and pimping and tuning... his remix is a masters piece of perfectionbecause it creates something rare... deep emotional hydraulic strength. this is like diving head on into a pool of silicone and getting sucked into it. this track has an hypnotic feel to it that is comparable to radiohead.
darko esser is an icon in the techno scene of the netherlands. his remix takes the track in to a direction you would not expect it could go to. starting rather minimal darkos remix soon takes a turn and brings in jack elements and cool nostalgic melodies that will warm the heart of every detroit techno lover. was it derrick may who played chords like this... these strings are looked up in the back of our heads like childhood memories of having your first popcycle exploding in your mouth. this is soulful music with just enough analogue imperfection and warmth to it.

2009 re-release of this classic cypress hill album, including >i wanna get high<, >insane in the brain<, >hits from the bong< and many more. one fat timeless joint on double 180gr vinyl!

limited one side clear vinyl

zagar is one of the freshest electronic bands from hungary. zságer, the leader of the band was the keyboardist and co-writer of the successful album shallow and profound from yonderboi. in autumn 2009 zagar release their new single wings of love and their second album cannot walk fly instead on mole listening pearls. on the new single wings of love they invited six of hungarys most popular independent female singers, called the underground divas. wings of love entered the top 10 charts immediately in hungary, earned heavy radio airplay and secured a no 1 position on the hungarian mtv video charts. they have earned numerous awards for this record also, most notably the hungarian record industrys phonogram award and second prize in the international songwriting competition 2008.

incl. huge tensnake remix!
polargeist. 2 guys from germany. thats all i know about them. this is their first release. its got two dark building tech chuggers with some chords, and a fruity lil breakdown in one of them. tensnake reworks >home from the can< into a moody summer persussive house number and banggang get all aussie-french house on the original. with that we have this 4 track release. enough said. who even reads these blurbs anyway?

next up and on ep 2 we have the remixes of tiefschwarzs - voodoo. bringing the black magic thistime is hungarian artist son-tec and the awesomely talented tolga fiden. fidens version is abrilliantly fresh, pacey, techy turn. with a host of crazy efx and driving bassline, he turns in a truedancefloor number. hungarian artist son-tec makes a debut on the label with his wonderfully moodymix. capturing the true essence of voodoo, the producer takes us on a magical journey.viva music have done it again. creating a monster of a remix package for the fantastic on the buse.p. and one that is set to rule your cd wallets, hardrives and dj sets for a long time to come. untilnext time...

played by: dj vibe, 2000 and one, bushwacka, slam, michel de hey, axwell, funk d void ...
mauro picotto returns to spread more of his own brand of italian-alchemy amour! after the fantastic success of >diamond<, picotto returns with his end of summer anthem >love message<. with the success of his meganite ibiza parties still fresh, mauro drops his latest dancefloor gem. the don of melodic techno takes a softer, yet no less powerful route on >love message<. housey beats, and euphoric synth line make the original a sure fire, hands in the air number.
on remix duty and in keeping with his trend of mighty mix packages, the label head has drafted two of the hottest talents of today. first up is belgium producer and great stuff artist ramon tapia, who turns in not one, but two takes on the original. his >first message< is a low-slung tech groove machine, that chops the originals synths and stabs them throughout. his >second message<ups the pace with its rolling bassline and white noise breaks, again the cut-up synth stabs feature.

warehouse find of this moodymann classic. limited stock!
produced by kenneth dixon jr, this is the follow up to >i m doing fine< 12 with amp fiddler (mahogani 2 is only available in detroit apparantly..).
>runaway< is a one sided 12 with a lo-key vibe. it has a nice deep kick with claps added and fading away as the track progresses. also nice keywork again, crowd noises etc. quality! this one is probably gonna b rare not so long from now. huge tip!

hello and welcome to the new decade. we are kicking off the 10s with a smash from the 00s - as a hinge between the decades, so to say. adas >lovestoned< was everybodys favourite track from her fabulous >adaptations< album, a milestone of romatic techno with vocal support by raz o hara. one of this songs biggest admirers is president bongo of gusgus fame. together with jack shidt he forms the dynamic duo gluteus maximus which already caused a stir with their amazing remix for sigur ros >gobbledigook< on kompakt pop. their lovestoned remix is astounding, too. sex, modern, efficient without losing one gramm of soul. the flipside is taken care of gui boratto who is never far away when techno meets pop in such a sensitive way. his remix makes all great things from the original a bit greater and its pushing the romance factor to the max.
great job, comme d habitude!

things are really moving at dumb-unit, the new year is about to hit and we are ready to bring on another superb artist to the roster. this time in the form of ahmet sisman, the turkish / german sensation who is already makinginternational waves with his strong batch of recent releases. flagged by sven väth and mathias kaden as one to watch in 2010 ahmet has been on the radar of jeremy p caulfield for sometime. his slash, lessizmore and stock 5 eps were in high rotation through the summer and were a perfect fit to jeremys high energy sets. with a dense impact of heady efx and speaker rattling low-end ahmet is the perfect match for dumb-unit as the label bumps and thumps deep into the unwritten future ... stay tuned …

tiger supported by... rob da bank, kiko, markus kavka, mihalis safras, justin berkovi, ivan smagghe, orde meikle... moonbeam are back on traum! the russian brothers had a great year and have been voted as one of the top 100 djs worldwide by uk dj mag, in december 2009. we think they are wonderful, dedicated people who really deserve winning this award. with their new a-side track >tiger< moonbeam show their timeless quality and their deep knowledge of music, writing a seemingly simple but gigantic track. if you want to express in words what this track is like you might say it is a hybrid of joe beltrams >energy flash< fuelled with a melodic note and a lot of post-techno feeling. creating a revival of rave which so many people speak about, but so few actually reflect in theirproductions! the energy of this dark monumental new school acid track is counteracted by the two tracks on the flipside >land of the lost (strict mix)< and >zoo<. the b1-track >land of the lost< sounds like a soundtrack for a film set in a ghost-town in the midwest of the united states. a track that travels like a camera does... through different rooms of a deserted mansion. the b2-track >zoo< is the beat track of the record. it relies on its cool driving sequences and the hypnotic feeling it creates through them. adding small changes here and there that keep the track constantly going.

multi-platinum producer, prolific hit-maker, and sonic innovator timbaland will release his third solo album, entitled timbaland presents shock value ii, on vinyl lp, on december 8th, 2009, on mosley music group/blackground records/interscope records. the album is the follow-up to the super-producers multi-platinum 2007 album timbaland presents shock value, which spawned three no. 1 pop singles, the grammy-nominated >give it to me< (featuring nelly furtado and justin timberlake), >the way i are<, (featuring keri hilson and d.o.e.), and a remix of onerepublics multi-platinum blockbuster >apologize< (one of the best-selling singles of the decade).
on shock value ii, timbaland re-maps the pop/r&b landscape by batting away genre boundaries once again. his prodigious influence and ability to stay ahead of the curve have meant that a wide range of todays most popular artists are eager to participate in the shock value series. this second iteration features guest appearances from justin timberlake, katy perry, miley cyrus, the fray, chris daughtry, nickelbacks chad kroeger, brandy, drake, and keri hilson. in addition, timbaland asserts the wide-screen sonic adventurousness that has led the virginia beach native to dominate the pop charts for more than a decade.

one of the biggest disco classics by blondie.. ltd backstock

repress! this track was already teasing us on one of theos mix cds and now sees the daylight finally!! a choir of children sings a loose line over a raw rare groove/disco like house beat. kicks are deep and hard. again theres a lot happening throughout the track making this an adventurous listen. on the flip a more obscure outing, edgy keys, a vocal hookup on a very moving rhythm track, another example of a long spun out theo trip. tip!!

cool varied 3 tracker. very cool tracks from 3 different musical periods. / for fans of moodymann / kenny dixon jr…

lfm (love for music) or more commonly known as stilove4music is back with a straight banger from detroit and what a treat it is. with countless releases under his belt and with kdj, theo parrish & marcellus pittman under the 3 chairs moniker, the godson aka rick wilhite is already a legend in his own right. his productions are simply unique. can you feel me is ricks second offering for lfm. it is a deep, relentless detroit house joint perfect for the late late night set. dj marquis – a newcomer on the detroit house scene – set things straight with a soulful house jewel – head over heels that somehow should make any new jersey producer worried for a minute. finally, tj dumas, one of the creator of the beatdown crew, set things straight with his personal vision of disco. these are the lost tracks from detroit, songs made by detroiters for detroits sweaty dancefloors. enjoy a rare piece of music. ltd backstock

finally available the collectors edition of >disco3000< as part of the kindred spirits x artyard collaboration. featured in a heavy duty sleeve, 180 grams vinyl and extensive liner notes, limited to 500 copies worldwide!
january 1978 was a fruitful month for sun ra. as well as days spent in the recording studios in rome, ra, along with john gilmore, michael ray and luqman ali, played several gigs in italy before flying back to the us. the magic music from one night in the teatro cilak, on 23/01/1978 in milan, is preserved on disco 3000. disco 3000 is arguably among the most important documents of sun ras long musical career, are now once more available in a limited edition!

00deep celebrates another 10 years passing for uk label nrk music, a label that has always stuck true to the deep, underground house and techno sounds. part one has classic cuts from quentin harris the massive lets be young, kerri chandlers anthem bar a thym & the trackheadz timeless feel!!

respekt is the brand new label from spektre, undoubtedly one of the hottest new acts to emerge in 2009. lauded by the dance press, championed by the biggest names in techno (vath, dubfire, garnier) and hugely popular with fans across the techno spectrum, spektres big explosive sound has defined 2009! support from stephan bodzin, danny howells, dj hell, fergie, mason, jim rivers, matt cooper, james zabiela, bigger than jesus, guy j, monika kruse, tiger stripes, dave seaman, dj vibe...

next smashing housey project on frequenza limited. played by carl cox, mark knight, samuel l.session, popof, m.in, rampa, jens lissat, mathias mesteno, peter gelderblom, sarah main (pacha resident).
after the genius on the track >allegretto<, released on his label casa rossa, gary caos delivers another smashing cool tune! includes a fresh hammer by john lagora - which goes the more tech-housey way - and a beautiful tribalistic reinterpretation by da lukas!
dont miss this one!

9th mallory release! do you like the old school house with 909, filter and sample? so this release is for you. 4 tracks by the new italian female talent anna stefani from ferrara. a new talent for one of the big italian techhouse labels. its a great release supported by loco dice, mathias kaden ...

second part of this wonderful brazilian based trilogy of remixes taken from the forthcoming >le monde change< lp. 5 mixes with the big one being the very fk sounding bibi expensive dub and the huge tribal flavoured lil sneaky boy mix.

danish synth-rock band turboweekends first release in the uk is an atmospheric yet heartfelt cry of regret on the a-side and a jumpy celebration of the end of work obligations (with an ironic twist) on the b-side, featuring the royal company of bristols finest, joker, and indie prince russell lissack from bloc party.
- i am tipping them for very, very big things here in uk. the lead singers voice is amazing.(?)this is huge. -mista jam (live on bbc1 and 1 extra)
- natty danes turboweekends angsty single >trouble is< is like one republics >apologize< as seen through the bass lens of blank dogs (?) its an excursion into the dark crevices of your feelings, but dont even try and tell us youre not at least a little emo. ? the fader.com (julianne shepherd)
- wow. most remixes dont do justice to the original song, but this is from another world. this bass heavy remix is the reason i love british music. ? man movement.com (lsr)

in typical, generous 1605 fashion and by way of early xmas gift, we are very proud to present a small yet epically proportioned package of selected past tracks released on the label, expertly reinterpreted by some of our most esteemed in-house artists!
as one can imagine, the talent on display here is overwhelming and the productions themselves cover an extensive range (yet always retaining our beloved, particular brand of techno) of styles, while simultaneously giving new lease of life to some of our most successful and recognizable tunes in our ever growing catalogue! enjoy responsibly, use wisely and dont say we dont spoil you!

after the big feedback of mallory 007 ... they are back with a fuckin great release! in the 8th release there are 2 tracks by the magician burrini (one of the best confirmed italian surprise in europe) and gabriele carasco, one of the most old engineer produce from rome and famous all around the world for his big remixes. for sure >tu eres< will be an hit on the best tech_house dancefloor and >mahalageasca< will be one of the best stupid nasty tech_house hit of nye. its a great release!

the 9th release on excentric muziks off-shoot rekluse brings with it a very welcome edition to the rekluse family, we are sure matt cooper is somebody who you will be hearing a lot more about in the nearest future, that is if you havent heard of him already...
from his mixmag >future hero< tag, to his efx1000 tutorial videos for pioneer (he has been likened to james zabiela but with bigger bass lines) and his ongoing residency at the dirty disco in leeds (the northern light was the original home for the club night which the ep title pays homage to), the only piece missing from his jigsaw was the production side of things, until now. he recently teamed up with spektre to launch their new respekt label with the >cuernos cubanos< collaboration, and now we are very proud to present matts first ever solo productions, brought together as >the northern light ep<.
>pack your trunks< is dark twisted statement of intent, with a hearthrob-esque hook giving off the feeling that the track is ever so slightly on the brink of loosing it, before that tough gloomy groove reminds you just why you were listening in the first place, and why you have to listen to it just that one more time...
>triptup< attacks with a driving upbeat vibe that also arrives with a crazy tinged edge to it, keeping the dance floor bouncing off the walls, this has never failed to receive anything less than devastating reactions during its many roadtests on our travels.
>the swinger< rounds off the ep with a kinky tech houser that swaps the power of its 2 harder brothers for some chirpy tomfoolery, without compromising on its absolute effectiveness to well and truly rock the party whilst getting completely stuck in your head. and dont forget the breakdown...

clone classic cuts continues to dig in the crates to bring back forgotten or obscure records from the past! this is 3 tracks by da posse (produced by hula... one of the outthere brothers... and with maurice joshua, k fingers & martell). strings & its my life are chicagos take on detroit techno... a rare release that sounds like a early derrick may record (think the dance) but maybe slightly more straight forward (as one might expect from chicago). a rare piece in house and techno history since this is one of the rare examples of a record that doesnt show the clear difference between chicago and detroit in the late 80s. this record most likely got produced within 1 year after rhythm = rhythms legendary nude photo and strings of life releases (both 87 and this came out in 88). as extra bonus track we have the groove. a phat bass driven chicago acid track that still rocks it. another fine piece of powerful dance music history back in the spot light!

apple pips come out of nowhere with their latest release from newcomer to the scene greena, two heavy slabs of garage / house influenced dubstep, tenzado is the freshest tune we ve heard for a while, slick vocal hooks and smooth bass lines sounding like a cross between cooly g, el b and the 8bit vibes of zomby. absolutely massive release from appleblims apple pips, we re sure they re set for another massive year in 2010! dont sleep on this one!!

cityfox moves on and winds up its first label year with a pretty crazy ep by zurichs hottest new talent andri. dive into his funky, weird, psychedelic worldwhile listening to the seven tracks. they all feature andris unique groove, sound and vocal signature. and still, each one of them has its own character: be it the straight forwardness in the change, the cool groove of feel in love with uuu, the catchy funky vox in housers revenge or the hit machine tschege.

one sided killer application by danilo vigorito!