as we launch into the 20th instalment of our watergate mix series, it seems only fitting that we turn to one of our own artists to commemorate the milestone. a man already well known for his poignant and impassioned productions and dj sets, we are thrilled to present matthias meyer as the next master of controls on watergate 20! over the course of 80 minutes, meyer skillfully navigates through boundless sonic spaces of lush melodics, organic grooves and sentimental sensations with an effortless approach. from the very beginning, emotions run deep as the sound of rain and strings on kettenkarussellÕs Ôten friendsÕ sets the stage as yokoo & retzas exclusive track satori and leafar legovs tribal girls establish the percussive tone of the mix. the journey really begins to unfold when back to back exclusive tracks gorje hewek & izhevskis turgoyakk and matthias own uluwatu take over. as the mix picks up steam tracks from palms trax, langenberg, hyenah and another exclusive from meyer himself provide the perfect momentum that drives us into the deeper side as the mix takes a turn towards the final stretch.

brooklyn duo beacon explore the dark side of sweet melody with a sound thats as seductive as it is subtly discomfiting. thomas mullarney iii and jacob gossett are unstoppable. the new york artists, collectively known as beacon, have been on a productive hot streak since 2012, and their efforts continue to pay off. when we werent writing, mullarney starts, we hit the road and didnt really look back. we toured the us five times since the ways we separate came out, building this project the old-fashioned way. and beacons natural, time-tested process has brought us escapements, their sophomore album for ghostly. we went into this feeling liberated, continues the singer/producer, and gossett seems to echo his thought: this record is in part our attempt to formulate what beacon is going to look and sound like going forward.

das duo essaie pas, j�ngst untergekommen bei dfa records, ver�ffentlicht sein neues album demain est une autre nuit. hinter essaie pas verbergen sich die in montreal lebende marie davidson und ihr musikalischer kompagnon pierre guerineau. die geschichte hinter dem neuen album ist gepr�gt durch einen neuanfang. als die band von ihrer ersten europa-tour zur�ck nach montreal kam, mussten die beiden erfahren, dass ihr proberaum und studio einer schnellen gentrifizierung zum opfer gefallen waren, auch ihre wohnung verloren sie nach einem streit mit dem vermieter. einen neuanfang konnten essaie pas in den industriehallen von le filles electriques wagen, einem veranstalter f�r verschiedene k�nstlerische events. this environment influenced our music, sagt pierre. the sounds are more clear and open, the production has more depth, on a full frequency range. die musik von essaie pas l�sst sich schwer in ein genre zw�ngen, vielmehr ist es ein grenz�bertritt zwischen verschiedenen sounds.

die neue -house lessons- ausgabe kommt von tech-house-pionier russ yallop, der bislang mit dancefloor-granaten auf hot creations, no 19 und crosstown rebels f�r aufsehen sorgte. yallop macht diese mix-cd zu seinem deb�talbum, indem er nur eigenes, zumeist unver�ffentlichtes material verwendet, das er oftmals in kollabos mit namhaften kollegen produzierte, darunter jamie jones, art department, mihalis safras und house-veteran kenny glasgow.

the ocean-the infinity, the beauty, the colour, the sound: a truly seductive place. with the sound of ocean waves smallvilles beloved artist moomin invites us to enter his second full length album a minor thought. a selection of wonderful tracks initiate some exciting house music moments at our favorite clubs, improved at panorama bar, robert johnson and of course the golden pudel among many others.

born kenny dixon jr., moodymann is a one-of-a-kind electronic music icon, hailing from, and wholly synonymous with the motor city. dj-kicks will be dixonÕs first ever official multi-artist dj mix. across 75 minutes and 30 tracks, moodymann creates a libidinous, blues-drenched mood that takes in heart-breaking soul, gorgeous hip-hop and love-fuelled house. in addition to cuts from his own creative circle, the mix features 11 exclusive moodymann edits.

wei§e sandstr�nde, t�rkisblaues meer und entspannte deep house-kl�nge, daf�r steht -deep vol.1 - tropical & vocal house sounds-. diese compilation verbreitet sommerliche stimmung und bringt relaxte, vocallastige deep house-sounds im dj-mix, die einen aus dem heimischen wohnzimmer direkt an den strand versetzen. l�ssige vocals und treibende beats von robin schulz, hugel, nore en pure und passenger 10 - das macht einfach gute laune.

we are proud to be releasing the new alex smoke album Ôlove over willÕ as our first release of 2016. the title Ôlove over willÕ is a play on Òdo what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. love is the law, love under willÓ, the central tenet of thelema, created by famed occultist and ceremonial magician aleister crowley, with the central thread of the album being Òa statement on the times we are living in, but with an optimism relating to ways forward that are possibleÓ.

sound of the 16th season people have their personal rituals. leaving the international space station russian space travelers left some bread and salt as a welcome gift for their american colleagues. tennis star serena williams bounces the ball exactly five times before her first serve. our beloved master of ceremony of techno music, sven vath, has a ritual as well: when the shadows on the island ibiza grow longer and the noise of the summer is about to fade away, he takes a couple of days off and reminisces the passing season, the parties, the crowds and the music: what were the craziest, the most outrageous, most beautiful moments? which situations, which encounters inspired me? what did we laugh about? and of course: what was the best music? which tracks accompanied me and my cocoon people during those intense weeks? vath assembles those magical tracks for the sixteenth time this year merging them into two and a half hour set.

last dj-kicks of the year and its a banger from our man seth troxler.

for the next instalment of our mix series, weve arranged a special mix from a duo which we have shared close ties with for the last five years, having them regularly at the club as well as a couple of our infamous open airs at rummelsburg in berlin. hailing from the usa, the stateside duo soul clap have been at the forefront of the dance music scene for over half a decade now and are well known for their blend of funk and soul to house, techno and everything in between. from peak time sets on the main floor to sun soaked closing sets on the water floor, the pair of bostonians, eli goldstein and charles levine, are a djs dj.

our favorite boyband with 8 new diamonds!

with a history going back more than 20 years, suicide circus is one of the most established clubs for electronic music in berlin. several djs of international reputation have started their careers in the small, dark and sweaty first venue. several locations later the club still exists and boasts a million hot nights and a constant contribution to berlin s vivid scene.
this cd is one of 2 cds which we are releasing to to share the sound with you that we love so much. cd i is a compilation of tracks released on scr-dark series, our inhouse label for the dark techno sound that we love so much. mixed by our resident dj mori on vinyl. all artists featured are regular guests and part of our club and give us our musical face. thank you all!

with a history going back more than 20 years, suicide circus is one of the most established clubs for electronic music in berlin. several djs of international reputation have started their careers in the small, dark and sweaty first venue. several locations later the club still exists and boasts a million hot nights and a constant contribution to berlins vivid scene.
this cd is one of 2 cds which we are releasing to share the sound with you that we love so much. this cd stands for the brighter musical side of our club, mixed gently by our resident dj sqim, to bring back all the memories to the uncountable incredible moments under our typical parachute. all artists featured in this mix are regular guests and part of our club and give us our musical face.
thank you all!

mit ihrem deb�t-album waiting for you (2009) kreierten king midas sound ein ph�nomenales werk, das irgendwo zwischen elektronisch beeinflusstem rock, dub und der langsamsten spielart von hiphop changierte. live erg�nzen sie das ganze seit jeher um quasi-apokalyptische, fx-getr�nkte shoegaze klageges�nge und kl�nge.

when i joined mouse on the keys, i envisioned a concept that mixes diverse elements of contemporary music, such as dynamic hardcore drumming and modern french harmony with the feeling of a detroit techno follower. since we got an offer to release an album on mule musiq, a label with much diversity in dance and contemporary music - our new album has been pulled out of us by itself- reveals the japanese acoustic and electric piano player daisuke niitome. together with drummer and piano player akira kawasaki and synth and piano player atsushi kiyota he is mouse on the keys, an energetic, hard to pigeonhole tokyo based trio that combines the sound of divers pianos and synthesizers with out-there drumming.

underground 2015 erscheint als gemixte 2cd und featured die hei§esten tracks der diesj�hrigen saison! mit an bord sind dusky, claude von stroke, maceo plex, george fitzgerald, seth troxler, richie hawtin aka plastikman, caribou, dixon, ame, howling, recondite, jon hopkins, kollektiv turmstrasse, u.v.a.!

ibiza is known for that very special and unique vibe. this atmosphere full of deep emotions mixed with wild energy, salty air and hot summer nights. this is what we want to give to you and what we tried to present right from the start of our great ibiza adventure more than 15 years ago! all led by the big mastermind mister sven v�th who started back then on the white island with his vision and made it come true more and more year by year. looking back at 15 editions of his mix-cd-series the sound of the season we have to state that these mixes are acoustic documents for contemporary witnesses, the recored soundtracks of our lifes on the island for all these great and unforgettable summer seasons!

over 10.000 years ago, after the last ice age, humans began to explore and settle the place now known as scotland. evidence of our ancestors can be found in the various rock carvings, standing stones, tombs and dwellings still scattered throughout the lands today. modern archaeological techniques can offer ever more detailed suggestions as to what these monuments might have meant, but it is still largely left to our imaginations to discern just what these spaces were used for.

auf why make sense kombinieren hot chip clever indie pop, rnb, house und disco-funk und ver�ffentlichen ihr bis dato spannendstes album! hot chip geh�ren seit jahren zu den aufregendsten und kreativsten formationen der britischen musikszene. ihr atemberaubender mix aus hei§bl�tigen indiepopsongs und treibender elektronik verhalf dem neuen genre indietronic zu internationaler aufmerksamkeit. ihre singles und alben werden von ver�ffentlichung zu ver�ffentlichung erfolgreicher. nominierungen f�r den grammy und den mercury prize untermauern ihre ausnahmestellung ebenso wie hohe chartplatzierungen. aufgenommen wurde der nachfolger von in our heads in oxfordshire und london, produziert wurde von der band selbst mit verst�rkung von mark ralph.

gih proudly presents our new label, >alienus<. the first reference is a various artists compilation that introduces the concept of human decay in dystopian megacities. humankind is a foreigner in the third planet of the solar system and the ultimate responsible for its terrible ostracism in no other than this wretched creature s consciousness. >human consciousness is a tragic misstep in evolution. we became too self-aware. nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself. we are creatures that should not exist by natural law<

armada startet die neue mixserie -beyond borders- mit den vibrierendsten hotspots der clubmusik auf diesem planeten. den anfang machen london und king unique, bekannt f�r seinen deepen, bassgetriebenen underground-house, den er als dj und remixer (f�r u.a. underworld, junkie xl, unkle) zelebriert. hier hei§t es endlich wieder: deep, down & dirty - mit 25 toptracks von grum, k�lsch, dave seaman, u.v.a.

it seems that there is an overabundance of artists today who have reached a level of success from their work, but very few of them come close to the level of output and range as butch. equal parts producer extraordinaire, dj, gentleman, and comedian, butch has everything deserving of a star in todays dance music arena. which is why, we here at watergate are extremely pleased to present him as next in line for our watergate mix series

absence is filled with haunting sound and abyssal beauty, marked with profound sensitivity.

walking through the skyÉfive years ago christian naujoks, peter m. kersten and richard von der schulenburg started a series of spontaneous recording sessions without any intention or idea. the only thing what held the group together were the immediate results hitting the three musicians straight inside their hearts. jazz as a metaphor of instrumental conversation, improvisation in the most dillettant way, science as a matter of exploring the opposite sound of what instruments were built to, these might be parts of a concept where there was none.

time is runningÉand it seems like we just woke up out of our interstellar sleep-mode as we are facing the arrival of the 14th edition of the almighty cocoon recordings compilation.

this is armada lounge volume 7. forty tunes of staggering beauty and significant musical skill, at times poetic, and at times as careless as an island breeze packed with exclusive tunes, there are acoustic versions of classic records, like marco v & christian burns --frozen- and the wistful live performance of cosmic gate ft. emma hewitt - -be your sound-. dutch producer rodg returns once more with his rendition of lost at sea, and conjure one graces not one but four songs on the album. the second set features heavyweights like paul van dyk, andy moor, gabriel & dresden, chicane, and several tunes from lustral. classic tunes from highly respected artists and fresh recreations of the year s biggest records can all be found here. clearly a labor of love, -armada lounge vol. 7- will surely go down as one of the greatest lounge compilations of our time. this record proves that musicality and vision are still very much alive in 2014, and it reminds us all that the pinnacle of electronic music has still yet to be reached.

>this mix was the perfect chance to sit down with pinch & bring together a sonic which we both feel we have been working towards for a while, albeit from very different angles. in my opinion the dance music climate in the uk is enjoying a healthy & extremely interesting transitional period one which i would draw parallels to the 93/94 proto era when people were literally making up the rules as they went along. this mix is a ode to that time & our attempt at throwing some ideas out there, with the hope of sparking some imaginations & pushing things further forward< - mumdance

cocoon ibiza turns fifteen! finally, its summer and we cant wait to pack our bikinis and flip-flops again for our annual trip to the island

the theory of dark flow suggests some structure beyond our visible universe - hinting at myriad other worlds outside our limited horizon. its a controversial idea that fascinates bombay monkey, a band who like to create their own musical multiverse.

f�r das mixmag-magazin ist die -in search of sunrise--serie, die von tiesto initiiert wurde und von richard durand erfolgreich fortgef�hrt wird, die -gr�§te trance-serie aller zeiten-. die 12. ausgabe ist der arabischen metropole dubai gewidmet und beinhaltet ein erstklassiges doppelset des amsterdamer djs und produzenten richard durand mit meist exklusiven tunes und mixes. als gast firmiert diesmal trance-star lange aus england, der in seinem mix auf cd3 auf �ber 80 minuten brodelnde undergroundkultur und szeneweiten legenden zusammenbringt. eine isos top-ausgabe macht das dutzend voll!

following up to their much applauded international debut save the youth, denmarks answer to warpaint,giana factory, return with their second album lemon moon this spring 2014. fronted by louise foo (sister of sharin of the raveonettes) and flanked by lisbet fritze (who also plays guitar in the trentemoller band) and sofie johanne, giana factory specialize in a wonderful kind of iced pop, beautiful songwriting with a lot of depth and diy attitude punch.

gilles peterson pr�sentiert vierzehn neue, exklusive electronic-geheimtipps aus seinen playlists & dj-sets! die k�nstler bewegen sich im spannungsfeld zwischen hip hop, bassmusik, deep house, r&b, drum & bass und techno sowie allen subgenres dazwischen. -brownswood electric- ver�ffentlichte als eine der ersten samplerserien schon fr�hzeitig tracks der heute erfolgreichen acts mount kimbie, 16bit, shlohmo und mosca!

after the announcement of kerri chandlers the watergate files ep, which also includes a remix of our agencies and labels recent addition la fleur, she attends to be in charge for our 16th watergate compilation. with 15 tracks, including 6 exclusive ones, the swedish producer and dj gives proof of her skills on 78 minutes playtime. her musical spectrum extends from old house-classics to contemporary techno-pearls - mixed with love and intuitive feeling.

the hard way are a full live band these days and we wrote the album with that being our main focus. an album to rock out live with but also divers enough to just listen to from a to z..

electro shock aims to reflect the electronic scene today in france and the rest of the world Ð, a constantly evolving scene and the ultimate soundtrack of our times and their fascination for rhythms and dancefloors. the first volume extracted the absolute best from the flowering and vital scene of 2012 from confirmed artists m83 to newcomer nina kraviz.

der brite actress aka darren j. cunningham zaehlt seit geraumer zeit zu den groessten innovatoren elektronischer musik. albumver�ffentlichungen wie r.i.p. auf damon albarns (blur) honest jons label oder das fuer den mercury preis nominierte hazyville werk genie§en heute bereits kultstatus. auf dem eigenen label werkdiscs erscheint mit ghettoville sein brandneuer longplayer, der seinen ausnahmestatus in der elektronischen musik einmal mehr untermauern wird

22 pg 8x8 inch booklet, hard cover, no spine. cd/dvd inside the book

when messiaen set out to transcribe birds songs as models for his compositions, he couldn t have predicted that by now wild birds would have started to learn mobile phone ringtone patterns. for a system of objects, raudive aka oliver ho maps an obliquely constructed world in which you lose all certainty of what is nature and what is design. raudive celebrates dance and auditory scenes as rituals, employing our surroundings as sources of ahistorical found sound - primitive technologies used to reach magickal states. a drum machine and a wooden stick, a sawtooth-shaped electric current and a split rock all turn into empirical objects of the same class, without a definite past or a predictable impact.

we have been proud to watch the rise of oleg poliakov after he first joined our ranks with datcha musik way back in 2007. since first swearing allegiance to the circus, he has continued to unfurl a refined approach to house and techno that carefully balances a respectful mastery of the classic tropes of the genre with his own instinct for seductive melodic content.

das quartett hejira besteht aus etablierten musikern wie sam beste, rahel debebe-dessalegne, alexis nunez & alex reeve und geh�rt neben acts wie kwes., micachu, the invicible oder gwilym gold zur avant-pop-szene londons. das von matthew herbert produzierte album prayer before birth ist eine symphonische orchestrierung mit elementen aus electronica, folk, klassik und avantgarde, mit ausdr�cklicher empfehlung des mercury prize-komittes

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in 2009 we released the first compilation on mindtrick records as our 4th release. 4 years and 18 releases later we are proud to present you the next instalment of the frequencies of the mind series! this album sums up what are all about here at mindtrick records and also shows different parts of old and new mindtrick collaborators.

the soul behind our new watergate-compilation belongs to a dedicated dj and house-enthusiast: mathias kaden attends to number 14 of our popular mix-series and gives proof not only of his technical finesse but also of his ability to combine contemporary releases with evergreen classics.

clr will release the debut album of our new label member drumcell entitled sleep complex, an emotionally profound, open-minded approach to current techno with a variety of influences and a complete disregard for any limitations musical genres could possibly represent.

seit 2005 ist die black label -serie des m�nchner labels compost ein garant f�r clubhits, die sich irgendwo zwischen house, techno und disco bewegen. nun steht die f�nfte cd-werkschau an, mit von der partie sind tracks und remixe von bew�hrten kr�ften wie phreek plus one, osunlade, woolfy, dj t. oder rainer trueby sowie hotten newcomern wie emil seidel, philipp stoya oder emilie nana. thomas herb, der seit vier jahren die compost black label sessions in den m�nchner clubs harry klein und bob beaman gehostet hat, bringt die 16 tracks in einem so stilsicheren wie techisch ausgereiftem dj-mix zusammen, der mit seiner warmen dynamik besticht.

recording artists jimi tenor & nicole willis who are life partners as well as past collaborators, reunite for their new project, artist name cola&jimmu, cola, a kind of pseudonym of nicole and jimmu, associated with the legend of the first emperor of japan, jimnu tenno. both tenor and willis have fronted their own projects over the past decade, willis most recently working with helsinki - based group the soul investigators, for their albums tortured soul & keep reachin up, timmion records 2005, 2013