the tenth release on one of hard-technos leading labels is an extra special one! daniel gloomy hits us hard with his devastating beats and wicked sampling! watch out for the special remix work by big names lexis, buchecha and dj ogi!!

fresh on the heels of the 4th release comes the 5th one from svetec and albert kraner. hard techno for the party people out there!! fresh as ever and full of hard pounding beats, rave noises and nasty soundscapes.. mental torments rules!!

knock knock knock, the hardway bros are at the lunadoor... one heavy and melodic piece of tripped out tech music. >deutsche trak<, is one heavy and melodic piece of tripped out tech music! early andrew weatherall support!

after colors release, one of the most remixed, re edited, bootlegged & successful purple music release by alfred azzetto, here comes the new smash, originally promoted at the last years miami conference as instrumental near the ocean (no turning back). this time we thought we dont wait till everybody make his own version and bootleg it again!! for this project we looked out for something special and we found it. we are proud to welcome robin s. with here unmistakable voice on this project. if someone of you already enjoyed or experienced an italian marriage dinner... with all the taste and fantastic food on the table... this is what this project offers. nuff said... enjoy!!!!!!

so this is how it sounds when osama is behind the decks somewhere in the afghan mountains... brilliant! too bad there are no women or booze allowed, or we d all be there. hot on the heels of the great mike burns release the rubber room guys are back with a new devil. taliban discotheque is a superb track, with a chorus you re not likely to forget after you heard it once. incredibly strong bassline, great percussion, thats all a good track needs! on the other side tonights the night is indeed a soundtrack for the night, this is going deep! essential for all you heads out there!

after colors release, one of the most remixed, re edited, bootlegged & successful purple music release by alfred azzetto, here comes the new smash, originally promoted at the last years miami conference as instrumental near the ocean (no turning back). this time we thought we dont wait till everybody make his own version and bootleg it again!! for this project we looked out for something special and we found it. we are proud to welcome robin s. with here unmistakable voice on this project. if someone of you already enjoyed or experienced an italian marriage dinner... with all the taste and fantastic food on the table... this is what this project offers. nuff said... enjoy!!!!!!

bananza music is back! after a two year break one of the usas most respected underground house labels is set to relaunch in february 2009 with new remixes of one of their biggest past records, trademarqs broken wagon. the remixes come courtesy of chicago legend derrick carter, bon johnson, marko militano and the bald & the beautiful. bananzas ethos has always been to develop new talents alongside the industrys greats, something in evidence on broken wagon remixes, with the likes of derrick carter sitting alongside the up and coming the bald & the beautiful. the vinyl will be released soon with digital following. future releases in 2009 are lined up from joshua iz (from iz & diz) and the production duo of jt donaldson & cpen.

2nd shot of gecko comes from labelhead andy bowman himself, which sends out 3 extra-sharp techno-arrows.

supported by patrick lindsey, dave shokh, expander, rebekah, david keno and more! next lordag-strike! andy kohlmann is back with new sick and modern minimal tech-house tracks! check out the remix from oscar

first of all the ortloff is home to a couple of people. in the beginning mainly used for living, working and exhibitions the ortloff now has become a centre of art and music subculture at leipzig. inspired by this creative atmosphere, artists, designers and musicians came together to produce their own record. this interchange of ideas makes the forthcoming ep >ortloff 1< a unique piece of art and music

supported by alex tolstey, perc, extrawelt, the delta, metalogic and many more... since this two highly talented artists released their first track in the year 2004 on mindsound records, they have been working hard on developing and improving their unique style, which can be best described as a profound and banging blend of techno and electro, spiced up with loads of psycho-active ingredients which will twist your mind for sure. get ready for some brilliant dark and energetic techno-tracks which will move any dancefloor around the globe. after releasing various tracks on labels such as boshke beats and gemini records, they also found the time to bring out their first artist-compilation on horns & hoofs records in the year 2008 featuring well-known artists such as midimiliz (a.k.a. extrawelt) and metalogic.furthermore they launched their own label digital diamonds as an open-source platform for high-quality music

laurie first made waves on the house/techno scene with his first release with then studio partner carl faure (formerly of blackgrass). the ep was released on brightons most notorious label catskills and was remixed by sian (pokerflat). after branching out on his own with a couple of highly well received releases hairy claw is pleased to offer his latest offering. low slung grooves and deep android beats are the order of the day. hairy claw head man kotey in his ko-t guise parners up with yam who to keep the dub factor high, whilst the swiss master alex attias keeps the minimal dudes happy

dave spoon returns to his own televizion label with the genre defying >lummox<. with beats influenced heavily by the minimal moment and a riff straight out of the old skool, lummox is destined to be played on dancefloors of all persuasion! this is one release not to be missed.. already receiving support from: funkagenda, meat katie, plump djs, paul jackson, dylan rhymes, mashtronic, tom novy, tom neville, hybrid and many more !!!

the first release for 2009 on universal vibes welcomes new artist keep the secrets. after a long history of musical trial and error, john renfrow and deric jones decided that it was time to take a different direction in their musical vision. it started two years ago with a simple beat and a slow jazz guitar, and soon developed into an eclectic fusion of musical expression. each note ebbs and flows with hints of many different styles and genres. both members of keep the secrets have found level ground in creating a sound that ambitiously exceeds the musical standards of today, and have vowed to honor their dreams by releasing songs that they love. with a definite balearic vibe running throughout, they compliment the uv vibe perfectly while adding a new stylistic angle. label head paddy freeform provides two edits which stretch the tracks out into dancefloor heaven.

raimond ford and steve land send out some pushing techno on this swiss release from 2001.

debut release of nexes on neophyte records! the man who brought you slammin hardcore stuff on labels like enzyme records & bionic recordings proudly presents his first solo release on the mighty neophyte imprint, and what a debut it is!in total 3 outstanding hardcore tracks are offered by this highly talented producer, all in his typical style... dirty distorted kickdrums, phat leads and cool sample use make this 12 another neophyte monster release which will cause total mayhem on all international hardcore floors!already heavily supported by the total hardcore top, essential disc for all hardcore heads out there!!

lets travel together in time and space. it s 1998 again, we are in switzerland and dj lukas is banging on the drums to develop his audio.

hed kandi keep delivering the goods, this time courtesy of way out west front man & globe-trotting superstar dj jody wisternoff. as ever with a hed kandi release the remix package speaks for itself, with german superstar tocadisco adding his trademark edge to the track. the uks moussa clarke takes it deep and dubby the b side sees rigg & bailyfunk it up for a saturday night with the sublime 80s electro helmut kraft mix finishing off things in some style

legendary chicago house don dj sneak alongside hervé who has been responsible for the freshest in remixes and productions this side of the noughties. already played by kissy sell out on radio 1 andi durrant on galaxy fm to name but a few. this record is set to do massive things!!

under his raudive alias, oliver ho has created a trademark blend of future forward house and techno that has been the sound to some of the greatest moments on our favourite dancefloors over the last couple of months. recently labels like cocoon, drumcode and pokerflat were blessed to release superb pieces by raudive and he created enthusiasm all accross the board from ricardo villalobos to sven väth. for his macro debut he moved a step further: the cone ep with its 3 cuts of twisted house brings some serious madness to the club: raudive’s signature beats get a strong jazz infusion with bits of saxophone and an out-of-control piano spinning around the pumping bassline. crazy all the way while delivering a maximum of dancefloor appeal.

three tracks featuring the familiar time to express sound: rolling, spacious and with more than just a hint at dark and sweaty venues. peter van hoesen turns out to be the belgian copy of marcel dettmann or ben klock. this 12inch features a remix by mlz from modern love

with a prime palindrome inigo kennedy, as always, provides an array of distinctive and original tracks that continue to stand out from the crowd.avoiding titles the music does the talking. bounded by an intro and outro here are four tracks that push the envelope further than most.kicking off with a brutal and driving digital assault a1 has been tearing up sound systems in many ways reminiscent of the seminal asy001.a2 builds on the intricate and mature edge of the asymmetric sound. a strong and evolving melody draws you in over a slow moving atmosphere. underpinned by a classic kennedy rhythm and characteristic of the unique way he layers sounds together.driven by a warmly distorted rolling rhythm b1 turns up the heat once again whilst over the top floats a trademark futuristic atmosphere.b2 dives straight back into the world of digital manipulation. an elastic loop is treated. its pitch slowly grows. the effect is almost imperceptible. the result is hypnotic.

maverick us producer gunjack aka brian gibbs delivers an absolute crossover bomb. with early support by rag and bone crew, scorn, surgeon, stormfield and many other heavyweights in both the techno and dubstep worlds. >murda< is a giant dubstep/ hardcore/ techno hybrid cut deep at 45 rpm for that chest rattling quality. the sample, taken from ini kamoze >world a reggae< (out in the street they call it murda), makes this hard, freaky ride into total mayhem. >bruckshut s revenge< mick harris aka scorn had the following to say about this tune , >hat s off to gunjack! solid! a killer. really ****ing punk and proper! the way it should be done.< this tune has a deep droning intro leading us to a new twist on the techno/dub hybrid sound. this is the sound of consume. >down the ox< continues this hard lesson in hybrid dynamics! more off beat techno than dubstep.

daniel sternberg, eightyaxt years old, born naive and innocent in berlin, has been a dj and producer since the early 90s. since then, using the artist names daniel steinberg and harry axt, he has produced numerous tracks, remixes, and a mix-cd on labels such as kiddaz.fm, front room recordings, micro.fon,, and leftroom. his debut album, planet axt, comes out on 02.03.2009 on the label of his booking agency rompecabeza. the vinyl version presents eight as of yet unreleased tracks.

the amazing, long awaited debut album!!

harthouse is proud to welcome tigerskin alias alex krügeron harthouse. the berlin based artist counts to the most busy electronic heroes from germany with numerousreleases on countless labels like forcetracks, müller rec., bcc, raum musik, komfort musik, tongut, lebensfreude, highgrade, deep in rhythm, mood, opossum, sender and more. he collaborated with artists like detroit grand pubahs, phonique, thugfucker, erlend oye ore rosenstolz and remixed kings of tomorrow, denkigroove, oliver koletzki or umek. with his pseudonyms korsakow, dub taylor, vincent belgrano or magic soulorchestra (to name a few) he sounds out the noumerous styles of electronic music and is on tour at the moment withhis new dub taylor longplayer humatron through asia and europe.

satellite religion. spacetime 2009 - the world needs to prepare for the drone tunnel. one of the most dark andimpressive tracks comes out on the statik entertainment – label, made by the brits grit and sen. this is the discovery of warm feeling, enveloping depth and icy cold isolationism. it is dub-techno – endless endless, beautifulendless

ever since carl falk got involved with electronic music due to the rich techno culture of sweden, he turned out to be an unstoppable pool of creativity. tough beats mixed with funky elements and basically any percussion from around the world, the mixture of elements creates firm tracks aimed at the dj and dance floor! all of this comes together in the banging a-side track called late night. on the flip we find the late night remix by no other than spilo label manager cave! he does his tricks, again, which turns his version into a late night prime time techno killer!

leo anibaldi was born in 1972 and at the age of 15 discovers his passion for electronic music. thanks to the advent of the first computers like commodore vic 20 and 64, he begins to create his first loops. after one year leo start to play in outskints clubs under the pseudonym dj mc, when was impossibile to find in rome any trace of electronic beat. he becomes a big analogics synths collector and he decide to spend his daily life into the creation of beat groove. in 1990 leo begins his recordings career at acv records where he will make more then 20 albums like: attack random, riders of the future, noise generation, muta, cannibald and aeon. in 1991 leo meets lory d and in a small garage located in the north of rome, they start the alternative music movement universally known as the sound of rome, who spread the techno music in rome and whole italy. in those years leo is concentrated to bring his analogic live set around the world, he plays in the best techno parties like one the first love parade edition in berlin. in 1995 leo decides to cut the relation whit acv records and moves to rephlex, label of his friend aphex twin where he will make the album void. 2008. cannibald record was born, leos personal record label, and he is back with a 4 track ep. feed1 is a hypnotic techno sound, feed2 a deep, spaced out techno track and feed 3 modern minimal acid. leos older hit >attack random< got remixed by francesco pierguidi.

played by: ricardo villalobos, steve bug & matthias tanzmann… after his release on arearemote and drumpoet, ray okpara presents his debute on oslo recodrs. brothers a percussive journey based on repeted loopy sounds which flipps the dancefloor into extasy. an extra class tool, ending up getting to be a tru highlight. the deep and incredible pushing melodic chords give we keep the special touch. not to forget: the lovely round played bassline creates a uplifting atmospheric feeling. groove on! snice rounds out the ep more then enough to one inspiring piece of vinyl. be surprised.

steal vybe teams up with francis mbappe from fm groove on a phunked up afro-soul feel good vocal that will shake and make you feel alright on these cold winter nights! don&#146,t miss out on this one, you will rock all night - y a&#146,ll!

joris voorn & jerome sydenham remixes !! joris voorn stands unquestionably amongst the very finest of todays electronic music production elite. the ever growing list of undisputed hits to come from the dutchmans rotterdam studio confirms is status as one of only a handful of current recording artists capable of creating with each subsequent release a flawless, precise sound that never lacks the essential human touch and organic flow necessary to deliver the biggest results in modern electronic dance music. with his remix of >destination nagano< voorn uses the originals distinctive, driving stab to build an epic, spiralling journey of a track which swings back and forth between wild, wailing sirens and graceful chord phrases before opening out into a beautiful, soaring break and drop momentdestined to create huge impact across the globe thisspring. jeromes shinkansen mix on the b side sees the extended form of the original become compressed and intensified as sydenham takes hold of the improvised key solo and creates an exhilarating house moment reminiscent of a certian classic, much loved ibadan sound.

untill last year sound and stereo were just two words that popped up every once in a while in your hifi-installation s manual. in the beginning of 2008 those two words stopped being just random: sound of stereo saw the light of day. in only a few months time they conquered the hearts of music lovers all over the world. the belgian scene also responded really well to their presence and they were noticed rather fast by the famous lektroluv label. in november their first ep came out and had massive response in belgium and abroad. one of the singles on that ep – supah dupah – is said to be played over 100 times each weekend in belgium alone . a follow-up ep is nothing more than a logic continuation of this succes. the new single heads up! is already being tracklisted by the likes of crookers and bloody beetroots. bloody beetroots liked the track so much that they decided to make a remix of it, as well as dj manaia, a portuguese wonderboy from the kuduro-surroundings of buraka som sistema. at the end of february the new ep will be presented at culture club ghent, one of belgium s most legendery clubs, where international bigshots such as 2manydjs and the glimmers had a residency. in the beginning of march the heads up! ep will be available online and in the shops. so get your rocks off, your heads up and enjoy the sound of stereo!

spaced out new material from morphines ra.h, coming with a new edge but in a recognizable style. the ep is powerful mix of dub roots, jacking beats, vocal rings, retro drum machine presets and effects used in strong but simple form. moving into wave territory at times with a firm nod towards the upsetter, scratch... time is one thing. space is another.

the regrooved series shows what it is all about with this ep of diverse party tracks, old school to disco to latin a track for anytime of the night. the breakbeat junkie comes correct with an classic early hip hop style party warmer, sure to become a favourite in many a djs box. then debut artist the sly players show you what happens when a uk based dj and a producer from san francsico make music together, disco breakbeat! huge. spanish b boy calagad13 joins in with a re work of a disco classic to make the breakers among you get the vinyl mat out. then we have a new boy djp who brings us a big bad latin breaks monster that works so well on any dancefloor, tried and tested believe!

eargasmics 10th release showcases 3 different perspectives of the house sound from 3 different producers. all night dance - the debut from bjak and the unofficial eargasmic theme song, is an ultra smooth stomper thats reminiscent of the mid 90s loft party scene. a definite pick for all the deep heads. tetrode musics (and long time eargasmic member) specter adds his signature 5am beatdown sound style to this 12inch with i dont need. on the flip, the sun god makes a valiant return to eargasmic with an 11 minute beat track pulled out of his archives thats, as you ve guessed, complete mayhem.

the team composed by alex dandi & francesco brini presents two different tracks in sound and dancefloor use...we wish to point out i like (disco) samba since if you use it right, you might be able to give fire to the whole dancefloor.

renegade soundmachine byronic: rsm are gary asquith (renegade soundwave, rema rema) & renault schubert (film2). the text for byronic was penned by the author and bon viveur lord byron himself a couple of years ago. renegade soundmachines tongue in cheek piece of work mirrors their anarcho decadent character, which gary asquith already used to bring in with his legendary project renegade soundwave probably a robbery despite the byronic irony, theres yet a message in the attitude. film 2 big city heart: film2 are the french actress betty la gachette (voice, dictaphone, field recordings, camera, typewriter) and once again sir renault schubert (electronics, guitar, bass, edrums, camera, software) from berlin. with big city heart they cry out an emotional and momentary perspective of capitalism, urban and individual mutations with gasoline in the air and vaseline on my hair.

mr. resmann is back with some experiences from the lost paradise. he has eaten a(pples) crispy, juicy. and always remind: an apple a day keeps the doctor away! slightly high from vitamine c(hord) he was taking place on cloud b to swing in the rhythm of live and takes a ride out his funkiest places from where he got back in happiness

when we first started thinking about the compilation, we had in mind the idea to put together a great minimal techno selection with stuff from the early 90s, which really inspired us, like robert hood, dan bell, plastikman, pansonic and mike ink to name a few. whilst working on the project we had the feeling that there is so much more great and influential minimal music from way before the techno thing started. so we were very excited to combine the music from the electronic pioneers, with the tracks from the minimal techno godfathers in a very modern way. in minimal music there is so much (space) in between the sounds and the space that gives you a lot of opportunities for an own interpretation. the grandfather paradox is a scientific theory about time travelling and was first described by the science fiction writer rene barjavel in his book - le voyageur imprudent. we took suggestions out of that because we felt like we are travelling back in time and manipulating the old music with modern knowledge. the fact that we did all this with the deserved respect to the originals makes us quite sure that the results are bringing something new and interesting to the old tracks and transport the past into the here and now. - henrik schwarz, ?e & dixon

up and coming berlin based till von sein presents his first full release on dirt crew. with records out on trenton, channels, morris audio and his marvellous remixes on moodmusic and for our last tigerskin record he proved to be a new face in the deep house scene that is bound to take over. tills productions are very melodic and gather a lot of influence from jazz to funk and disco, all this combined with a strong tech house groove makes his tracks true dancefloor burners. to give his debut an extra boost we asked his mates catz n dogz ( aka 3 channels ) to deliver a bomb of a remix ! they are currently one of the hottest acts around and recently released a great album on mothership, not to mention their hit remix on boxer last year. these guys proved once more that they can do awesome remixes and their version of ovas is nothing less but brilliant ! it will tear the club apart!

part 2 of the simple, maybe release reveals the dark side of the brothers schwarz. yeah ought to be taken literally. batten down the hatches and turn up the volume, here comes a true masterpiece. naturally, tiefschwarz have saved the banger until last. there are not many tracks out there, which make you get up and dance after two bars already. the basis of yeah is a perfectly orchestrated drum beat. a steady bass drum, rolling toms, a crisp snare, all together powered by a low-pitch synth sample in the background. a sound, that is as offensive and sentimental as possible at the same time. add a well-filtered choir sample on top and you get a deepness and amplitude that can only be mastered by the finest soundsystems on the planet. like looking through a burning glass, the break shows what tiefschwarz are really all about with this track: gradually, all sound elements are shut down, overlayed by white noise that comes with goosebumps guarantee. this spring, youll better be on the dancefloor, when the drums set in again! deininger on the b-side is an almost gloomy track, driven by a dark deep-house bass line. once again, tiefschwarz play with a wide range of elements: an off-beat synth wind section, dry tinker bells and sliced vocals, well-orchestrated by a fine mix. all together this creates the perfect atmosphere for a monday morning sun rise. exhausted, dried-out, longing for your bed and a glass of water, yet at the same time not wanting to go home. great music got soul, the perfect balance, that keeps the heart pumping and the body dancing. deininger is about this certain temper, the groove, that makes you carry on.

question “whatcha gonna do?”, answer, “buy this, love it, marry it, play it and destroy dancefloors.” right now oliver $ is one of the most exciting dj’s / producers coming out of berlin. his unique take on house has gained mass support and regular play from the likes of luciano, ricardo vilalobos, claude vonstroke and winston churchill. “whatcha gonna do?” draws elements from the hyphy sound in that upon hearing the track the listener is forced to dance in an overstated, fast paced, and ridiculous manner which makes for a good party especially when it’s a club full of ravers going mental. oliver’s numerous productions are setting dancefloors alight across the globe and having recently remixed artists such as swag, justin martin, jacob london and filthy dukes on labels as diverse as polydor, greco roman and rekids, oliver $ is certainly the man to watch right now. whether you’re a dj, house head, lord, lady, tramp or ghost your going to dig this release, so now you know whatcha gonna and gotta do.

kenny >dope< gonzales and terry hunter are mass destruction - and their weapon is created by larry heard! 4 edits of >blackout< in finest new-york-style as a teaser for their upcoming album >kenny dope & terry hunter present mass destruction<.

when surfing on places and spaces like myspace you sometimes bump into something special, a rare diamond. so we of sound architecture did when we got tipped to check out the myspace of this dutch guy named dollkraut. the following week the only music played in our office was his... when we found out to by surprise that dollkrauts music was not signed yet to any label, we did hesitate or think twice and invited dollkraut to one of our events and asked him to do an ep on our label. inspired by artists such as dave brubeck, glenn miller, pepe bradock, recloose, jazzanova and krause duo, its sounds like dollkraut mixed them all in a big shaker, adding some of his secret ingredients. serving a dish to die for.. full colour sleeve with handstamped releaseinfo on whitelabelcopy.

nice price deal !!! joeri now comes up with a solo project in the shape of a monster track called >manic< - and manic it is! a brilliant piece of sound shaping and a couple of awesome breaks that has peak-time & big-room written all over!and then there is >21 thoughts< ... i am not going to share all of them with you so please check it out yourself!

thisisnotanexit records was established in 2006 to release wild out there dance music inspired by factory and the legacy of tony wilson as well as contemporaries dfa and output. they came from the stars i saw thems new live favourite moon song taken from their recent album we are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at they came from the stars i saw them comes with a premier set of remixes from serge santiago, holy ghost and mungolian jetset as well as newcomers king of town and weird knights

mutant clan is the name of the new project from timo maas and santos. these boys have really come back with a bang, havent they? having been a fan of santos productions and sound, timo arranged for some studio time together, and the rest as they say.... >inside< is a real moody bitch. with its phat planetesq bassline (not a bad thing, im sure youll agree!), rolling drums and deep ass d base, its one hell of a groove. >outside < is definitely the older, more rebellious, troublesome brother: a darker affair that growls at you from its opening bars, sounds and efx thrown at you from out of darkness. it really is a wonderfully constructed track. once again, maas and santos (aka mutant clan) deliver the goods in the finest way possible and once again, dubfire and sci+tec bring you some of the finest techno around today. a true match made in heaven

rave your head with this bangers... check your head bangs from the first to the very last second. this is really no laid back chill out sound. this is rave culture from the future of germany influenced technologist music art and the soulful touch of detroits music of today. very freaky