as 2013 draws to a close, sylphes very own holdie gawn & micawber are delivering their first release for 2014, sylphe 05. taking shape in the familiar split format, the sylphe duo is delivering their most daring work to date. a side features >thron<, an acid influenced deep groover which expands over 11 minutes and builds up slowly with stomping sub-bass notes, combined with smooth sonic textures: a fine blend of new and old school influenced with a modern approach. on the flip, >f7< sounds a lot like an ongoing computation process. riding along edgy electronic soundscapes and a heavy kick & bass combination, it evolves evolving gradually into an experimental jam, packed up with shuffled glitches and rhythms. one copy per customer

with *believe in love* yousef returns home to circus recordings with 3 cuts that have been turning heads all summer long. the title track features the legendary vocal of roy davis jr who once again, asks the world a poignant question. a rolling, infectious and gnarly groove develops and unfolds into a long and harmonic breakdown before a blistering crescendo. designed for the heads but with still enough action for the people that follow yousefs more musically trickier offerings.
just a beat is exactly that. yousef busts out a stripped back boogie bass over tight drums and oddball acid. no messing around, heads down, hands up. what is revolution is completely reworked by circus label mates acid mondays. remixing one of the stand out cuts from yousefs recent *a product of your environment* artist album, the mondays show how to bring authentic house music into the 21st century.

jimmy edgars blossoming ultramajic imprint gets off to a typically brazen start in 2014 with an ep of fiercely visceral club music from us born, berlin-based producer danny daze. a self-confessed lover of classic electro, the 3 tracks present contain the mechanical aesthetics and skewed sonics of the labels he holds close to heart, whilst packing an undeniable punch that will see these drawn for time and time again. daze is the first in a whole slew of acts to be welcomed onto the roster over the course of the year, and marks another exciting chapter for the burgeoning label.

quality over quantity is the guideline of berlin-based techno label analogue audio. after 3 successful eps plus one remix release, the no.5 is chipped in by label head dominik vaillant, who signed broombeck and raphael dincsoy for the remixes.

hobo (minus, hot creations, tronic) launches his new imprint, soundz, by finally releasing his highly acclaimed hit mind games. after tearing up ibiza and the world over this season, mind games is finally clawing its way out of select record boxes and into record stores everywhere. joining mind games is its evil twin, public lies. equally epic, public lies builds to a fever pitch with familiar but not quite normal synth tones soaring wildly overhead. two monster jams to kick off soundz in that familiar hobo style.

the space lady began her odyssey on the streets of san francisco in the late 70s, playing versions of contemporary pop music an accordion and dressed flamboyantly, transmitting messages of peace and harmony. following the theft of her accordion, the space lady invested in a then-new casio keyboard, birthing an otherworldly new dimension to popular song that has captured the imaginations of the underground and its lead exponents ever since, with the likes of john maus, erol alkan and kutmah being devotees.

alaska kicks off 2014 in style with an emotional drum & bass and downtempo 12 inch from arctic music. alaskas 33rd vinyl release takes you on an escalating journey with its head-nodding breakbeats, layered pads, bass booms and chords. violin, piano and rhode keys lead the ascent into a passionate orchestral crescendo and jasheri is born.on the flipside alaska flexes the sample muscles and lowers the tempo to 85 bpm with the arctic-sleeze score of zoranine. xylophone riffs, oboe effects, guitar stabs, flutes and vintage keys float over a funky breakbeat groove for the first alaska downtempo excursion since novas from 2010s the mesozoic era lp.

disruption and interference arent words you ordinarily associate with pop or dance music, but planningtorock is on a mission to unseat all norms. on her new album all loves legal, she leaves you in no doubt as to the seriousness of her vision of transnational gender equality. surprisingly, given that western dance music is born out of black, queer music, it rarely touches upon these themes, but all loves legal is a refreshingly direct statement of political intent

another two-track mysterium by a well known hip producer. strike up your dancefloor and spread happiness all over with these early house cutz made for screamy girls, fancy boys and everything in between. b-b-b-bass! h-h-h-hands-up! already heavy plays by dj dis-cocks as they say. vinyl only it is.

piston recordings label boss rogerio martins is next up on his own well-established label with a new track that gets plenty of great remix treatment from joss moog, james dexter and jr from dallas. martins has steered his label through a dizzying amount of quality releases since 2007 picking up support from the likes of laurent garnier and john aquaviva who have confirmed themselves as fans in the past and this new release is sure to find just as much favour with the top dogs. >gonna be mine< is the one martins original and is a classical inclined bit of mature house music with sombre piano chords draped over nicely shuffling percussion. subtle human sounds litter the arrangement and more lively stabs enter the fray in the latter half but essentially this is all about the warm and inviting groove.

its safe to say that 2013 has been the biggest year in gregor treshers career so far. remixing depeche mode & moby, releasing his 4th full length album and completing another tour around the globe spanning over more than 8 months, there is no stopping in sight for the man.

ecstatic welcomes the fields axel willner to the fold with his debut record as hands - four tracks of plaintive devastation spread over fourty one minutes, disintergrating synth melodies drifting over skittering percussion and whispered intonations

for over 12 months thomas feriero aka avatism, our friend and label partner, has been staying at home and working on his album. he moved to berlin to work on it and now sadly (for us) yet (gladly) for him he is moving back to milan. poof! just like that. so what did this year entail exactly? well for some of us not much. we got to see him in his studio comfy pants a couple of times (he wears slippers) we heard his studio woes, ate pasta with him, drank beers and of course got to hear his album at every juncture. while this self-imposed exile may have been a little worrisome the result is fortunately spectacular. adamant is a glimpse into how a city shapes a life and how intrinsically life then shapes music.

daze maxim adds another episode to his practice of long-form explorations, on this his second release for lisbon’s assemble music. this time hes joined by a master in this field, baby ford, whose remixes over the past few years continue his own distinctive development of extended minimal house trips. dazes beginning an ending rides a skippy, loose beat for several minutes, the snares and hats gradually opening up as wordless vocalizations exclaim and interject with increasing regularity, the bass bumping contentedly underneath. pads join the equation for an intricate midsection – evoking memories of alcachofa-era happy experimentalism that nonetheless fit within daze maxims disciplined and dancefloor-oriented approach.peter ford recasts the original into his now unmistakable soundspace, where the push and pull between front-and-centre rhythmic components and evanescent background atmospherics creates that recognizable but undefinable sense of emotion, felt but unexplained. in ford’s world there isnt anything as simple as a beginning or an end, so the remix provides a valuable counterpoint to the original. given their now impressive track record, its no surprise that assemble music has pulled off another cohesive statement that works equally on the body and the mind.

adding to his extensive and diverse catalog, alexi delano delivers his first release for spectral sound. my busted sh-101 is an ode to the beloved and portable synthesizer made by roland in the early 80s, not long before delano started djing. as a producer, he s earned a reputation for being a bit of a machine himself, churning out records on a wide variety of labels over the last 20 years. he holds his own in house music under his a.d.n.y. moniker, but its with tracks such as this one that show off his love for dark, weird techno that sits comfortably alongside spectrals finest.

japan based producer have developed amazing detroit style electro with this release. resist is defiantly a statement of funky electro. the track combines ghetto electro and funky grooves with futuristic cosmic feel. this track takes you on a eletro ride that is defiantly building up with vocoder vocals. resist gives the dance floor body bounce and will make the jit dancer hype on the floor. dj sting ray does a superb remix on this project. his approach with his futuristic electro give the track his signature sound that takes the track deep into sonic phases. the tracks bridge over to a synergy of electro and sonic soul with the signature electro detroit sound. mixworks cosmic gas mix has a direct techno mix that will ensure speaker dancers to groove to this mix. the remix has strong snares and proper base line that takes you on a direct techno sound experiment. the track has a full base drum that you can feel and groove too with proper cosmic bread downs and pickups. the b2 track express constant sonic electro. the vocoder vocals carry the track to be a bangin electrotec status. the track has clean hi-hats that steps the beat into a vibe that will keep you moving.

distinct sequences of sound, noise and rhythm. genetouche spits fire before going into acidic arp waves. hana bangs hard over a squelching bassline with seductive vocals. postulating creates a lush wall of sound. symp, emotive phasing patterns and slow harmonic rhythms.

blind spot music has continuously delivered the techno goods for over the last 3 years on the digital front. finally it releases its first physical release in the way of vinyl!

activists on the paris minimal scene since their beginnings in 2006, the group antislash produce sharp, destructive, dancefloor house music. on the decks, they rhythmically exude their passion for electronic music and clubbing. they already played in most of the prestigious parisian clubs and over europe like rex club, nouveau casino, panorama bar, bar 25, club der visionaere or overground festival.

put simply, alexi delano and butane share a devotion to pure artistry that few in this industry are able to claim. both, over the breadth of expansive careers, have consistently chosen to forgo more commercial paths for wholesome, timeless, underground projects . after a chance meeting at an impromptu after-hours in brooklyn where they rocked a packed warehouse together well into sunday evening, the two decided to combine their talents in the recording studio, where they found an undeniable synergy. alexi, born in chile, raised in sweden and later adopted by new york, has been producing music for nearly 20 years. butane, born in the usa, dues paid in berlin, and currently calling new york home, has been djing professionally for 12 years and producing for almost 10. when 30+ years of experience comes together, one should take notice. here, the results are electric.

liverpools andy ash has been releasing finely crafted, authentic house music for a number of labels over the past few years, including appearances on stillove4music, kolour and quintessentials. here he joins steve bugs dessous imprint and drops some of his best work yet - four slices of deep and raw house grooves.

galdoors presents a brand new 12inch single of house and techno from london based elgato. on the a side, links chords, strings and vocal edits roll out over a typically rough low end, while sun is a hypnotic, evolving groove taking you deep and down, delivered in his unique minimalist style

subb-an is back with one of the most hyped tracks to land on crosstown rebels in recent times. a collaboration with cedric from azari & iii under new moniker s.y.f (starving yet full), say no more shows the wunderkind producer on a wholly satisfying song-based tip. a killer weapon for any peak-time dancefloor, its a bumpy infectious ride with a wonky edge - steeped in the soul of cedrics vocals rolling over immaculately crafted grooves

commodity place project is back with two masterful compositions wrapped in a special colorful ep. the duo composed by roman musicians massimiliano loretucci (computer and synths) and riccardo frosoni (guitar and percussions) has set two amazing tracks letting the mind and body to travel far away till the most unreachable and undefined horizons of psychedelic music. on side a, >multifrequency behaviour of high energy cosmic sources< develops an intense journey into a nebulous space dimension where a wide range of fluffy cosmic echoes are stratified and stretched to the infinity, while human perception is totally kidnapped by ancestral voice effects. straight to the unknown ambient paradise. the endless 12 minutes of >ahura mazda< fill entirely the b side. a melodic start up loop on a mild 4/4 downtempo pace prepares the well coming of an outstanding solo guitar excursion with some psy-synths on background for a piece of music that we can literally define as an extraordinary psychedelic / krautrock symphony. so, now you are in. but remember: over the mystic mountains another earth could be found.

russian producer neotnas deliveres >slow & steady<, his first ep on soundtravels (st006). we have already introduced him on our first various artist ep >point of view part 1< (st005). typical for his sound is that warm, organic feel all over his house and dubtechno productions. very often accompanied by female vocals and its almost like you hear somebody play a live instrument if you listen carefully. the ep kicks off with the massive floorfiller >trunk party<. an energetic, solid built up track with that bassline killer hook. >user mood< has that typical basic channel touch. dubby techno guided by a floating bassline and little pleasant delays. we are slowly moving forward with evolving sticky, dubby beats in the title track >slow & steady<. this one will warm up every dancefloor, but is also very welcome in the afterhours. the last addition to this ep is >hold<, a warm deephouse track with moody, hopeful and sensitive sounds which reflect beautiful emotions. timeless material again which covers you up like a warm blanket. enjoy!

apartment kickstarts 2014 with a various artists compilation focusing on irish talent from all across the isle. following on from their collaboration as bande apartment in 2013, tr one and new jackson once again appear together on apartment. this time around new jackson remixes tr ones bruising techno beast >viceroy-9c< (the original of which appeared on the last apartment release, a split 12 with phantom planet outlaws), turning it into an emotive, acid-laced breakbeat gem. house duo slowburn, coming off a year that included appearances on lunar disko, appian sounds and grounded in humanity deliver the off-kilter and immersive >riders of the sea<. hints of the work of artists such as drexciya and kassem mosse are combined with their own unique stylings to create an intoxicating, tripped out journey to the deepest recesses of the dancefloor.the cyclist garnered huge praise last year with his >bones in motion< lp on leaving records/stones throw and apartment is excited to deliver his first original material since then. his individual brand of over-driven electronics – >tape throb< – combines distortion with the most delicate of inflections and >crax< surmises this approach perfectly, an uncommonly euphoric slice of wounded electronica. last but by no means least is the superior inferior. after his debut release on belfast’s one electronica label went so far as to be licensed by sven vath to his sound of the 14th season compilation, he returns with the throbbing, rapturous >a bit much confusion<. wave and electro influences carry this bass heavy number towards it’s crescendo of skyscraping synths and skewered monopoly madness.

coming off of a successful run of 3 hot vinyl releases from the same number of labels in the between mid-sept and mid-november,hit it n quit it(lumberjacks in hell label), mlk dreams/over my face(persnickety sounds label) & get up move your body (grimy edits label) cratebug slams you with yet another trio of bangers to feed your dance floor

maddiscos second 12inch ep containing 3 monster disco funk jazz edits for the dance floor and 1 chilled ambient vocal song, all with a love them

packed with three headphone jams that work on the dancefloor, animals marks the entry of a new creative force into the throne of blood family and a return to a lighter, more spaced-outvibe than much of the nyc-based imprint’s output over the past year. with an eye towards pushing things forward whilst keeping a foot firmly planted in a shared past spent raving to all sorts of dance music, throne of blood is proud to introduce our latest signing: pleasure planet.

robosonic has been a pivotal part of off recordings roster, their releases being highly expected every time and usually meaning instant dancefloor melting magic. with a hip hop and techno background and adding many frequent flyer miles with worldwide gig schedule, the pair shows no sign of stopping. this time is no exception, cord and sacha get back in their creative roll of sample wizardry to provide two mouth watering jams. they once again prove their love for organic sounds and reivindicate the use of the turntable as an instrument, adding that old-school vibe to their trademark beats. macho madness is quite a trip, sweet rhodes over a bouncy bassline, great sample work adding guitars and an insane speech. as always, breakdowns are intense and its impossible not to dance to the groove!for the second track, robosonic joins another off family team, mat.joe and together they go deep into their hip hop influences again working the samples as only they could, a little disco flavor, a driving bass...all the ingredients are there for another instant classic and a respectful shout out to detroit producer legend j dilla, who left the game too early. r.i.p!

little 15 has been making waves on the london house underground scene since foot & mouth snapped up his amazing bootleg of depeche mode s policy of truth. several releases later, he joins forces with rome s metropolitan records to bring you his distinctively melodic take on deep house, cascading synths over a bumping bassline, before a beautiful vocal swoops in to bring back memories of hazy sunrises and loved ones. on the flip, sam russo (leftroom) takes the track down a dark alley, turning it into a deep, ominous, techy monster, totally turning the song on its head. mastered by masteringdivision

with david mayers share of keinemusiks current workparty edition still providing solid fuel for heated clubfloors, he already shovelstwo fresh loads into the furnace. km021 has just surfaced in a moment when electrified techno-music seems to drown in an ocean of preset-dullness. well, mayer has come to provide a rescue tool with his sunhole on side a. youll recognize this somewhat trademark-becoming percussive fetish of mayer as this tracks modus operandi. yet, it has rarely been as detailed and surgically implemented as in this banger. whats that – a second hand ticking? and over there – is it a woodpecker in the field? sunhole supplies all the answers in a thumping, yet no friskiness avoiding manner. youll get a stoically rolling beat, asphalting the floor, to build a cannonproof foundation for thisarrangements main attraction – a filtered and delay-heavy synth-affair.flip around and find a competitive jamboree of subtle background-brainwaves other would straightaway use as lead-ideas for their tracks. well, this matchingly titled lead comes in with a hard hitting kick and gets into the groove via filter-rides to peak into clanking noisy industrial-thunder that immediately will electrify every steel-toe in hearing range. generally - only roughness in this cut, crispy bounce and ghostly whispers all over. most definitely for the win, this double broadside.

the fourth instalment of local talks series crosses all genres of house and have been delivered by producers from sweden, argentina, germany and finland. its a wide and complete mix of deep and thumping 4/4s. the opening track from combo loops a killer stevie sample over some mid-tempo electronic house beats…its pure shuga! tim vita, oliver gehrmann and xavier hirsch does a similar thing using a big voiced motown legend together with dark but jazzy house rhythms. < finnish house legend sasse (mood music) delivers a classic deep but electronic jam that definitely sets a deep mode. we finish off with a classic us garage track from argentinian producer tom noir, a real club filler with some serious breakdowns.

after various eps it is finally time for tableek (of maspyke fame) to release his debut album via burntberry.

*mort à vegas* (death in vegas in french…) is the new 12 inch e.p. by adrien viot aka av, one of the finest protagonist on the new frenchy but chic electronic pop scene. &#8232,,,av sings the nightlife, paid sex, alcohol over-consumption, desire under the neon lights, dark side of the american dream, driving a black cadillac drunk to death. this ep contains a dreamlike remix of *mort à vegas* by death in vegas (as the track was probably written with him in mind!) but also a cover of french singer dominique a, known in france for being the one who launched the new french scene that drove the renewal of the french pop. av has still this elegant crooner voice that slowly caresses you before driving you on the dancefloor, so let his deep voice and those melodic synths & guitars seduce you.
limited to 500 copies black vinyl in black inner-sleeve with download coupon.

following a failed demo submission to mad decent (note to diplo - we can hold a grudge a very long time…) blacknecks decide to self release their crossover mega-hit > to the cosmos, lets go! < with an unlikely pairing of stock-aitken-waterman style disco and robust techno grooves, this track effortlessly showcases their 2-step production prowess, by not even needing to call upon it. flip over for an armani-esque belter, backed with a noisy, introvert synth jam with a needlessly grandiose name. suck em...

join us for this aa sided single whereby last known trajectory welcomes the immensely talented visonia to its music roster and most proudly presents the first collaboration with the mighty dopplereffekt to deliver what is, >die reisen<, encapsulating what you will soon recognize to be the distinctly warm and engulfing sound that is visonia, here morphing with dopplereffekts unmistakable, deadly bass arpeggio and subterranean stratospheres – utterly amazing. flip over to the aa side and witness visonia with two markedly different styles, as >antarctic love< is just about the most emotive piece of electronic music you will hear this year. finally comes >impossible romance< – a fresh, new-wave inspired and dare i say it, spiritually uplifting piece of music that you will simply wish to repeat again-and-again-and-again. it truly doesnt come much better than this!

jyc with a archives release from ben morris. three moody cuts created for over one decade ago! lovely artwork by leo lyxxx and as always in a limited edition of 300 copies

phil weeks and robsoul recordings kick off their 15th year in house music with a new three track ep from the main man himself. live at palladium has been the standout track of phils sets over the last few months, always generating a queue of people asking what it is. you may just recognize the marvin gaye sample, which was also previously borrowed by moodymann. it comes backed with the funk-infused *you want my love* and the soaring, chugging groove of *demain a jamais*, and looks set to get another year off to a flying start for one of the finest labels in underground house music.

the new ep from panama - who signed to future classic in 2012 with the release of the magic 12inch. this was followed by its not over, a powerful anthemic jam

dj kaos has consistenly nailed it with his jolly jams label for over three years, and release number 12 shows no signs of letting up in class and intensity. after the success of cult classic horny morning loop (jolly jams 001), dj kaos is back with another installment of beautiful disco music in the form of swoop

stephan laubner aka stl is a myth. a legend. releasing music on perlon, smallville and his own label something, he became a secret star to the worlwide scene of contemporary techno and house music. but still he seems to be an unknown person. on his new album release on smallville records, stl is back with a deep excursion into dubbed out science of sound.

release no.2 on nofitstate sees matthew styles taking over the reigns the signals ep is a varied beast as youd expect from one of the most distinguished and versatile producers of the last couple of years. signals kicks things off, a beautifully effortless flowing groove with on-point percussion and subtle elements that keep things moving perfectly. lucky keeps the vibe nice and deep, a razor sharp snare imbuing the track with a sense of energy whilst codex leans toward melody with it s pitch perfect arpeggiated motif dominating proceedings. gesopik console rounds the ep off nicely with a nod to nu-disco energy.

welcoming warrior one to losing suki, the man like carl faure has been knocking out some killers for labels like black butter, catskills and king pigeon over the last few years, and for suki he shines a light upon the garage house hybrid sounds…. title track 5ths kicks things off with the kind of punchy garage house swing that never fails to move you, airhorns and synth sweeps pepper the cut whilst a thundering double 99-esque bassline throbs hard and heavy. flipside, the reverberating keys and mc licks of nyc continue warrior ones indulgence of the classic us house sounds but with a slick production for the modern dancefloor. closing track only you presents orgasmic pads and tough garage beats, its meaty bass touching the spot, a sweet slice of when rave met garage (somewhere in a field off the m25, most probably).

after exploring over 6 hours worth of unreleased original material from the relentlessly prolific and ever expanding production catalog of will azada, cgi is extremely proud to present these 3 stand-out cuts that represent a depth of production skill and aesthetic range unparalleled in today’s over-saturated dance music landscape. confronting the clichés head-on, azada breathes new life into tried-and-true templates of jacking, industrial funk and synth-y groovers with his remarkable ear for arrangement and sense of movement, masterfully exploiting the infinitely renewable resource of subtle variations that he continuously unfolds throughout the tracks’ durations. the material runs the gamut from the stark, throbbing, industrial workout “the whip” to the melody-driven, synth-fueled ecstasy of “michalski’s theme” and the chord-driven, vocal-chopped house of “cliché.” the fact that an ep this unique and diverse can also feel so unified is a testament to the vision on display here.

the a side contains the cut of n.phect called cascade. you can instantly hear that its light years ahead of the competition. like a bulldozer itll come at you only to change into hoover mode and fly over year head like your in the year 3060.

a monster rolling dubby track clocking in at over 8 minutes. amazing production work. play loud! mr beatnicks signature organic drum work, coupled with additional melodies and beautiful strings take this track somewhere completely new, while still retaining the feel of the original. 400 hand printed sleeves, made using raised wood grains.

der rock n roll hall of fame -ausgezeichntete buddy guy gehört mit seinen 75 jahren sicherlich zu den bekanntesten und typischsten vertretern des electric blues, sein einfluss auf das blues-genre sowie auf bedeutende gitarristen der rockmusik wie jimi hendrix, stevie ray vaughan.

vinyl only! penultimate track. outshine masterfully reintroduces ethereal hints of melancholia over an undulating groove. look at the harlequins serves as an album closer like none other, a perfect distillation of a sound that unfolds like a dystopian nightmare but one thats sure to play a part in the most hedonistic moments of dancefloor abandon.