the om 15 year anniversary compilation is chok full of tasty treats. one of our favorites is this >the latest< by sygaire & defcon featuring capitol a. sygaire (sonar kollektiv, raw fusion) is the the moniker of roskow kretschmann, who has quite the resume of contributions to modern dance music culture. starting with his role as member of jazzanova crew, to his later offerings as kosma, forum, and integra (compost, infracom!), roskow is obviously a man on a mission to spread incredible music throughout the world. here he is with partner defcon (raw fusion, melting pot), the alias of one philipp wohlleben. as innocent as that name might sound, do not be fooled. defcon stands for defense condition 5, and dj defcon brings the heat like a missile in the night. together these two have come with what clearly translates as a respectful bow to the old skool days, presented in true double 12 inch extended mix fashion, and complete with vocals from none other than capitol a.

next highgrade killer !! incl pan pot remix

massive rockin electrofied techhouse to big room house by man of the moment koen groeneveld

timbuktu sees long-time associates ferrer and sydenham going out with some techy house flavors on ibadan, with a solid groove joined by a sublime synth stab and some great chant snippets, while a driving bassline and great percussion elements fatten out the track nicely. timeless tracks 4 sure !! special backstock !!!

support by john digweed, gregor tresher, richie hawtin, dubfire, adam beyer, dj hell, dave dk, undo, alexi delano, djulz, okain, efdemin, danny tenaglia, karotte, markus kavka, pan-pot, guy gerber, michel de hey, monika kruse, ivan smagghe, chris liebing, anja schneider, laurent garnier, mandy, solomun, tiga, sebo k, dj koze

played by richie hawtin, nick holder, popof, gel abril, steve lawler, someone else, technasia, matt john, fabrizio maurizi, joseph capriati, delete & oliver ho ... limited 10inch only 500 copies / no repress!!!! / be fast originally released only digital with the supertight ep people kept asking when this will be finally out on vinyl,....back in the days the digital truckvolume release got charted by chris liebing and pan pot and now emerson decided its finally time to put that out on vinyl with an extra fat special bonus remix. the guy who remixed this tune is called m.in and he is hot on the heels of people like nick curly or nima gorji and many others. he produces his own definition of excellent house tunes and is about to release on labels as various as international freakshow, murmur, souvenir, get physical, get digital, merkesdir, off, höhenregler, keinemusik, frequenza ltd., polar noise, hypercolour, and more. his micro.fon ep debut is set for release after the summer and it s gonna be a huge bomb too. so prepare for a blast and check out this very special limited vinyl only sneak preview

as house continues to take its stronghold over techno, even in berlin the epicentre of all things minimal, we gear up for a summer of ‘actual’ dancing over regimented arm pumping and head nodding. having impressed laurent garnier, m.a.n.dy, solumun, karotte, tg (tim green) and ellen alien last year with his collaboration with enzo elia, martin patiño caught the attention of true to form with his fresh, playful approach to house and techno and hypnotic percussive elements .born in italy, but with south american roots and now living in berlin, you can hear vibrant audio recollections seeping onto every groove. citing dali’s surrealist paintings as another creative reference (a nod to which is contained in the track title ‘the tempation’), you could say martin draws on the atypical compared to your average electronic producer.the result is the blissful simplicity of ‘sundays’ on the a side, percussive, sundrenched and a perfect am terrace lifter.on the flip side is peak time tech house groover ‘the temptation’ and a hypnotic, dub heavy remix of black dahlia (the original of which will appear on the digital only release) produced with long term cohort enzo elia. true to form, now in its 5th year, showcases tracks and remixes from such respected producers as pan pot, gavin herlihy, jesse rose, samim, pascal foes, mikael weil, justin maxwell, claude von stroke, subjekt, tom ellis, leif and more

the chile house connection continues to sling the dopest stuff to our floors, barely satisfying the constant craving of dancers and punters worldwide for the highly addictive mixture of salacious latin polyrhythmics and organic afro inspired drum sounds with universal electronic 4/4 beats. cut and wraped up neatly by chile born and fastly rising don felipe valenzuela and swiss expat dani casarano, this duo continues with this heated 3 tracker to further cement their reputation from earlier releases on fumalab as a highly combustible combination: elastic compulsively grooving house beats are intervowen with latin-american call and response vocals in >otra vida<, the fittingly titled >push< constantly builds up the pressure even in the breakdowns with frantic, flamenco style hand clapping and >the little house< with its disco style bassline and the conga driven beat hints at the fruitful marriage of latin, soul and dance music in the melting pot of 70s new york. muy rico!!

ron trent presents the master plan >obama tribute<, a musical tribute to the election of barack obama. two versions of >melting pot< (one being the instrumental) combine layered speech excerpts over a dreamy, conga driven deep house beat w/an uplifting piano solo towards the end.

the second release on the cologne-based techno label 200 comes from our friend jean-vince luccini, who has released on well-renowned labels such as treibstoff, dumb unit, trapez, curle, roman photo and sinergy.
his breaking down remix is inspired by the original track >breaking down< by raphael sage and relatif yann - our favourite summer tune! billie jean vince is a dark flitting techno monster, the circular limit is a hypnotic groove tune.
dj support by ritchie hawtin, agoria, dj t, mijk van dijk, butane, chloe, animaltek, jack rock, rone, klaus fiehe, electric indigo, pan-pot and tom wax.

support by: someone else, barem, onur özer, nihad tule, troy pierce, xpansul, mark henning, dave martin, claude von stroke, tyler, jason emsley, billy dalessandro, tyrone, pan pot, donk boys...

great remixes from the french house don llorca. on a-side, llorca takes one of the best mid-tempo song from alice russel s latest album pot of gold , and turns it to an uplifting funk monster. with an infectious, fat bassline and classy rhodes, there s no doubt that got the hunger will stir huge damages on dancefloors. b-side displays another ludovic llorca s side, under his art of tones moniker, using 1987 s sterling void it s gonna be all right acapella, and relifting this old-school chicago anthem into a 2009 modern and fresh deep-house sounding gem.

support by anja schneider, reboot, martin eyerer, tiefschwarz, butch, marc miroir, björn wilke, andre rozzo, alex flatner, pan pot, italoboyz, emerson, monoroom...

sister label to markantonios analytic trail imprint, mkt is all about providing a channel for different concepts in techno music. looking forward in to the future of electronic music, mkt is a space for new sounds to develop, evolve and emerge.originally created as a home for markantonios experimental works mkt has developed into a chosen destination for fellow forward thinking techno artists. this latest ep sees bosnia mladen tomic (adult records) deliver a 4 track ep.tangas is a powerful, bass driven groove that brings the tension. opening up with a cleverly drawn out build of shuffling hats and jittery stabs the culmination is comes as the pressure drops and is joined by a heavy kick and pulsing bassline.blue avenue sees tomic throw a large slice of funk in to the tech melting pot to produce a firing, discofied stripped back groove. constructed of simple but well defined layers this is an unsung hero of a track that djs will find very useful. bubamera combines harmonic melody with driving tribal rhythms to create a truly distinctive piece. high on energy but subtle in its approach, this is peaktime tech house that skilfully combines musical elements with an intense cadence.black white man continues this unique sonic journey with a combination of industrial beats and funked up rhythms. the most uplifting of the tracks on the ep, this cut packs plenty of bounce and shimmering atmosphere into the mix.

great new label from zürichs well known techno club!
played by: anthony collins, butane, lee van dowski, insideout, jeff samuel, jorge savoretti, lauhaus, mark henning, martinez, matt star, pan-pot, raresh, ryan crosson, seuil ...

slang bang is benno blome, the head of sender, and pan/tone aka sid le rock. the duo delivers powerful tracks combining force and restraint with a wicked imagination. >amaaazing< for example sets the records tone with an aura of mystery, creeping like a secret agent on muted, methodical beats, as buzzing synths and foggy atmospheres round out the film noir effect

phat groovin remixes by pan pot (mobilee) and goldwill (was not was)

on the a-side , >brunhilde< the old bitch welcomes us, again completely drunken and swinging to rhythm with her frying pan. the second track is >hip hop chopsui< - a meal which can satiate 500 dance hungry hip swinging ravers without a problem. if you still dont have enough you turn around the record. for here >master mason< shows us, that b-sides can also display their cold-blooded lethal potential. should anyone against your expctation still sit at the bar, nip on his drink uninvolvedly and flirt with the barkeeper, >parcel< will finally make this grumbler let his bar stool stand there and mix into the dance willing crowd.

for its 8th installment, the funk mundial series temporarily moves to buenos aires, argentinia to present what is quite possibly the first ever baile funk cumbia record to be released. yes, we re talking about a world premiere here: the two music styles that recently put south america on the dj radar again, are melting together in funk mundial #8: baile funk meets cumbia.for this volume, four of the hottest producers of buenos aires digi-cumbia label zzk teamed up with various baile funk mcs from rio de janeiro. zzk is to cumbia what man recordings is to baile funk û mixing up one raw, regional music style with the best of various genres to create a unique new sound. founded as a label in 2008, zzk broke internationally with their mixtapes, in which cumbia û the traditional pan-latin-american dancehall sound û was mixed up with reggaeton, hip hop and various forms of bass music. recently, the label released its first compilation and full artist albums.

supported by adam beyer, josh wink,ben klock, style of eye, joel mull, cari lekebusch, pan pot, ambivalent,jeremy p caulfield and more..

played & supported by markus kavka, phil weeks, stephan bodzin, tim green, perc, alex bau, gianni vitello, greg delon, koen groeneveld, dole & kom and many more!karateklub no. 30!!! tastiest and sweetest things in here! jenn brings along some sugary tracks with melting vocal samples and many opportunities for getting enjoyed. her candy bag is filled up with amazing minimal techhouse grooves. a little taste experience in any case. somebody here who can drop a miraculously pan-coat on it? yes! mike wall dished the candy up with his excellent remix and finally makes ervery mouth watering. candy store – open 24 h

reverberations is a label that knows a thing or two about the underground, and here we see them team up with one of the undisputed heavyweights of the jackin tech house scene. three proper tech house bulets for the floor, with harolds electro and soul roots very much in evidence, he keeps the pot bubbling with his masterful command of the dancefloor top marks!

part man, part machine, part cockatiel, cage & aviary take flights of fancy whenever they can. jamie paton is a dj, a one finger keyboardist, and a pot tickler. nigel of bermondsey is a musician, south londons finest oscillator, and a dedicated dabbler. together they are winners of the cosmic lottery. having put out releases to mini acclaim on the ltd editions that are dissident distribution, they are now set to spread their wings with new ventures lined up for paris based astro lab recordings, and nycs mighty dfa, to name but two. also in the pipeline is a series of ltd remix 12s on their own the walls have ears imprint - watch this...

the new siteholder comes around with remixes from panpot (mobilee) and donkboys (frankierecords)! big with mark henning, drumcell, chris fortier, xpansul, sascha krohn. tyler stadius (fabrik) and many more..

nice price deal !!! part man, part machine, part cockatiel, cage & aviary take flights of fancy whenever they can. jamie paton is a dj, a onefinger keyboardist, and a pot-tickler. nigel of bermondsey is a musician, south londons finest oscillator , and a dedicated dabbler. together they are winners of the cosmic lottery. tracks already compiled by d-i-r-t-y for uovo, and supported by pilooski, optimo, cosmo, prins thomas and more!

hot new band thats redefining summer ska ? sunday times style. with kid british you are hearing new millennium uk. a walk in any city will give you the flavour of garage, the boom box explosion of hip hop, the specials rudeboy bonhomie, the clatter of indie ? and all this is incorporated into kid british. growing up in a multi cultural melting pot where pop music is up for grabs and is great fun. its all in there in a breathless eclectic mix.

already played by someone else, tim xaviar, chloe, troy pierce, dario zenker, tim green, pan-pot, franklin de costa and many more

plays by pan-pot, magda and vigorito... incl bloddy mary remix

reinventing the word dj, insideamind is the leading force in turntable music performance. knowing no limits, innovators steptone & professor fingers raise the bar high with their natural showmanship. spellbinding soundtracks, head snapping breaks, tears, laughter, and magic make up their acrobatic, high energy onstage flow. blowing away audiences not just with clever samples, but an onslaught of layered beats, big bass, and sudden switches to live improvised remixes that pull crowds deep into their world. the tiniest spy is insideamind?s first vinyl single, the title track features the exquisite vocals of laura barrett from paper bag records, over the furious drum beats, scratches and soundscapes created by steptone and professor fingers. a matter of time takes you a head nodding hip hop feel, featuring a daunting techno style remix by murr (from lal) and old school hip hop remix by toronto?s circle research crew (a recent signing to melting pot music).

an excellent piece of electronic music played by: troy pierce, magda, laurent garnier, matt john, someone else, pan pot, ivan smagghe, slam, bearweasel, tim xavier, sweet n candy, patrick bateman and many more. benjamin fehr, label owner of catenaccio records, to brouqade. we refined benjamins work, which once again stands out with his unique handwriting, with a remix of dario zenker.

mit flower pot & delete sorgen die gewinner des ausgerufenen remix contests ebenso für tadellose stimmung wie die homies marcel knopf & from karaoke to stardom. tolles remixpaket mit trockenen minimaltracks ohne überflüssigen schnickschnack. stay true

synthed out disco meets fela in a steel pan dancefloor riot

!!!!!!strictly limited to 500 copies!!!!!! together with stefan goldmanns debut cd the transitory state, macro releases a strictly limited box set containing five 7? records holding the electroacoustic album voices of the dead. with his releases for innervisions, perlon and macro stefan goldmann has been a key figure at the cutting edge of post minimal techno and the renewal of house music. this album is a distinctively different affair though, reaching far beyond the scope of dancefloor electronics. starting a trilogy of concept albums, stefan goldmann searches for the common root of all music in an electroacoustic setting. from this album turret is already renowned as the intro sequence of richie hawtins groundbreaking de9 transitions mix compilation and was also commissioned by the biblioteque nationale de france for the imeb phonoteque public collection. the artist explains: at first sight we recognise upfront elements like a melody or rhythmic pattern, which we associate with a certain piece or style of music, but there is tension between two notes, hard-to-define background information that at a closer look is found everywhere - within the music of coltrane and stravinsky, death metal and 9th century byzantine chants. if there is anything like a total, secret common ground, than its this information lurking in the background. these are the voices of the dead, the heritage of an endless line of ancestors brought forward through the centuries. i tried to make these elements audible as clearly as possible. really like this weird space ambient one. ive put katorga and izo already into my final scratch computer and have been playing them! (richie hawtin on voices of the dead) record release event at berghain / panorama bar berlin on september 4th, 2008, feat. ricardo villalobos, mika vainio (pan sonic) and ulrich schnauss (tbc).

incl. rmxs by sebastian lutz, bee-low aka butch & groove rebels ! supported by: galuzzi, karotte, luca bacchetti, hernan cattaneo, dj fex, butch, pan-pot, amir ad fontes, mason after much speculation within the scene what their next move might be, the bigcitybeats techno camp has decided it is now time to release a various artists eps, which introduces some new names and sticks with some old acquaintances. the a-side features broombeck, whose remix for sebastian lutzs clubhit >la danza< already knew how to impress, this time with an own production entitled >mono turn< and as to be expected, broombeck doesnt mess about. a straight song with oodles of energy you cannot stop yourself or the crowd going mental! and not to forget those dirty vocals and sexy bassline. this time sebastian lutz decided to reinterpret mono turn and keeps alive the wake-up call, with a slightly more naturalistic touch about the song. great adlibs and exciting effects

massive rockin electrofied techhouse to big room house by man of the moment koen groeneveld

excellent fresh drive mixture , contains influences from disco, afro, cosmic, balearic and still detroit.

like a proper immigrant family enjoying the life of culturally greener pastures, the vakant family continues to grow in berlin. closely following the exponential trend of mergers and acquisitions in the multi national corpo borg, vakant heavy industries signs the third in a series of new talent to the team. berlins dewalta a.k.a. david koch, long time friend of vakant, has completed assimilation into the freaky fold. a side salgaro is about as obese as a track can get. its happy, its huge, its pan ethnic, its sensitive, its irreverent. its so good it was immediately used for onur ozers up coming club dj mix cd. on the aa side farina lives. its freakier, its smoother, its quirkier, its cup runs massively over. we are talking insulin shock plump. we cant even identify which genres it spans. it sounds like the amalgamation of everything currently succulent and lots more that will be

played by vera, nekes, raresh, tassilo ippenberg (pan pot), anthony collins, italoboyz, dop, kabuto&koji, federico molinari, reboot, markus fix , sis, lemos , kreon... 3rd instalment of the hyped label. big with all the new school house heads ! here we are for the 3rd release of the masomenos livemix project, croco ep. a-sided >apache-moi< is a tribal yet happy track with nice flutes and big drums. you can picture there desert & dust as for a musical ceremony to pray the gods to let rain fall… on b-side, >pierre & le loup< starts as a journey into the woods on a sunny and nice day, till you can feel the wolf approaching and the pressure rising…nice rolling bass, pumping groove, perfect summer sunrise track. >cherie< is a more laidback and atmospheric b2 track that would fit perfectly for any summer sun-set.

2008 is going to be the year that joker blows up. hes already been causing a stir with releases such as the recent anthem gully brook lane on soul jazz & last years sell out stuck in the system on earwax as well as remixes for smd i believe & roni size dont hold back (...that frankly, make the originals look weak!). its high time now for joker to unleash his finest works yet on his own brand new bristol based imprint kapsize. kapsize 001 launches with a double aside - both tracks showcase jokers insanely genius production style, a kind of melting pot of influences that take the best elements of neptunes, dirty south & west coast hip hop instrumentals - big !

1st project by jeff mills & mike banks

next highgrade killer !! incl pan pot remix

support by: laurent garnier, hernan cattaneo, eric d. clark, amir, shlomi aber, jimpster, pan-pot, luke solomun, federico molinari, ilario alicante, jonathan ulysses, mason, einmusik, niederflur (m-nus), djinxx, djuma soundsystem, and you! suchtreflex (the very own imprint of producer duo piemont) proudly announces its latest signing: monochrome. the bucharest based production trio, consisting of livio, roby & george g, are counted among the most respected djs and producers within the romanian electronic scene. after groundbreaking releases on labels such as viva music, solace digital trax, only records, its time for them to release a superb high qualtity three track ep suchtreflex! three super produced pieces of pure and cosy minimalism - absolut modern sounding with sophisticated sounddesign... the sound of the season!

supported by argy, sebo k, pan-pot, miss jools...

nach beendigung des >transall< zyklus & der veröffentlichung der >xerrox< serie nähert sich alva noto seiner früheren rhythmischeren arbeit an. >unitxt< könnte eine fortsetzung seiner >transspray< arbeit sein und erinnert in seiner radikalität und die 90er werke von pan sonic

ft. dj nick corline, midnite sleaze, carlos silva ft. nelson freitas & q-plus, pan pot ft. vincenzo

big with andre galluzzi, pan pot, jeremy p. caulfield, yapacc, dave ellesmere, afrilounge,.. this vinyl features two techno smashers from sweet n candy and tarifbereich_b. tarifbereich_b is a new project of kassette s label head clickclick and niko schwind from autist records

played by pan-pot, peace divison, xpansul, sebbo, dave dk, koljah, remute and many more... from steadily rising berlin based avant-garde label minimood artists so inagawa and fusiphorm educe yet another truly unbelievable release for you party lovin minimalists. fusiphorm s sizzling remix denotes beautiful hands-in-the-air-minimal as a new electronic genre by reconstructing rarest white tuna in the french alps. with >afterthought< tokyo s very own underground warrior so inagawa once again demonstrates his uncanny songwriting knack for hitting the g-spot dead centre. farther, >sofartogo< delivers another stunning piece which in typical so inagawa fashion manages to drive the night party forward without ever becoming too hard, too repetitive, too much anything in fact! a huuuuuge fourth release on this very special label!

already supported by pan-pot, sebo k, anja schneider, kiki, karotte... simplicity is the name of the game on both tracks here. on >louder elvis<, the two unleash pure deep-house bounce over ominous, detroit-inspired pads, clean-as-a-whistle bleeps laser their way through a fog of dubbed-out delay. the tunes flow suggests a live session, with tumbling chords following their own whims, but theres nothing haphazard about it. this ones all about the afterhours, head down and moving steadily into the light. a vocal sample kicks off >radio graceland< but dont expect any bloated rock n roll theatrics. instead, van dowski and agnès lay down a slowly rolling groove with a latin touch and even a little bit of reggaetón lurch. hand drums dapple the landscape with faded colors, keeping the mood subdued—at least, until the beat gathers steam and bright, syncopated chords splash about. groaning analog noises push the energy restlessly forward, driving dancers to wild abandon: the track is as effective as it is unconventional. what else would you expect from two of switzerlands most uncompromising crowdpleasers

incl pan pot remix !! the lead single >mole< sets the tone with tribal drums and snaky reverb trails. guiros croak like frogs, and flashes of melody dart away like salamanders. watch out for anja schneider s debut album “beyond the valley” coming out on mobilee in may 2008.