coming back with a bang in 2012, craggz & parallel return with some eagerly anticipated new material in the form of the product placement ep. released on their own product imprint, it consists of two tracks that while different in style, still retain that certain kind of funk that has permeated through their music ever since those early releases on valve recordings right up to the guys most recent full length effort, the critically acclaimed turn the page lp.

summer arrives in fine style on anhura records, volume turned to eleven on the eleven ep from two of ibiza s finest - toni moreno & 2vilas. in addition to two dance floor primed originals that are going to jam the dance floors all season long, the duo is joined on the remix by another star from the...

with the impact of his first debut ep on be as one still echoing on dance floors worldwide, sable sheep is back again with a bang. after the success of painting my fur the german has made sure to deliver again proper quality on the israeli label, with 3 tracks that in typical be as one style cross in-between house and techno. >her empathy<,>whool< and >cotton< showcase how sable sheeps vision is clearly focused on leaving a mark release by release.

limited bronze coloured versions!
the second ep from the new stockholm based label romb is a mixed bag of candy, embracing old school italo disco, funky 707-chicago style house, electronic funk and john carpenter type synth bliss. romb ep2 thus continues on the journey aiming at forwarding musical diversity and the worship of analogue sounds.

spotlight ft. lucy randell - the anthem for the summer. this track is bound to be a soundtrack to many a festival this year. catos grimy rock style track compliments lucys powerful vocal. a definite singalong.
whos cato (spotlight instrumental) - the original instrumental, featured heavily at outlook festival 2011.
frenzy - shows catos 4×4 electro influenced smasher, bound to smash any dancefloor.

please note this repress will be without the etching on the b side! mladen solomun, diynamic label head and man of the moment is presenting his kackvogel (shit bird) as the teaser for his forthcoming watergate11 mix compilation, which will be released late june. this bird with the exclusive naming is a slow-mo funk monster in fine solomun style and right here for the start of the summer season 2012.

nice price deal !!! die tracks auf der >modeselektion vol. 02< betreten dunklere, experimentellere wege, auch wenn sie immer noch mit mindestens einem auge das markenzeichen von modeselektor, den party-faktor, im blick haben. auf der zweiten modeselektion-compilation finden sich bisher unveröffentlichte tracks von u.a. monolake, prefuse 73, mouse on mars, clark, lazer sword, martyn, siriusmo, addison groove, egyptrixx, anstam, diamond version (ein neues projekt von raster notons byetone und alva noto), phon.o, bambounou und natürlich modeselektor und bringt damit einige der größten namen der elektronischen musik-szene auf einer platte zusammen.

new years deal - the second ep from the new stockholm based label romb is a mixed bag of candy, embracing old school italo disco, funky 707-chicago style house, electronic funk and john carpenter type synth bliss. romb ep2 thus continues on the journey aiming at forwarding musical diversity and the worship of analogue sounds.

new label focused on electronic music,mainly techno style in its various forms,the first reference in which involved spanish producers like david moleon, iago de la vega, giacomo stallone and jcortes

schallbox inaugurates the open-air season and by doing so unmistakably calls out for a dance! the high spirits of the party held for its tenth release is still in everbobys mind - and the blaze is still burning! yet team schallbox around steve cole follows up by presenting space night astronaut, saafi brother and sound design artist gabriel le mar with the spherically driving and playfully dreamy track >deep red guitar<.

played and supported by chris liebing, dvs1, marcel fengler,inigo kennedy, bas mooy, oscar mulero, truncate, markus suckut and more.kike pravda presents his first release on his own label called senoid recordings, including a remix of ben sims. the vinyl starts with the track exalt.it includes a roland 909 very processed, aggressive and distorted sound until the end, accompanied by a sequence of a dark bassline and dynamic,which kike pravda takes it to the limit of its frequencies in constant evolution.a track that makes it the letter of introduction of senoid. in b side, ben sims remix scared to the most pure style of mr ben. hi-hats unstoppable, unmistakable grooves,giving back to the sounds of the original, essential for its most faithful followers.closes the record the original version of scared, a continuous arpeggio with an accompaniment of a 909 ride pure, brilliant, subtle.scared evolves from beginning to end, with touches of dark, analogic, atmospheres and glitches, which turns it into a space trip.

for the fourth release, hold youth presents a new member to his family. s3a is a new french artist who travel all over the scene for some years, but finally release his great music. after his first acclaimed works on phonogramme, he brought us 4 deep and moody tracks, where he draws his style from his standards. we remind you that we work vinyl only, so check your dealer asap for this essential 12 inch

after debuting with an albums worth of experimental, ambient electronic explorations from the hugely talented nyc based jason letkiewicz under his alan hurst moniker, the emotional response label maintains such high standards with their second release. the focus shifts to timothy j fairplay, a uk producer whose growing discography is proving to be impressive too. ears should still be ringing to his world unknown released homage to ancient egypts predilection for psychedelic drugs and its little surprise he has been hand picked for the debut release on sir weatheralls new vinyl initiative bird scarer. the four tracks that make up somebody, somewhere retain that dubby mid tempo poise that permeated fairplays output to date, though he seems to revel in the freedom to experiment emotional response encourages, focusing more on developing expansive patterns of synths on tracks like >aim for the yellow sector< and the title track. special mention too for >i do not believe< which comes on in a deep medi doing digidub style!

galaktika and apersonal chef maurice aymard delivers 2 original productions with singer yetta in his distinct slow disco meets tech style we know from his productions and remixes for the likes of gorge and compuphonic. deep vocals from yetta are layered on top of a solid groover with suprising guitar parts giving an almost balearic feel, though firmly keeping the groove tightly locked. remixes comes courtesy of fellow south american and exploited records shooting star joyce muniz as well as the dynamic uk duo craig torrance & finn casey. while joyce muniz delivers a version for the deeper floors with her ilegard remix, her dejando remix is perfect tracky peak hour fun. the torrance & casey remix concentrates on a modern touch, giving the original a slightly more electronic feel.

nice price deal !!! prime numbers welcomes newcomer nick sinna for release number 13 on the imprint. hailing from manchester and long time friend of label boss trusme, nick has been best known for his deep, melodic dj sets. showcasing his hypnotic style, as well as a broad spectrum of influences, this 4 track ep is a heavy hitter from start to finish. jumping into it with a nod to the past, >voyager< will have you traversing down a boundless wormhole with its acidy groove. big room sirens and lumbering snaps drive through the eps b side on >kick the habit<. on record two, nick shows us his softer side with blissed out 9 am anthem >momentary<, while >real time< completes the ep on a dark and entrancing note.

the next gorgeous release on mad musician. this time frank muller presents the horizon remixes. horizon has been one of his biggest hits and one of cocoons & somas best selling vinyl re-released and new mastered. ulrich schnauss the master of electronica, funkdvoid the scottish king of techhouse, tigerskin as one of berlins busiest producers and beroshima himself. 4 remixes by senior master producers. each single name stands for an outstanding quality. the funkdvoid remix and beroshima mix has been remastered. those two mixes were released on soma in 2009 but not distributed in many areas. ulrich schnauss comes with a gorgeous techhouse mix and we are glad that ulrich will do some techno productions on mad musician. you all must have heard of tigerskin and his well crafted music. this outstanding producers comes with a classic floorstomper american style. the funkdvoid mix is still one of my all time favourites next to beroshimas skyflyer.

nynfus corporation is the name of a crew of rising starts in the nu funk/ghetto funk scene. top class ghetto funk productions with an ethnic twist are what the 3 boys from budapest, hungary are all about. after doing release on the bombastic jamand bigm label the crew turned to bbp to drop their dopest release to date. the a-side gives us funky peak time ghetto pumpin jams, whiles the b-side shows us a little a of that ethnic/europeanstyles the boys do all so well. all 4 tunes are tested with party rockin guarantee, and they will surely be doing some major damage on the dancefloors this summer.

freeform was produced and mastered with equipment mainly hardware. deep techno style with melodic, progressive and atmospheric punctuation. this second ep is also a self-production of jerome moussion (jm music).

killer techno!! gag reflex is one of those tracks that tears down the walls youll find yourself fist pumping to this one day at some obscure techno party! influences of early 90 s detroit techno all the way up to darkest & sweatiest corner in the berghain. gag reflex is a distorted throbbing stab heavy work out. the bottom end rolls along while the crashing hi hats juxtapose to create a sense of havoc. essential techno tool! on the flip angry dragon focuses its energy on the synth work. the overlaying 909 claps adds more aural pleasure rounding off the package in proper form. issued in limited hand stamped form - vinyl only!

after all, the successful song produced by franck roger and mandel turner originally released in october 2011, is back this year with a number of remixes. flying the french flag are remixes from d’jjulz and seuil. joining the french team is burnski, the young english berlin-based dj/producer who recently rocked real tone records with his latest collaboration with manik you know what its like. each coming with their own flavour, d julz, seuil and burnski all add their individual style to after all.early feedback and support from ian pooley, robert dietz, steve lawler, manik, okain, ame, ritchie hawtin, dj harvey, laura bones, dj t, efdemin, kate simko, alex from tokyo, sebo k, agoria, quentin harris, josh wink, dj deep, the martinez brothers, luciano, dan ghenacia, shonky, reboot, monika kruse, willie graff, clive henry, boris werner, dubfire

following on from the massively popular philadelphia international: the re-edits package, here is the 2nd release in our special philly 40 campaign which is celebrating the 40th anniversary of philadelphia international records. welcome to the hugely anticipated >philadelphia international classics: the tom moulton remixes<. tom moultons involvement with philadelphia international spans the entire 40 years of their existence with many of his early mixes unaccredited in the era before the 12 inch disco disc. in 1977 pir released the ground-breaking historic original double lp philadelphia classics which featured 8 of tom moultons greatest pir mixes. the album has subsequently been reissued several times and is rightly hailed as a must have classic for any serious music lovers collection.

journey, the american hard rock band that was formed in 1973 and became a sensation in the early 80s, didnt fully break through until their 1982 hit >dont stop believin<.
this classic rock anthem has been used in many a soundtrack, from southpark and my name is earl to bedtime stories, and most recently with great success as the theme tune for glee.
remastered audio on 180 grams audiophile vinyl.

alexs take on gotta blast, turns it into a pumping tech-house monster making it the perfect tool for every dj. amsterdams one and only shinedoe takes the track into a dreamy techno direction, a style for which we know her best.

yet another special moment on the tribute series, supplied this time by new yorks dr dunks. a personal favourite of dj harvey, this deep boogie cut with its dreamy, soul style vocal is a diamond of a track which will touch the soul of any dancer. cut loud on single-sided heavy vinyl, you can enjoy it on the beach, in the basement, or on any kind of dance floor

carrying on from the success of their last release from artifact, deadplate records present hackman & blutos what matters. what matters is a bouncing house track with a weighty bass line, sure to waken up any dance floor and perfectly timed for the summer. marimba vibes keep this track bubbling along with an addictive and strong melody that has become unanimous with hackmans style. james fox creates a powerful 4/4 remix on the flip, stripping back the original and bringing a mid-90s uk garage flavour to the table. a real powerhouse on the dance floor, this is one of the strongest pieces of work from one of the uks most exciting house producers. supported by rob da bank, ma1, west norwood cassette library, guy andrews, midland, goldffinch, artifact, thefft

the relics alter ego cubic nomad strikes again with an industrial technoid release in his own style as we have become quite familiar with. acid hardcore crossovers, distorted kicks and energetic ryhthms all over the place. dj support: peaky pounder, broken rules, carnage & cluster

eight full party shakin digitalism works (own track & remixes)

jmcs first appearance on sleep is commercial signed the start of the vinyl era. now the huge talent from sardinia is back with a complete and mature release. 4 tracks on vinyl + 1 digital exclusive, that shows us different faces of the producer. a journey into sound, trough different style. from after-hour to dance floor filler, this record will find place into you dj bag for a long time. supported by: marco carola, ritchie hawtin, locodice, dubfire, daniele papini, luciano and many more.

once again the leeds born, london based producer dazzles with his abstract take on house, garage and everything inbetween. deep in stuttering samples, pirate bass tones and snapping 808s the talented young producer futher develops his colourful style and fuzz laden sounds pallete. eliphino never fails to amaze. always floor friendly, original and boundary pushing.

#4 in a series of releases made to have an excuse to throw a party. a release party is thrown in edmonton, canada at the common and records are given away to the attendees. a limited amount is distributed afterwards. 500 pressed, etched and hand stamped. the a side features a straight up baby maker >my only mistake< from vancouver canadas secret lover. a slow jam edit for the bedroom that slides you deeply into seduction. while b side features a common edit staple in koosh with >high times<. an edit of pure smoothed out disco for all ages, with blissful horns and strings for your listening pleasure.

swing ting aus manchester kehren mit einer weiteren geballten ladung an grime-wahnsinn und bashment-härte zurück. am mikrofon die lokale dancehall-legende fox. der remix kommt von chimpo, der >head gone< im eski-style neu interpretiert.

by 1982 new wave angry-man joe jackson had already broadened his attentions to a more diverse sound. >night and day< is a tribute to the tin pan alley style songwriting of cole porter and george gershwin, both early heroes of the english singer.
with more emphasis on keys & percussion than his earlier work, >night and day< became a hybrid of latin rhythms and jazzy horns & pianos, with stylish synths & splashy pop that perfectly reflects the new york of the early 80s. riding on the single >steppin out<, for which he was nominated for a grammy, the album crept to the number 4 position on the american and number 3 in the british charts, and eventually went gold. this is the first vinyl edition since 1985!
pressing on 180 grams audiophile vinyl, comes in gatefold sleeve.

the newly crowned number one dj in the world lets loose his second longplayer on the number one label in the world (resident advisor 2011). prepare to delve deep as jamie jones brings us >tracks from the crypt< on crosstown rebels

following last years acclaimed curse of soft rocks album, were invited to revisit said masterpiece from an alternative entry — a robust compilation of remixes. each track is wildly re-contextualized leaving us with a beautifully obtuse yet complimentary rendering. personnel employed vary in style and technique drastically, but such is the ethos of soft rocks, and furthermore the esp institute. at the end of the day, we implore you to shut up and listen. on this 12inch (the second of 3 surrounding the revenge of soft rocks remix album) esp mainstays cos/mes deliver a deep and sensual yet sinister take on little lights, and side b reveals an upbeat dubbed out version of wicker man by zurichs own lexx (running back, permanent vacation, leng) good lord this is quite a piece of wax!

g. love & special sauces self-titled album is their debut and has reached gold status. on this record you can find their signatures tune >cold beverage<, featuring lighthearted jive lyrics and funky musical accompaniment, the video to this song got heavy rotation on mtv and it put them on the map. >this aint living< is a precursor to the comforting philly soul style that would be explored more thoroughly on their next album. >town to town< adds variety to the album with its slow-as-molasses blues style. g. love & special sauces debut serves as the musical foundation on which the group would build its future sound.
180 grams audiophile vinyl pressing.

francesco lenza coming back on his label with a amazing techno bomb >stu kazz and loft<! the remix of dave ellesmere (microfunk) in a pure deep style completes the relase confirming 6th studio as one of the most interesting new label. plays by tolga fidan, len faki, mihalis safras, alex smoke...

the title track has kenny larkin vibes, with the max d style cosmic twists we love down here. slick is sick too! features a remix from another certified hemp eater, terekke, who amazed us with awesome white label on l.i.e.s. last year ... killer package on this excellent label.

in italys deepest south, where summer sun is harsh and burns you at midday, sweat is real. you can smell, taste and feel it. it s cold sweat. from constant fear, that haunts people in the dusty streets like shadows. some say, its only paranoia. but you can t deny the kidnappings, the stick-ups and the killings. police is doomed to watch, hands cuffed, since the power lays in the hands of others. who are they? they are invisible. you can only see the bloodshed and the tears. and like everywhere else in the world: violence is always calling for more violence. this is the life of jack curtu. and his music takes you there. three slices, each unique in style, yet united by human rage, misery and desperation. senza via duscita - theres no way out! lux rec knows.

this monterous techno anthem is oscillating between n.cuer usual minimal style and physical records fearsome atmosphear, develloping with a huge leads and squeaky sounds, undoubtinglys been prepared to set fire on the floor. as for b side, we get two remixes made by the label co-owners and main artist mik zif and midwooder. the first is drilling deeper into darkness with a proper physical techno rave style rmx. when the second is digging deeper into minimal techno, bringing the original tunes a bit more of deepness, while still keeping it ultra dancefloor efficient. definitely about to make a lot of noise in the techno scene this year and further, overload destruction and its remixes appears to be unmissable titles for any minimal and techno sets!

positive merge (aka andrey lanovoy) is talented ukrainian techno producer, inspired by a minimal fine sounds with light effects of minimal techno and crazy dark bass with groovy loops of european techno, founds his style in music.

christian blends all the best funk,hip hop and house with his very own oslo style

toby deschamps under his alias jackbox, delivers a freaky minimal techno release for pick time and aftehours lovers. the three tracks set a straight groove with huge baseline, finely surrounded by synthetisers waves, ufo like, and by heavy home-made voices. those voices could make you think after dan bell or even a voice coming straight from somewhere out of the space in a science fiction movie. if you are a regular guest of the klub der visionär you know how it can be spacy on this kitchen floor. anyway, over there, you might have heard toby playing in the past years at his monthly party drop out or for other occasions.then, the tracks of this release are familiar to you as there are some classics from him he likes to play to get people in his music spiral. generaly it can last 12 hours! enjoy the trip.

mladen solomun, diynamic label head and man of the moment is presenting his kackvogel (shit bird) as the teaser for his forthcoming watergate11 mix compilation, which will be released late june. this bird with the exclusive naming is a slow-mo funk monster in fine solomun style and right here for the start of the summer season 2012. the first 500 copies are coming with a full size etching of his watergate compilation artwork on the b-side!

supported by luciano, raresh, dop, karotte, ame, &me, m.a.n.d.y., tiefschwarz, martin landsky, alex niggemann. baalsaal celebrate their tenth release with their new single >tell them< by electronic production duo seconds. seconds are markus enochson and luciano leiva, two producers who met at a chaotic house party in stockholm, sweden. the ep features remixes by charles webster, who loved the track so much that he decided to do three remixes, covering various deep, minimal and progressive textures.

fur the texan, born bryce isbell, extracts minutiae with precision. his compositions, while airily sparse, are saturated with details plucked from broad of landscapes, whether they resemble the texan prairie or the expanses of industrial germany. isbells composite micro-samples are infinitesimal, soaked in breathless allusion and divorced from their context. the crisp, insistently percussive arrangement oscillates like metal shavings manipulated by an unseen magnet. fur has untraditionally tapped into a eu techno mind-meld, a berlin thought-stream. after his early work with neon indian’s alan palomo as ghost hustler, isbell dove deep into minimal sounds that transported listeners closer to inner city detroit than the mid-west. unos first fur ep cocoon follows several years of isbell silence. after a notable debut with lefse, fur submerged below a sea of techno and came up with a deep analog style that has acquired fans in fred p and firecracker records with twisting house like >knots<. a second part in the fur saga on the way, uno has faith this young westerner will be putting a big texan stamp on the house scene to come.

smith & mudd are back in fine style on claremont 56, following up their excellent lp with this great double header! >sauna love< is the lead track, an uptempo, string laden boogie house affair with great vibes, bass, strings and punchy percussion all rolling along into the sunshine. on side-b >the surveyor< is a great piece of otherworldly electronic music, coming on like some weird cough medicine induced dream. the bass pulses along with mystery dialogue, light key flourishes and an intent that is delivered about 5 minutes in when the kick drops and the whole thing shifts into a latenight, alt disco bomb.

anna lunoe & friends real talk ep is all australian and all party! on real talk anna teamed up with mysterious sydney producer touch sensitive - who you may remember brought you body sto’ back in 2009 on future classic - for what could be the perfect summer house anthem..

instruments of r.i.p.ture. after 3 years and 9 releases covering edits, remixes and original productions, instruments of rapture hammers the final nail in its own coffin with the delivery of part 10. the triple vinyl release includes a special selection of unreleased tracks (with vinyl exclusives) and remixes from friends and family of the label. a limited cd will be released in late june with exclusive material from the labels vaults. the final release party will be held in glasgows infamous sub club on bank holiday sunday june 3rd with 6th borough project and ooft alongside the revenge debuting his new live set.

secret circuit, having been knighted by tastemaker tim sweeney by releasing their first 12? on his beats in space imprint, seriously run the voodoo down with this intense jam:jungle drums, spellbinding exotic chants once obstinately nesting in your head once you heard them, cheeping, bleeping and tweeting dub noises messing with your sense of orientation, gyrating guitar chords in a my bloody valentine style and between all this wonderful sonic chaos a slightly latin jazz tinged piano breaks its way. a beautiful maze of a track where you easily can get lost in for the rest of this summer. on the flip portugals tiago accentuates the cosmic rock vibe throwing in an aggressive guitar riff that sounds very much like chicagos im a man and prins thomas chucks the looser jam-like first part of the original over board and bundles the psychedelic elements to a breathlessly, constantly intensifying pressure cooker.