san soda only needed one very limited ep and one >full< release to get attention from all over the place. deep house music that is both rooted in the past and firmly aimed towards the future. for this fourth release on we play house recordings san gives us three more killer tracks from his vaults. the a-side brings us >doorsnee<, a track that already had people requesting a release when it was but in its infant days on his myspace. describing it is quite the task, because it kinda leaves the 4/4 path and still stays on it, it kinda floats but it still gets you screaming on the dance floor.

santiago salazar, ladies and gentlemen! member of underground resistance, producer of los hermanos, recording artist for planet e. a biography made in heaven. macro pulls the most incredible people these days and theres a method to the madness: >arcade< immediately shows why santiago is known to be one of detroits most forward thinking producers and djs. the chords! the hook! the synths! the drums! finally an anthem thats 0% retro and 100% euphoria. leaving the recent fashions behind, >arcade< spreads all the warmth and enthusiasm one could dream of this year. this is 2009! and if this wasnt enough: hot on the heels of >art of sorrow<, man of the moment stefan goldmann does his first remix for macro! his stunning version is a 15 minute monster. not just a jam, but a fully composed journey from deep reverberation to drum machine fueled peaks to a japanese flute and koto workout. depth on a new level. this is the difference this label makes - others do ambient, cosmic or krautrock. macro does the thrilling stuff.

the parkwalker is one of affie yusuf s monikers under which he released a handful of deep, soothing and hypnotic house gems on funknose, back in the 90 s. some people may also recall house of 909 releases on pagan or alola. we think it s time to get the parkwalker character out there again, walking the parks in search of magic potions and analog children. we think it s time for the parkwalker to rise again and intoxicate innocently wandering souls with his almost therapeutically caressing deep house magic. nowar has the honour and privilege to relaunch the parkwalker with its first release, degeneration. two deep spiritual house gems to which you dance with your eyes closed, melting away to otherworldly spaces. degeneration instantly talks to your soul and dictates the rest of your body with primitive universal moves and grooves. organic, sexy, and soulful music for mind and body. opendance continues the journey on the flipside with equal hypnotic deepness and electronic soothing sounds for angelic tribes in an imaginary future... essential house music

kyle hall graces us with another jazzy off kilter ear catching release, except this time hes not alone. kyle and four other young midwest musicians come together as bsmnt city anymle kontrol for the title track the perfekt sin, a real soul hitter. one of them is dorian fiddler son of heavy weight detroit producer amp fiddler, letting loose on live drums at age 17. love kontrol is an emotion steering eccentric groover thats sure to excite the senses with its elegant uplifting melodies. oatn out is a rhythm challenging avant garde dusty retarded joint that is a must listen to for the people who enjoy breaking the tempo and arent afraid to throw your average 4 on floor pocket out the window.

seamless recordings new offshoot seamless twelves which will concentrate more on vocal and uplifting house brings you a sampler of whats to come from the label. on this sampler we feature tracks by top quality producers such as matthias heilbronn (pdp ft inaya), jazzloungerz, greg stainer & central avenue people supporting these tracks already are atfc, roger sanchez, rocco, syke n sugarstarr, hector romero, alfred azzetto, tom de neef, martin ten velden, andy ward amongst others

generally based in london, soundspecies encompasses a collective of friends and different projects, with the momentum and focus coming from a family connection, four brothers raised with a jamboree of musical instruments for toys learnt a love for jamming and creating sounds from an early age... fast forward through developing years... henry gettin busy with beats and decks and sussing the london scene - olly playing lots of bass in bands & training in music recording, composing and acoustics at salford uni, manchester - nat working hard and playing hard on his guitar - barnaby composing and playing sax in various bands then travelling and suckling inspiration in brazil, morocco, borneo... expanding the family until the whole world is our friend... music is a universal language, a communication with like minds...fellow soundspecies worldwide. this is the first artist project to be born from the legendary cd-r sessions!

having forged a keen army of converts to their late night audio nights & establishing a reputation as one of londons best underground parties, it was only a matter of time before they started their own label to release the music they & their party people love to dance to. expect the finest in deep electronic house, balearic boogie and italo flavours, all expertly mastered onto luxurious vinyl with slick graphic artwork. the first artist signed and to be released on the label is french/u.s producer kevin lemonnier recording under the name of das volt. this man uses no plug-ins and a resolutely old skool production philosophy. utilising all analogue signal paths through outboard and vintage gear. his music is justifiably compared to the luxuriously warm and pared down output of metro area, capturing that legendary period between disco & proto house by being a stickler for authenticity. gestures is a modern take on the electro boogie sound, pizzicato strings, silky rhodes and fat bass all blended to create a dance floor gem. fantasy is a modern italo disco classic, with epic pianos setting the mood over a driving trouser flapping bass line. remixes come courtesy of italian outfit telespazio s fabrizio mammarella - who does his deep electro funk thing with immediate dance floor effect, and toby tobias of rekids and late night audio fame, who completes the package with a killer balearic boogie interpretation

quadrants citrus saga continues with another high quality release packaged in yet another mesk sleeve thats just to heavy to be true. the 12 kicks off with built for war... and this title isnt lying one bit, filthy reeces rampage over this stomping beat, the quality just ooses off it. quadrant delivers! the flip holds mascara, this one has neuro written all over it. hear the quality, the funk, the power this dancefloor killer is one for the people who cant get enough of, optiv, noisia, fierce, break, silent witness and all of the other neuroheads...

after his 2nd album, remixes for modeselektor, cassius and zombie nation, housemeister is back on bnr with his new ep >beef jerky<. 100% analog produced techno and breakcore - and as usual outside of any trend. >who is that boys<, a pure housemeister style banger with a crazy beat programming, is garantied to rock the club. >beef jerkey< is a dirty breakbeat-core trak and like pedro winter said if it was labelled as chemical brothers people would take it as great track back to the roots. >rambo< is a tropical beat mix of baltimore, dubstep and techno, >vakuum< gives you the deeper rephlex techno vibe and last but not least there is >gehacktes<, a cool beat tool for the anti rave night. this record proves that the magic and excitement of electronic music is based on the good old fashioned analog production. word

after last years debut with people from ibiza (top 10 position in the german dance charts) on mylo, a.c.k. & simon point are back with their follow-up come with me. pumping electro house with micha moor, chris montana & ely yabu and abel riballo & dj kds on remix duty!

the pandulloÆs i-robots is back with an eclectic sound project again released with his close people, und, nemesi, tuscania, marconi, (marco palmieri, terry ann frenken, alessandro lestino) and with a new collaborations with n.o.i.a. the kult italian 80Æs electro wave disco band & with spacy x young producer from belgium he love to introduce.

germanys finest michael burkat and lars klein team up to bring you a very special collab release. bound and lk combine forces and deliver a true techno slammer. lars klein starts the ep with his changes. soundscapes introducing a deep and dark techno monster with a powerfull and uplifting vibe. changes all through the track resulting in a 12 minute workout! michael burkat on the flip with his special bound release. bound 026 was a great succes and many people are waiting for this follow-up. the first track is a bouncing track with a catchy feel, while the second takes it deeper. full support by perc, hertz and many more.

neeve is for a lot of people one of the stand out tracks from the recent woolfy vs. projections album the astral projections of starlight and finally gets the single release it deserves. alongside the original album version comes a pair of fresh remixes. the first one is provided by the time & space machine aka richard norris, erol alkans partner in crime in the beyond the wizards sleeve project who just did a great remix for franz ferdinand. he stretches the original into an extented dance version. seconded by the debut remix from the brand new permanent vacation production outlet formed by the label heads tom bioly and benjamin froehlich. the boys turn neeve in their tropical heat remix into a percussive and hypnotic voodoo disco/house groover.

superb dancefloor remixes from farben (jan jelinek), krikor, anthony shake shakir, mapstation ... played by chloe, jennifer cardini, ame... special re-release !!

>italys finest exponents of fidgety bassline ... create a blistering italo electro masterpiece... this confirms them as an act to listen out for in 2009.< dj mag !! leaders of the italian electro-fidget front blatta & inesha are back once again on hell yeah for a new special 12inch double a side designed by our very own neverending, on the a side revolution is the ultimate sicilian stomper, hip-hop influenced tricks and energy fuelled grooves, revolution has been included by drop the lime into his latest mix for fact magazine and dj supported by all the sinners in the scene. on the aa side they team up in the studio with latest italo legend in the makin congorock (fools gold,).

furious hard techno 4-track attack on the third datablender release, this time from rob stalker/ritchie gee/sam siva & xhe

punx soundchecks sinister alter ego chanty poe grabs the zeitgeist by the cajones with this rave flavoured collision of electro, hip hop, bassline, and party techno. rising stars missoddkidd and c. monts make a guest appearance. support from mark moore, jagz kooner, tronik youth, infadels, xfm, kiss, (amongst many others), and received a 5 * review in dj magazine

nice price deal !!! new boy ryan delivers a thumping big room track, ridney & jamie wamie stand up full supported by pete tong twice on his fast trax show! dont delete sunset exclusive new track from the dont delete boys, just in time for the miami beach parties. jay north beautiful people a huge hit is jays home country of norway, this anthem returns with a killer remix from kid massive

based on the m people classic!!mixes by prezioso & marvin, ciskoman vs brizio, woody bianchi and glitch & clave!

the first few copies we had of this one sold out so quickly, most people dont even know this release exists... but now (finally) its back! pure & minimalistic drexciya / ectomorph like electro tracks from south carolina, which comes in a beautiful hand silk screened sleeve. buy now, or regret later!

nrk - sampler 3 kicks of with the track most people associate with dj sneak, >you cant hide from your bud<, one of the records that broke the whole filtered disco thang. blue boys >sandman<. taking a riff and pitched up vocal from the undisputed truth, many will perhaps have forgotten this gem, but is ripe for revival now! side two offers up the fantastic >shake it for me< from uk producer dj d brining up the rear, studio 45s >i like the sound< was a hit on azuli in 1999. pure mirrorball dancefloor stuff. sneak essentials

new kanada enters the year of darkness with two cuts of techno that go straight for the throat. raw house music for mixers, jackers, and people of ill repute everywhere. side a features a slamming remix of murr’s “stay” track by adam marshall. murr’s original moog bassline gets jacked into a dj-friendly mix weapon of the highest calibre. 10+ minutes of erratic hats, swung snares and some weird noises that would do octave one proud. sibe b is a homage to our favourite analog mixer of days gone by - the numark dm1950. mood edit embraces the chaos of chicago house, and the class of new york city in this long playing dub tool that will be sure to evoke fear in the legs - and passion somewhere inbetween. complete with off kilter bassline, counterpoint bump, and a long deep mix for the heads.

every now and then we read about people doing amazing things, and one of those people is sezer uysal. following releases on his own dark pleasure records, he gives method this ep. with throbbing bass lines and blissful melodies, complimented by that glitched out progy edge, waves of people see themselves moving to the sounds generated from this energetic youngster

ripchord are 2 guys from copenhagen with years of experience with music in its many different forms. in a short period of time ripchord has firmly pushed their way into the danish underground scene. max thelin aka. maximus is the second member of the danish hip-hop producer duo mavix. jesper prehn, old time raver, dj and producer, has a long history in electronic music. their style is dark and original with jazzy swingsets and groovy basslines. thrill cosby is set in a 20 s ballroom jazz club in new orleans. the tempo is high and the people are swinging to the rhythm. the band is jumping and the bourbon is kicking in making the trumpet drowsy. tanzable, is a minimal tune kept in the subsonic layers. it has got a dominating bass line the swirls you into a hypnotic state of mind, encouraging you to move in sexy ways. this remix is conducted by joachim spieth best known for his spiecher series on kompakt.

stuart li aka basic soul unit is no unknown in the game, but hes new to our camp. after following his output for some time now, we finally could sign two tracks of his raw and edgy techno for philpot. >dank< is a growing piece of pure space funk! resonating basslines and banging drums collide with twisted arpeggios, fall apart and rise again… caused mayhem when tested out! >the stand< starts with some oldschool flavoured breaks to shuffle its way into bleepy heavens of acid-infected wildpitch craze! people, we must rise up from our graves! zeitlos, wie man bei uns sagt

appetit is a new russian independent label uniting electronic musicians focused on quality deep house and minimal tech house music which is born in itself always by special mood. we study, we propagandise and we offer to people best dishes of the musical industry of most higher grade . the first release is presented by a5 - direct participant of appetit music community. on a record you can find 3 tracks of top grade which carry in itself exceptionally positive emotions.

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!!

debuting with >i believe< on the monumental (10 records) compilation >techno 2: the next generation< (alongside carl craig, marc kinchen, and jay denham) in 1990. octave one is the brainchild of the phenomenal native sons of detroit, mi (usa), the burden brothers. the band, (made up of lenny burden and lawrence burden), have had the privilege of touring live and djing throughout the world, including the countries of germany, spain, greece, belgium, vienna, the netherlands, the uk, ireland, scotland, malaysia, japan, the us, and russia, among many other places. throughout their careers they have worked with such artists as derrick may, underground resistance, juan atkins, anthony shake shakir, among others. they have remixed tracks for such artists as massive attack, akabu (joey negro), dj rolando (jaguar), steve bug, john thomas, the trampps, rhythim is rhythim, and inner city. two years of live touring and three years of recording come together for the brothers latest musical offering. reaching back and rejuvenating their pure electronic detroit sound, o1 produce a dance floor heavy techno journey. >summers on jupiter< showcases the burdens signature rough and tumble production style. several tracks are already gracing the decks of the likes of jeff mills, laurent garnier, carl craig, richie hawtin, and claude young among many others. to celebrate their first studio album in four years, octave one take the electronic beat down on the road through 2009.

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

having somewhat of a renaissance of late due to an infamous back-to-back session with ricardo villalobos, dj sneak aka carlos sosa has a history of continually staying ahead of trends and making house and techno that really matters. this makes him the perfect back in the box candidate (following on from dave clarke, louie vega and joey negro), where unearthed gems and anthems from days gone by are delivered with a fresh outlook

der aufregendste microcosm release seit einer weile. und das heisst schon was, denn die anderen waren ja keinesfalls schlecht. miskate rockt hier auf foundsound-weise ziemlich vielschichtig um die ecke aber trotzdem geradeaus. ihr wisst was ich meine, oder ?

shock n chick father come back again with a deep techno track. la luna, dedicated to his resident club, is a strong floorkiller. featuring the remix of the evil amigos, with a special tool version, exactly what you need for let the people going crazy.

new release on belgian pikss label, again with two outstanding minimal tracks living from soundscapes, containing a superb remix from nutown project who was working together with people like tony thomas before.

album sampler of the fred ventura classic cuts album release. two special tracks that have never been released before. a side is a sublime edit version by fabric resident dj craig richard of the i f track (ft fred ventura) i cut my heart out. craig made the track more suitable for modern club use, and he has been playing this edit version since months. he received so many reactions on the track of people who went total nuts (and some even cried when he played the intense and emotional song!). we thought this is the right moment to make it available for everyone. on the b side we have a slamming italo disco monster which fred produced together with ajello. super phat basslines (slightly reminding us of classic bobby orlando tracks) and typical italo disco synths. two completly different tracks both featuring the emotional vocals of fred ventura. timeless piece of dance music!

this minneapolis based team keeps things funky with jacking, disco and jazz sampling cut up house!!!

simone tavazzi did it again! its still by him the new analytic trail release, the number 23 for the precision of markantonios label. this time the young milanese producer dedicated to a style with dark aftertaste, but rich in intensity and rare sounds. the track poltergeist, which you can hear the exceptional remix by english perc from perc trax, drumcode, kompakt, as it is an entity that will dominate clubs, your car and your minds, we will be catapulted into a long journey! and yet the track way out - there is no way out, you can just dance and make people move all night long.

nico purman (known from labels like crosstown rebels, mule electronic & vakant) is known for his unique dark and deep, yet funky sound, definitely the right man to bring us those first spring vibrationz...nico purmans first curle is already almost two years old. in fact he was one of the first people we contacted when we were in the process of starting up the label. simply because of his unique dark and deep, yet funky sound. at the time he had only released on modelisme, but in the meantime much respected labels such as crosstown rebels and mule electronic proposed him an ep, and also vakant took him under their wings. hailing from argentina, hes definitely the right man to bring us those first spring vibrationz...

remember when tracks used to be fun, and people smiled on the dancefloor and gave you a big hug, and were happy to see you, and girls shook their asses from left to right in a way that didnt seem possible based on the joint system of the human body? this two-tracker from new artists solo and zombie disco squad should put the smile back in your step

after 2 successful eps and massive remixes for metronomy and whomadewho its now time for more discodeine vinyl action. this third ep called tom select is definitly dedicated to the dancefloor... frankly, the track speaks for itself but if you need some influences lets say smith n hack/lfo/frankie bones... but you should know by now that discodeine is only sounding like discodeine right? the remixes are provided by some people that we admire for a long time: la horse (danton eeprom & ivan smagghe) and joakim. la horse provided a trippy remix, with live drums, electronic wizzardy and insanely beautiful pop harmonies while joakim is more on that nasty techno vibe we all love.

prologue and juho kahilainen (bpitch control, frozen north, initial cuts) release a wonderful deep depressive giant ep called prophet without a vision. juho is recognized as a great electronic artist in europe with the right talent to take you on an excessive dance floor journey without any compromises. de:bug wrote about juho, everybody should take an eye on his productions. prologue shares the same opinion! juho kahilainen has produced one of the greatest summer hits last year on bpitch control and is back on prologue music with a mind-boggling ep called prophet without a vision, now. he is delivering perfect techno tracks with space consuming tunes and unbelievable deepness, people cannot really sit down... you must dance. but dont lose too many words about this prologue release, just listen to it and be surprised. mastered by oliver lieb. support from cio dór, oliver lieb, alex flatner, donato dozzy and many more to come!

mercurochrome was born with this new century in the shadow of the cows of jura. created under the initiative of a handful of people with a weird techno and electro fringe background, this label is made of a dozen of artists, producers and djs.

egbert delivers three quality tracks on michel de hey s ec records imprint. thousands of japanese party people went mental when the title track vlammen was played by michel de hey at wire festival last summer. this is a guaranteed floor filler!

hellsystem get back on track, once again! three new hardcore bombs signed by dj d for this very skilled producer from italy! already supported by some of the top hardcore djs, mad pimp will be a 2009 floor filla! hardcore blasters releases once again top quality hardcore stuff, ready to let the dancefloor shiver! for people who likes pure hardcore sound.

ltd warehouse find... amazing 2 ep package by ion ludwig!! cornerstones is an ep that will prove to become another successful tool used by many in the international circuit, full of intricate rhythms with a low-end that can knock your glass off the table... on the ace expect some rolling basses - people will find it very hard not to dance to. prepare for the deeper swamplands on the flip side.

antoine husson aka electric rescue is a long time collaborateur and friend of heckmann, promoter and organizer for the famous rex club in paris, labelowner of the more than successful skryptöm records and last but not least dj and musician. he here hits afulimited with his first release and thats already creating a big buzz! with a little help by heckmann himself to get the crazy ideas into shape, antoine finally delivered three very unusual and unheard tunes, that people are asking for strongly already. lazy dog with its building craziness and wicked sounds starts off like a hurricane. theres not much

after several months of hard video- and filmwork, and several awards, french-vietnamese cutie tk.kim aka. pop-3 will finally release some new tracks, on vinyl and online, and by the way, she promised to release more stuff in 2009! so, the new release, chicks and cuts, with 8 tracks online and a 4-track vinyl 12, is definitely dancy, clubby and loud. definitely in the tradition of pop-3s former releases, that never perfectly fitted a precise music category and prove that tk.kim still refuses to be house, tec or minimal. shes all of them or none of them. and what does chicks and cuts sound like, then? boomy squeaking analog sequences combined with delicious samples of her sweet voice will delight the dancefloor, lo-fi audio splinters coming out of old analog drummachines play something like very reduced melodies, and well shaped bassdrums and deep synths will delight your tummies. the very minimal lyrics are in french, as usual. and, goodie: sonja moonear and akiko kiyama contribute with amazing remixes to this fine girls-only oeuvre, rhythmical and minimal but still very harmonious the one by akiko, deep and mysterious the one by sonja. and by the way, the cover is really sweet, people say.

new year, new sounds. we are proud to release our debut ep under concorde club recordings with very special tracks by highly talanted newcomers microtune & takter and acidfacotry plus a great remix by oscar. on this release you find four melodic, danceable tracks, minimal, technoid and deep - exactely what it needs to be played on a packed dancefloor. this special music has its own stlye and people freak out celebrating great parties with great stuff. skytrain gives you the feeling of a long never ending night with those perfect moments you really like to remember. pulsating beats and a catchy melody in the remix also makes you wanna dance. debajo del sol has its own moving spirit. long melodies, typical for acidfactory, and an unconventionally bassline. phat! the remix by oscar, known as label owner of lordag, karateklub etc, completes this record and pushes really forward...

while the world holds its breath to see if mr obama really will change the course of history with his makeover plans for the us of a, kenny hawkes and joshua (iz) waste no time in committing the president elect to vinyl. the brains behind the long running space club chooses a squelchy acid backdrop for barrack to wax lyrical over. whatever unfolds with the globes fragile economy, people will always want to dance so allow the esteemed duo of hawkes and solomon to lead the way !! rerelease

paul woolfords intimacy music label is an outlet for his more experimental offerings. not limited by genre or expectation, intimacy music aims to deliver the highest caliber dancefloor techno and tech house while also proactively trying to surprise people with avant-guard productions for this latest offering woolford turns to longtime friend and production cohort, mat playford.