big with luciano, tim xaviar, audiofly, nico purman,someone else, mark henning, men in trees and many more ! einmaleins welcomes >cacabel gentz< a new project by appendics shuffle (los angeles) and dilo (buenos aires). this ep contains 3 absolutely cool tracks for all the house and techno friends. on the b side, afrilounge (pokerflat,connaisseur) comes with a ultra deep minimal house monster. a track that keeps on building and evolving through out all its extend. this ep is a secret weapon

working with production duo soundsilo, clara moto has released 2 highly acclaimed eps on french label >infine<, and more recently remixed petters >robotfood< on manual. today she delivers her debut ep for masayas mina records. 3 tracks that show moto<s diverse range of sounds. the deep, atmospheric, driving electronic sounds of lead track >persephony< is backed by the throbbing, grooving bass of the excellent >montana wildhack<, and the deeper, melodic, french flavored >become<. providing the remix on the package is cologne born, berlin resident rene breitbarth. known for his ability of crossing genres, rene has produced in a variety of styles from minimal, techno, deep, tech and house. his releases and remixes and two full length albums have featured on labels including pokerflat, treibstoff, spectral and dessous. today rene has his deep and lush hat on. taking >persephony<, stripping it down and reconstructing it with a tender touch. he creates a wonderful soundtrack for hazy summer nights. beautiful! support by anthony collins, laurent garnier, hernan cattaneo, alex flitsch, shur-i-kan, funk d void, tiefschwarz

clinks next installation brings a new artist to its catalogue, featuring the work of new yorks acclaimed brooklynite, adultnapper. these tunes are loaded with buoyant percussion and peak-time concepts via synthesizer sampling and manipulation, hence the title, >borrowed keys<. adultnapper is most recently noted for his highly publicized mix compilation and release on steve bugs label, audiomatique, and in addition to clink he has work coming up on pokerflat and crosstown rebels. he is also the owner of the ransom note imprint, and through many years of dedication to the nyc tech-house/minimal scene, he has become a new york underground icon. he first captured our eyes nearly 7 years ago for his insanely popular sunday boat parties in manhattan, titled matter:/form, which later became a tech-house imprint featuring many of the uk icons such as terry francis and eddie richards

new meerestief from david durango (pokerflat) including nick hoeppner (ostgut ton / liebe detail ) remix

after internationally acknowledged releases on philpot and buzzin fly, here today surprise us with their first ep on 33rpm records. here today (florian schirmacher & engin oeztuerk) shape computer based soulful electronic athmospheres! focused on house music but always willing to experiment with various well integrated influences, styles and sounds. engin oeztuerk and florian schirmacher share the musical affection for marvin gaye, the meters, theo parrish, basic channel, eric b. & rakim and alexander skrjabin. as a member of the band faruk green engin oeztuerk already released records on copasetik and 33rpm records. florian schirmacher has been releasing music on labels such as cadenza, cocoon, morris audio to name but a few. he is also part of the electronic house music duos glowing glisses (pokerflat) and federleicht (connaisseur). on the comrades ep, these two musicians team up with benjamin wild. benjamin wild produced ambient music in the early nineties. since the mid-90s his focus has been turning to dance music. you might know some recordings he did for kompakt, perlon, morris audio, force tracks and many other labels. let them out and enjoy!

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

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

mobilee back to back vol. 3, compiled by miss jools, is inching its way to the release date but before then, active listeners can turn ears to the second exclusive vinyl teaser release with remixes from d julz and christian burkhardt. djulz of ovum, pokerflat and intacto records remixed gummihzs 2007 one-of-kind release and turned it into nothing short of a dance floor phenomenon. of course, nothing less could be expected from a man who has been around the world and back since 1992 playing in the most legendary clubs before the most legendary scensters. d julz certainly has the qualification and experience of what it takes to make a party a paaarty! christian burkhardt of oslo, raum…musik and remote area records took one of anjaschneiders more mellow and somber tunes from her spooky beyond the valley album, which ranked third in the charts of groove magazine, and give it a powerful face lift. the hard baseline and repetitive foot-stomping beat is exactly the kind of techno flair that burkhardt embodies in his music. mobilee back to back vol. 3, to be released march 2, 2009, combines a compilation of tracks and remixes produced by mobilees, remixed by other various artists and then mixed again by miss jools in a two-disc spectacular: cd1 is an unmixed selection of 2008 mobilee tracks, all handpicked by miss jools, while cd2 welcomes a list of her favorite producers to remix their picks of the mobilee pack with an additional miss jools spin. miss jools invited talents from the likes of cassy, tobias., nick curly, dinky, djulz, efdemin, christian burkhardt, vincenzo, sven tasnadi and solomun, extending the musical preference.

since their last releases on forcetracks and pokerflat crane a.k. have intelligently developed their style. with genius remixes by tom clark and orlando/nobel, the most talented newcomers on forcetracks label, they have compiled a cool and minimal-groovy record. crane a.k.s unique way of arranging tracks surprises with spherical and extremely danceable sequences - diversify to take a step out of the conventional minimalist monotony. forcetracks calls this new groundbreaking style >affected<. all four tracks are dance floor fillers

the berlin based dj and highgrade-artist jens bond presents with his new ep >hypochonder< his latest work. bond is allready known for his percussive tracks beside that the resident dj of berlins watergate club is well established thanks to his collaborations with benno blome (sender records) and guido schneider (pokerflat). in the namegiving titeltrack for this new ep for highgrade jens bond gives it all: stakkatos of rolling percussions meet pearling synth-lines, creating a jacking, neverending groove. >got some…< develops this recipe for success more into a slightly darker direction, while keeping up beeing changefull with the same >hands-up<-factor. instead of a break mr. bond serves us with >paulista grill< the next highlight of this ep. massive, with a touch of darkness, build on a strong fundament of a funky, dry-asa-bone groove. three tracks, simultaneously eventfull and homogeneous, carrying clearly jens bonds signature.

played out by luciano, loco dice, matthias tanzmann, 2000 and one, bart skils, lauhaus !! incl shinedoe remix. after massive chart breakers on ovum and pokerflat, paris based julien veniel aka d julz joins forces at intacto with his dub wise funky roller yo momo release

to kick off into the new year, highgrade brings you a new edition of its various artists compilation. this time we focus on two surprising collaborations from the middle of berlins club circuit who seem to follow the same aim with different methods: clique artist daniel.fx joins up with one of highgrades main producers todd bodine for a deadpan minimal house groover, as well as the massive and challenging monster track by guido schneider from pokerflat together with ostgut/panorama barimpresario dj andre galuzzi - a demanding and enthusing track just perfect to bring on the perfect headrush on the legendary ostgut floor as well as everywhere else

supported by 2000 and one, anja schneider, jesse rose, loco dice, shlomi aber, trickski, tobi neumann, to name a few.. once again theres a real nod to the old school here in a track inspired by arthur russell. rich, warm analogue pads and subtle fx flashes from the space echo build an enchanting groove. the intensity gradually develops with sounds slowly evolving, lending a deep hypnotic feeling to proceedings, until the chord progression opens out and you cant help but smile. a genuine end of night anthem and when dixon does his own edit you know your onto something special... version: double for your money, with an extra version of the original that doesnt open out into the full stabs and maintains a deeper groove. martin landsky remix: with a tight, tribal tom pattern and straight ahead groove martin landsky achieves a darker more spaced out feeling with his remix. he pushes the pads to a dubbed out climax without fully opening out the progression and this fully hits the spot. martin landsky has been making waves as a dj and producer since the mid-nineties and is one of the key producers at steve bugs excellent poker flat recordings and running his own intim records.. hes compiled many mix cds for labels such as poker flat, systematic and the partysan compilation series. his debut album was >in between< for pokerflat and since then hes remixed the great & good as well as producing several stunning releases and jetting about with his box of records

earlier support comes from ewan pearson, funk d void, satoshi tomi, tiger stripes, troy pierce, laurent garnier, danny howells and many more.. the tenth release from aus music is a tasty little bomb from sian to kick off the new year. graham goodwin aka sian is a dublin native raised gypsy style in southern spain. he released two albums and many singles on labels as diverse as pokerflat, dessous, karmarouge, dirtcrew and einmaleins. wear your scars like medals - has a very different vibe to sians first outing on aus, his lush, melodic >apple tree<. >wear your scars< is an all together darker, more brooding affair. with no bass line to speak of and sirens and toms carrying the majority of the melody this can be classed as a truly tribal excursion. roland appel remix - taking the pitch of sians sirens as the melodic starting point roland builds a hypnotic deep techno track that is reminiscent of early planet e releases.

played by: oxia, d-shokh, Özgür can, dh fex, stephan bodzin,… top secret after hour madness is the concept behind it, knall is the name and berlin is the place. well done top secret people. #4 comes from joz, is called danger! and definitely lives up to its name. super hypnotic minimal grooves with excellent percussion work and dope synthesizer dressing jn top. you can’,t do no wrong if you like labels like minus or pokerflat. deep!.

supported by laurent garnier, charles webster, kiki, layo, trickski, jeff samuel, dave mothersole, .. tills latest release >gestern< (efdemin remix) on morris audio citysport is still booming, and heres already the next hottie: >sein days< ! a melodic techno journey from till featuring the remix treatment from mark august (connaisseur, innervisions, pokerflat, perspectiv). >herr bert< is a straight techno track, keeping a deep and electryfing touch, while >berno< tends more towards a deep melodic side and reminds of >gestern<. mark augusts remix of >berno< is a classic house stomper that goes on and on and on!

early supported and played from josh wink (ovum/pokerflat) and marc romboy (systematic/herzblut)! nicolas stefan (mbf/polo rec.) presents 2 new tracks on his mothership karatemusik >more letters like this< and >080four<! warm and analogue sounds mixed with deep grooves, a little bit like metro area. on the flipside, herbert boese from jaktronik comes around with his remix from >more letters like this<. a great piece of detroit-influenced music with hypnotic buildups to the top!

supported by james holden, loco dice, tom clark, gus gus, jeremy p. caufield !! a tolerant dub tek track flued with warm bass and indricated sounds. argy from pokerflat takes aether on a tech-house direction while leon segka has reconstruct the track using its musical material beside his technoid percussions

played by shinedone, jack de marseille, dan curtin, laurent garnier and jamie anderson. latest pick from deetrons amazing debut album >twisted<. this part includes the wonderful original version (already supported by ame and gilles peterson) and a remix by aril brikha, one of the most in demand producers of the moment after his new releases on kompakt, pokerflat and peacefrog earlier this year.

finest deep detroitish spacin techhouse mover by sian (pokerflat) !! including efdemin (dial) remix. earlier suppport comes from 2000 and one, italoboyz and jamie jones

for fans of freak n chic or pokerflat. supported by tiefschwarz, ellen alien. sven vaeth, steve bug

incl. massive simon flower rmx !! big with: steve bug , m. tanzmann, mark august, ben watt & anja schneider !!excellent deep techhouse tunes to start or finish your set or to rock the afterhour. incl minimal tribal infected remix by simon flowers (moon harbour, pokerflat)

incl. brilliant rmx by man of the moment 2000 and one !! a new face at moon harbour, simon flower comes from gorgeous new zealand and has been affecting theantipodean club scene hugely since the early nineties. as peak shift this pleasant fellow released principally on his own label, nurture recordings but now, after a short break, simon flower is kicking off under his real name. the auspicious twelve-inch >shinjuku skyline< on curl curl was just the beginning as here, he makes his debut on moon harbour before he delivers a12 to pokerflat in a few months time

fresh minus / pokerflat styled tracks

sian - ein mann, ders wissen will und auch schon tut. mit veröffentlichungen auf pokerflat, einmaleins, dessous uns einer langen liste von remixen auf dem kerbholz, stehen ihm auch bei unserem japanischen lieblingslabel alle türen offen. feinster dubtechno, schlank, elegant, mystisch gut

after releases on pokerflat, sender or highgrade comes here the debut from jens bond on immigrant !! including nice remixes by anja schneider (mobilee) and skoozbot

incl raudive remix (klang , pokerflat)

jackmate hat den groove im hintern sitzen, das zeigte er uns schon auf pokerflat, morris audio, resopal, oder auch unter soulphiction. hier auf >blackbox< gibt es tracks die zwischen 1997 und 2007 entstanden sind, also nicht wundern wenn euch der ein oder andere sound bekannt vorkommt.. jackmates chicago house charme ist natürlich auch hier verbreitet

dj support: karotte, josh wink, john selway, jeff samuel, chloe, laurent garnier, sebastien leger, sian (pokerflat), simon baker (infant).... just as klaus kinski once saw the jungle, minilogue see their sound as a multifaceted and highly fecund place whose nevertheless existing and complex matrix does not show itself in any apparent order. two new tracks on wir make their way through tight, slippy and steeply ascending paths, working to see the daylight in the befogged territory of the peruvian rain forest, or they ride on rapid amazonian rivers looking for el dorado, while unknown dangers lurk behind. bushwacking beats slap through the thicket, wandering on the trails of ancient cultures, not fearing any frazzle. minilogues trademark sound already overgrows the dance-floor, wriggles over sweaty walls, into the corners and beneath the turntables, and theres quite a chance to lose oneself in that labyrinth when not paying attention to where the exit once was

dan berkson remix!!! (pokerflat / saw rec)

new stunning limited series on ostwind !! >een.1< is a really ear candy - hit alert. the great jackin groove and the spooky hookline rock the crowd for sure. for fans of trapez, mbf and earlier teibstoff releases a must have. >een.2< on the flip is a phat building techhouse mover full of hypnotical detroit chords which blow your mind away !! for fans of martin buttrich, carl craig & co. supported by monkey mafia (fat, wighnomy broth.), holger nielson and daniel bell !! >een.2 includes samples fromm mescaline circus by dan berkson & james what (pokerflat rec)<

big with: shinedoe, ripperton, sian, martin eyerer & many others !!! this summer will be huge, because the guys of 8bit signed up the well known get physical, connaisseur and pokerflat artist afrilounge, for an ep which will hit the open air crowd like an hurricane. on a you ll find the track >wasser und sonne<, a combination of groovy pushing beats with an unforgettable melody, which forces you to move and stomp your feets into the ground and crying a river like justin did. on aa you ll find the track >cruisen< , a wonderful deep house track with an easy chilling character

new label based in cologne managed by two djs and producers from canary islands. the first release comes by new talented producer sebastian roya (connaisseur, connaisseur superieur). incl remix by sian (pokerflat, morris audio, dessous, karmarouge)

nice melodic techhouse 2 tracker limited to 555 copies!! dj support : ivan smagghe (black strobe), laurent garnier, martin landsky (pokerflat), 3 channels (crosstown rebels), dan drastic (moon harbour)

die zweite deepe scheibe auf dem tic tac toe sublabel kommt von sian, der schon auf pokerflat und dessous für gespitzte ohren sorgte. satoshi fumi, der die erste connect four ablieferte, kommt hier mit einem schönen detroit remix daher

boxersport presents the first 12 inch excerpt from the new matzak album >live beginnings<.. incl finest minimal floating remix by pokerflat guys dan berkson & james what

nice collaboration between dan berkson (pokerflat) and adultnapper (mood). pier bucci comes with an amazing remix with moody piano riffs, skewed vocal snippet and blowing psychedelic soundscapes

huuuuge electronic and melodic techhouse at it best , very groovy and hypnotic!! dan berkson = pokerflat artist

new tic tac toe sub-label called connect four. the first release comes from satoshi fumi (force tracks, italic, disco inc) and he delivers finest emotional deeptech. remix comes from pokerflat and karmarouge artist sian

the criminals welcome alexander maier to their roster with his stunning track >ino<, which comes with a equally strong remix by sian (pokerflat, dessous) on the b-side! alexander maier aka dj all*star has previously released on exun records and has remixed artists like phonique, kris menace, etc. and is also part of kleinkariert. his releases are supported by carl craig, david duriez, fafa monteco, phonique to name only a few.alexander maier returns on criminal with a stunning, a little bit trance influenced, track with beautiful harmonies and melodies. a throbbing, undefined and sexy bassmelody accompanies the beautiful pads throughout the journey. we know it s not the typical criminal sound you are used to, but we had to get our hands on this track as it is simply wonderful! and since we are releasing an ep by sian next year, we thought it d be a nice introduction to criminal to have sian remix >ino<. his remix catches a similar vibe to the original, but features more progressive synths and sounds. but hey… have a listen yourself and you ll understand what we re talking about!

kickboxer welcomes phonogenic (20:20 vision, moodmusic, pokerflat) with two maxis on the rocks. here is the first called <rooma> with three laid-back, rolling tracks. and by having a vodka with ice, the heat will generate almost naturally

deep minimal tech four tracker by pokerflat artist hakan lidbo !!

nudisco are ready for take off rock im puls! there latest remix for trentemoeller will be soon released on pokerflat. but first we caught them for karatemusik these guys are hot

incl martin buttrich remix (pokerflat, planet e, loco dice - producer)

cool groovin minimal hypnotic techhouse !! pokerflat & dirt crew artist !!

new electro-tech-house label founded by norm (king kong records). parquet recordings starts with an electro-tech-house peaktime track from the label-leader himself with his new project solee. next to the original mix there are 2 stunning minimal-techno mixes... the first remix comes from yassin & arne, one of the hottest newcomers in the minimal techno, scene at the moment. they already released on 3rd floor records next to trentemøller and duplex 100. 2nd rmx by schatz & wickinger (releases on elektro komfort & traum schallplatten), who work closer to the original but adding some new flavour. great start for this new high-quality label. don t miss it! full dj support by: satoshi tomiie, martin landsky (pokerflat rec.), joachim garraud, dms (great stuff rec.), joe t. vanelli, mijk van dijk, flash brothers, monoroom and others…

super minimal er hypnotischer techhouse groover des pokerflat artists. incl sweet n candy rmx !!

after a short production break, daniela stickroth re enters with stories from the attic e.p.the musical scene. ghost in the attic ranges in minimal fields with thick bassline and much groove. dan berkson & james what continue the path of their last pokerflat release and create a deep, techhouse groover with much atmosphere. in the original mix,chest in the attic is a deep, melodious track with much heartfeeling, which gains in the remix of pablo akaros ( karmarouge) newer and rougher elements, and which also forms a nice antipole to the original mix

after a long time friendship and countless over-the-top partycrashes together, we are very happy to welcome our friend and one of our fave djs, mr. jens bond on highgrade. after his vinyl debut with guido schneider on steve bugs pokerflat recordings last year this is jens bond s second record to hit the streets. jens, who managed to establish himself as one of the true top djs within the berlin house scene, delivers a 12inch which represents his musical (and spinning) style of electronic dancemusic very well - dry, compulsive grooves, a very minimal-housy structure with deep aesthetics, perfect sound design and an overall superb float between the hard and the soft, exactly what we wanted from this guy and more!