charted & supported by matthias tanzmann, martinez, ray okpara, wollion, reboot, raresh, mathias kaden, gel abril, davide squillace, lauhaus, martinez brothers and many more!

with ifumes first ever release >polaroid love< ep still fresh on our decks and receiving many props from around the globe, master-hs exotic komplex de deep imprint, for their next release, turn to a far more established artist in the form of label regular, francois dubois. whilst his techno alias funk d void has taken the lions share of the plaudits for many years, lars sandbergs other alter ego has, in recent times, shone just as brightly. whilst the tough beats of fdv are firmly routed in his scottish homeland, its no doubt the warmer climate of his spanish residence that enthuses and drives the deeper and smoother sounds of francois dubois. releases and remixes from the francophile have graced such labels as urban torque, plastic city, freerange and buzzin fly.
early dj supports and feedbacks by laurent garnier, djul’,z, ben westbeech, motorcitysoul, feygin, brother’,s vibe, sasse, andy cato…, ...

2nd part of the fdf raw series – bleak & stripped down.

raw 90 underground house

part 4 from the >deep, real and raw< series! again a well mixed selection of beats and basslines featuring mister >underground disco< toby tobias, famous for his releases on rekids and his debut compilation >underground disco< on ministry of sound, japanese sound freak no milk (yore, rhapsody), the ever present italian house maestro marcello napoletano (theres no stopping him) and ricardo miranda from chicago, who has made a big impression recently with superb tunes on labels like neroli, hour house is your rush (rush hour) and his own imprint noble square. get this part 4 now!

incl remixes by vince watson (planet e, delsin) and hobo (minus)

the eighth edition of cocoon recordings 10inch series leads us to berlin, where martin müller and daniel stroeter are working under the alias youandme as djs, label managers and producers for labels such as rotary cocktail, 2020vision and compost for more than 15 years now. >raw” is the ultimate soundtrack for the very special acoustic comprehension both musicians have in setting an absolute imperative on the dancefloor by constantly rising noise levels, but without ever neglecting the funk. living in berlin for only a short time, 23-year-old ilario alicante from tuscany / italy has made his appearance by releasing records for cécille, break new soil or sci+tec over the last three years, especially >vacaciones en chile< was an essential part of the club summer 2008. >balance< purifies modern house music down to its essences, using a 2-minute break with a central organ theme to keep your synapses tightly clenched before a massive bass kick unlocks the tension. just a perfect acoustic devotement to the balance of the raw.

after the excellent received >deep, raw and real< part 1 and 2 (with the likes of motor city drum ensemble, stl and anton zap) its now time for more - part 3 and 4 are coming! we invited again some hot producers for some deep, raw and real tunes and the result is a fine mixture of contemporary global house music. part 3 features lukatron, the new project by the classic man luke solomon (as already heard on his full ep, quintessentials 17) and japanese wizard radiq, whos in peoples mind since his philpot release. the flipside offers the mighty cottam, famous for his self titled >cottam< releases plus up and coming deymare from finland. watch out for him and his releases on quintessentials, kindasoul and others.

release number 4 on the scruffy militant wing of the beloved popular peoples front label !! this time around we have a raw, stripped down & acid fueled workout from manchesters miguel manzano. its shot through with the original spirit of late 80s warehouse jams, but rendered in glorious 21st century sonics. on the flip the popular peoples front head back into the dimly lit, sweaty melting pot of chicagos house music past and conjur up a future-retro throwdown of epic proportions

bangin uk acid techno.

incl someone else & so inagawa rmxs !supported by: butane, troy pierce, richie hawtin, paco osuna!!

first press hand-numbered one sided white label. hordes of berghain freaks and techno headz go crazy about (b1) >blofunk< - another collection of fab grooves from doctor vinyl!! supported by ricardo villalobos! includes digital download coupon.

following on from his sold out debut release on rebel intelligence, matt whitehead delivers two more electro funk jams for fans of the old school breakdance style! the a side >raw deal< is a synth funk orientated workout complete with guitar licks and bass solos, throwing down a homage to the sound of yesterday. the flip side >the tip off< follows suit with another track of old school goodness encompassing all the necessary elements to move the dancefloor.

dj itchy & guy mcaffer giving it to you r.a.w. style. time to stay up forever once again!

early support from: luciano, dubfire,mendo, marcin czubala, anthonycollins, laurent garnier, boris werner,livio & roby, matthias vogt, matt john,alex celler and many more!now is the time for fabio giannellis district raw to release the ep number five. to make the honour are the three mannheim based guys fimo. they started sharing projects, library and of course their passion. together, they are focused to combine their different musical influences and selfcollected sounds to put them into new eletronical robes. everything is allowed, as long as it grooves! -back to the people ep- features three stunning original productions. each one with style, beauty and maturity. first on remix duty is the cecille artist negru. toughening proceedings, negru creates a driving rework of >groove on<. a fantastic mix. to close the package we are treated to a remix of >hold back that feeling< from the italian guy matt brown. fresh from the success of his quite brilliant eps on below and einmaleins.

guy robin is back with his raw house project this time miss badu gets the remix treatment.

detroits electronic provocateur jimmy edgar invites you to try a new position on the salacious remix ep for >hot, raw, sex< (out july 12th), the lead single from his robo-disco songbook, xxx (out july 27th). newly signed to !k7, edgar wastes no time getting the party started with a scorching trio of retakes on an already incendiary proposal. the latest in a line of syth-based seductions that began with princes >dance, music, sex, romance< and continued through frankie knuckles/jamie principles house sizzler >baby wants to ride<, edgars >hot, raw, sex< sounds like a lovesick paean from aphex twin to janet >miss jackson, if you re nasty<.
includes mp3 download-code.

another killer 4 track ep from kolour offshoot undertones, featuring some of the brightest names on the scene.

guy mcaffer versus d.a.v.e. the drummer

the title says it all here: legendary veteran with super raw oldschool house trax.

big with: luciano, marco carola, nic fanciulli, ellen allien, joris voorn, danny fiddo, andrew grant, h.o.s.h, anthony collins, kabale und liebe, gregor tresher, julien chaptal, arnaud le texier, livio&roby, lee curtis and many more! new release for the italian district raw, this time show us a v.a. of strictly italians artists. the ep is composed of four tracks from 3 different artists: alessandro sensini, b.green&redmond and dario lc, surely we will hear a lot about them in the next months. the title of the ep explain us a lot about the philosophy of the label, a crew reason!

first on decks.de , a german exclusive !!! nice deep and serious techhouse to deep house tracks on this new label based in milan. incl remixes by keisuke kondo and yuki masda

incl. soulphiction remix.

nice price deal !!! a rolling bassline kick that glides trough snapping and chopped up vocals makes this track a certain floor filler. and when half way trough you hear the latino guitar riff slice its way in, you can just wait until it hits off.giving the track power and funk! and incredibile mix of latino funk and straight on 4/ house. on b side you can find an eclectic remix of stoned chicken, who brings out a more samba feel also by dubbing down the guitar, a gradual build up track.

remain records 008 is all about the man behind the brand. in a string of excellent releases, axel karakasis signs the raw level ep, which boasts three exceptional tracks from the greek wild-child.

german doomcore artist moleculez delivers his second release on the mighty symp.tom imprint! very raw stuff on this new release, including new and pounding collaborations with mental wreckage and the relic. with 5 dark and twisted tracks full of ear piercing sounds and massive layers of distortion moleculez unleashes a very diverse and high quality 12. another fine addition to the symp.tom catalogue.

ultraphat deep and hypnotic dub techno.... incl sven weisemann remix

lil tony is hotter than hot. while starting to dj and produce years ago, tony has been a staple in the scandinavian club scene since the early 90s. an amazing dj (actually one of the favourites around the moodmusic hq) and a talented producer, tony started with the fbi project with roberto rodriguez and kimmo oksanen before dropping some serious damage on raw trax vol. 1 last year on moodmusic. caned by everyone from luciano (he edited his own version of semble) to dj hell, tonys raw grooves cut the crap and moved people when other producers had to take a leak. hardworking, never forgetting his gentleman manners, tony is here to stay and raw trax vol. 2 is a bold new statement, and his best work to date. solid state takes the classic detroit influenced drum machine vs piano theme a step forward, a impeccable jam of 15 minutes with the beat keeping the pace, this has been roadproofed the last 6 months to good effect. the b-side karamba is a dry, tight driven tech-workout, perfect mixtool for the deeper techno as well as housier sets. it just works well. the closing checkpoint charlie is a tale of >lost in helsinki< – dark mean bass wanders around and gives space for the chuggin main line, monotonic body music at its best.

excellent sampler release on important hardcore!this vinyl presents four kickin hardcore tunes produced by several rising german hardcore stars which are all regurlarly playing on the biggest hardcore events in & outside germany.the a-side offers two slammin mainstream hardcore tracks produced by gigi & fallout, co-produced by giant, both track rock like h*ll, phat bassdrums, cool edits and catchy melody lines do the job perfectly!the flip side offers two, more raw tracks by d-ceptor and giant. distorted kicks, filthy noises and cool samples show their harder view on hardcore!superb release which is brought in a limited edition (no re-presses!) so grab your stock quickly!!

the first long awaited axe gabba murda mob release is here. after performing for a few years together on partys, hellfish & bryan fury release there first agmm release. this buv releases contains 2 solid fast technical tracks which will definitely burn the dancefloor. strong quality stuff! watch out, much more to come from the axe gabba murda mob.

third release for fabio giannellis label, this time from the italian santorini, that proposes his next strike after having released eps on labels like upon you, bond and his own recycle records. to complete the release there are two very good remixes from uner & coyu (dyinamic, great stuff) and ues (resopal / blabla). have a good listen!

here we go with part 2 of quintessentials 10, >deep, raw and real<. again 4 exclusive cuts for all you house freaks out there! jagged and the mysterious zohar are following there recent full eps on quintessentials with new tracks that show that all these guys are hot. big welcome to the ever raw stl (something, smalville, perlon) - his unique style fits in here nicely. great track mate! and finishing off with vakula, well know from his quintessentials 03 release. yes, we keep it deep, raw and real!

dilla would surely be proud! and so would probably theo and moody too. theres a new cat from michigan down with the raw fusion roster. his name is kiyoshi shelton and will, with a 150% probability, hit both the hip hop and soulful house scene large! his 3 track debut ep on raw fusion starts off with a real smooth hustlin deep house tune with parallels drawn to the eminent new york producer, dj spinna or even west londons own soulful heroes restless soul. the flipside takes us down memory lane with some real heavy detroit hip hop bangers, both of them with a nice soulful touch. their heavy and the tough and wicked lyrics are least as sharp.

dbb was featured on radio slaves fabric 48 !!! sealed double packs strictly limited to 500 copies!! perfect for fans of luciano & villalobos…

quintessentials is celebrating its 10th release with a compilation of deep, raw and real house music! splitted in 2 parts, >deep, raw and real< features some of the hottest producers around presenting their vision of current house music. part 1 features exclusive tracks by motor city drum ensemble (unstoppable with his own label and countless top remixes), anton zap (the quintessentials homie with a deep dubby track), knarf skipson (still in good shape after his latest 12 inch) and kasper (another top newcomer and name to watch). we say too: thanks for purchasing a real copy! part 2 coming soon: jagged, the zohar, stl, vakula

district raw is back after the summer break with a 4 track ep by fabio giannelli, with remixes from andre crom and jay bliss & popoviciu aka hermannstadt collective. we should say supported by blablabla but we prefer to say nothing, and just invite you to have a listen!

its been quite a long time since we invited other artists in to remix our tracks, given the great response to our lastest creation >the raw road<, we thought this was the perfect time to do it again. to this end, it is our great pleasure to welcome nic fanciulli and mark broom to give us their own unique versions for our 24th release. both artists represent different arenas of dance music that we love and both clearly take inspiration from very different paths.

canadian-based strict border (amirali shahrestani and iman habibi) were drawn together by their shared passion and love for electronic music.

underground loophole aka uglh & federico locchi team up on this excellent tech house ep

olmeto, a small town in corsica, is infamous as the birthplace of the family vendetta. we chose the name as it has an air of mystery but also a bit of fire. we felt that we wanted a label with us as the only artists free to do what we want, how we wantà this is release number 23. all have been ours, and range across the house spectrum, vocal, minimal, tech and deep and probably a little of each in all. the raw road and madagaskar whilst different, are made from the same mood. a strong rhythm with elements brought in and out, like a good dj, you lock the groove and then begin to play around it. although all tracks are by us, we do bring in artists we like to remix from time to time. the raw road will be remixed by mark broom and nic fanciullli and they will join artist such as loco dice, green velvet and unkle who have both remixed tracks over the course of the label.

the spanish dj, producer and labelowner of suara records, ivan ramos alias coyu has a keen sense and a hot hand on selecting his production-partners. together with edu imbernon he released >el baile alemßn< on liebe*detail which hits the dancefloors everywhere and is maybe the most played track right now. togehter with uner, who is a studied bassist, they bewitched us with two unbelievable fresh groovy funky housetracks. this ones gonna hit summer 2009 for sure!

hardcore 4 track massacre by tripped, raw state and bula!!

the junkies style has continued to evolve over the years under the influence of various genres of electronic music, ranging from deep soulful house to techno and everything in between. the junkies production and remix work have been fundamental in pushing them forward both as artists and dj s. the duo just never seems to stop releasing and remixing tracks, which have gained much support from many of the world s top jocks the junkies are enjoying a string of stellar releases and chart topers , including the hugely successful d-mode ep a collaboration with rawthentic music head honcho, carlo lio. today one thing is very clear.plenty more is still yet to come from the junkies

killer release from the fbi guys. expect pure class electro between minimal and house with their recognisable touchà one for the dancefloor for sure, and a pretty good follow up to their two previous releases on the raw fusion label.

ultraphat raw driven tech tracks... killer groover

2 after the successful first release, raw meat is back! this time with two holy disco goodies from the amsterdam based >st. propre<! edits of two classics from larry levan and tom moultonà..a downright holy tip! side a is an ode to the one and holy larry levan and contains a sublime cut up filtered edit of celestial choirs >stand on the word< which was edited by larry himself back in the days. a true dance floor killer that keeps on building into and irresistible groove! side b is another ode, this time to the master and inventor of the disco mix tom moulton. >love me proper< (originally by karltone) has been hustled around into an extended smooth funk swinger with a massive hypnotizing bass line. works perfectly on the floor as well as in the bedroom!

new offering from the raw fusion label, by soulparlor, with the hint of house we loved and love still influenced by cajmere, derrick carter, ron trent and our chicagoan heroes... including killer remix from recloose!!

district raw is the new label from fabio giannelli, born from an independence desire and from his strong passion for the 12 inch. district raw is a label that looks to the future, considerating artists from all the globe and turning towards the new concept of house, without limitations. the release 001 contains two original tracks from yakine, an artist from the french capital, already known for his releases on eklo and jetaime records and also coming on the best known circus company. the release will also include two rmx, one from fabio giannelli and the other from mirco violi, an italian talended guy who is building up an excellent reputation with releases on heimatmelodie, off, be chosen. the first release is now finding a great feedback from djs like: loco dice, luciano, nick curly, lauhaus, nima gorj, laurent garnier, ilario alicante, gel abril and others.stay tuned!