four roses recordings deliver another stunning release by sebastian gaiser under the classic flowers moniker. in the past hes been responsible for the mujaba releases and some yet unreleased collaborations with label colleague motor city drum ensemble. whichflower is a fascinating yet strange house groover moving from beep to bleep. using citations from way back, this one is spreading flowers across all sorts of dance floors. aclaime is finally making way for a weird approach towards minimalistic dance music, featuring a group of cimbalom virtuosos recorded on a recent journey through hungaria that makes it sound like a sunday trip to panoramabar. which flower would you be?

marco petralia: his sound is deep, dirty and twisted – his dj sets are energetic and impulsive! as bigcitybeats resident he played already side by side with international dj stars like george morel, roger sanchez, steve angello or mark knight and further is responsible for mixing the very popular bigcitybeats compilations which hit the top ten of the german compilations charts each time they are released. marco can refer to a row of successful releases on labels like open bar music, miss moneypennys and of course bigcitybeats. the baggi begovic remix of his last single >getting deep< got massive support from roger sanchez! without exaggeration you can call >breaking all the rules< marcos best release so far featuring stunning vocals by the young and beautiful us singer taleen marie and a bunch of rocking remixes from superstar d.o.n.s, uprising newcomer cold n what, abel riballo & dj kds and robert heart & christian gimbel.

superb sounding reissue of azotos 1981 italo disco masterpiece >san salvador<. originally released back in 1981 on italys tiny vedette records, this monster track with its slamming latin groove, killer bass, uplifting vocals and house-style piano never fails to ingite the dancefloor. nearly thirty years after its original release, it still receives heavy rotation by any of the top disco jocks lucky enough to have a copy. produced by italo innovator celso valli, the man responsible for macho, passengers and tantra to name but a few. also featuring the highly sought-after instrumental version, this classic is a must for all fans of good time party music. first class!

uk producer, remixer & musician richard earnshaw continues to be one of the most indemand guys around in house music today. responsible for seminal work across leading labels from all 4 corners of the globe, his stunning mixture of deep, soulful & vocal combined with his darker, techier more underground alter ego, pretty much covers all the boundaries when it comes to house music. bringing together 4 of his latest productions across his own duffnote, one51 & for the first time on vinyl his constantly talked about guess label, earnshaw again covers the full spectrum of house from the soulful sounds of duffnote, to the more club driven sounds of guess. this is a strictly limited vinyl run features vinyl only exclusive material.

r.a.w. the heavyweight label from guy mcaffer is back, now in its tenth year the label continues to deliver quality london style techno to the world. guy a.k.a. the geezer has been responsible for some of the finer moments on great london techno labels such as stay up forever, cluster, routemaster and smitten. on this release guy teams up with another legend from the stay up forever family, ant man behind the powertools label. on the a its an all out hard funk assault with a honkytonk piano style riff set over tough loops and 909 drums. on the flip its a powertools style synthesiser fest with quaking beats

firstly we have the man micky slim, the head banger of bomb squad records and a man responsible for remixing the likes of calvin harris, dizzee rascal, the wideboys and jaydee. a filthy re-rub that wouldnt be out of place in an east end brothel or on the hardrive of any self confident ghetto celeb!

juan kidd is one of an elite few to bootleg a faithless record and get the seal of approval from maxi jazz himself. pete tongs a fan having spun it in miami and so is cr2 head honcho mark brown, so much so that hes signed this monster to the label. he is man responsible for the dark, techy, house sounds youre hearing in the clubs rightnow - his sound is dirty but expertly polished. his is one of a breed of new school producer/djs with labels queuing up to sign his work. with bags of experience as a dj and engineer, he is breaking through as one of the most respected producers on the underground scene. kidd has many fans inc steve angello, erick morillo who have signed juans tracks to theirlabels size & subliminal and teaming up with mark brown released the massive æburningon subliminal.

techhead brings you a brandnew release straight from the ancient lands of greece! axel karakasis (remain records) is responsible for the big a-side, that is remixed by tom hades, dj mika and john karagiannis and the paylipservice for your pleasure. a diverse ep that will attract to a wide techno audience.

this will be a big one in both techno and disco circles... do not sleep!
subdance is proud to announce their debut ep by the italian techno music legend lory d! last year we already heard some brand new things from lory, when, after 6 years without any new releases, he published two new twelve inches on the scottish label wireblock. æplisskenÆ on subdance is another stroke of genius from the roman as he comes up with two more classic examples of his unmistakable trademark sound, sombre and enigmatic, disturbing and fascinating, euphoric and energetic, powerful and direct! the a sideÆs æbank robberyÆ is a fresh interpretation of the track of the same name from john carpenter s æescape from new yorkÆ soundtrack. lory musically transports carpenterÆs apocalyptic visions of the last days into the new millennium. the brooding bass line and haunting atmospheres push the listener to an otherworldly dimension. this is loryÆs own masterpieceà lory d in technicolor and cinemascope! the b sideÆs ædisso bassÆ aims for the dance floors immediately. a perfect techno-electro track where exploding synthesizer cascades meet fragile melodies and archetypal lory d bass lines, each with a mind of their own. redshape, another techno music legend, is responsible for the mastering of both tracks. amazing stuff!

this is the 3rd release by the italian talent anthony romeno. this time again with the vocalists wanted chorus from (i wont let you go). very very funky and original romeno style, including two remixes by dario d attis responsible for some purple hits by (the funk ensamble) who comes with a superb club stomper!

if we ever called it a classic…this is what we meant . after releasing one of the best artist album of the last years on carl craigs planet e label, kenny larkin joins now forces with one of the most influential artists of the recent times shlomi aber, and his acclaimed label be as one imprint. shlomi aber and legendary detroit pioneer kenny larkin are two artists that needs no introduction to the techno crowds. while the first one is recognized as one of the most forward thinking artists of the recent years, the other one is responsible for releasing some of the finest pieces of electronic music ever produced. sketches ep comes with 2 different versions of the same track, both having old school vibes reminiscent of the days when house and techno went hands in hands. kennys version is a superbly produced slice of techno, with an amazing drums progression in a typical larkin style sustaining a hypnotic lead pattern, all conjuring together to take the dancefloor into a 10 minutes long, deep and mind tripping tour. label boss shlomi aber, takes a different approach by putting out a tougher version, a loopy phat bassline and a jazzy rhythm with snare hits makes this tune a funkier techno shuffle a pure classic to come, already supported by basically everyone, from the detroit old school guys to the recent house and techno leaders

markus wesen and dj khaan from cologne teamed up for a great minimal / tech-house release on tanzbar musik! and no other than the beautiful lady from berlin miss jools (mobilee) delivers a fantastic remix! miss jools is one half of the duo sleeper thief, together with audiofly! she is not only a well known dj figure on the underground scene, but is also the co-founder of clandestino, londons most infamous sunday night affair, often responsible for bringing some of europes most infamous djs to london for the first time to play alongside her.

the meadow in the garden aka die wiese im garten is responsible for giegling02. organic grown beats, trumpets and instruments of unknown origin play hide and seek with the summersun. and there, a butterfly! oh so beautiful ...

second release on important corestyle, the sister label of important hardcore records which concentrates on the more underground styles of hardcore... this time the label proudly presents 2 highly respected artists on one e.p.! on the a side two slammin tracks by north german top producer moleculez who is responsible for loads of kickin releases on top labels like the third movement, meta4, born ultraviolent and loads of more... the good man serves us two different tracks, which both will be highly appreciated by all lovers of hardcore! the flip side offers two tunes by stan grewzell (known for his releases on industrial strength). alluring ghosts is a rather slow (almost doomcore) track with a very recognazible synth sound and a marching bassdrum. mondmarsch is more industrial/dark/tech orientated.all in all, a stylistically conclusive e.p.

logistic is proud to welcome the long active techno producers from uk : lee renacre and james chapman aka 100hz. they are responsible of some great house/techno records back in early 90s mainly released on optimism records and on their own label format records. 100hz has a rich musical universe with strong influences from the early american techno scene. production made out of analogic elements gives a strong atmosphere to their music. the harlot ep on logistic is about techno music at its best! liquid 101 (b side) is the analogue heaven, a deep space adventure, incredibly groovy loops reminds us some of robert hood...

the international freakshow theatre is opening its doors for 2009s spring season. coming along with the sunny weather we bring you another minimal house weapon that is deep, dark and dangerous! the 3 producers who are responsible for chainletters ep belong to the next generation of the clubmusic business. these young guns are mirco violi, fabio gianelli & sercan. during the last year they already were able to proof that the sound they are creating is definitely more than capable of competing within the international clubmusic scene. with releases on imprints like underground limited, off or welt sounds they gained tons of positive feedback. the well balanced and textured grooves these guys deliver are all carefully crafted while the subliminal vocal samples and stunnin effects keep the perception fully occupied as well as offering various mixing opportunities in the process. on the flipside of international freakshow no.12 youll find another phat, tribalsih minimal housetune done by them called mugatu says as well as some more hypnotic house remix of get around by berlin based till von sein who also created some really successful tracks in the past on labels like dirt crew records, morris audio or trenton, that gained full support of various top names

paolo martini apparently had a taste for all things beats from an early age. he bought his first single at the age of thirteen - the classic sound of philadelphia by mf.s.b. a role model for all italian djs, paolo began servin up the tunes in the early eighties, but it was a chance meeting with dj alfredo in 1988 that really turned the tide for paolo. alfredo was then resident at amnesia in ibiza and responsible for bringing the first batch of house music over to italy. paolo embraced the genre and has never looked back, paving the way for other aspiring djs willing to follow in his footsteps. in recognition of his achievements

liberty city aka murk (ralph falcon & oscar g) regarded as one of the most successful dance djs and production teams in the world. for over twelve years, they have had the most #1s in one year in the us dance chart, as well as being the only artists to have had four us dance chart #1 singles taken from one album. the original 1992 release has been spruced back to life by electronic man of the moment steve mac who is equally responsible for producing some of house musics classics over his long career

during the past few years donna j. nova has established her name successfully in the german club scene not only because of being a beautiful eye-catcher wherever she appears but most of all because of being a passionate djane behind the decks! her career started in stuttgart when playing her first gigs alongside raul rincon but meanwhile she is booked for big events nationwide like the european mtv music awards in munich. as bigcitybeats resident she was co-responsible for compiling the media control charts breaking bigcitybeats vol. 9 and the upcoming vol. 10 compilations. her dj sets consisting of warm deep house, soulful vocal tracks and pumping electro tunes are always coined by her distinctive positive and uplifting trademark style. for her first own release donna teams up with her long time fellow partner sono soul a former breakdancer turned into club dj. with a lot of gigs in southern germany and austria he managed to build some underground buzz and alongside donna produced a remix for the upcoming matt myer single >versatile< which will be released soon

after the fresh sound from stereociti, the mojuba veteran nick solé who is responsible for the great >minimal summer< and the fabulous >world dubbing< is back with a new adventure in deep house music. the title track >simple things< is an epic journey through beats and deep chords to set the floor on fire and showing how inspiring the simple things in life can be! the second track >lost and found< is a deep hypnotic groover yearning for the summer-sun in your soul!

one of their first releases on quark that was responsible for their legendary status. a true house music classic from the 80s and wonderful song - now finally repressed

one of belgium biggest exports, and studio partner of marco bailey is responsible for this monster release on analog mode records. tom hades delivers 2 bomb tracks perfect for those hands in the air moments! bogeys and dance all over me are finest example of what we call up to date techno. expect some serious dancefloor action on the breaks. pure, solid crowd movers, that s it . analog mode has done it again!

legendary chicago house don dj sneak alongside hervé who has been responsible for the freshest in remixes and productions this side of the noughties. already played by kissy sell out on radio 1 andi durrant on galaxy fm to name but a few. this record is set to do massive things!!

we are all prostitutes is a coverversion of the classic punk-no wave song from the pop group with original singer mark stewart. remixes are done by crookers (remixers for chemical brothers, bonde do role, funk mundial-man recordings), princess superstar (k7) and shadow dancer (boys noize). mark stewart is known from the pop group and his genreblending compilation kiss the future on souljazz . he has collaborated with artists such as the bug, alec empire, the on-u sound posse and many others.adam sky is known for ape x and galactic lover on kitsune as well as for his great remix for riot in belgium on headmans imprint relish. adam sky was responsible for seals hit killer in the 80ies under the name of adamski. on parasite, mark&adam team up for a new tune with guest vocals from angie reed (chicks on speed).

one of the biggest tunes of this summer season. ibiza is already going crazy on this tune. this is a limited test pressing, which contains the extended mix by those ass kicking swedish producers, which were responsible for many a big tune :.. ltd repress

after several months of underground pressure the orbital classic kinetic by golden girls (paul & phil hartnoll along with mike hazell) is finally getting a full release. one of the most ecstatic rave stabs ever is at the heart of this record and has now been reworked for 09 dancefloors by floorplay music - the label run by hot brighton production duo prok & fitch. the story began a year ago with prok & fitchs golden shower remix. instead of going down the bootleg or cover route they paid their dues and licensed the original track for their new label floorplay and set about getting some hot names to remix it. top of the pile is atfc who takes the original and gives it a tough house makeover. this man has been responsible for a few classic records of his own over the years so this combination is unstoppable. with the original orbital mix included this is an all time classic tastefully revisited.

claque musique present their fifth release, which is a technoid gem from hugo (already responsible for the brilliant third 12 inch on the label, entitled born to bop) called strobo revenge. another zany electronic bullet that is destined to cause mayhem on dancefloors worldwide! on the a side, jumping beats, vocal mirages and compressed synths create the groove on the original mix of the title track. a fizzing bassline and echoing whistles enter later on and they give the track a slice of claque musique zaniness. a2, prismatic visual, is a powerful floor filler, which is slightly less crazy then its musical partner. hugo uses dependable percussion, watery synth action and inviting vocals to create this musical treat. on the flip side, carola pisaturo brings us a moody version of strobo revenge that squeezes something else out of those whistles. she employs heads down percussion, vocal shards and smooth synths on her version. portable/bodycode heightens the intensity with a jackin rerub that sends the track in another direction completely. marching beats, acidic synths and hollow bass drops work wonders on abrahams revision

re-release! famous german dj and producer - who is responsible for mass hysteria wherever he plays - with a cheeky cut-up edit of a track by the most hyped new hip-hop artist driven by a hypnotic accoustic guitar loop, freeked with p-funkish vocoder vocals and backed by a dry bassdrum. on the b-sides he flips a vocal by a eccentric lo-fi soul artist - who sang the hook of the biggest hit by the world’s best hip-hop band - and mashes it up with a nasty distroted bassline and straigt up electro beats. madness

abstract rising star razor will be responsible for our next abstract release. with >hellmarch ep< he ll make absolutely clear that this guy is on fire! to complete the package, this vinyl will contain an arkus p. remix of hellmarch on top.

responsible for this tartelet release is debutant mhm one aka morten halborg-møller. he s a local lad from copenhagen who has decided to give something back to the world of electronic music that he loves so much. before he decided to sit in the producer chair, he spend huge amounts of time on his copenhagen based kill your telly promotion. a promotion which has more than 5 succesful years on it s back and has featured a huge tally of big name bookings. said promotion at which he started out his djing career resulting in him being one of the most sought after djs in denmark. being the creative and gifted spirit that he is, music and clubbing is not the only thing that keep him occupied. he also expresses himself via visual artwork earning the fourth spot in the renowned graphic art collective that is bottega areté.... and oh yeah ...did we mention what a nice bloke he is? a1: the a side features a funky little groover that will fit well into a club where punters prefer to dance. the track is build around a playful bassline hook accompanied by a simple and catchy vocal (by who made who member tomas hoffding) a really sweet minimal workout for sure, that really does the trick. b1: on the flip side we get served a dish of bass heavy house. this time it s dutch house supremo melon who sorts out the remix treatment and turns bubububadub into a tribal ish affair. suited for big clubs? check. sexy? check. playable? very much so.

see you around is the second vinyl release by margaret dygas and first on non standard productions. this 12 is a warm combination of healthy and mellow yet solid beats combined with rough shredded guitars. you’ll be hearing round edges as much as square bubbled sounds and psychedelic synths traveling through out both tracks. tobias freund was responsible for the production and the additional analog mixdown treatments. all in all a record that follows the idea of non standard productions.

support by: adam beyer, technasia, chris liebing, perc, brian sanhaji... side b from tokyo are the guys being responsible for a huge follow up release on kumo. a very interesting definition of modern flavoured techno, rolling and stomping at the same time. hazakura changes it character several times, turning from a groovebased effectmachine into a spacy peaktime-track while daybreak more focusses on the crunchy side of minimal techno. the tracks already caught the attention of alex bau so that he delivered a bau-like bass-driven technoremix for hazakura.

the first release on new glasgow label seinan music will be from rising star sei a. this boys stock has been rising fast with releases on french house stables such as missive, silver network and imprime {he may or may not also be responsible for a certain awesome re-edit of an oxford band containing word radio}... fans of his work include miss kitten, laurent garnier, ben watt and a host of many others. meth is another slice of his trademark techy but melodic sound. with haunting vocals and a solid hook, this is due to rock floors from glasgow to guatemala, tech style. on the flip, man of the moment milton jackson takes things a little deeper and darker with a solid mix that will appeal to fans of his work on labels such as freerange, winding road and tsuba. with a musical agenda that sticks to its guns but is not afraid to take a chance is the frame of mind going forward for seinan music. the label has some exiting plans for the future including remixes from another fcomm stalwart, llorca and more releases from sei a.

minimal youths first ep >for granted< featuring instrumental dub and remixes from ari, tony senghore and ali payami. minimal youth is the new project from, dj producers john watt, robert lintott and junior frank, already responsible for many successful releases, under a variety of different aliases on an number of different record labels.

yin yang attracted a lot of great producers to its label over time. now the time has come to do a release on which some of those producers work together to rock tha house! ali wilson and lee osbourne created >amongst it<, an uplifting track that is bound to rip dancefloors apart! miche and mirzinho are responsible for >vanadium<, spiros kaloumenos for >vacuum< and axel karakasis for >at first sight< .. quality garanteed!

eversince marko nastic started out with his label recon warriors he has attracted the finest names in the scene for his releases. dejan milicevic is one of those artists, previously responsible for the sixth release on this imprint. now he takes on release number nine, last thing she said was f--k me the impressive work dejan delivered for labels like shadowfax, abyss records and syndikaat records over the past few years is continued by this release. this is techno !!!

glenn wilson joined forces with hardsignal recordings (dj pauze & patrick dsp) to relaunch his legendary label compound in 2008. marking the return to true hard techno, glenn wilson himself is responsible for the productions on this massive release. he proves still to be an upfront producer - a lot more great releases can be expected of compound the coming years!

tomash gee (methadon, methanabol, kne deep) from poland and leo laker (tresor, ownstyle, methadon) from finland, two hot shot names in the hardtechno scene, teamed up for this smashing ep !! both responsible for numerous releases over the past years, this one is once again a great one for the bigger crowds.. a rough sound at a high pace, a must have for those who love hardtechno !!

streetwise was one of the seminal dance labels of the eighties, responsible, with its subsidiary imprint partytime, for several important and influential examples of the dance genre. several of its releases were indicative of the directions that both dance and r&b would take over the next few years. the signing of vocal group new edition and their resulting hit candy girl is generally acknowledged as the beginning of the boy band phenomenon, and the labels last hit, music is the answer, was also a key element in the rise of house music. the label lasted for only a few years before falling victim to its own success and the related success of its owners, especially revered producer and remixer, arthur baker. here is a selection of streetwises greatest 12inch mixes, gathered from the archives during streetwise reign over the dance market presented on this vinyl.

techhead brings you a brandnew release straight from the ancient lands of greece! dj preach (relic, concept, patterns, yin yang) is responsible for the big a-side, a track in pure preach style, with a massive build up and trancy noises that bring you to a big climax. perfect for those outdoor festivals.. spiros kaloumenos from greece turns this track into a groovin techno monster adding the usual spiros funk into it. budai and vic taking the track a bit further even, combining the funk and the trancy sounds of the original.

the professor has been responsible for bringing a whole host of names to the forefront of the electonic music scene with people such as dj distance, emalkay, afterdark, the others, untold and his latest find dark angel. when not running the boka empire, js is busy in the basscore studio and djing around europe.

pomelo proudly presents this techno record by german producer alex cortex featuring lopazz, the team responsible for acclaimed releases on output, freundinnen, platzhirsch and get physical. this time cortex is the mainman, delivering 3 funky, deep and unique techno grooves, minimal, trance and experimental techno, all included. lopazz (with casio casino) provides the most poppy track, >thundercamel<

frank kvitta doesn t stop, that s for sure, and this fourth release on his label is kick-ass! patrick dsp (fine audio, hydraulix, hardsignal) and misstress are responsible for the first track >fucked<. frank kvitta himself remixes >fucked< for the second track on the a-side and both patrick dsp and misstress dropped a track on the b-side. hardtechno lovers, this is a must have!

tom mangan is the guy behind the 4th release on the lorna label. his name has been around since 2002 with eps on labels such as bedrock or tiefschwarzs souvenir. together with cass cutbusch he has been responsible for a variety of club hits as cass & mangan and deadset on wall of sound, fine and sabotage systems. >good words< gets you with its deepness and musicality - tight house music right for the floor. >bit lip< on side b spreads over twelve minutes - closely selected harmonies and sounds conjure up a hypnotic house track that serves as deadly secret weapon in early morning hours, special rerelease

nite grooves continues on its journey for the dark and deep soul tech. enter brisa. previously known as half of agora rhythm, responsible for amazing remixes of joi cardwells be yourself, as well as having 3 of their own delectably techy instrumental eps on nite grooves, brisa issues his first solo project and its sure to be just as well received. synchronicity is an epic head nodding excursion bound to please the deep and the tech dancefloors alike is followed by 10000 miles away, a straight up 4x4 synthy funk track thats just as heady and smooth.

incl agaric (we are) remix !! the los angeles based duo acid circus present their second extended release on droid recordings. following the label s tradition of creating stripped down, new school, jacking techniques, the release primes dance floors with a taut beating. producers, performers, and party hypers, acid circus lead the nightlife dynamic and capture that vibe on the record. the dark minimalist, agaric, who is responsible for the label we are and for his demiurgic releases on drumcode and headroom, provides the reduxtion remix

probably the most popular hard techno imprint around and the brainchild of jackmaster marco remus! the precious pressing were sold out in no time and the crowd is still craving for more jacked-up beats. quick & smart is known for his furious productions on labels like horspielmusik, frighten and inflicted and was responsible for one of the sought after reworks of remus technogladiator! here is some more blasting action the true fan will surely recognize from one of marco remus recent performances. mayhem guaranteed!

fuck the world and go all in! fuck the world definitely has to be this new labels first output to cause some major attention right from the start and it worked: its hammered by no less such figures than maniax (moonbootique), azzido da bass (luscious sounds), roman salzger (joia/opaque), wollion (fullscale/blufin), tim le el (scream & shout), tapesh (tribebouse/3001), lars sommerfeld (two faces/fumakilla), toby montana (selected works) and juliet sikora (opaque). tube & berger have made themselves a name in the international dance business many years ago and together with ante perry they were responsible for the incredibly successful hit single der urknall earlier in 2007. now the guys have managed to get no less than electroferris (formerly known as ferris mc) on board to produce a pure dance floor bomb that will cause absolute escalation wherever played.

incl tigerskin remix !! wollion teamed up with harada, who is already responsible for outstanding releases on leftroom, audio therapy or electribe.