argyris theofilis, aka argy, is one the brightest rising stars in modern dance music. born in rhodes in 1985, argy moved to london in 2003 to focus more on music. with his roots in bossanova and new york house, he began djing at the age of 14. only in the recent london years he expanded his music tastes towards a more electronic sound developing special abilities as producer. he released on poker flat, raummusik, shallow cutz and simple records. while argy reserves live performing for more ambitious album projects, he has been blowing away the crowds of prestigious club nights with his dynamic, colourful and sensual dj sets

following the success of its two first releases that encountered the favour of many as different djs across the board, shlomi abers new imprint, be as one is once again set to deliver another stunning piece of underground qualities. rising talent itamar sagi is back this time accompained by a mysterious compatriot by the name of gel abril, a producer who already got releases and remixes on top labels as ovum, renaissance and more, and got picked by shlomi aber as his favourite remixer. together, gel and itamar created >sparta< an hypnotic piece of rolling detroit influenced tech-house perfect to bring the crowds into a deep and epic atmosphere, a tune that already grab some major licensing from undergrownd to big room compilations. for the likes of françois k and carl craig

with evil concussion mutekki welcomes yet another rising star on the techno horizon. his mutekki debut single >tak tak< is a bulldozer of a track! a massive drumming, an accelerating bass line and tricky little breaks get combined with a piano hook, which will immediately make you raise your hands into the air. sounds cheesy, but if you dont believe us, just check and try! ziel100, known for his remix works for the likes of the horrorist and gloria gaynor as well as for his label zielscheiben, strips down the groove to its basic elements and turns his version of “tak tak” into a real freak show.

dutch producer tommy largo responsible for the 5th release on the rising kolour label robbing & stealing is a very catchy deep house number with this irresistible bleeps on it support from farina, jt donaldson, raoul belmans, brett johnson, inland knights, the littlemen, mes, ken ecb, phil weeks, lawnchair generals, phil weeks, honey dijon, and pete moss

if you are looking for something… ahem… >dirtier< than sébastien légers mix or the original, you can catch the second disc here which includes the massive micky slim & funkagendas and aston shuffles remixes and is set for release on the 21st may 2007, again on rising music. micky slim & funkagendas take on >carry me away< is more electro-tech and has been caned in the clubs by the likes of fedde le grand, sasha, steve lawler and many more whereas aston shuffles remix is a little funkier but with warped stabbing bleeps and tons of funk

this release sees electric soulside take a heavy electro funk influence, merging tight rhythms, dirty syncopated basses and twisted vocodered vocals. the results are two awesome slabs of chunky electro that effortlessly cross genres and are sure to bring further acclaim to these rising artists. on the flip mantra vibes blatta & inesha deliver a sublime slice of dirty electro breaks

>the dawn< is a moody, undulating cruiser of a track, which will subtly but surely make a dancefloor feel a sense of sunrise, whatever time of day or night. busy, clicky percussion sets the scene for a full-bodied, rising, almost trancey bassline to take control. t ups the intensity with real dancefloor nous and precision programming, layering distressed synth sounds and heavily treated keys atop each other while never losing sight of the tracks fierce ,fundamental groove. ‘the dawn’ builds and builds, by turns dropping out the percussion and the bassline, every departure and return a heads-down, hands-aloft dancefloor moment. the crisp snares and rich, melodic notes of delay add even more depth to what is already an essential tune. b-side >jam pot< is more playful, and driven by a classic physical bass melody - at once intimate and techy, dubby and dancefloor-urgent, gritty but optimistic. again, the attention to detail on the percussion takes this track to the next level, and jazzy keys provide an organic ontrast to the robotic blips and bleeps.

soulfuric recordings are proud to present two of house musics true legends singer/producer/dj/remixer ron carroll and celebrated vocalist cece peniston, who together embarked on what is likely to become one of the biggest vocal house collaborations of 2007. im feelin u is essentially what uplifting, dancefloor inspired house music of the highest order is about. ron carrolls original bmc vocal mix keeps things on the classic soulfuric style tip, giving room for ceces amazing voice to shine in full effect. one of frances fastest rising artists, dj fudge adds his magic by delivering a raw & soulful main remix, whilst he combines deep, melodic sounds to create a more eclectic dub mix. rounding off the package is an edgier, prime time dub by brian tappert

tyree cooper, the house music legend teaming up with rising dutch stars born to funk well, roog and greg hooked it up, and the results are explosive the born to funk boys have revamped an old skool hip hop classic and skilfully turned it into a dance floor monster, entitled sodb

a thousand words is full of heartfelt emotion in a song that carries a message of love & hope. the original mix, rich in latin percussion & bass, the laminar keys keep the soul alive, along with the outstanding vocal performance by antonio. full of lush velvet tones and harmonies antonio puts his heart and soul in this performance. remixes come courtesy of rising stars h&h, giving the track a sweet soulful funky peak time feel, and dj rocco (rodamaal / buzzin fly) whose deep techy style has become known and loved among house heads. quality is the word here!

uk based four:twenty continue their 2007 release schedule with this huge release from james mowbray & leiam sullivan, >lost in the tropics<. a slow burning, bass heavy groover with steadily rising keys and oddball electronic fx, >lost in the tropics< is an essential tech house track which will more than satisfy the countless supporters of the duo s previous release on four:twenty,. known for drafting in the finest remixers, four:twenty do not disappoint with their current choice of artist, matthias tanzmann. with releases on dessous, poker flat and his much-lauded moon harbour imprint he is the toast of underground house music and techno and turns in a suitably wonderful, subtle house groove

dj jeroenski is one of the biggest talents of the dutch club scene and not only a hugely popular dj in his home country but also a fast rising international producer. jeroenskis latest offering on device records literally has lust for life written all over as it oozes with plenty of feel good energy.the electronic mix is an upfront slice of instrumental house with punchy beats and an electro spiced melody. the original is the smoother version and creates a vibe that will go down well with the more soulful.

the 3rd edition of defected acapellas here the time the focus is on classic tracks feat kings of tomorrow, onephatdeeva, maw pres india, bob sinclar, soulsearcher, atfc, jay j, mood ii swing, sandy rivera, roger sanchez and many more

rene amesz & peter gelderbom need little introduction, following some of their monster releases over the last number of years. this one is no exception, garnering support from laurent garnier, carl cox, steve lawler, shlomi aber, funk d void, eric prydz, sebastien leger, mason, paul harris, roger sanchez, richard dinsdale, king unique and many many more. filthy beats, phat basslines and that infectious hook, this is pure adulterated dirty house music, featuring awesome mixes from chris lake & micky slim and rising dutch producer, darren mase. big for miami and ibiza this year!!!

florent is considered as one of the rising french artists in the electro/minimal scene. after his famous releases on kompakts k2 and style rockets florent strikes again with this minimal and groovy 3 tracker with a subtle detroit feeling

eturning from the outlands, gunjack is back in a big way with a full blown release on seminal techno imprint: submissions. ganging up with rising usa techno don matt k and showcasing a debut collaboration with mysterious japanese newcomer ryu endo, gunjack and crew blow the lid off 2007 with a hard, smart and instantly classic disc

the second ep on bar 25s very own record label. and with matt john, audio werner, phage & daniel dreier they managed to recruit four rising stars of berlins minimal scene !!!

new yorks label funk la planet is back once again and this time they hook up with new york up and rising producer filsonik to bring you this monster track called evolution. you might already be familiar with filsonik work with tracks such as can u feat nr3 or keep it basic by filsonik and timmy regisford that have made big waves in new york underground club scene and internationally. this is what they say about evolution

the first volume of the 2006 remixes feat the acidhouse monster rework of french produced arnaud gratigny aka a jackin phreak, swiss rising star dachshund providing an already approved driven tech monster and italian duo und on a more minimal tip

you re still not taking yourself seriously.on the journey to discover new tracks you trip over a few disco-balls, find an irresistable melody, dance briefly with abba, are trapped by chic, free yourself and then also rob them/it (???) of a super-bassline. next you travel to the outskirts of berlin to dowse for / apply the divining rod to find fresh, unused talent. the discovery responds to the name c.l.i.c. and turns a discohymne into a little rave-monster. now add to the whole made-up story the fact that you leave the remixing to an old friend. he makes a >6am, the sun rising, tickling your nose and making you scream< track out of it. the name of the mysterious unknown: oliver koletzki. conclusion: you re still not taking yourself seriously. why should you? >fitzelkrtschbungbritzelbratzel< is just ruling everything. a counter-design is urgently needed. the world s serious enough

for this latest prime time action piece two of the fastest rising techno jocks team up and slam down a huge techno package. both wehbba and stephane has gathered an ever growing group of fans due to their steady, dancefloor minded techno sound. this stuff whoop ass at just about any occasion. super thumping, energetic techno grooves with infectious electro-bass. one for the fans of primate, ying yang, concept, killa beat producion and intec to name a few.

rising star fabrizio mammarella s new slammin tracks for the regenerated bear funk gold are a fine return for the man from pescara, italy. his last work for stevie kotey s bear funk was his amazing remix of piston fiston which appeared alongside the optimus remix. he also made it onto ivan smagghe s fabric compilation with the 2005 bear funk release >tear up<. things are really looking up for this quietly spoken studio don. releases on bear funk, hairy claw, tiny sticks and brontosaurus recs have all turned heads in dj booths and on dancefloors and this release is no exception. low-slung echoed guitars, tight live drums and psyched effects are the order of the day. funk with a smiling face. check the flipside for a piece of another guitar-led number. much slower and blessed out but no less funked-out!

pro-active music is pleased to welcome to its growing roster of labels nb records, one of the labels owned and managed by fast rising uk star allan banford. nb records is allans more minimal, electronic imprint, buts sits comfortably alongside his other imprints, evo & evopro.

audiomatique welcomes uros umek! his reputation as slovenias hottest dj & producer didn t remain unnoticed, as he is receiving glowing praise from djs all over the world. amongst a growing following of international admirers, his excellent and beautiful rocking tracks can be heard on nearly every dancefloor.>akul< kicks off with a percussive rhythm before a dark synth and a charismatic chord are driving the piece along. > complikator< is a relentless and dramatic backing of severe synths, rising pads and swirling noise. the bass is similarly intense, throbbing away before developing for a melodic break. it s quite a head-turner and will create a buzz in the clubs. welcome to audiomatique, umek

poker flat labelhead steve bug returns with a new 12inch, >wet n dry<. >wet< on the a-side kicks off with a punchy kick n shakers and a dark chord which sneaks up from behind and slowly makes your feet move, before the irresistably groovy bassline comes in and paves the way for a slow rising climax. very nice fresh n funky synths take the lead after the break. >dry< on the flip spreads a darker atmosphere with straight up textured cuts and acid reduced elements. synth stabs, a dry bassline and a manic melody sequence characterise the track and start to erupt after the middlepart and tighten the tension

the country of the rising sun brings us four pressure - loaded tracks from the artist keisuke kondo and the axis tokyo - berlin goes into a further phase. 2 sides 2 views. the first two tracks are the berlin side of keisuke. pkg und eboy are massive tunes with reduced basslines and shorted spooled sounds which moves into the depth of consciousness. eboy builds it self verse whistling with the certain humor up in order to induce one to the internal. with digdag we are movin to tokyo a tool for every ekg which breathes with the pushing pulling sounds and however with the certainty lofi presenting the living digital time. downtown tokyo becomes conscious with the track zoomin – the tarmac_the_humans_the jungle. driving whipping with the trigger like spoiled pitch which pushes one through the masses. bleeps and freaks simple technoid minimal reduced

freska already released his first ep on oliver koletzki s fabulous label >stil vor talent<. his sound goes deep under your skin and draws perfect pictures in your mind. take a deep breath, it will surround you intimately. the remixes are picture perfect too. freska is one of the newest artist’s on karateklub, but there s another. before he will appear with his on ep here, he just remixed >reflections< and showed his magnificent way of interpreting electronic music. on the other hand, we have our rising homeacts - super flu, with a just as excellently remix. elicious!

nice price deal !!! played by sven väth, andrew fletcher, miss kittin, felix da housecat !! weve already had northern lite - its time to move on to eqt! furthermore, monoroom display in their two interpretations with every emphasis that their time of being an insider only has definitely come to an end! the tension keeps rising..

this anticipated clink release is produced by new yorks long time minimal techno connoisseur, ambivalent aka kevin mchugh. this ep, titled >roomies<, shows the diversity of this fast rising minimal label by adding stripped down, dynamically percussive yet funky tracks to their archive of releases. this ep is a crate essential for minimal techno lovers this fall

in the only cameo appearance here, london s jesse rose (dubsided) puts his chunky house signature on pan-pot s >black dog<. buy one get one for free ist our offer on side a. the pots & pans edit is a bit more reduced. its the typical jesse rose dub edit style. sebo k – >hori zons< exercise one s sleepless in san juan mix exercise one tackles sebo k s >hori zons< and del iver another functional rave anthem. the remix is mainly influenced by their legendary live gig at this years mobilee sonar party at raum. they started doin this remix at exercise one s private afterhour in the mobilee appartments at paseo san juan. ewan persons comment: >berlin s two brightest rising stars clash in mobilee s new remi x project. this is an absolute monster - probably the biggest dancefloor reaction to anything i m playing at the moment<

nrk launch their brand new coast2coast series with a killer dj mix from rising house star, quentin harris. unmixed double vinyl packs include full length versions of tracks from byron stingly, the jacksons & mick jagger, espresso and more

really impressive, strong techno music! this ep is a split in between three rising stars on the swedish techno scene. prataps contribution starts of with a wicked groove that just goes on and on. and before you know it, you are totally lost in a melody that is slowly building up. the flip from nihad tule and lasseman is on the very same tip. nihad, know from his release on hz trax will not let any body down! a really strong and groovy sound is coming your way and just keeps on building. hypnotic and very funky!

classic axis techno..

berlin is the capital of cool trends in underground dance music. and here we have the two new rising stars, duce & jeff fx. breakdown is best described as a mix between old 80s house rhythms and the modern german sound as we all known about !!! incl martin brodin remix

after his >dark moon rising< martinez is back with two excursions into the ordeals of sound. >polytone< move further and further into the dreamtime and >bedouins< have a excellent hypnotic magic.

gipfeltreffen der hitgranaten. gui boratto und oxia auf einer scheibe. zwei die es uns in den letzten wochen und monaten so richtig besorgt haben, treten gemeinsam an. so schön kann sommerloch sein !!

french label babylon, launch a new limited series which will only release a single run of each catalogue. this will include previously unreleased mixes & specially commissioned remix packages of their key titles. the second release here sees greek rising star v-sag take over the remix duties over te whole 12inch native ft. ani >believe in me< is a chunky chugging houser, fat rolling beats and a round stomach tugging bass make this for floors that need pepping up….

whilst exploring the boundaries of the minimal side of techno luxaflex has already gained loads of credits from the true minimal players. for this latest piece de resistance boris invited one of the fastest rising >new< stars of the micro-movement: bruce logan. well >new star< is not the correct way to put it - you probably know this man as slobodan or staffan ehrlin. recently he worked with his friend agaric and produced material for adam beyer s truesoul label, bas mooy s syndikaat and his very own new imprint moll! this superb producer from sweden has travelled the globe with his furious techno sets back in the days and recently started developing his minimal skills

huggotron delivers an another mighty weapon for you to use ! the opening track >driven< is a relentless, dramatic backing of severe synths, rising pads and swirling noise. the bass in similarly intense, throbbing away before developing for a melodic break. >gasoline< kicks off with an percussive rhythm before a dark synth and a charismatic vocalsample driving the peace along. its quite a head-turner and should create a bother inside a club when played out. last but not least, you ll find the final installment >are you a killer< wich is a proper straight-up, electrohouse track, tuned by a huge bass witch create an lissome feel and things get ... killed!

steamy punching beats laced with either neatly chopped short sample snippets and swirling and rising synth chords will definitely put your ass and dancing feet to work house music that will never get out of style

this two-tracker features exclusive and unreleased tracks by no others than minimal-genius ricardo villalobos and the fast rising star of house, mighty henrik schwarz !! tip !!!

finest driven funked up techno provided to you by one of the fastest rising stars in international techno scene at the moment, pedro delgardo.. another quality release on adult !

huge release from rising star dj preach. massive remixes by marco v and eric sneo. support by andy farley, christian smith, danny howells, dave pearce, eddie halliwell, fergie, john askew, judge jules, paul van dyk, pete tong, valentino kanzyani and many more.

after their immensely strong last single i know what its like (to be a dog) and cheeky debut no hands no teeth australian rising stars >stick figures< turn up the pressure with an electro house dancefloor bomb! useless is a dark and twisted club rocker with rolling basslines, dark analogue leads and chunky drums custom built for large sound systems. swing sixty retains the darkness in deeper tech house mood with hints of tastefully restrained acid. flip for a wickedly building 45rpm remix of useless by parisian producer random factor that compliments the original perfectly - tough, deep and uncompromising

fresh minimal and detroit tracks by soulcapsule and baby ford !!

wickedness all aorund ! old & rising stars on one vinyl incl joel mull (drumcode) & alexander koning (subliminal) !!

this ep winds through a broad mixture of styles - from instrumental hip-hop to moodymann-esque jazz house, and rolling tech-house - showing vincenzo's versatility as a producer…and a healthy open-minded attitude to music. vincenzo ragone is a resident of barcelona. he lives in the same building as both techno lord cristian vogel, and a former a-ha producer….but his own music belongs somewhere in the middle of these two extremes.

on this 2nd release from fastly rising imprint boys noize beware of the high tension that is volta82- a minimal yet heavy and powerful track which was programmed by alex ridha ( the dj and one half of boys noize ). additionaly you get a fantastic remix from frank martiniq ( boxer / sender ) who manages to make it even more minimal without taking away from its floor quality

spicy electro-techno with crisp percussion & bleeping drums, remixed by intecs tomaz & new rising star david peraira ..