francois ks wave music returns to the fore with a new ep from rising star roberto bosco and in so doing takes a further step into the world of deep, dubby and sonically spacious techno. bosco is still in his early twenties but in his short career to date has already developed a stellar recording cv with releases for samuel l. sessions klap klap, orlando voorns night vision, len fakis figure and shlomi abers be as one as well as remixes for the likes of juan atkins infiniti project.
already support by laurent garnier, stacey pullen, agoria, slam, brendon moeller, terry francis, xpansul, darren emerson, marco bailey, lars klein

the second half of the great lengths remixes package offers 3 more vividly contrasting interpretations of album tracks. almost a year on from the release of his debut album >one< and with >saviour of techno< plaudits still bouncing off concrete walls, berghain lynchpin ben klock turns in a remix of is this insanity that distills everything inspirational about both the club and city he calls home. spaceapes cracked vocal is welded to a sort of cavernous piston driven groove while traces of the originals melody fractured into the briefest of shards fight their way to the surface only to sink back into the percussive smog. located well outside of the heavily scrutinised uk hype centres, manchesters rising star illum sphere continues to hone his already distinct sound on the flipsides brilliant orange reworking. a clanking off kilter groove rubs up against an extended mutation of the original melody that pushes the track towards a poignant climax, evoking all the ache of reaching for the stars and landing squarely on ones face.

nice price deal !!! official release !
mind-blowing singles, eps, remixes (for the likes of simian mobile disco, little boots, royksopp, lykke li, au revoir simone…), a quickly-growing label (fondation records), and the night is his in most of the worlds major cities: danton eeprom had it all, to the exception of a long-playing record. after making a name for himself with hits like confessions of an english opium-eater, grindhouse or face control, it was time to go off the beaten path and show the way once again. would he go for a fairly logical sweat-ridden dancefloor riot? not precisely. not only. danton would make a revolution of his own, in dandy mode.
three words that will soon be on everyones lips: yes is more. in a cloud of smoke, over a tight booty beat and keys delving deep into thirty years of electronic music, the french londoner sings for good and is all axes out on >thanks for nothing<, making things clear from the very start.

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!!

second single from kylie auldists widely acclaimed made of stone album. on top of the big name lead track, this 12inch also features three other amazing reworks by hint, flevans and pth projects. add that collective mass of talent to the raw material of fast rising star auldists classic soul fuelled grown up pop, and this 12inch is guaranteed to be big news.

fergie and excentric kicking off the year with ragaroo, a tense builder, winding things up to an uncontrollable level with a mixture of rising and just plain strange sounds, with the usual high production standards that you expect from a fergie track. on remix duties is jus phil (monu digital), who returns to the excentric after his shuffling and bass heavy remix of fergie - break-out from earlier in the year. his take introduces a low slung yet bouncy groove, hooking listeners in before using the weird craggy effects of the original to really take things to a new level of twistedness

arms goes japan! on the seventeenth cut we present a mindblowing japanese line up, which will take you straight to the land of the rising sun. we welcome the talented newcomers asagaoaudio and kyoudai itsumo, both part of the new wave of japanese industrial techno producers. beside fresh blood we also present some experience on the black gold. takaaki itoh and go hiyama have been partners in crime on stage for a while now and its about time they share the same vinyl on arms. prepare for some cutting edge, razorsharp dark metallic rhythms and sonic structures straight from japan.

sister label to markantonios analytic trail imprint, mkt records is all aboutproviding a channel for different concepts in techno music. looking forward in to the future of electronic music, mkt is a space for new sounds to develop, evolve and emerge. originally created as a home for markantonios experimental work, mkt has developed into a destination label for all forward-thinking techno acts. unearthing a never-ending conveyer belt of neapolitan techno talent, markantonios mkt records have consistently struck gold with a series of eps from emerging artists such as joseph capriati, mladen tomic and flavio diaz. this time out label boss markantonio takes the controls for an ep of his own.
title track >play the music< kicks off the ep in understated but highly effective style. forged from a brooding low-down bass with plenty of wiggle this track cuts a heavy mechanical groove through waves of sci-fi effects as it builds and drops.
>funky junkie< pumps up the tempo for a full-on ride through funked-uppercussive techno. centered on a groove of big heavy kicks and jacking snaresthis inventive vocal track joins the dots between early chicago house and techno.
>debug< completes the ep by taking a more stripped back approach, laying out a minimized tech house outline around which is added a combination of a bigbouncing bassline and layers of tribal horns, firing percussion and rising sirens.

travelling the world with the cream of the toolroom roster, toolroom knights resident dj pete griffiths now has his sights set firmly on the studio. fresh from the success of his remix of matt samuels >enjoy the silence<, toolrooms rising star pete griffiths delivers a superb debut single >speak the secret< for the label, featuring the vocal talents of the delicate yet formidable neve.
a strong contender for one of this years true anthems, >speak the secret< has a magnetic quality with a progressive melody that captivates inside the first minute. the perfectly formed bassline, sweeping intro and lamenting main riff all interconnect to create something truly transcendental, leaving neves mesmerising vocals locked in your mind for hours.
the release package also includes remixes from some of the worlds finest dj/producers including, tocadisco, thomas gold & esquire, each delivering their own take on the original to cater to all floors.
early support on the release comes from a host of a list names including axwell, mark knight, david guetta, steve angello, pete tong & more ...

part three of the cocoon 10inch series is all about the modern british techno scene, and the first hypnotic exclamation mark is set by yousef from liverpool. after collaborations with carl cox and x-press 2, >come home< - which can also be found on sven väths current ibiza review >the sound of the tenth season< - seems to become one of the most important tracks of the winter season 2009/2010: with a steadily rising crescendo, yousef is weaving around a >strings-meet-piano< motive with massive reverb that gives the tribal beats a deeper meaning and thus will be enchanting the clubs. the flip side belongs to london-based dj and producer tim green. he is releasing on labels such as four twenty, sci+tec and trapez for more than three years now and his co-production with emerson todd, >exercise<, even made it to cocoon compilation i. >lone time< lives on metal-like percussions that are loaded with adrenaline and once more prove the fact that modern techno cant go without tribal elements

as the third single released in anticipation of scott hansen’s long-awaited full-length as tycho, “coastal brake” may be the best yet—a sweet slice of dream-beat that glides over the ocean surface like a high-speed waverider. “coastal brake”’s vintage synthesizers set the pointillistic scene, blipping and popping around a near-balearic rhythm like melancholy drops in a river, rising and falling and building to a shimmering climax. it’s not quite dance music—more like tycho’s soft-focus take on the escapist beauty of house music. the single’s three remixes do the original ample justice. danish producer (and syntaks collaborator) manual takes “coastal brake” at half-time and shoots it full of feedback, bringing a scorched-earth weight to the proceedings, while hatchback’s “cosmic caviar dub version” turns down the contrast and places the song in a cave full of drugged-out pianos. lusine hacks up “coastal brake” and repurposes the bits for his own stutter-stepping, downbeat funk. listen closely, and you’ll hear shards of “coastal brake” sparkling in between the beats. limited edition (1000 copies) of tychos >coastal brake< on 180 gram vinyl including alternate artwork poster. tycho is the music project of san francisco artist and producer scott hansen. as tycho, hansen blends swirling melodies into vaguely triumphant arcs that crisscross between stuttering beats and vocal samples, creating rolling sonic landscapes that extend into the horizon. known in the design world as iso50, hansen is famed for his bucolic, sun-drenched design style, which serves as a backdrop and mirror for his musical output.

factor city is proud to welcome on board berlin-based producer alexander kowalski with this >puesta de sol<. alexs accomplishments need no introduction, we all know his productions and his amazing live act. hes been years producing cuts of cutting-edge techno for the likes of kanzleramt or different. now he just launched his own label damage berlin. his debut in factor city >puesta de sol< is an enormous peak-time club killer. on the flip stimming remix shows why hes one of the rising producers at this time. his rework of >puesta de sol< is just another step forward. he delivers a stripped down warehouse version full of tension and surely another hit.

a1) new love - this elevating new track is deep, funky and sexy. the beat is ever growing, the bass never ending. disco mixes with deep winking and eye to electro. b1) low down - sounds like a completely different atmosphere. still funky, its the perfect tune for a poolside party in la as the sun is going down... smart, sexy ladies get the party started moving to this disco house dance tune. b2) dont stop is the natural conclusion to this 12inch. we re at the break of dawn when this drops, as the sun is rising. slow bpms and vocal intermissions for those whose feet still want to move to the groove.

the count & sinden release two more devastating club tracks in the form of strange things / elephant 1234. the release features two vastly different tracks showcasing the count & sindens eclectic taste and endless talents. with an infectious chorus sampling john holts early 70s lost reggae classic of the same name, the maverick duos strange things is a haunting yet energised roots meets old skool jungle anthem, set to get the temperature rising. strange things is backed with elephant 1234, a tweaked 4/4 cut that takes influences from the best in todays european and us electronic music scenes with a count & sinden twist... this is where dance music is right here, right now.

supported by: claude young, frank mueller (beroshima), radio slave, dubfire, satoshi fumi, chloe harris, dj taucher, mr henry von, side b, jin hiyama, xyramat! house of japan, a 4 track release showcasing some of the land of the rising sun s finest house

double vinyl with etching on side d.

in addition to our first artist album on connaisseur “estroe – elemental assets“ we present the first single “le flaneur” with interpretations by kollektiv turmstrasse our weimar homies christian rottler & deer. all 12 remixes will be released as remix album in digital plus a few remix extracts on vinyl. look forward to the next packages with remixes from audiofly, ripperton, steve rachmad, melon, beatpharmacy, joel mull, tedd patterson, patrick chardronnet, roberto rodriguez and nuno dos santos. le flaneur - this vinyl extract contains the original version of the track - a melancholic detroit-pop pearl with the lovely voice of miss kittin on top plus two remixes. the first remix is the mindbending kollektiv turmstrasse wald und wiesenreh mix that shows in an impressive manner that the two rising northern stars developed their trademark sound to even a higher and more grown-up level. with their “stumme apotheker rmx” the infamous duo christian rottler & deer give a lyrical answer to the original, its starts as a rather acoustic guitar tune and slowly morphs into a trippy and charming debaucher.

mike minds only previous release, >acid machine<, has been tigas most played record since it was made. a full-time turbo employee, he has spent the past few years getting his brain around making techno, and continues to impress us with his output. his debut ep, >resonate<, is something of a departure for our label, and one we are very proud of.
its amazing to have this kind of music coming directly out of turbo hq, it nails a sound that we have always tried to cultivate. minimal without being boring, trippy without being predictable, unafraid of melody, and with just enough analog imperfection and warmth to it.
both of the remixers we chose represent different sounds in techno that have influenced mikes sound.
1: sophisticated italian groove*
giorgio gigli is an italian minimal-trance maestro, an incredibly modern renaissance man who is also a trained sommelier.** he is rising in the ranks and catching up in profile to his occasional production partner, donato dozzy. hopefully we will have more of his tracks on turbo soon.
2: m¦n¦m¦l
hobo is a fellow canadian best known for his excellent work on m¦nus. rumor has it, he borrowed richies quad-macro template file to finish the final version of this remix... whatever he did, his second effort came up huge, this mix is excellent.
enjoy!
thomas von party
* i have to include the word groove in every turbo onesheet i write, its either that or washing my hands constantly.
** true! go to turborecordings.com/sommelier to see giorgios chart pairing ten tracks
also: check out part 1 with a stunning kebacid (jesper dahlback & jori hulkkonen) remix

the italian rising star team daddys groove and the most popular dj & producer in the world bob sinclar, join their experienced vibes, crossing down into a magic brand new tune...

just like the excellent joshua series this is jay-js take on rnb meets house edit: choppy, dubbed out intro that leads into a killer vocal duet by rising rnb act koffee brown. b-side features a rousing gospel house track with heartfelt vocals and big chorus.

one of the rising stars in hardcore land was selected to produce the official project hardcore 2009 anthem, and kasparov did an excellent job on it.

>gobbldigook< is the spectacular opener of sigur ros recent album >med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust<, undeniably one of the most hymnic songs they have written thus far. fellow islanders stephen stephenson aka presidentbongo (of gus gus fame) and jack schidt couldnt resist but to transform the complex, polyrhythmic original into an exceptionally ethereal club track. when the angelic voice of jon birgisson unfolds on a club soundsystem it reallyfeels like you are in heaven. the ultraslim percussion groove takes over the tribalistic atmosphere of the original but catapults it some hundered light years forward into the future. thomas fehlmanns remix on the flipside is nothing short but sensational. we have no clue how he managed to turn this song into a schaffel but we salute him and take this as another unmistakable sign that the schaffelfieber is rising again in cologne, berlin, reykjavik andelsewhere ...

after our highly acclaimed release with john beltran and convextion, we continue within the detroit techno spirit, although updated to todays sound.
conforce is the moniker of a 22 year old bloke from the island of terschelling in the netherlands. he is currently living in the city of leeuwarden where he works as an audiovisual designer. at the end of 2007 rush hour released his first 12 inch >our concern<, which got big support from people like josh wink, rolando, derrick may and laurent garnier. >junction< followed in 2008, with again raving feedback. to quote resident advisor: >quite simply he s a rising star<. now there are 4 amazing tracks from him on curle, hope you like em as much as we do!

the travel reports of the wilderness ep part 1 & 2 follows a documentation of a time when the cheapers were together in a dark vault and they were only attending the on going outer world through a >white hole<. in chapter a1 they report about the mondane mess that interfuses through the small opening into their facultative dungeon. they aim towards their profile and fill their surface with melody and intoxication. b1 describes basseruptions in front of the white house and while buzzing, pouring oil onto the strings of their piano, to proove the efficiency of renewable soundenergies. their mission was succesfully kept a secret until rising winds released the manuskript blowing them out of the darkness to the cd of the current groove-magazine. finally all parts are official and available on upon you records.

massive trippy techno release by swedish rising star van rivers and it rocks like hell! van rivers worked as producer on the debut album of fever ray (karin dreijer from the knife) and also tours with her live band. his previous releases on stockholm ltd and islands & islets got big support from marcel dettman, josh wink, ryan elliot, joey beltram and this release will surely follow. stretched out on pavement is a deep, punchy and trippy techno piece for the floor as well as the mind, like you may expect from a sd records release. the nukubus remix on the b side takes everything into the pumping techno/electro arena with a soulful, spacey edge to it. both mixes are spot on and will rock many floors. big one!

here it is ... the fourth volume of the rebirth unreleased series. it includes hot material and brand new exclusives: music from artists like a:xus, rocco, tevo howard and andre lodemann.
after a few years of silence austin bascom is back as a:xus another fantastic song! featuring the sweet vocals of graph nobel, >suite disappointment< grew in the last few months and is ready for a full release in october. the original package included mixes from pete heller, james teej and motorcitysoul, and received the support of a diverse range of djs. it has been played by tiesto, erik morillo and joris voorn in their essential mixes on bbc radio1. rocco (rodamaal), who loved and supported the original mix for months, drops two deeper, soul infused, techytinged remix, proper house music we ve heard in a while! food for your soul!
just signed from rebirth, angela k. is an artistic alter ego born in 2005: angela scalvini, conservatory trained songwriters, meets the electronic artist isacco zanola and experimental guitarist maurizio rinaldi. from germany, rising producer andre’ lodemann, transforms >ballad< into a soulful techno master-piece that grows and grows with every play. takes the strength and sharp nature of the original and sets it against a clinically clean and instantly mesmerising techno backdrop, a gorgeous concoction of shrill synths and crisp beats!
a mysterious figure in music tevo howard is surely a very talented producer coming from chicago. his brand new track >crazy love< is already big for djs like tiga, tensnake, manuel tur and deetron!

big with: riva starr, pierce, jerl, hosh, kiki, makossa, stephan hinz, deepchild, dj t, mandy, thomas schumacher, ...
summer may be coming to an end, but south of the equator spring is springing with the fresh new sounds of emerson todd. making his get physical debut, this rising talent caps off a stellar 12 months with 3 tracks of funkladen and infectious house. a new talent on the international scene, emerson todd has been making a name for himself for over 10 years in the southern hemisphere. starting out in nz as one half of house of downtown – who produced 2 full length albums and a film score – todd relocated to australia in 2003 and shifted his focus towards audio engineering, spending years afterwards travelling back and forth between the 2 countries for his various dj residencies and studio commitments.

early support from raresh, 2000 and one, mathias tanzmann, federico molinari, alex niggemann, robert dietz, nima gorji, anja schneider, julien chaptal, ellen alien, djulz, neil quigley, nic fanciulli, alex celler, dorian paic (its a superbomb!) …
bloop is fast becoming a bit of a name amongst those in the know for quality output across the house spectrum so its no surprise to see net28, esperanza and lomidhigh rising star kasper on the imprint with his chicago take 12 inch. if youve checked the spaniards recent contributions to wolf & lamb or net28, you will be aware of his funk laced house wigglers which combine old and new wonderfully and >chicago take< is no different.

with releases on chris lakes rising music, benchmark and steve angellos size label, asher and neil build up to the summer with this two tracker of techno goodies on baroque... hottly tipped to be making a big noise this year, their blend of funky techno grooves work magic across the floors.

bsssssss...diesmal greifen mirko hensel und andre staedter aka channel x wie mosquitos aus der luft an. angelockt von frischen porensaft stuerzen sie sich im beatrausch auf die emsigen tanzflächen der clubs und saugen sie sich von break zu break mit blutgruppe uy025 voll. da fällt manöverkritik schwer, sitzt doch jeder flügelschlag wie ein akkord auf m steinway und die euphorischen frequenzen blitzen auf wie hornissenstachel. so schön kann also blutspenden sein und dem tropenfieber steht nichts mehr im weg

rising up from the gurgling belly of the underworld comes disco of doom, the brand new project from production and dj duo tom real & the rogue element. the disco of doom is a place of unspeakable depravity from whence tom and rogue deliver twisted, filthy productions. >warpig< and >spawn again< follows their first ep which came out last year on passenger records to critical acclaim. >warpig< takes things deep, dark, heavy and churning with surprises at every turn just when you thought it was safe to get back on the dancefloor. >spawn again< brings you back to the jack of old school chicago acid madness while simultaneously slicing in the heavy duty rave sounds...you are all well and truly doomed!

5th release on the subcult techno label and it just gets better & better! label boss aka carl teams up with peppelino for the excellent opening salvo. then bryant baker teams up with miche of miche & mirzinho fame to deliver another club techno bomb. flip over for spanish rising star luky rdu on a wicked tribal trip and finish with kazoo records josh love & matt 303 rounding things off perfectly.

markantonios analytic trail label has been instrumental in creating what is now recognized as the neapolitan techno sound. the labels inventive approach is the key to their success. marrying raw basic elements with funloving party vibes, the label is a destination for djs wanting a bigroom sound. previous releases have featured the likes of rino cerrone, valentino kanzyani, the advent, davide squillace, and joseph capriati.
electric rescue has been at the heart of the parisian rave scene for the past fifteen years. cutting his teeth at parties at legendary avantgarde club >boy<, a career evolved fast, becoming part of the mentasm crew alongside laurent garnier and chaotik rames. since then electric rescue have released on many innovative techno tracks on high profile labels including fcom, afu, yellow label, eterno and his own skryptom imprint.
the flash tool is a simply constructed but incendiary club tool. deploying a limited palette of elements to create an earcatching track, the use of heavy kick, undulating bass, ever rising synth lines and wildly distorting pitch tones screams dancefloor impact.
las castagnettas is nothing short of a mainroom monster. uncompromising and direct with a raw, assertive energy this is inyourface ravetastic techno. booming beats and abrasive sounds set the tone but this is all about the supersized bass stab. watch out..
saving the title track for last, electric rescue unleashes the beast that is locomoto. industrial and uncomplicated, this 4am bodyshaker is packed with plenty of percussive punch and crowderuption moments to ensure maximum effect. file under >encore tune<.

nico grubert from switzerland give us his vision of sound in 3 tracks. a side is a furious one full of trippy wave perfect for you peaktime set! on the aa side you will find the track which is extact the name of this ep: >dom perignon ep< - classic smart and deep tech house. the second one is more catchy and fluffy dancefloor as well as a little morning on the beach! this one gonna be a summer bomb!

on august 29, 2009 around 10.000 hardcore heads gathered in and around the turbinenhallen (oberhausen, germany) for the biggest earthquake event ever! now u.h.m. presents the official vinyl sampler release for this major event in the line of the rave itself all styles are represented on this slammin 12 inch, so we re going from mainstream hardcore to raw industrial sounds.all this wicked stuff is brought by the top hardcore artists tieum (aftermatch rec.), kristof & na-goyah (coolman records), triax (the rising star of u.h.m.) and mr. sinster (the other rising star of u.h.m.) all tunes rock like crazy and will cause total mayhem on the local hardcore floors!excellent e.p. which is another u.h.m. must-have for all those hardcore boys & girls out there, time to do some speaker damaging!

everythings here is a special record. constructed to epic proportions typical of a danny howells production, this is a building track for the bigger rooms. evolving through swaying drum patterns and a gentle rising and falling melody, the moment comes from the mammoth pads in the break. liquid thang is a funked up floor-mover for the tail end of summer. jazzed up by splashes of horns and flutes, there is a clear old-school feel to the track that marries neatly with the low-down bass grooves, cosmic-sounding distorted keys and chopped up vocal refrains. smooth and shiny!

next hot dj food on finger tracks! this time by rising artists schaeufler & zovsky. funky, groovy and strinking are the main facts for this two tracks, and vinyl only, of course:)

pryda returns with yet another melodic club monster waves. this is a classic pryda production with the rising synth lines and the catchiest of hooks. already essential new tune for pete tong, and already being caned by john digweed amongst others. expect to hear this at all the closing parties in ibiza and right the way through until the autumn. massive

two of turbo s rising stars come together to make one of the biggest records of the year. peanuts club has been arguably the hottest track of the summer for heavyweight djs erol alkan, tiga, and a-trak. it s instantly catchy and massively effective, and we ve seen it bring the best out of the crowd night after night, but you probably already know all about it. the real coup here is that cajou club is another absolute bomb, maybe even better than peanuts club, and more disturbing evidence that france has produced yet another two major-league players in dance music. noob s really been hitting his stride lately, following on terrific remixes for brodinski and d.i.m. and tai s lyposuct, his productions getting exponentially bigger with each release. as for brodi, anyone that s seen him play knows he has all the makings of a star, and if he can keep putting out records this good, the sky s the limit! wanting to go beyond double-megahit and attempt quad-bomb status, we commissioned a terrific remix from sound pellegrino s renaissance man. noob & brodi are in love with it, plus they re the only finns out there to have not produced a record for turbo, so it was a perfect fit. the ph 0 remix on the vinyl is, incredibly, an original take on acid, it s loopy and weird, but works like magic.

hit!!! a straight up techy dance floor stomper... grrr has a buzzing bass-line and pulsating rhythm sits perfectly alongside a thunderous kick-drum and cleverly thought out percussion, whilst rising fx sounds weave in and out of the mix!

played by joris voorn, dj hell, timo mass, gel abril, thomas schumacher, jesse rose, kiki, julien chaptal, anthony collins & kabale & liebe, technasia, marcin czubala & david keno...great new microfon by rising artists m.in & patrick kunkel !! incl remix by &me (keinemusik)

alan fitzpatrick is a producer who has been making everyone sit up and take notice since his first appearance on the scene a little over 18months ago. with various outings on fergies excentric music label, and his own 8 sided dice imprint and forthcoming records on the seminal bedrock records, alan is without doubt the rising star of dance music with his cross genre sound. and if that wasnt enough here is the first outing on adam beyers mighty drumcode! adam, who is unbelievably fussy and purveyor of nothing but absolute quality, snapped up this two tracker instantly – a testament to alans awesome sound. both >statix< and >rubix< are earthshakingly good. both hard and funky, but at the same time extremely versatile, and will be excellent mixing tools and big records in ther own right. the kind of records that never leave the box. get it..

the latest offering from truesoul come courtesy of joel mull & cari lekebusch. the a side >passing thru< is a sexy little tech groover, already getting the boys and girl particularly moist on the dancefloors, apealing to both the house and techno posses. the flipside >landing strip< is more fo a chugging groover with gorgeous synth stabs and rising pads. the swedish fraternity are leading the way with awesome electronic music!

christian hilscher and nico plagemann - three minutes before the start: three double signals are flashing at the starting lights. the pilots are strapped into their cockpits with pinpoint accuracy. windows down, elbow out. the sound system is at the limit, the golden chevrolet is shimmering û a real feast for both the audiences eyes and ears. one minute before the start: the motors start roaring. now only two double lights are flashing at the starting lights. adjust your sunglasses. put in the first gear. the bass is vibrating. 15 seconds before the start: only one double light is flashing. now, the kollektiv is on its own. the last bit is tickled out of the sound system. behind the car, a marshal is waving a yellow flag when suddenly the windows start vibrating with the bass. the speed range is signal-red. start: the last double signal of the starting lights goes out, and for the charming guys from hamburg, five green lights are going on: the start. the pulse rate is rising up to 110. its the point of no return - the race is on..

white out, with compulsive lead melodies underpinned with monster bass weight and vents unique drums full of mechanical textures and irrepressible nature. constantly shifting and evolving, and marked by several sections which keep rising until they seem to implode with shock out bass pressure and slick, seamless audio violence...

on remix duty here is amsterdams rising star, anton pieete, who takes a slightly more subtle but no less infectious direction. he sits æmistral on a hypnotic tech groove that takes a deeper journey, and is entirely effective for setting up a different vibe in any djs set. its already getting the thumbs up from carl cox.

bsssssss...diesmal greifen mirko hensel und andre staedter aka channel x wie mosquitos aus der luft an. angelockt von frischen porensaft stuerzen sie sich im beatrausch auf die emsigen tanzflõchen der clubs und saugen sie sich von break zu break mit blutgruppe uy025 voll. da fõllt man÷verkritik schwer, sitzt doch jeder fl³gelschlag wie ein akkord auf m steinway und die euphorischen frequenzen blitzen auf wie hornissenstachel. so sch÷n kann also blutspenden sein und dem tropenfieber steht nichts mehr im weg

the chile house connection continues to sling the dopest stuff to our floors, barely satisfying the constant craving of dancers and punters worldwide for the highly addictive mixture of salacious latin polyrhythmics and organic afro inspired drum sounds with universal electronic 4/4 beats. cut and wraped up neatly by chile born and fastly rising don felipe valenzuela and swiss expat dani casarano, this duo continues with this heated 3 tracker to further cement their reputation from earlier releases on fumalab as a highly combustible combination: elastic compulsively grooving house beats are intervowen with latin-american call and response vocals in >otra vida<, the fittingly titled >push< constantly builds up the pressure even in the breakdowns with frantic, flamenco style hand clapping and >the little house< with its disco style bassline and the conga driven beat hints at the fruitful marriage of latin, soul and dance music in the melting pot of 70s new york. muy rico!!

s up friends n freaks !! the international freakshow theatre is rising its stage curtain for opening a hopefully hot summer season 2009. with our 13th release we bring you two young guns who - so far - are new to the international freakshows roster. nevertheless basti grub from frankfurt / germany and dj w!ld from paris / france will definitely show their skills with 2 massive tracks on if-13! both tunes are properly carrying the spirit of an hedonistic summer party! the a-side comes along with mr.basti grubs marchgang. his trip into the depths of electronic music lead him through all the wellknown clubs in and around frankfurt city in the first place. nowadays he runs his own little label called hoehenregler, releasing quality house & techno music. his track on if-13 feels like a journey into the wonderland of minimal fusiontechno. bastis tune is one of those that are making you smile while you are rocking our socks off hard on the dancefloor! his tune marchgang sounds a bit like being the clash of 1920s music with the 21st centuries minimal house sound! and do you know what?! à the crazy combination fully works - give it a try folks! the flip side delivers dj w!lds balkan2?. dj w!lds musical career started 13 years ago in france with his first dj-attempts behind the decks. today the french mastermind is presenting his sound from one continent to another, as a tireless traveller he is spreading hot underground music to the people with his technical mixes. after having started his own label catwash together with chris carrier a couple of years ago, his reputation as a producer is constantly growing all around the planet! for if-13, dj w!ld brings us balkan2? - an epic and massive rollin sambaesque techhouse bomb, that has the dynamic and power to make you o nuts! this track is pure latin groove in a postmodern shape that will deeply satisfy all of you who are into the style of artists like ricardo villalobos or luciano, to name a few!