excellent deep / groovin house... incl crazy p. remix

uh oh! here we have last years ridiculously massive backwoods tracks remixed by esp institutes bad boys. the stallions (lovefingers and lee douglas) take dj kents hit cloud nine to the church of rave to meet a dirty belfast gospel that will turn your trout-pout upside down and leave your feet bleeding. just try to find a room big enough to hold this 12 minute monster! on the flip, cos/mes tropify the backwoods album opener awakening in a stylee that has become their signature, lush and loopy. this is a special collaboration between tokyos ene records and esp... dont slee

van shes >idea of happiness< gets the remix treatment by what so not, herve and sebastian. code for free mp3-download included.

early support von hanne & lore, aka aka, audiojack und zombie disco squad! die zwei hobbyastronauten von the chosen two trafen sich mit dem kosmoproleten toomsen im strebergarten neukölln und haben dort in nancys room vier heiße tracks zusammengeschraubt. nun wollen sie, dass ihr euer schicksal mit der >choose your destiny ep< gemeinsam feiert already supported by hanne & lore, aka aka, audiojack and zombie disco squad! the chosen two are launching the spring with their >choose your destiny ep<! four brand new tracks ready to rock any club, arena or open air! choose your favourite one, or just choose all!

what we have here is an album which is, if i may say, relatively positive and generally good for home listening. this album was recorded in about 10 weeks in a living room (the sofa being my bed), with restless swollen eyes at dusk and a love/hate relation with my machines, microphone and electric guitar.3 machines gave up on me during the making of this lp.i hope you will like it. tolga.

limited pic disc, big room dance bomb

thinking too much/where the helios is juk juks second release on nommos. thinking too much is the most direct juk juk release so far. its peak time fare, aimed squarely at the dancefloor. the dreamy intro will fool the unsuspecting, sucking them in and propelling them on a tripped out ride on a techno ghost train, buffered by a cushion of warm throbbing bass. where the helios is the real dream side. a floating, hallucinogenic, spaced out drift, driven by a crisp, pared back rhythm and a gorgeous, woozy vocal- led melody. juk juks first release for nommos was unwrap/fall and before that his debut, winter turn spring/frozen, was put out by kieran (four tet) hebden on his highly regarded text label. all juk juks output to date has been critically acclaimed, coverage including fact magazine, pitchfork, mix mag, abeano, the fader amongst others. his releases have also received significant club and radio plays including mainstream radio 1 support from admirers giles peterson and rob da bank, who has promised support for this release. four tet said the room went off when playing thinking too much at a recent event.

ilario alicante might well be best known for his previous releases on big room labels cocoon and cecille but preconceptions can be misleading. here on sudden drop we plough a deeper furrow, not ones for hands up in the air shenanigans we prefer to get our heads down on the dancefloor for some serious introspection, which is why this 3 tracker from the italian born ilario finds its way onto our label. echotechno is indeed a main room slice of stomping techno but with that oh so important moody vibe that we crave here at sd,rouge dub on the flip delves deeper with an exceedingly trippy soundscape whilst untitled drop rounds things off with a spritely techno groove.

public image ltd confirm their first new material in 20 years will begin with the ep >one drop< released for record store. followed by the album >this is pil< on may 28th, the new material will be released on the bands own label pil official.

hot on the heels of midlands placement ep, aus returns with a remix 12inch featuring lone & motor city drum ensemble. both producers deliver deep, melodic reinterpretations of the originals, with lone accentuating midlands signature sound (whilst flawlessly incorporating his own neon tinged atmospherics) and mcde dubbing out the original, pushing it into throbbing raw cuts territory. both producers are at the top of their game. lone is dominating 2012 with a residency at manchester hot-spot hoya:hoya, a full length dropping in may via r&s that will surely occupy the top of many year end lists, and remixes for radiohead, tensnake & underworld already under his belt. jazz enthusiast motor city drum ensembles sample-based raw cuts series made him a household name within the deep house scene and last years dj-kicks mix set him apart from the pack with its on point mixing and musical diversity. his notable november 2011 boiler room set is considered one of the finest, and is just another example of why mcde has been, and will remain to be, a musical force to be reckoned with. next up on aus will be an ep from bicep & friends with a remix from panoramabar resident steffi.

part 2/3! deep house – uh killer?! dear gorge just like we know him. hardly anyone puts so much energy into a yet so low key appearing track and this is what we love him for. gorge was a history witness for our biggest light installation and the most oppulent feast, as is his right. certified ass-shaking tune with a joyous organ going hand in hand with a female vocal. there is no more to say about this track as it speaks for itself. reminiscing igors 10 minute intro in combat gear at the treibgut deluxe. some push did jonas put into this few minute collaboration track with mz sunday luv. it has to be loud, it has to run – it has to take its place on this compilation. homebased in frankfurt jonas was so fond of hannover at a time that he almost moved north. but we could not afford the hotel room for such a long time. deep house making you get rid of your jacket and shake your hips together. get yourself a drink at the bar and head for the dancefloor. nicely smooth this track is driving you into the night. the only night we actually had champagne and still could all make it to the train to hamburg in the morning.

heralding from a rock n roll and jazz background vaal is not aware of the strict rules that define & guard electronic music. therefore vaal is not afraid to break them. sourcing tracks and samples became an obsession: from this was born a compulsion to write, experiment & develop original music that could be equally human, equally electronic. vaal exists in the dark of the city: the secretive curtained room that you can never quite peer into, the dark pulsating dancefloors of the underground. vaal has nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears & sweat. vaal is electronic, & vaal is a baastard.

space djz deliver two outstanding cuts of techno with level 7 and their own remix. to back this up we have arranged further mixes by some of the uks strongest talents. a sublime tech-house rework from roberto is followed by a big-room work out from ed mackie & henry cullen.

phat 2012 disco edits .... check

patrice scott kicks off the 2012 release schedule in proper fashion with the orbital bliss ep - keeping the sistrum sound true and setting the tone for another year of quality output. we are treated to cool, smooth, futuristic cuts that pay tribute to the wonders of the cosmos. as always, the sounds are carefully crafted and slowly evolving, treating the listener to a refined palette of rhythm and melody suitable for the dancefloor and the living room, alike.

phillips is the magnificent debut album by phillip lauer on running back. frankfurts melody man has amassed a body of work that includes the adventures of arto mwambe, top singles (delta nrg) on his extinct brontosaurus label for permanent vacation or live at robert johnson as well as remixes for the likes of maxmillion dunbar or with the tuff city kids project. the twelve songs that make phillips have been described as 808 state kissing movin records while cluster are in the room –, or a dolby nr tempest. whatever you want to call it, it has all the ingredients and romantic notions that can make dance music oscillate between the sacred and the profane: house, gloomy gothic grooves, cock-eyed electro, new wave trance and lots of songs without words. the power of lauer. available on cd, nine track gatefold lp and digitally. escorted by two tensnake remixes of trainmann on rb032 and more to come…,.

having hinted at upcoming collaborations on blkrtz over the last months in several interviews, deadbeat finally makes good on his promises offering an epic piece of heaviest dub business featuring the unmistakable vocoder stylings of canadian danuel tate of cobblestone jazz fame. title track lazy jane locks in a murderously tight 135 bpm steppers rhythm sure to appeal to fans of both the burial mix series and malas most head down exploits for dmz alike, with tates heaven streaking vocal elevating it to the realm of instant classic from the very first drop. the flipside s 909 dub meanwhile sends the originals synth and vocal lines deep into the echo chamber atop a reinforced version of the bass line and unrelenting 909 drum pattern to create the most classist, purified slice of big room dub techno you are likely to here all year.

ross caiden is a new name on the scene already racking up some cracking releases. after giving us a remix of ryders >thirty five days< back in december, we now have an original ep from him.
>gunz in the hood< is a hat filled, heads down, groover. lewis ryder tweaks things with an indulgence of analogue synth work, keeping the peak time rawness.
>new york city gritty< sure does have the hustle & bustle of a large city. large room techno. with this, tom eales completely changes the sound, making a very warm & drifty mix.

toolroom records miami 2011 sampler 1 combines the deep vibes of tiger stripes ufo and wehbbas the ride with the big room sounds of hoxton whores remix of blue boy remember me and kaiserdisco la benjamina

paskal & urban absolutes sind mit ihrer wunderbaren (slow) house-variation derzeit in aller munde. das duo aus berlin / essen mit aktuellen releases auf labels wie room with a view, prags visky recordings und foul & sunk präsentiert seine zweite ep auf farside records. als besonderes zusätzliches highlight ist farside stolz darauf, zwei großartige manuel tur mixes zu verkünden. der freerange / mild pitch künstler verwandelt limits in ein grandioses house monster. old school, new york city meets sound factory. dazu die tollen vocals von aniya ouu. boom!

2012 pressing !! >gonna make you work< gab es bereits auf 7inch, leider ist das stück für die kleine schallplatte dann doch deutlich zu lang und entsprechend mau klang die single. jetzt kommt der recut auf 12inch, und drei neue tracks gibt es auch noch gleich dazu. so muss es sein. die drei neuen cuts zeigen die oldschoolige chicago-liebe in noch mehr facetten. keine tricks, keine stunts, einfach die pure kraft der maschinen und der soul des menschen dahinter. killer, durch und durch!

the two monkey guys are very happy to present their first longplayer. after a successful year 2011 and a massive output they want to show the world whats also going on in their mind. happy body music is not only for the dancefloor. of course youll find some techy, housy floorkillers on the lp but also tracks from the deeper techno side and a little sorted stuff from the monkey roots... hip hop and big beat! so please come in, lean back, take a coffee and have a listen to the colourful monkeyworld

next up on the much hyped local talk label from stockholm comes a straight up house burner from polish dj and producer tanzlife. with a combo of soul drenched vocal samples and jackin electronic house theories tanzlife has got a big club winner ready to drop. the ep delivers two outstanding tracks entitled heart attack and cold fire, both with a seriously classy house feel that really hits the spot if you have been a fan of local talks previous releases. even before the tracks were signed to local talk they gained support from such diverse djs like claude von stroke, dj ionik (traveller rec) and dairmount (room with a view). local talk is talking to you!

big with mathias kaden, dorian paic, meat, robert dietz, chistian burkhardt.... the second release for this year is also coming from laurentiu gavrila better known as funk e. the tracks blew our mind right away and here is also another thought we would like to share with you for this series of two eps divided in part 1 and 2. string theory - 2 pianos that are in the same room, if u play one note at one of the pianos, the string with the very same note from the other piano will resonate as well. that string is the heart!

willie graff & tuccillo have had a steady flow of releases helping build reputation with an emphasis on quality over quantity. individually and together they have released on labels such as delusions of grandeur, third ear, 2020 vision and rebirth. most recently they have enjoyed success following the release of brilliant releases on circus company and isgud. the duo have just remixed charles websters new single and have a busy schedule of productions and remixes to fit in around their busy dj schedules (willie is resident at cielo in nyc and pachas funky room in ibiza).

feted kosmische synthesizer wizards from cleveland oh, emeralds, have never had any of their music remixed before. let alone having the title track from their acclaimed 2010 album reworked (twice) into a floor-filling behemoth by daphni (aka dan snaith aka caribou). >we toured together in 2010 and since then ie always wanted to play their music in my dj sets. so i did my own version of this track<, says snaith. >is one of those tracks that whenever i play it i can feel the energy in the room lift.< luckily emeralds were equally enthusiastic and so this unlikely hybrid see the light of day. …or rather the dark inside of a club.

this highly anticipated spiros kaloumenos release is a must have for every self respecting technolover. 2 pieces of sweet wax completaly filled with thumping techno beats and nice chords. this is an lp that is pure sweetness for big room techno fanatics and also able to fit in any dubtechno set.

shawn osullivan of up and coming new york new wave bands led er est and further reductions, brings us the latest release on wt. the easiest description would be drop bass network meets berghain dub techno meets the new sound of amsterdam with a little bit of acid and industrial sprinkled in, but you should listen to the clips yourself to decide. shawn takes synths, drummachines, a sequencer and some effects and records one take on a stereo track. this leaves room for wild mistakes, personal moments, and blown out sound. its a classic techno sound that sounds like it should have been done before, but hasnt.

pearson sound presents his >untitled< tune – first heard on the boiler room. support from ben ufo, jamie xx, benji b, jackmaster, loefah + more. please note >footloose< is only available on the vinyl format

second release in the delsin x-dsr series containing re-issues of personal favourites. m.k.s the mkappella was originally a track on the b-side of the very original version of his huge burning ep on the area 10 label. the mkappella is some original innocent deep sunset house. other side contains the adventurous lost by the 7th plain aka luke slater, taken from his debut album the 4 cornered room way back from 1994, the high days of the uk techno scene, with lot of hints towards the original detroit sound.

marking the release of their debut album ‘dream cargoes‘, tj kong & modular k present ‘end-game‘, the first single to be lifted off the cd on poker flat. shuffling and sparkling with urgent, peak-time electronic disco vibes, ‘end-game‘ is one of the calling cards from their album, which as it happens is jammed packed with stand-out cuts. freaking and peaking over almost 10 minutes, the pair are not afraid of fully exploring and expanding a jam until they have worked it as much as possible! the pumping reference remix leads us into even bigger room zones as an old school techno vibe lifts us up and carries us into the late night. strong, rushing and full of tension, this mix is a guaranteed festival goosebumb moment!

one sided pumpin electro / big room house

breaking-through in berlin is not an easy task and that is exactly what mike wall, the latest artist to join the hidden recordings family is doing with a remarkable release showcasing the versatility, artistry and pure soul that goes into making music for the big room. mikes talent first came to hidden recordings with his darker, jacking rendition of 014hr m.a.d.a. + planktons >antiz<. additionally, his inventive, high octane jams have found themselves on such high profile labels such as sleaze, on and on and pluseins. additional firepower enlisted for thre release comes two men who we deeply admire. the first is somebody who is making us re-think the boundaries of techno, the elusive and mysterious xhin from stroboscopic artefacts and clr. the second comes from splatter, with his evil and dark chugging glitched out trade-mark sound that will tear up danceflooors and leave you shaking in all the right ways. the combination of the originals and remixes will also be getting the deluxe vinyl treatment that followers of hidden recordings have come to expect – watch for it in february. we are proud and excited to share this one with you as we believe mike wall is a diamond in the rough. use these wisely to get your dance-floor moving and feedback is encouraged and welcome.

uplifting big room house ep, trancey flavours

big room dance stomper

in advance of the release of dapayk & padbergs third full-length sweet nothings - this time round on stil vor talent - the experienced duo are teasing us with the fluffy cloud ep, which showcases three of the album’s many diverse highlights, while keeping the vinyl lovers happy. the a-side bears the lps title track >sweet nothings<, on which dapayk & padberg’s sound takes a turn as they come knocking with a deep but forceful groover, whose distorted high-hats and trancey synth stabs create a vibe both euphoric and weirdly subdued. the lyrics, moreover, emphasise the duality at the core of many dapayk & padberg tracks as the latter ponders ‘you’re good for me - you’re bad for me’. showing another of the duo’s many facets, ‘backyard’ enchants thanks to mystical lyrics sung beautifully over a deep quasi-dubstep structure. marking the ep’s mid-point, the atmospheric song shines through intricately crafted fragility and is the perfect contrast to the previous and following track, while leaving a strong desire for more stuck in the listener’s mind. on the b-side, ‘fluffy clouds’ does quite the opposite to what its title suggests - rather than being a soft little piece, we are treated to big-room techno fodder à la berghain. a skeletal framework of heavy kicks, dark pads, white noise and dense metallics works relentlessly underneath a cold spoken word, proclaiming >not human, not animal - just a body in motion<. machine funk par excellence.

sublevels eleventh release features their left-coast warehouse sound. this single contains two mixes. side a:lils keys – subwarp rmx this mix puts you in a deep and twisted headlock with a groovy feeling of main-room acid-house. an energetic remix for those who love to dance and travel through space. this remix was featured at such events as demf 2011, 20 years of planet e (san diego), and tabloid (tokyo).side b:lils keys – e-motion analogue dub – doc martin mix the e-motion dub mix is a long and hypnotic bass heavy dub. doc martin really gives this one an analogue feel. this mix was performed live at panorama bar (berlin), womb (tokyo), and fabric (london).

sonic underground compiles remixes by the ccc family of up-and-coming indie artists – four floor-ready, mutant hybrids of rock, pop, disco and deep house. belgian firebrand mugwumps rework of cccs own acid snow transforms the acid/no-wave original into a disco-house monster thats earned accolades from the likes of ewan pearson and magda. ivan smagghe calls the remix a no-nonsense record. while some look for experimental arty-ness, some for the big hit, all of this pretending to be underground, mugwump pull out of their sleeves what is properly hard to achieve, a cool big track.in a similar way, the rest of sonic underground explores new combinations of arty edginess and mass appeal. mack winston & the reflections see their swaggering glam-rock transformed by ccc into a deep back-room sex jam thats getting support from the wolf + lamb crew and is featured on soul claps compilation cd for mixmag in february. the flipside highlights remixes by cccs own night plane: with its atmospheric guitar and emo vocals, his take on presssures sounds like if the cure ever showed up on crosstown rebels, and his re-design of fellow new yorker baby alpaca is a dreamy k-hole lullaby, with blissed-out melodies that make it an after-hours snuggle classic.

after two smoldering releases on figure & spc, roberto bosco is back for his third offering for len fakis spc imprint. a future-classic 4 track techno ep, with more than enough to keep the peak time floors happy, this is big room music at its most intelligent and sensitive. easing us into the thick of it, charming noise takes humming, rumbling bass tones and a metallic clang as its themes. slow burning and readily effective, its a brooding monster for the late hours. i just cant breathe pushes the adrenalin up a few notches in a screaming, white noise attack on the senses. boscos trademark heavy bass rumble and crisp percussion layers hold their own in this reduced killer. were then ready to embark on an emotional voyage as the masterful see the light emerges from the depths with its pushing acid bass and beautiful atmospheric melody. classic strings and synths swirl and build in a tender and heartfelt piece of timeless techno. closing the ep, i was lonely takes the vibe into more reduced, after-hours zones with robertos cool and low-slung take on the smoother sound of futuredeep house.

mixing berlin and detroit influences, philippe petit comes up with three new tracks that will satisfy listeners looking for main room full-on pumping techno, detroit chords or atmospheric early/late evening dubby sounds. supported by paul hamill (psycatron), skudge, markus suckut, mattias fridell, unbalance, satoshi fumi, salvatore freda, richie hawtin, gonzalo md, paco osuna, myk derill, nicolas duvoisin, myles serge, opuswerk, eric cloutier, zadig, alan nonamaka...

were you able to touch them – to render them tangible and actually trace the rhythms in yachts i walked alone – the lines would form steep hills and sudden cliffs that rise and drop off, again and again, at steep, sharp angles. the wiry funk and itchy bass move like a controlled spasm, convulsive and itchy, until the breakdown, when the nervous tension gets released in a series of cowbell clunks and a guitar solo that leaks out like a slow moving electric current. on this vinyl only collection of remixes, parisian duo get a room!, aka rove dogs and jeff masson, massage out the herk and jerk, making for a more relaxed and aurally warm take. the sound of things is far housier here – and more pop, in the very best way – owing to synths where there previously were none and angles newly bent and refashioned into smooth, circling cycles of disco-infused sound. and theres more from jacques renault, who contributes a remix both with and without vocals. the new york city dance music stalwart takes his time building to a plateau of perfectly paced beats and a wall of recurring dream(y) house rhythms. feels like music that fills the room, takes over your senses, and wraps you in its effervescence. - kali holloway

>in< is love in its purest form, >in< is a cult of beauty >in< is the red carpet that leads to what will be the debut album >slow dancing in a burning room> from basque artist el_txef_a aka aitor etxebarria for fiakun records. the single will be released as a special 10inch vinyl on the fiakun lable and is a perfect prelude to launch aitor etxebarrias lp in march. 4 minutes of slow burning sensation that only the northern spanish artist can deliver.

nu sound and version is an 11-track album of re-workings, re-mixes and re-recordings of tracks originally recorded by lee perry and produced by adrian sherwood and the on-u sound crew.

for our 77th release we are happy to welcome back bart skils. on the remix nicole moudaber retains the intensity but strips it down to accentuate the swollen beat pulses, creating a harsher dance reality with lower pitched moody bass thuds and gritty echoes. groovy main room mastery!

with releases on toolroom, cr2, strictly rhythm and now bitten – his defined sound is backed by heavyweights such as richie hawtin, nic fanciulli, marco carola, roger sanchez ... a big room techhouse monster ep courtesy of sergio fernandez and shelvin.

qore 3.0 is a new concept by the biggest hard dance event promoters in the world q-dance. with this new concept they wanted to melt several streams from the hardcore scene together. with a packed heineken music hall in november 2011 they managed to mixup the styles in one room and people went nuts. a fresh new concept to give the scene an extra boost. the soundtracks of this event are made by 3 separate artists who gave their vision and made smashing tracks.

if im a cliche were a home, fit would be the guest room. im a cliché has some relatives - whether distant or close - who happen to produce isolated gems that just have to be released. the first volume of fit gathers four dance tracks made by different people based in various countries. fitting im a cliches artistic view is the only thing they have in common, and it means a lot to the label.

purple music brings >dance 4 me< by prince as picture disc edition, including remixes by jamie lewis, david alexander and brian matrix.

purple music brings >dance 4 me< by prince, including remixes by jamie lewis, david alexander and brian matrix. black vinyl edition.