berlin/zurich based label tardis is back, enthusiastically dancing out of the studio into the dawn of a much wished-for summer. for their second release, tardis has enlisted paul mac aka jorge zamacona who hoists in not one but three rough killers.

italian house producer nicholas hooks up with uks jessy allen for a phenomenal deep house groover. stronger comes in 3 slammin house versions by nicholas himself. while quell delivers a rough club mix.

wilde calm records is proud to present some say, a recently discovered song from the archive of arthur russell. the track was produced and mixed by arthur in 1985 for a solo project of steven halls that was originally intended for release on rough trade records. legendary disco producer bob blank recorded and engineered the project at his connecticut-based studio. some say features arthurs classic cello basslines, cracking boom bap drums and stevens floating vocals and synth pads. in true arthur fashion, the song abrubtly stutters, slinks and lurches halfway through for steven to complete his buddhist pop mantra. the b-side features an extended rework of some say by pocketknife using arthurs boss dr. rhythm dr-55 drum machine.

4 rough techno cuts with a ferm low end and some good edgy sounds to it. adam jay and dj shiva bringing the heat on this one. a must have record for fans of the more kickdrum heavy productions.

teona will lead the third and penultimate stallions gallop along with home bosconi records. starting from dry scream by alex picone, a forest full of warm sounds and rough that only analogue instruments and a tape recording can give. follows, always on side a, quanto tempo ci rimane a track of the mysterious matrix nightdrivers edited in terms of house by label boss fabio corcos. the vinyl rotates, thoroughbred gallop in the b side, where they find themselves in a syncopated bassline with dirty vibes of i.f.ms, aka marcello napoletano and fran mela, and a broken rhythm and essential characterized by a hypnotic groove that aims at creating an atmosphere featuring in dark clouds, produced by young people from home bosconi, herva and marco daquino aka lifes track.

tallmens music is for long, sleepless nights in which the musics religious adherence to 4 on the floor demands dedicated raving. this unification of the old and the new, the rough and the refined is what brings the overwhelming sense of direction and energy in tallmens productions. in three words.. just.raw.beats.

on different ends ep diaphan music returns with a 3 tracks strong ep featuring last mood, kindimmer and the collaboration between george p. and wichniowski. starting with staged authenticity, last mood builds a solid house fundament around a hypnotic bassline followed by kindimmer who gets you jackin again with his stab driven track bprick. site b contains a rough house cut called life in sequences being a result of a studio jam of george p. and wichniowski.
supported by: brothers vibe, ekkohaus & more

nsyde is highly delighted to introduce and welcome a new family member: project01. essential house music, rough, sexy and soulful

embassy café is house music laid bare - rough, ready and romantic. its the early 90s house record australia never had - an antipodean take on classic albums such as dream 2 science and amnesia.

he has been in the game for 15 years now, and throughout ark has proven he is not one to spread himself thinly. leading up to 2010Æs arkuarium on thema, he had released a string of collaborations that wandered enthusiastically and whose experimentalism culminated on that record. apart from a few celebrated remixes since then, ark has been busy in the studio crafting a new batch of focused heat, mostly alongside his brother pit spector, himself a respected producer and dj known from associations with circus company and minibar. as we finish exploring a heavier sound with our well received re:vision series, the sophisticated deep house tracks on ark and pit spectors new call of the horns ep announce a new direction for the artists and a direction we seek to illuminate as we define the different shades of the spectrum at thema.

straight and to the point high bpm club ready tracks from the world of delroy edwards. no one is left standing with the clap, whistle, and warble of this ghetto funk. rough and tough beat tracks made for mixing and getting the fuck out, just like in the old days. nothing flashy here, hard working tracks for the working dj.

masterpiece!! >awake from a dream< is a whole journey through the night distilled on one ep. rising sun takes you with him to four delightful moments of a real house night and beyond. from the warm welcome of >come together< to the hypnotic percussions of >change< and along with the rough grooving edges of >ny 94< you will find your way to the soothing >when the morning comes<.newly founded record label wake up! from lüneburg is more than excited to start its path with such a unique release.

new york house maestro jacques renault is a old friend of the gomma boys. playing a lot of the german labels releases

snw01 contains some previously unreleased cuts from labelowner kastil. where he never thought of releasing this before. he rapidly changed his mind after seeing the reactions to these cuts at his gigs.after several people requesting a release of the a side rush he decided to press them up to serve his loyal followers. these are two rough, peaktime house jams which have a mesmerizing effect to them. the vocal in gather up! is the perfect example. these are two underground slammers, produced with class and in high demand

vinyl only release, limited to 400 hand-stamped copies.
for our third release, we are joining forces with bristol stalwart - kowton - finding the link between two genres that are very close to our hearts - grime & techno. built as an ode to ruff sqwads raw 2 da core, kowton is able to build up and take down the rough and rugged aesthetic that is found within both genres in just over 5 minutes. on the flip, taking on the original is blawan and pariahs collaborative project - karenn (sheworksthelongnights). keeping true to the spirit of uk techno, they manage to translate the raw and grimey quality of the original through a heap of analogue gear, all in one take.

ltd to 200 copies! tonkind is coming up with a release of head and founder edgar peng, who worked here rather more on a tool, as you could find it back in the 90ies classified as detroit sound. now >lahars< and >surges< suppose to be a paraphrase of this origin sound. discomposure, harshness and yet a sweet tingling tension is running throughout the tracks. repetitive grooves with a touch of polyrhythmic and bumpy rough surfaces are creating an atmosphere of infinity. once you have closed the eyes and the rhythm is riding your skin, you might feel a certain vibe, followed by a vision of bellevilles backyards.

chicagos dj rahaan comes correct on this latest release from dublin disco heads fatty fatty phonographics. dirtyboyz takes an old bobby o production and sticks a rocket up its arse, blending in rough chi-town beats and some vocals from another music box/warehouse classic for some proper peak-time dancefloor devastation. getting up and dance is the kind of string drenched disco-boogie that he laces throughout his epic club sets, with some fiery ron hardy style edits to drive em wild. clap your hands, stomp your feet, meanwhile, rounds it off beautifully, a summery dancefloor swinger with a hellishly catchy chorus and a bouncy groove that just wont quit.

the guys from audision are back with their next release in coloured vinyl! they produced chimes 1 for their live-set and it was much appreciated by the crowd. their new syntie roland jd 800 sounded crystal clear in their studio, but when they practiced for their live set in frankurt last year, all of a sudden it played a different sound … this was a magic moment which had to be recorded at once. the typcial audision device is: let the machines do the talking. and that is the also the story of chimes 2 *away* was the beatless track from their last years release up & away. so no one else but gez varley aka g-man created a dancefloor monster out of it. where can we start, when we talk about such a genius like gez varley. he was co-founder of the legendary lfo (warp records) duo. he wrote music history with his partner mark bell. under his solo project g-man, he released on labels like wir, i220, force inc or swim. *quo vadis* is still one of the most important all-time favourite techno tracks. last but not least a typical rough and deep house mix came out of christopher raus machines. the smallville member released on labels like, pampa, derive, aim, mule… and delivered a great track for this wonderful release. all in all - a must have!

after sweating out the winter heatwave generated by chris mitchell and grey people with proper trax 4, alex falk distills a purified form of techno from the often unnecessary complexities of the style. terse—the fifth limited twelve from proper trax–further solidifies the labels unflinching commitment to the rough n tough sounds of the southern us underground. dont sleep, as this one is aimed to take its place in the record bags of the globes in-the-know heads. measure ones approach for a drastic result.

poly kicks is a new uk label run by ed russell aka tessela. first single is the much anticipated hackney parrot backed with helter skelter. both tracks are rich with the sounds of early uk hardcore and show tessela continuing on his breakneck rhythmic explorations. expect rough percussive workouts and quality control of the highest order.
support from jackmaster, loefah, pangaea, pearson sound, paul wollford, truss, modeselektor, addison groove.

gray marbled vinyl incl. sticker and special cover limited to 100 copies. the tracks are mastered by cgb from dubplates & mastering berlin. including a print designed by tessa de ceuninck. so here we go again, back on track with our new signing markus masuhr with his markable cold winter sound for the big dancefloor taking the rough with the smooth from scandinavia to russia.

after the quick sold out from superb recordings tom joyce here we go back on new tunes. markus masuhr serves us a great tool for the concrete techno dj ready to take thecrowd on a journey with two epic tracks (tamur 11min, tamur salth 12min. his markable sound for the bigdancefloor taking the rough with the smooth from scandinavia to russia. mastered by cgb dubplates & mastering berlin. limited to 300 black & 100 greymarbled copys that including a poster signed by the artist.

yotam avni comes from israel. young, promising and with a undisputable talent, yotam is a producer who could have easily been born and raised in detroit. his first release with soul research is dedicated to his great friend danny bar, a young artist who died prematurely just over a year ago. a song for danny is an emotionally strong ep, melodic and deep. the remixes have been handed over to the legendary techno artist orlando voorn, of dutch nationality but with a detroit heart

another clever techno release with emphasis on quality and structure and not forgetting the input from detroit dub merchant luke hess. *terminator reserve* is dominated by a thick bass line, razor sharp percussion, devastating juno stabs and with tonnes of analogue warmth coming from its abyssal depths. the luke hess remix provides the deep qualities of the original however its much more repetitive in its nature making it truly hypnotic and one you cannot help but get completely lost in. on the b side *mediator* is rough and ready ... booming kicks, dynamic bass shifts accompanied by the right amount of snare and filter inputs make this one of the toughest on the release not forgetting that its split down the middle with a heavy 303 bleed. highly recommended! *stilled* runs off in the opposite direction to the other track it shares the b with as its laden with detroit influenced floating chords and percussion.

born and raised in the kalakuta republic and having witnessed music from the four corners of the world, the kalakuta soul system has put up its own and long overdue music label to reach out with inspiring gems they had held secret for a long time. bringing finely selected releases from the most respected producers and djs, the kalakuta soul system meticulously discusses the content of each and every tracklist leaving the headquarter of their kalakuta republic. the first release on kalakuta soul records comes from the elementary spine of the kalakuta soul system that goes under the name cuttlefish & asparagus, a vital combination of vinyl collectors and meticulous sound engineers that have worked for almost 20 years on inspiring cuts and rough jams. all tracks are produced with a single aluminum fork and a ceramic pasta dish.

rough, flickering and a bit unwashed ronan dec sends out a piece of tremendous tough – minded music with his new whisper ep.

on this release moerbeck combines his musical past with the sonorous present to a vigorous entity, that will set your sound system on fire.
4 rough techno tracks, intelligently crafted, merging influences like industrial, electro and groovy house to heavily dancefloor oriented soundscapes. every special track needs a special code. code is law!

the release opens with quite baked, a stripped, low-slung cut that embraces loose, swung drums and rolling low-end rumbles. the record adapts to a simplistic hooky structure that allows subtle transitional periods to keep things captivating, infusing a blend of gritty elements that gleam with analogue sparkles and warmth, resulting in a tasteful slice of rough and ready house music. next up is as olways, taking things in a deeper direction with smooth rhodes chords driving the melodic movement.

rotterdam native bas mooy delivers a straight forward techno release for the planet rhythm imprint. this 12 inch is squeeking, rough and rolling. expect heavy hitting drums, industrial sounds and next level fx on this piece of black gold. a perfect peak time record for a good techno rave.

red-hot reissue of 1981 epic party jam *equality* by five points. the only record ever released on rissa chrissa records off-shoot label applegold, this hugely sought after disco boogie rap from nyc is truly phenomenal! bouncing straight in with infectious hand-claps, rough and ready beats, deep mellow chords and a kinky guitar, this track delivers a conscious female rap with a side order of big apple groove! sounding like a house party you just wanna be at, this mega-rare 12 inch is a firm favourite of dmitri from paris amongst many other discerning djs. grab one while you can!

echovolt notch up their 8th release with a fine offering by r-a-g and crystal maze member, g string! g string delivers two delicately rough dance music delights, effortlessly marrying tripped out emotive ambience to the essence of jack. the 12inch is topped off with a wonderfully blurred out remix of ghoul by d marc cantu! limited to 300 copies only.

the recent advance 1-sided 12 inch featuring the vakula and oe remixes is now sold out and out of print (never to be repressed). now you can get the full release. this 12 inch features 4 different, but excellent mixes of this track from lusty zanzibars first ep for glenview records. the original is a groovy, feel good synth driven instrumental cut. volta cab gives it a rough house edge, vakula goes for an acid house vibe and oe drops a driving, dark house mix. excellent!

edec lashes back with some raw techno from alexander d niel. this young argentine has been on the cusp and breath of techno heavyweights the past year. edec007 is no different with a stricter form to the words underground techno. from one new talent to another as we also welcome bostons young techno heroes b-tracks. known for killer sets at panorama bar and their releases on supply records, the duo decide to revamp things up twice. double the pleaser double the fun.

the third ep by the durian brothers is called >cubs ep< and completes the trilogy of first recordings by the brothers to express their unique vision of a rough and direct club music that has its roots in minimal techno, noise and ethnic trance music. like its precursors, it comes in a foldout silkscreened cover, the cover artwork is again taken from a medicine book of the 1920s and reflects the durian brothers aesthetics of dense, analogue black and whiteness.

vinyl only! full of magic and rough energy!! bulgarian victors mob who has been dealing with vinyl, dj-ing and producing electronic music for many years, has put some serious ideas and analog technology together to create this ep. additionally there is a great remix from our well-known fellow bulgarian kink.

anonymous duo dense & pika remerge for their debut on scubas hotflush recordings. crispy duck, their 3rd track take on modern underground techno, kicks off with a chugging a side, giving serious nods to detroit and beyond with its deadly shuffle. on the flip, dense and pika claim the dancefloor with coil a tripped out uptempo techno track, abound with hihats and fist pumps, followed by 31 a rough and ready tune that melds 4/4 with acid and dub grooves. doing their best to remain incognito, the duo are on course to make 2013 their year. huge early support from dubfire, adam beyer, midland, will saul…

>do your thing, just make sure you are ahead of the game<, warns >game<, the opening salvo of release, pangaeas new double ep for hessle audio. it is a statement of intent for the entire record, reflecting the increasingly idiosyncratic nature of his music. releases eight tracks are entities unto themselves, each a natural evolutionary continuation of the rough and rolling pirate radio techno he began to culture on last years hex and inna daze 12 inches.

pascal pinkert aka dollkraut is a unique specimen in todays world of clean and sterile music production. the dutch producer is best described as an analogue sound wizard with a golden touch for pop moments. his music often sounds like a past that was more beautiful, more broken and more glimmering than it actually was. dollkraut dares to sound like no one else, cinematic and glamorous, rough and haunting. his tracks are driven by a deep love for old lo-fi fuelled recordings,70s space age synths and john barry or ennio morricone fuzziness galore.

its time for the second release on diamonds and pearls in 2012. two of the most singular and distinct forces in house and techno today team up for a special sonic treat. we are talking about the two alechmists xdb and kassem mosse. so get yourself ready for two extended journeys into techno, house and beyond. xdbs >ekatem< is a driving, rough and ready house track with a beautifully bubbling square bassline and dirty synth work. on the flip xdb is joined by kassem mosse for an exploration into the outer reaches of house music. omrish is a gritty-yet-atmospheric jam, full of shimmering chords and floating synth melodies which are puntuated by double kicks and crisp cymbals. mesmerizing stuff.

>black beauty< is the second album from metope for his co-founded areal records label. much like its precursor, >kobol<, the album swoons between techno, minimal and house timbres and poignantly coloured melodies. nestled amidst eerie dance moments such as >no self-control<, >deep sheep< and >alive<, however, are these woozy, country-kissed ballads like >so cutoff< and the riff-lead >rough romance< that ply >black beauty< with blues and soul. married with metopes warped and wonky electronic vision – epitomised by the albums serene slo-mo conclusion, >blood river< – >black beauty< is a blissfully tender listen, whilst providing left-field djs with plenty of weird and wonderful floor fodder to play with. the album features guest appearances from areal artists sid lerock (aka pan/tone), undo and stiggsen as well as electro-blues guitarist and singer k_chico.
double 12 inch vinyl release, includes cd-copy of the album.

praterei returns with their 5th instalment and so do those twins with their second successive offering to the vienna stable! the ingredients on this one are similar to the last but the result is no less stirring. the rough and ready side of the 12 belongs to the aptly entitled >house< and youll see why. never straying too far from the old school... shuffling beats and rims keep things swinging. each layer of the melody is deep in youll be whistling this later territory and intermittent vocal shouts remind us exactly what it is we are listening to. the flip beckons for you to walk with me and that you must. the beat saunters along but always with a sanguine skip and our seductive protagonist guides us through the warm textures of rich pads and stabs. this is one of those records where, for both tracks, the message could not be more perfectly translated. every aspect contributes to a common goal, and thats a rare and quite special thing.

preceding a full length album on 4lux, ka§par showcases his amazing talents on this second ep for 4lux. the portuguese producer comes with some of the most interesting dance music around. got good love is a tough deep house groover that comes as both original and with a nicholas remix. cruising andromeda is a futuristic techno tune for forward thinking deejays. on hyphen kaspar slows down the pace and tosses in some 707 action: a crazy ride with rough synths and spaced out effects. ka§pars releases have become rare and sought after, releasing little more than one 12inch a year in the recent past when one listens to the result, it only proves how great things take their time.

considered by those in the know to be one of the founding fathers of dutch electronic music, rick van breugel makes returns to his rare electrick dragon alias for a superlative debut on the cyber dance imprint with space connection. hardly the most prolific of labels, cyber dance releases are invariably italo disco worthy of your attention and the three tracks here ensure this status quo remains! tough and rough, >night with you< finds room amidst the flexed drums and thick arpeggiated groove to drop some romantic italo vibes for the lovers out there, whilst some sort of odd laser fx on the two adds that extra degree of individuality to the gleefully effervescent exercise in constantly building joy that is the title track. final track >soon as the stars< is a production that could only have emerged from the lowlands, the ever present outer galactic synth work and subtle yet intricate tape saturated percussion complemented by key lines that spiral in and out of focus with hypnotic intent.

volume 1 in the compiled pleasures series. oliver deutschmanns >the truth< is a strong and angry oldschool flavoured piece of techno. markus suckut shows his immense talent in creating rough and simple techno bangers with punch. tres puntos comes around with an amazing deep trip. xdb does what he always does. delivering unique deep stuff. nothing more to say. support quality!

fresh off the back of his debut ep for phantasy which won support from the likes of the chemical brothers, tiga, damian lazarus, andrew weatherall, gesaffelstien, jackmaster, smd, heidi and many more, phantasy proudly presents paul woolfords special request remix of taste. a thundering rough and ready approach to the original track, twisting it into something which would resemble kraftwerk had they spent their formative years overdosing on jungle.

vinyl only !! two tracks rough and beautiful. these tracks you will find just here on yellow vinyl. no digital release.

square room heroes are back on claap with their debut ep. after releasing now is the time, back in september the heroes, george and george, have been busy working on new material.the two tracks featured on this ep comprise mainly of works from thessalonikis native george boronas.crashed detail with its enchanting string arrangement captivated label head gummihz who immediately rushed to provide a powerful and dramatic interpretation of the original.we are also very excited to have a remix from one of the grooviest house heads around, none other than ekkohaus. with a string of releases on labels like moon harbour, liebe detail, morris audio to name only a few, kostas tassopoulos has established a signature sound full of swing and shake!and his remix on crashed detail does exactly that. ekkohaus takes the stabs and chord arrangements to another level over his characteristic swinging beats. on the flip side pitch the feelings is rough n tough funk reminiscent of early 90s beefy sampling. srhs george boronas has chopped a funk groove up to the point of delirium in an effort to pay his dues to influences such as dj sneak and carl craig!

epiphany is damian schwartzs new moniker, created to give home to his most twisted and raw stuff. the first release in this new ahd imprint is all about raw, dirty and spiritual sounds. created and mixed on the analog domain and recorded to 1/4 inch tape, a ghost of myself could be considered as a mix of schwartzs biggest influences, from 90s ny house to detroit techno and chicago sounds, all processed through damians own style, resulting on a dope release based around strong rhythms, mystic sounds and rough yet fine progressions