after several months of hard video- and filmwork, and several awards, french-vietnamese cutie tk.kim aka. pop-3 will finally release some new tracks, on vinyl and online, and by the way, she promised to release more stuff in 2009! so, the new release, chicks and cuts, with 8 tracks online and a 4-track vinyl 12, is definitely dancy, clubby and loud. definitely in the tradition of pop-3s former releases, that never perfectly fitted a precise music category and prove that tk.kim still refuses to be house, tec or minimal. shes all of them or none of them. and what does chicks and cuts sound like, then? boomy squeaking analog sequences combined with delicious samples of her sweet voice will delight the dancefloor, lo-fi audio splinters coming out of old analog drummachines play something like very reduced melodies, and well shaped bassdrums and deep synths will delight your tummies. the very minimal lyrics are in french, as usual. and, goodie: sonja moonear and akiko kiyama contribute with amazing remixes to this fine girls-only oeuvre, rhythmical and minimal but still very harmonious the one by akiko, deep and mysterious the one by sonja. and by the way, the cover is really sweet, people say.

a huuge classic!! sampled several times!! a must have

big with: jimpster, karotte, marc romboy, reboot, gorge, nick curly, markus fix, johnny d, audiofly,.. the 8bit family welcomes peace division. well known from their >coast to coast< compilation and several releases through all the years clive henry & justin drake bring us a deep, dubby techy powerful 3 tracker. hypnotic beats with tribal elements groove through all tracks always keeping your a.. shakin.

united by a simple question as what is electro?, the two young english producers of joe and will ask? have spent the last two years creating dirty, cutting edge productions and taking over the london club scene. with an eye firmly on the dance floor, but also with effortless musicality not normally associated with techno, theyve won over fans from the band / indie scene, as well as diehard clubbers. they inject tonality and musical flow into everything they touch, all under the banner of techno or electro or whatever you would like to call it, and have been compared to justice, soulwax, dim and popof. after several eps, acclaimed by the likes of brodinski kris menace, vicarious bliss, casper c and autokratz to name a few, here comes their first release on kitsuné. claymore, delivers a tensed and breathtaking swoop with obsessive rhythms, while take me away with its strong rock energy and vocal hook, will set all the dancefloors on fire

played by electric indigo !! we kick off the label again with a release from mexican artist, betoko. a member of amnesia resident, mar-ts wow! records (alongside paco osuna, valentino kansyani, & tobi neumann amongst others), his big room tracks have found homes with many leading djs and featured on several high profile compilations. >el hijo de la guayaba< encumbers a jacking percussive with a latin feel vocal and building piano which builds through the whole song with a fat bass. the production on this is awesome, mexican techouse, spread the word here we come

ceephaxs drive time k7 was released as a bonus cassette with his first album, and is a cult classic. half an hour of music per side, ranging from banging vocal acid to the deepest and darkest side of ambient, with everything in between. the 27 tracks are a perfect description of andy jenkinson s original music universe, his roots. it took about quite a while to transfer it onto acetate, it was one of the most challenging vinyl cut that anyone can imagine. the making of this record is kind of similar to homer s iliad. the stamper was then stored for several years, safe from the dangers of heat and daylight. just like for the nicest bottles of wine. firtcask records just took this jewel out of the cellar...

nice price deal !!! new club / hip hop production. american lost daze have produced several wellknow tunes & remixes ( alanis morissette underneath, craig david lets dance, lady gaga just dance (#1 billboard dance) , ultra nate twistedfelix da housecat something 4 porno (top 20 billboard dance), armand van helden i want your soul/touch your toes (top 20 billboard dance), kelly roland daylight ). with this new release remixes by stefano mats mattara ( recent hit send a message ) , vincenzo callea & dj luca lento !!!

since their first releases on circus company and milnormodern the 3 mousketeers achieve to impose themsleves on the scene with their unik touch. the band is clement zemtsov on beat programing, damien vandesande on keyboards and horns at last but not least, jonathan illel is warmly laying the lyrics. after having produced hip-hop instrumental for a few years they got into house music after meeting nicolas from nôze. one year and a half later they come up with between the blues ep, a brilliant first ep on circus company. then the guys several eps on other labels like orac or eklo. they also start touring a lot across europe and eastern countries. this new record is called blanche neige (snow white) as the lead track of the ep. all the lyrics from it are taken from the original text written by jacob & whilelm grimm back in 1812. .blanche neige is declined in two different versions. on the a side comes the original mix is the dancefoor cut. slower house beat, solid groove, surround by a marvelous chior. while the break show upreading the first lines of snow white in french. let me just tell you that when the break is over you should fasten your seat belt before a nice take off… the first track on b side is romeo. this track was produced by dop and nôze. once again all the lyrics are taken from a book. here its from .romeo and juliet written by william shackespeare. this track perfectly represent the alliance of both bands. the unik saxophone skills from damien vandesande the one man horn section, a wonderfull piano ride by nôze and the sexy voice of jonathan illel. an acoustic house blaster ! the ep is finaly closing down on b2 with the pop version of blanche neige called >kinder cut. there comes the deepness

the third installment in the catz n dogz vinyl series is a showcase for two standout songs off their album stars of zoo. >sf< is a throwback to classic house tracks, with a modern twist - a playground full of joyous children have invaded its sly, bongo-laden grooves. yet these precocious youngsters are only part of the story – the beats insistent and ever-changing swing never lets up for more than a couple of moments. >2< is more ominous but no less effective. its primary percussion enters like springs filling up an echo chamber, gradually morphing into several competing themes that weave together throughout the track. 2s bass is a serious force, creating a physical presence that must be heard on a large system to be believed!

after several releases for stil vor talen / forcetracks / armut here is the debut on heinrichs & hirtenfellers imprint. incl. mixes by marek hemmann (freude am tanzen / glÜckskind)

incl. rmxs by reboot & alexi delano!! big support by... onur Özer, barem, karotte, tobi neumann, laurent garnier, mathias kaden, wighnomy brothers, einzelkind, markus fix, robert dietz, seph, nick curly, toni rios, tony rohr, dorian paic, vera, matt star, motorcitysoul and many more.... frankfurt is definitively the capital of a new house movement and has produced several artists in the recent past who have closed the gap between house and minimal. the newest discovery of the main metropolis is the 24-year old producer timos who dares exactly this balancing act with his debut single >vendor<. vendor which more or less translates as market stall crier is based on a solid bass line over which lie several deep chords. the peak of the track is formed by the harmonic interplay between a vocal sample, which reminds you of a mediterranean market, and almost hypnotising strings

new production from this well known san francisco dj. after several top 10 in the usa charts, heres a great exclusive for rise!

nice price deal !!! shake & pops 3rd outing comes from those lovely north londoners candy apple. they ve accumulated releases on morehouse records, susu recordings, endulge records, ny soul and many more. featured vocals on this track we have the deep and sultry vocals of anjou, who has appeared on several candy apple releases. with a support cast including inland kinghts, rhythm plate and sumsuch, its another classic shake & pop release.

after several remixes and longtime waiting our artist h.o.s.h. releases his next own ep. and he is back with a real banger! >the valve< sounds connected to steppenwolf, but feels more like a coninue: more modern, more pushing and more groove. like hell! a balkan- flute plays sometimes, but very harmonic to the track. heebie-jeebie! >super sick bowl< is a fantastic groove, too, but a bit more housy like classic recordings. awesome, never boring housebeat spiced with two cool and sick breaks. this loop could run forever. single words work perfect with the beat and provide a stimulating sexappeal. under a fig tree starts more technoid with the sound, but has still a groovy house for 3 minutes til the break - and out of this break a new sound is evolving. on the one this track continues with a warm bass hook, leaving the technoid sounds behind. what a twist! just beautyfull! thanx hosh

after several releases on his own level non zero label, pascal feos this time leaves the house and takes us on a minimal techhouse trip to spain. the people at subconce will be very happy about his visit - and so are we!

dutch edit master loud-e drops another piece of hot wax on steve koteys objects of desire label. this is one hot version of the wellknown i feel love which still sets dancefloors on fire worldwide! music that will last longer then we will be able to get our feet of the floor! b-side is a more obscure tracl called tommorows, todays cut. another disco/ house bomb that already have been played by i-f, steve kotey, faze action and several others. sweeeet!

one year ago freedom to love , number 1 in several european countres. now , peace & love 2008 remixes, firmed by alex gaudino & nari & milani + chriss ortega & thomas gold

born in iran and brought up in denmark, nima has settled in ibiza since 2005. as an omnipresent part of the danish dj-scene and with several releases on out of orbit and his own welt recordings, nima is no newcomer to the game. the title track, ‘jungle boogie kicks it off with a hypnotic mix of rhythm, bass and lots of vocal work. ‘summer love on the flip side is just that a true anthem for the perfect late-summer party, be it evening or early morning

support comes from steve bug, shinedoe, karotte, james flavour, gruber & nuernberg, paulo olarte !! highgrade goes east! with homm & popoviciu the berlin-gang grows in the eastern direction - to be specific: romania. their musical..output..of both wasn..t hard to spot, because markus homm and mihai popoviciu made a name for themselves for quite a while. no wonder that their output spreads across several..high-class..labels like dj hell..s international deejay gigolos, pascal feos.. non zero records, as well as the british immigrant and the spanish sub conce label. after their first strike - highgrade digital number 009, this is their first vinyl ep on highgrade. without any doubts they take the chance to demonstrate their most.. appreciated.. skills: on the the titletrack >urban ballroom< they send a massive..house-groove..to a trip, alongside with a swinging bassline, decent melodylines and some springy percussions, combining perfectly funkyness and deepness. >contact< and >wipp< on the flipside are convincing in the same versed way. the former slightly more dubby, the latter comes up with a little more speed. all in all forming an ep cast from the same mould, while the title >urban ballroom< says it all. homm & popoviciu are delivering a new housy shade for the labelsound, which suites highgrade perfectly

played by tiga, dj hell, 2000 and one, judge jules!! mega crunchy and phat mono-clubber ! after realizing they shared the same passion for monotone rhythms and claustrophobic sci-fi sounds, kristian & christian started making music together two years ago. many influences comes from early drum & bass records, acid house and of course from the local swedish techno empire, signed beyer, mull, lekebusch etc. after playing live at several clubs in sweden, the duo have taken their creativity to the next level and are now ready to release their dark driven loops with the ever growing and expanding afu community and on afulab

d. diggler aka andreas mügge is back ! this time not on planet vision but on pascals new label: level non zero. blessed with a father who is a jazz musician, andreas started to play the drums at the tender age of twelve, and joined his father in his jazz combo. soon he realized that his future is not to play in a band but to make his musical ideas become reality through the necessary midi equipment. his first release for raum...musik boogiemonster hit several dj charts, club charts and was played in heavy rotation on hr 3 xxl. so did the following releases. d.diggler s first album was released in april 2000 on cd and vinyl, its sound range varying from deep to technoid-slamming. since then he can look back on 45 releases and 20 remixes and is a dj + liveact who playes in the first league. on level non zero he shows us with three new traxs his variety: from „hypno-techno“ (drehmoment), over deep tech-house (deepdown), to dub-house (control). we remember the old raum...musik times...

stefan goldmanns debut on mule electronic after several releases on innervisions, perlon, classic and his own label marco

tru thoughts presents back gold will be vinyl only releases and will feature exclusive music which will be either unavailable for several months or never to be released elsewhere, ever. there are less than a thousand available worldwide. featured on this 12inch are four nuggets aimed at the djs. hints filling loosening bassline will test any soundsystem and totally reinvents the hot 8. bassnectar toughens up me&you with a mash up vibe. tm juke and jack baker have taken on and bettered fedde le grands put your hands up for detroit and broken it up funk style. the final track is the work of wonderkid trus me who turns belleruches reflection into a 4/4 groove masterfully.

first pressing in ltd blue vinyl!!!electro/techhouse killer*hot track acclaimed during the wmc 2008.played by finger & kadel +++++ after the big success of >foot cop/bit chess< and >let it all out< the freakquencers (ministry of sound artist) are back. trouble & pain contains great female vocals, mesmerizing baselines, driving pounding beats and a massive al-faris rmx.thats an intoxicating combination which is a necessary for any prime time set to boost the eager crowds. the freakquencers are established artists among the electronic scene, completing successful hacienda remixes on m.o.s.!!with >let it all out< they charted in several european dance charts.#43 deutsche dj playlist / german dj playlist,#56 ddc/deutsche dance charts,#30 deutsche dj charts ddjc / german dj charts ddjc,#31 odc, the offical dance charts,#18 fresh 40 nl/holland,#7 music2mix,bullets dance fifty top 50...they just licensed the track to ministry of sound! youll love the track

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

dj support by adultnapper & matthias kaden !! cynosure is proud to present the debut ep of one of italys finest house and techno djs, andrea fiorito. hailing from the southern city of bari, andrea brings new warmth to the otherwise ice cold italian house sound and delivers a timeless deep house original. things commence on >moderato mistico< with a subtle tribute to a close a friend that has some serious issues with partying called >boti world<. a stripped down minimal house groove with several different monster bass hooks. a killer bumping, grinding, walking bassline that heats the floor with every change up. but as we all know this is not enough to really push things to the limit, so andrea answers the call and brings the furry with givan on the sax. imagine that moment where things in your night boil over the edge and you begin to loose control. thats when givans post punk style sax attack begins to push things past the threshold of insanity. next we have the lovely >betty loop< feat the sensual voice amelia saul. a layer of percussion a la spring reverb set the pace leading into some piano chords and a giant bass hook that make up the foundation of the groove, laying the sonic rose pedals down for amelias presence to be heard. with a voice sweeter than honey and some twisted lyrics, she creates a sexy yet warped feeling in this track. and of course if the vocals were too much, you can play the dub version >betty goes to gio< and mix your heart out. with >moderato mystico< andrea fiorito lights the deep minmal house flame for cynosure closing the summer releases in style by producing heat that only a southern italian can. howie mangel

ian rogers has worked on different projects such as sweaty men, jean edouard lipa, studio 80 signed in several countries like france, benelux, germany or asia. he also has composed several tracks from the shanna album (l’album interdit) and is releasing just now his first track the reason under his own artist name. muttonheads is definitely found of the track and is making a first remix. major bryce, the reference dj of jumpstyle-hardstyle scene is also very interested in the reason and praises the concept in the pure jumpstyle spirit. a promising future for this new talented artist of the french electro scene

after several very successful releases on gigolo records and tigas turbo label, swiss producer daze, a.k.a. plastique de réve, unleashes a 12inch on death from abroad that has the potential to be a future classic. this time he leaves behind the dark, ebm influenced attitude and goes deeper on one side of the record, while showing his fun loving, tongue in cheek approach on the flip.

this tremendous peak time club smasher comes along with catchy and cheeky vocals and a massive bass line. akustikrausch is already well known by some heavy weight productions on kosmo music and also diskoschlampe is going to shake up the dance floors throughout the nation. massive support from several big names like spencer & hill, michael mind or falko niestolik.

played by played by mihalis safras, chopstick, spektre, joseph disco & micky monzza, björn wilke, alex attias, fred hush, lars sommerfeld, graham sahara and many more... vancover based artists stephan fisher one half of male model machine and oliver nickels, well known for their releases on blufin and ready 2 rock and several hot rmxs for artists like john acquaviva, andrea doria! for the remix we take tony senghore and david ekenback

two great edits produced by rotterdams loud-e (who previously did an amazing edit release on magick edits & bear funk). this disco connaisseur is sharing some of his sickest and hottest edits, made out of several tracks which once were available as b-side, as obscure library album or just in very limited quantities. he is one of those young guys influenced by the scene around clone and cbs and dj’s such as i-f & baldelli. but now its his time to shine with some amazing edit work! hey mr dj!!! this song is just for you!

supported in miami 2008 wmc by several djs...bobby trenton with theresa burnette vocals! expect an old house style tune!!

after several releases for primevil/primate/discover dark here is a great label debut by axel karakasis. incl remixes by cesar almena and nuke

japanese artist kaitaro started his career as a hip-hop-dj at the age of 17. five years ago he started to produce minimal house music and released several records as kai on labels like alphahouse, sud elektronik and audio808

the summer is getting hotter and we are about to rock the dancefloor with this sexy track! cum fiesta - sexy guy is an electro house bomb with french influences which lets everybody feel like a sexy guy! this tune is already played by several french radio stations and the feedback is amazing! dont miss this!

one sided killer application!! some tracks are so weird, that they can neither be fit into a regular release schedule, nor an appropriate b-side be found. for these black sheep we have decided to create a small niche on connaisseur supérieur. the cnss black edition will sporadically present tracks that are way out of our usual categories… with >numb<, daso finally opens his >panteras< box and again proves his ability to rock reeeally hard. the track actually consists of two seperate tracks whose combination has proven itself during several of dasos live performances. it is the transition between the two tracks that makes the crowd go mad. the clonky intro (already published on ware records as mud max - zampone (maderfotor rmx)) morphs into a giant breakdown with perhaps familiar sounding spoken words before it suddenly reincarnates as a ravey monster from hell! numb shouldnt be taken too seriously and is definitely not for all occasions, but dropped at the right moment, this atom-bomb will cause serve damage on dance- floor-gro

after several gigs with monika kruse and dj rush @ fabrik here is their own imprint and a fucking great record !

he soul mechanik brothers operating under their creative use name have taken a pair of stone cold underground club classics and extended and amended them for modern use. cat stevens >was dog a doughnut< has appeared several times over the years in many shapes and sizes, this definitive extended version has to be up there with the best of them though, allowing the dislocated funk of the original to simmer away before reaching boiling point. similarly riuchi sakamoto’s timeless classic >riot in lagos< should be mandatory listening for anyone with an interest in electronic music, an absolute masterpiece in it’s original form, this version takes the meat of the track straight to the dancefloor where it’s turned into a juicy electrofunk sandwich of tastily huge proportions

produced by j.rawls. vocals by middle child! debut album by singer from j.rawls hometown columbus, ohio, who was featured on several cuts from his essence of soul album

anti-gray by label owner dustin zahn is remixed by joel mull for this 5th release on the enemy imprint. from around 1995 joel mull is a big name in the worlds techno scene, having done releases on several big labels, travelling the globe constantly to perform. his sound is still and always developing as can be heard on this 12 inch - high level techno from a big player in the scene !!

supported by alex attias (planet e), italoboyz, karotte, sebo k, raresh, d julz, funk d void. michael melchner is barely at the beginning of his twenties. at the moment deep house of the late nineties has to take a shine to him. in the detail it gets clear, that this is not only a copy of an epoch, but a certain vibe, which is going to be transferred into the present. this vibe with his warm sound, the well dosed house beats and a strong musical sense is hearable, but this sounds by no means antiquated. on a-side several instruments like percussions, xylophone and samples of an mexican trumpet make sure that there isn’t only an exiting variety shortly before or after the primetime, but also a proper portion of itchy feet. with the both tracks on the flip-side the whole spectrum of michael melchner becomes clear, at the one hand a clear view on the dance floor with classical house beats and on the other hand a musical character, which one misses in many current productions. >chen chen< is slightly more co plicated and more rhythmic whilst >nothing happened< is a pleasing leaned back dramaturgical subtle house piece with a distinctive bass line and interspersed voice samples.

people love charles. djs love him for making their jobs easier...producers love him for the inspiration he provides...his loyal fanbase love him because they can trust him to deliver time & again. twenty odd years in the game and charles has the respect of several generations of music lovers.

people love charles. djs love him for making their jobs easier...producers love him for the inspiration he provides...his loyal fanbase love him because they can trust him to deliver time & again. twenty odd years in the game and charles has the respect of several generations of music lovers.

with king fu, the dutch dj/producer and label owner alexander koning has already explored several new forms of nowadays minimal techno and house. after releasing music from wellknown artists like mateo murphy, jeff bennet and nicholas bacher, the fourth part on konings king fu catalogue presents a brand new track from the haarlem based producer himself, along with remixes from upcoming stars darko esser and shur-i-kan

cane is the acid alter ego of don & roel funcken, aka funckarma, quench, automotive, dif:use and shadowhuntaz. having done several releases and remixes on resopal and warp records to name a few, these guys are steaming on - proving why once more with this massive release !!

geo records are proud to release the debut ep from raf and o has the air gone walking. the ep is on shiny 10inch vinyl and features four tracks ? sky, cycad, 7 blue and squeezebox. all haunting vocals, shimmering electronics, throbbing bass and glitchy grooves ? its the sound of a three way musical and sonic collision ? informed by a pop sensibility married to an experimental spirit. it marks a relaunch for geo ? the label mainly so far a home for melodectronic space commander gagarin whose several geo releases have garnered largescale critical acclaim across europe. the ep is the first release in a programme of regular eps and albums throughout 2008. has the air gone walking is a taste of whats to come from the debut raf and o album due later this year. raf and o will be undertaking a series of gigs through the spring in support of the album as well as a live session on resonance fm.

here it is, the last 12inch in the series of relatively hard to find disco re edits and exclusive remixes from detroit. we kick off with an extension of brainstorms beautiful understated journey to the light from the album of the same name. then its the full on uptempo retwisted disco of gq as heard on several sound signature mix cds and live sets. these are original copies from detroit!!!

supported by agoria, deetron, funk d void, martin landsky, joris voorn, gregor tresher, karotte and many many more.. after several cooperations with his mates h.o.s.h. and stimmig, and a lot of own releases on other labels, this is the first all-own ep of solomun on diynamic! you maybe wont believe it - but it s like that! and because home is the sweetest place on earth, we invite the guests we love and like in this case, we are fans of ourselfs, jamie odell, better known as jimpster or audiomontage, who made a lot of deeptechhouse hearts happy with his productions an his own label freerange during the last years

krischmann & klingenberg have already become remarkable in several times. in cause of their individual sound. with releases on skull tunes, compressed or on frank kvittas label unknown power, they have pointed what they are able to do. whether on the home dance floors or in the century circus. the boys have simply found the right mixture of straight- and a little funky inclined techno. flotek & mario kinle come directly from vienna to your home. their tracks circulate in many different forums and bump almost only into positive resonance. it is the time to get both on vinyl. sound, uncompromisingly up to the last blow.