minus has released a first rate selection of home grown artist albums over the past 18 months, with heartthrob, false and gaiser all creating long players of real substance and this trend is set to continue in 2009 with arguably the label’s most significant release of recent times. louderbach’s long awaited second album autumn represents another jump in the evolutionary cycle of minimal techno, having developed from the largely instrumental project that gave us enemy love into a fully-fledged song based outfit. as a result, autumn has a much deeper feel than its predecessor and indeed breaks new ground, with the dark metaphors of gibby miller’s often chilling vocal performances fitting hand-in-glove with the ominous landscapes and broken architecture that troy pierce constructs so effectively. drawing on shared influences such as bauhaus, coil and joy division, the duo have conceived an album of emotional depth and exquisite detail, appropriating the best elements of these early-eighties pioneers and reinterpreting them through a contemporary lens to achieve a perfect balance of style and content. it’s the result of an unspoken understanding that spans thousands of miles from their respective homes in l.a. and berlin and this distant intimacy is a naturally occurring theme throughout the album, manifesting itself as dark, twilight tales of melancholy romance, burning obsession and the slow, disintegration of desire

together with sax symbol, dutch singer lex empress has already scored the huge club hit samba de liberdade and now the time has come for her first solo single boyz , produced by no one less than the legendary american dj/producer ron carroll.please meet lex empress, a multi-talented dutch singer and mc and an established name in the worldwide club scene. together with sax symbol she has already scored the huge club hit samba de liberdade and now the time has come for her first solo single boyz , produced by no one less than the legendary american dj/producer ron carroll. dope mixes come from risksoundsystem and born to funk.

big with: josh wink, laurent garnier, steve rachmad, andre galuzzi, matt styles, agnes, yossi amoyal, buschwaka, kiki, anthony collins, okain, toni rios.

hed kandi welcomes tara mc donald. tara has been the voice behind some of the biggest records of recent times inc david guettas >delerious< avhs >my my my< and todd terrys >get down here< she teams up with hed kandi main man mr warren clarke. delivering another vocal h k classic in the form of love crazy. with astonishing vocals, killer kick drums and an epic piano this is one you do not want to miss! remix from dutch producer triple d & includes an inst for those who like it that way... limited promo run get in fast !

during the past few years donna j. nova has established her name successfully in the german club scene not only because of being a beautiful eye-catcher wherever she appears but most of all because of being a passionate djane behind the decks! her career started in stuttgart when playing her first gigs alongside raul rincon but meanwhile she is booked for big events nationwide like the european mtv music awards in munich. as bigcitybeats resident she was co-responsible for compiling the media control charts breaking bigcitybeats vol. 9 and the upcoming vol. 10 compilations. her dj sets consisting of warm deep house, soulful vocal tracks and pumping electro tunes are always coined by her distinctive positive and uplifting trademark style. for her first own release donna teams up with her long time fellow partner sono soul a former breakdancer turned into club dj. with a lot of gigs in southern germany and austria he managed to build some underground buzz and alongside donna produced a remix for the upcoming matt myer single >versatile< which will be released soon

chanel is back - and she has not let us down! one of hed kandis most glamorous singers has returned with another club smash if you love me!

we are going to spoil you with one of the best wmc samplers to date with a selection of pumpin, jackin, techin, electroin, housin tracks. all unreleased and ready to invade floors all over.

larissa kapp was born in some idyllic concrete jungle city called asbest in russia, where she spent the first ten years of her life in a minimal, urbanely grey surrounding. there were not too many things, to keep her away from nerdish piano playing, until her family went to germany. there, after years of piano, singing and dance lessons (ballet, jazz, modern), she started her studies on a music high school, which, to be honest, wasnt exactly, what she wanted to learn.

what a bomb !! after ounce of bounce here comes the next hammer by tyrone !! big with ricardo villalobos, butane, konrad black, sascha krohn, someone else, mark henning, paco osuna and many more..

orange society spent her deep-sounding voice...she gave me her number. when i called her, she asked me to hold on for a minute. i did. when she returned to the call, her voice was a few octaves deeper...it was an unique sound, better than my old roland • vp-330 support: mihalis safras, magda, oliver huntemann

september 2008, nima gorji is spending 1 month at the house of his friend babalow baba ifa leri oma in ibiza. in cuban santeria, a babalow is the father of secrets, a shaman, a spiritual guide. the philosophy of ifa was brought by the slaves from afrika, especially nigeria, to the caribbean islands. it became santeria in cuba, vodoo in haiti, condomble in brasil. the yoruba language is used in the santerias books and the ceremonies as chants. nima assisted to some ceremonies where the babalow is cleaning somones soul, energy, or aura, and establish a direct conection with a special energy called orisha. each orisha has specific attributes like a color, tools, beads, and various patterns of percussion rhythm. nima is listening to all these beats coming directly from cuba, he samples some parts, and produces a new ep : azul y verde. we are blue is a tribute to yemaya, the mother of the sea. she represents maternity, fertility, and life on earth in general. her color is blue and her number 7. the chant is performed by lazaro ross a cuban artist who died in 2005. lazaro was a legendary akpwon, or lead singer in the yoruba tradition. warriors is a tribute to oggun, another main orisha. he represents the force and the work of human kind. he is working with metal, and he always carry a knife. his color is green and his number is 3.

limited double lp version. it comes housed in a gatefold replica lp package. tonight is the brand new album from franz ferdinand recorded between glasgow and london by dan carey. explosive and infectious, and undeniably franz ferdinand, but a bigger, brighter beast. tonight is music of the night: to fling yourself around your room to as you psyche yourself for a night of hedonism, for the dancefloor, flirtation, for your desolate heart stop, for losing it and loving losing it, for the chemical surge in your bloodstream. its for that lonely hour gently rocking yourself waiting for dawn and it all to be even again.

fast forward 2008. may be later bridges sound and mood from the summery and sublime to the dark and throbbing. while mars cello floats and warms, burdelia chugs somewhere between chicago and early nyc house. fade me in zips along with furious kink and dubious vox by dinkys longtime friend jorge gonzalez. seven 2 seven, when aimed at 8am berlin ravers, massive freak outs ensue. she is moving features minimal vocalist extraordinaire big bully, together they attain that vital equilibrium of naughty and nice. the album closes with mind, an electronic fusion moving, looming, eerie, and reassuring. may be later is an open door to ms. alejandra iglesias development exposing the path, connections, and influences that brought her here. the beach, nyc underground in all its flavors, berlin, the stage, detroit, electronic waves from all directions, chicago, mega-clubs, it is all here and it is all her own!! re-release !!

sweet 16 is a perfectly judged slice of disco punk, producer grahmzilla hooking up a beat which sounds like the clash hanging out at studio 54 while isis tells of the joys and dangers of being sixteen and ruling the dancefloor. its not clear whether the natural stage genius (time out) is encouraging under age sex, cautioning against it or just suggesting engaging in some healthy exhibitionism. whatever the message she makes it sound great. cruise low is as low slung and bass heavy as you d expect from the title, isis whispering about popping the trunk with a mixture of enticement and threat. bonus track whateveruneed is an epic instrumental electro symphony from grahmzillas hard drive. ny mover and shaker eli escobar rounds out the package with a mix of sweet 16 which harks all the way back to planet rock...

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.

brilliant debut that takes us on a wild ride through light and dark, painted with an intense voice.

claque musique present their fifth release, which is a technoid gem from hugo (already responsible for the brilliant third 12 inch on the label, entitled born to bop) called strobo revenge. another zany electronic bullet that is destined to cause mayhem on dancefloors worldwide! on the a side, jumping beats, vocal mirages and compressed synths create the groove on the original mix of the title track. a fizzing bassline and echoing whistles enter later on and they give the track a slice of claque musique zaniness. a2, prismatic visual, is a powerful floor filler, which is slightly less crazy then its musical partner. hugo uses dependable percussion, watery synth action and inviting vocals to create this musical treat. on the flip side, carola pisaturo brings us a moody version of strobo revenge that squeezes something else out of those whistles. she employs heads down percussion, vocal shards and smooth synths on her version. portable/bodycode heightens the intensity with a jackin rerub that sends the track in another direction completely. marching beats, acidic synths and hollow bass drops work wonders on abrahams revision

men in slippers aka kenneth james gibson and mikael stavostandt, both from la. present their fantastic debut on resopal, but it s also their next step to the world wide electronic music scene. this outstanding e.p. contains three tracks with reduced and minimal atmospheres and a lot of electronic funk of the latest techno sound. it s swinging and bouncing and quirling along the sound, which was founded by resopal among others years ago. it s a sweet and nice becoming of forces, it s a sound that transfixes the audience. the ep is completed by vocals from greek dj ane k.atou which sounds like she has given them her inspiration through a morph field!! stunning re-release

planet rhythm records is proud to present the debut album of dutch rising stars radial! this 3x12inch lp features their very best tracks, carefully selected out of the result of over a years work. a total of 11 tracks which include slamming remixes by oscar mulero and rumenige and loktibrada as well as the sought after radial remix of luke slater s she showed me heaven, which was previously released in limit edition on moteevolver

great unreleased material before she got her big break with simon cowell...

transmissions florales is massis first vinyl release. the density of the 808 drums reminds us this is synthetic from the start. but as the the swirling, phasing 7th chords and the crystal-like lead tones build up and blend with the laid-back wah-wah guitars, this simple song take us to some sensual, forgotten place with swaying limbs and flashing lights. with a few changes in structure and the timbre of the bass, the acid mix proposes an alternate scenario - gliding to the edge of madness with a wink at raving in the late 80s. are we in the disco? or at the seashore? keep on moving, keep on flying. bionic gulls call to each other over the oceans arpeggios. >alpha base< uses a similar synth palette, but with quite different results. rather than waves, this piece seems to evoke dramatic weather over a jagged terrain. the funky, syncopated bass and percussion remind us of some ancient tribal ceremony on parched soil. odd sound effects imitate the heat and sudden shots of lightning, while the ascending pentatonic breaks suggest a primitive electronic geisha, draped in mylar foil, deflecting the suns rays as she dances for the gods. she performs an intricate sequence of steps, each with its own placement and hidden meaning… having spent the past 2 years entertaining crowds at underground clubs in berlin and around the eu, massi is already somewhat known to those who enjoy dancing to whatever is eclectic, energetic, and atmospheric. now, perhaps more people will hear his special groove. we hope you share our joy, our obsession… and the particular oscillations from this very personal >transmission florale<

digital remastered repress of the stones 1965 uk-album - an absolute classic!

support by gregor tresher, mathias kaden, reboot, vera, d julz, raresh, federico molinari, dorian paic… moon harbour stays international with their 40th release. this time with the focus on the vibrant french club scene. alexis bernard aka seuil has already been releasing a bunch of groundbreaking eps on labels like minibar, einmaleins or freak n chic since 2006. this year he founded his own label called eklo with such hi-class acts as lauhaus and miss fitz. for his first ep on moon harbour recordings he presents 3 top notch house tracks with profound melodies and cleverly layered rhythms. >double room< consists of subtle sounds and a very likable vocal sample - driving with a high dose of funk! >she percs me< on the flipside is a bit more straight. percussive rhythms and playful licks perfectly display seuils musically advanced ideas. last but not least and a bit more on the relaxed side we have >no time for love<. a shy piano works its way through the track and makes it a perfect tune for some real late night magic.

first support comes from hell, pig & dan and tony rohr

a brand new ep from the count & sinden, which showcases their love of all sorts of club music, from garage to r n b, from hip hop to grime. lead track hardcore girls is the sound of the much hyped baltimore breaks scene, evolved, displaced and mutated as only the count & sinden know how. fronted by the hottest thing out of b more since the wire, 17 year old wild child of the mike, rye rye. she has been touring the states with mia and, now signed to interscope, she is set to do big things. her unique and energetic vocal is treated to one of the duo’s best bumpy bass grooves and the combined effect is nothing short of devastating. another new school talent picked up on by the count & sinden is ny. bubbling on the uk underground, she fronts the hardcore, jungle inflected soul that is fool in love. this is pop music for the now and tomorrow, a classic love song set to a raucous jungle inspired backing track which has become a live favourite over the summer.finally we have jme, a legend in the grime scene, known for his tight flows, guest appearances and his boy better know franchise. industry gives an overview of the pit falls of getting involved in the trickiest of games... the music business. and who would want to get involved in that shit!?!

massive 1975 live production!! comes in original double 12inch gatefold cover version!!

onur Özer remixed audion, barem darf bei kate simko ran und lucio aquilina verpasst daso ein update. von orientalischen minimal über entschlackten techno bis zur housigen variante ist für jeden was dabei

one of the most charismatic rock n roll bands of all times with a storming 2008 return!!! be prepared for a worldwide live invasion...

dj dealer & lisa millett team up for dancefloor mayhem! youre all i need the anthemic 1st single from the dj dealer joyride album now is unleashed with a full set of mixes. the main mix has had major support in the clubs since wmc and now we are proud to present the entire package. lisa millett destroys the ashford & simpson tune as only she can and with productions/remixes from dj dealer, staffan thorsell & mod, joe dipadova & shea marshall, charles dockins, tony loreto and madueno we are sure you will enjoy this song for many months to come!

besonders erfrischend ist es eine absolut eigene klang-identität in zeiten zu schaffen, wo viele durch technische möglichkeiten gähnendes hinterhergehasche mit eigener handschrift und vielseitigkeit verwechseln. das krause duo (metaboman & carlson basu) hat genau diese wesenseinheit in sich. ohne lifestyle und techno-celebrity sind hier absolute soundbastler am werk: spielerische nerds - charmant und dreckig zugleich hinterlistig, ausgefranst-packend, selbstbewusst immer präsent und gegenwärtig ,fragil und satt zugleich.

ncl. remixes by gino & snake! supported by: stephan bodzin, oliver huntemann, pascal feos, lemos, butch, kolombo, steve bug, hennon, the glitz... etc. apropos apricot - some unknown ladys apricot colored dress simply flapped away when andreas first new bass line left the speakers. it was the tunes premier and, needless to say, quickly became its name. we hereby thank ms apricot - who had a fruity booty, too! also, a close friend named rikardo was part of the team that magical night… and oh well, he sure liked her, she liked him back - and soon the follow up was born! thumbs up for prorikardo!

electrofied italian techno incl igniton technician remix.. back in stock

re release of the 1990 classic by legendary us rockers!!

producer petar dundov runs his own neumatik studio and multimedia company where he works as a sound engineer as well as producing his own take on techno, house and electronica. the new album >escapements< is his most accomplished work to date and features beautifully layered techno, hypnotic rhythms and shimmering melodies that make this a real landmark release for the croatian dj/producer. the lead single >oasis< is complimented by a remix from substance & vainqueur and follow up singles will include mixes from detroit s echospace, dub kult and dfa s gavin russom

main groove and the deep going atmosphere! awesome release!!! with two deep and modern-groove tracks, jenn appears the first time on her own, in 2007 founded, label popnorama. since 2005 she produces a lot of minimal teknoid tracks and remixes, which are always a bit dark and reflective. her style is always regognizeable. considering to her releases on karateklub recordings, she introduces now on popnorama, her soft and gently side of music productions. feel the main groove and the deep going atmosphere she creates!

played by karotte (great stuff / cocoon rec)!! pacey lynn woke up. in the distance one can hear the first bars of her song and she has to hurry- to be on the dance floor on time. the beat is driving her. her heart is beating in the four-fours and bevore the magic melody is triggered she raises her arms and kisses the dj. and he takes her in his >big balloon< that, without any ballast elegantly dances through the sky exciting the left behind earthlings. such as the >phantom< does- dressed in a thick bass coat in paceys world does his nuisance. a true story, musically told by marcus meinhardts stories. can be cached on the upon you 016

with his new night called based on misunderstandings that he hosts in berlins famous club week end, alex barck delivers his personal vision of club music and invites friends that share the same djing philosophy. following the success of the club night, alex further developed his concept and decided to create a special 12inch series on sonar kollektiv. also named based on misunderstandings, this new collection should be regarded as a return to roots for every house dj. it is dedicated to hot club sound that takes you by surprise, gets you dancing without you even noticing it and that really needs to be played out loud now!

next moby anthem !!!! disco lies is taken from mobys latest album, last night, the new single features the vocals of shayna steele. >she sounds like she should have been making disco records in 1978< - moby. the single package comes with mixes by freemasons, spencer & hill, eddie thoneick, and the dusty kid

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

konk is the eagerly awaited new album from the kooks. it is their second album, and the follow up to their hugely successful 2006 debut inside in/inside out which sold some two million copies worldwide and spawned the massive singles she moves in her own way, you dont love me, sofa song, eddies gun, ooh la and na ve. konk was recorded over a six week period at the tail end of 2007 in ray davieskonk studios in north london, plus a week at los angelessound factory. the sessions once again united the group with esteemed producer tony hoffer (beck / air/the fratellis). konk features 12 tracks. theres gap which is classic kooks, and shine on which finds luke exploring hitherto unchartered lyrical territory over the loveliest of melodies. its destined to become another lynchpin in the kooks live set. first single always where i need to be is a tumbling rocker with a do do do, do do do do refrain that might just be the catchiest thing they ve ever done. sway and mr maker are other album highlights.

after the massive success of stay around in 2007 the next single by milk & sugar is set now for ibiza domination. ‘no no no’ receives support from pete tong on bbc1 and the and world class djs like axwell, david guetta, bob sinclar, roger sanchez, little louie vega, tv rock and many more. top position until now #4 uk buzz charts. milk & sugar s new single no no no contains vocals by roxanne wilde, youngest sister of 80 s superstar kim wilde. roxanne s career had always been championed by their famous father marty wilde, no wonder her debut album was picked up by pete tong for wall of sound records in 2005. the following year she left the label again, and went on to songwriting with various artists and supported her sister and also kylie minogue on their live tours as a background vocalist. no no no edition 2 will be released now with mixes from mischa daniels and d.o.n.s. vs. dbn

karateklub suprises with hugh tracks from jenn, fantastically remixed by rebekah (criminal/uk). with >cheeky<, jenn presents a groovy and much more minimal side then we allready heard on her last ep. suprising and reduced, her sounds looping up and down, embedded in a clonky basedrum structure. the remix, made by rebekah, well known from her releases on criminal records, is just fantastic and completes the ep brilliantly. she desinged a hugh groove and pushed it forward. by adding her ideas she creates an excellent new track. the interface original is specified by stomping and jigging beats, which get intermitted by smooth voices and melodies, before pushing it up again. these girls have it and paint the town red!

miss dinky with deep, sexy, funky and soulful techhouse !!

hailing from toronto and now residing in berlin by way of brussels. aschka is a rising star on the european music circuit. she makes her us premiere on defchild with two deep and melodic excursions. on remix detail, chicagos kate simko (kupei musika, spectral, peacefrog) delivers an exquisitely evocative downtempo remix of rain, while new yorks stefny (addon, hector works) serves up a mammoth mix thats a playful and jacking reinterpretation of sensoreality.

plays by laurent garnier, dj pierce, gunjah, abnormal boyz, stachy and many more... alex carbo & insect o. drehen einen >science fiction summer movie< für alle wetterlagen. funkelnde miezenaugen schleichen durch dunkle technokeller & vom stroboskop liebkoste glitzersynths markieren die verspulte dramatik die von einer punchigen bassline gehalten wird

following a whole string of successes on the world stage with ian van dahl, leading lady annemie coenen is ready to reveal her true self. as annagrace, she is shedding her dancing outfits of old, determined from now on to steer a new, individual course. annagraces first single you make me feel is a top tune that will rock any dancefloor. club remixes from german top producers francesco diaz & thomas gold and voodoo & serano show the international appeal of this new project.

wuerdiger nachfolger zu >>league of fools<< - hier wird derbe gerockt!

siteholder sub-division, you get what you expect !!!

limited gatefold also including the full cd >best of allez allez<