he second decade of abstract releases is coming closer with rapid strides. hardtechno with soul? krischmann & klingenbergs tracks are always something extraordinary and this is reason enough to sign their new zodiac signs ep for the nineteenth release on abstract. chosen as best newcomer 2008 no. 10 and best track no. 11 in the annual raveline poll these two guys are outstanding producers and needless to say a rockin act.

reissue of album from 1975/a satisfying dramatics collection that includes their revised, campy version of me and mrs. jones, which had remained a staple of their live shows. astrology was riding high in the mid 70s, and (i m going by) the stars in your eyes provided fodder for astrological discussions as the guys poo poohed the differences in personality traits associated with the signs. a good balance of fast and slow tunes helps make this album a winner. good things dont come easy and never let you go are two frantic dancers that chug along faster than a speeding locomotive, while trying to get over losing you succeeds in treating losing your lover in a positive, uplifting way. the guys must have been loaded with material to keep this one off a 45. likewise for the aching, painful i cried all the way home, one of tony hesters best compositions, and easily the best ballad on the album.

fine arranged melodies from multiple sound sources, as stated in his biography, are the building blocks of which daniel mehlhart considers to be the essence of good music. putting what he preaches into practice has affirmed the 22-year-old swiss born, frankfurt am main resident, as one of the most exciting new talents in the underground tech-house movement. his most acclaimed release was the harp-tinged origami, released last summer on kindisch, which catapulted him into the record bags and charts of a slew of seasoned djs during the end of last summer. >scharade< is an example of young daniel sticking to what he does best, mixing and blending techno. atmospheres and sonic images while still animating an organic and natural vibe over the tracks. liberal amounts of percussion and a middle eastern or asian vocal dramatically pitched this tune beyond recognition watermark with a style and a vibe that he has helped to advance. the house roots of >distracted conscience< are present right from the onset. using a double pump kick to inject a pinch more of energy into the already flourishing habitat of off-kilter and spooky sound effects. so many in fact it is easy to see how he came up with the name, >distracted conscience<, as there are more effects floating around in this track than thoughts in the head of an 8-year-old who forgot his daily dose of ritalin. he turns to an ethnic vocal on >alura< again, but keeping the overall mood of this outing a bit deeper. he pulls out even more percussion instruments including extra shakers, toms and bongos all marching along harmoniously. this is a head down, hands-up, side-to-side bopper that just keeps quietly elevating as subtle elements are added and subtracted throughout the duration of the tune. a coherent composition and dj tool all in one. although this is his second release there are no signs of a sophomore slump anywhere in site, as daniel mehlharts talent lies in his unique, but subtle ability to gel different eleme

a new beginning is always an euphoric and scary step towards the unknown. the euphoria comes right after the original idea, when first signs of feasibility are shown. then comes reality. i think that nobody is able to eradicate reality (or what a common society sees of it) out of his mind, though art allows us to escape temporally this fiction. its not an easy task to achieve and artists hold in their hands, intellects, souls and guts a great responsibility. terpsichór? will be a support that transfers this responsibility to others: the artists, the public, the crowd, the souls, the dancefloor

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after the smashing baaz release, were creaming the bred once again with a buttery fat n nutella filled round wax ! omega midi is again (as was lazar) a disguised dood that signs here a perfect 120 bpm old backed house tune. its raw, groovy, sweet and funky and yet achieved with so much panache! on the flip youll find a ray valioso rework of the title track which enhance the boundaries of deepness while still keeping the beat right up for your dancing needs!

like a proper immigrant family enjoying the life of culturally greener pastures, the vakant family continues to grow in berlin. closely following the exponential trend of mergers and acquisitions in the multi national corpo borg, vakant heavy industries signs the third in a series of new talent to the team. berlins dewalta a.k.a. david koch, long time friend of vakant, has completed assimilation into the freaky fold. a side salgaro is about as obese as a track can get. its happy, its huge, its pan ethnic, its sensitive, its irreverent. its so good it was immediately used for onur ozers up coming club dj mix cd. on the aa side farina lives. its freakier, its smoother, its quirkier, its cup runs massively over. we are talking insulin shock plump. we cant even identify which genres it spans. it sounds like the amalgamation of everything currently succulent and lots more that will be

after arkus p 1st own release on his very own label arcus sinus, his signs east-germany based artist fl-x for the 2nd one. frowning and athmospheric sounds rule over this classy 4-tracker. fl-x is also in the pipeline for releases on viper xxls animasola. definitely one of the future’s hottest artists in harder genres.

tony lionni is the new signing here at versatile. born in liverpool, his love for the music was passed on to him by his father, a record collector and former dj, who introduced him to crate-digging at the early age of eight. his roots stem from black music. hip-hop will become his musical bases before he discovers the acid-house explosion at the mythical hacienda in manchester. he naturally starts mixing in the late 80s/early 90s, playing a mixture of rare groove, deep-jazz, deep house, etc. he then turns to production and is noticed by gilb-rs fine-tuned ears who signs him on the spot. releases on labels like wavetec and mule musiq are planned further in the year. listening to papaia one cant help to think that 2008 will be the year that progressive house will make its comeback. it has been a long time since we had heard such a simple and effective kick and bass intro. the hi-hat then come in along with a small acid sound. the filter opens before the rhythm accelerates. in the middle of the track, the main melody gets dropped in, arms raise and the listener gets lost in the darkness of the night. on the b side, shuffle explores the deeper roots of lionni. the title is surely a reference to the beat, which is predominant in this track. once again the hi-hats are up infront mixed to percussive sounds, which undulate to the rhythm of the bass, making this track an essential tool, ready-to-use and be mixed into almost anything

mind electric, originally part of the infamous vicious squad, australias homebase of dirty south and vandalism, proves to rock the leading dance floors. high voltage electro house, catchiness tweaked to the top by dennis hurwitz (scream and shout), dj sign and dave kurtis. enter the mainfloor! strictly limited dj-promo.

2007 has been a promising year for dj mika. following his productions on mastertraxx and submissions he signs two eps on the ignition technician label pirate audio and the legendary planet rhythm! pedro delgardo has shown to have a nose for digging up those special gems with his previous yin yang cuts. he was pretty impressed when a new set of tracks by mister mika hit his desk, so here we have a brandnu masterpiece in true yin yang style! stephane from belgium rubs up verona, making the 19 a proper rocker for peak time action!

belgiums very own guiseppe manuele signs the radius 015 with 4 brilliantly crafted disco tracks with enough 80s funkiness to make you shake your booty and lose yourself in vintage synth madness

sutil records keeps its activity in crescendo for the conquest of the planet. for its release 21, signs up nothing more, nothing less than the international top deejay & producer paul jackson (uk).the track entitled the non stop, is going to be launch

nerven is without a doubt one of the most outstanding hard techno imprints about. for the latest cut labelboss marcus remus signs mastermind bold, who dropes a huge slammer in the true nerven style you´ve come to expect

phoenix g head honcho mr. g has been on fire for sometime. all of his latest work on his own imprint and the radioslave label rekids was received very well by a hungry crowed. now mr. g signs two mindblowing tunes for the dutch futuristic techno label luxaflex

a new face on the electronica romana imprint. riccardo signs his debut on e.r. with >voucher<, an exciting project of four tracks !! minimal, pumping, grooving sequences of sounds and rhythmical solutions. the flipside is really a minimal rocker !!

incl. sleeparchive rmx, played by 2000 and one (cocoon), martinez (out of orbit), agaric (we are), butane (alphahouse), tadeo (ciclycal tracks), iñaqui marín (regular), leandro gamez (intec), angel molina (sonar music) soulrack & sleeparchive two great producers which cray1 labworks comes again and succeed with these first beats of 2007. this wisd move is called >modul age<. soulrack, signs, >modul age<, that is one of its best singles till today. nervous and funny minimal techno, with a clear funky touch, it is a good sample of the sensational state in which there is the label manager of cray1 labworks.

dbi breaks brings back the funk with this 2 tracker from none other than dj viro with a ton of releases out this guy is no new name to the business hard drivin breaks and bass what more could you ask for

rennie fosters fusion of melodic detroit techno with classic tribal elements is setting up a bright future fpr electronic music. this stunning release is underlining rennies profile as producer and it is growing at an intense rate with no signs of slowing down !! incl gary martin rmx

cool rockin techhouse three tracker with dirty basslines and freaky emotional synths..

>dirty jay< on a1 is a mixture of steve bug and josh wink in one dirtbag. superfreak meets traffic signs. on the flip side we have two more old-school tracks, starting with >da shit< on b1. short synth bleeping repetitive sounds, a clear drum arrangement and an old school male voice-sample, these are the ingredients of this journey. finally >sophie< on b2 shows us this well-known oldschool dry bass, followed by a unintrusive atmospheric melody. all together will work on your floor very well !!

another slamming track from the berlin based electro house pioneers. taken off their album >eat books< this track features a phat remix of >pokerflat< mastermind steve bug. his minimal remix >fly - cause there are too many traffic signs< is yet already a favourite among the electro & minimal usual suspects

domu returns with a strong archive album with some help of rasyiah yolanda nicole kramer michael waterhouse danny huckridge ola onabule and trauma who all add some magic to doms unique rhythm programming tip (sb)

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detroitÕs pioneering techno giant robert hood is next to take the reins of the dj-kicks mix series. his timeless 22 track offering includes four of his own new exclusives.

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detroit love are proud to present the inaugural release on their newly founded eponymous imprint Ð a collaborative venture from planet e and !k7 which aims to capture the essence of carl craigÕs superb event series of the same name. detroit love mixed by stacey pullen is a sixteen track journey that exemplifies the diversity of the city, as well as the essence of the parties, championing

nach drei alben auf kompakt, zuletzt signs under test- im jahr 2015, kehrt der us-amerikanische house- und techno-produzent john tejada mit dem elf-tracker dead start program zum kšlner label zurźck. eine reise, die das spektrum von johns stilen umfasst - von seinen charakteristischen soul-techno-melodien bis hin zu den hypnotischen mustern seiner trance-electro-hybride. ob solo oder durch seine vielzahl von kollaborationen tejada beschŠftigt sich mit allen elementen innerhalb und au§erhalb der club-umgebung. sei es auf seinem (44.) fabric mix, als schlagzeuger mit der detroit legende daniel bell als dbx, mit tin man auf acid test oder mit dem selbsternannten desinformator reggie watts als wajatta. vom arrhythmischen maschinenspuk des openers autoseek źber den hŠmmernden puls von hypochondriac und dem schwerlidrigen breakbeat von sleep spindle zur kosmische infundierten vibration von telemetry, der lebendigen traegheit von loss und clubbigen winde von duty cycle und heal bahnt sich john auf dead start program seinen weg durch genres und tempi mit optimalem chamaeleon-effekt. das artwork, basierend auf einem bild von mark richards, wurde von johns langjŠhrigem freund juan mendez aka silent servant, ein ebenfalls wichtiger mitwirkender der los angeles szene, designed. der titel dead start program bezieht sich hierbei auf das analoge start-up-programm eines alten cdc 6600 computers aus einem toten anfang zu booten. dies lŠdt in johns eigenen worten metaphorisch dazu ein, einen neustart von den herausforderungen, die das leben mit sich bringt zu beginnen.

this is gajek. this is 17. come in, feel free. dont worry if you see a flute in the sink. matti gajek s followup to his 2014 debut album restless shapes opens the floodgates to signals from a future best navigated by ear. moving through polyphonic pulses, layers of grooves and sounds, zooming in and out of ever evolving patterns of concentration and decomposition, the ten tracks of gajeks 17 are electrifyingly futuristic clubmusic true to the almost five decades old motto of berlins zodiak free arts lab: ãtotal freie musik - totally free music. paying tribute to electronic pioneers like hans-joachim roedelius and florian fricke while staying clear of historical mystification gajek revisits the abstract clarity and improvisational audacity of 1970s electronics from a perspective this is not 71. today motoric rhythms emerge and elapse from postdigital aural scapes, intense and sublime, linking the thermodynamic to the ephemeral. beyond the echoes of past utopias 17 discovers present signs for possible tomorrows.

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nice price !! howlings album -sacred ground- und seine entstehung stehen fźr viele dinge gleichzeitig: zusammenarbeit, improvisation, einfachheit und zufŠlle. obwohl er gerade das demo-level źberschritten hatte, ging der ursprungstrack -howling- anfang 2012 (via dixons boiler room set) viral und erregte in der gesamten elektronischen musikszene aufmerksamkeit, erklomm charts und gewann awards. keiner der beiden beteiligten - singer/songwriter ry x und åme-produzent/innervisions-chef frank wiedemann - hatte das erwartet

als in den spŠten 80er jahren die ersten outdoor-trance-partys im indischen bundesstaat goa stattfanden, hŠtte niemand gedacht, dass sich dieser trend so lange halten bzw. weiterentwickeln wźrde. kaum eine andere dance-szene in europa hat ein grš§eres zusammengehšrigkeitsgefźhl als die goa-szene. hier wird musik und alles, was damit zusammenhŠngt, noch gelebt. zu keinem genre gibt es eine ausgeprŠgtere und besser entwickelte -underground--partyszene, in zahlreichen foren und communities stehen die fans in regem kontakt. stŠndig finden kleinere veranstaltungen statt, und im sommer sind die gro§en festivals und partys wie waldfrieden wonderland, vuuv festival, alice im wummerland oder psy-purgisnacht immer ausverkauft.

mit ihrem 1998 er debźtalbum -wormhole- Šnderten ed rush & optical den drum & bass fźr immer. das album gilt seitdem als zeitloser klassiker des genres, seine macher stiegen ohne umwege direkt in den drum & bass-olymp auf und inspirieren die szene bis heute. nun steht ihr fabric-mix an, mit dem sie wieder verdeutlichen, wer weiterhin das zepter in der hand hŠlt. fabric live 82 ist ein mammutmix aus 39(!) tracks mit vielen exclusives, unveršffentlichten tracks und mixes und kurztrips in die drum & bass-historie. ein schneller, furioser und hochenergetischer ritt durch ein genre, das gekommen ist, um zu bleiben.

northern lite mit ihrem zehnten album, einer platte ohne nostalgie und rźckblick, und trotzdem ist die nummer 10 eine vervollstŠndigung der band-geschichte. alben wie unisex, super black oder letters & signs haben elektronische musik auf ganz ungeahnte weise mit pop und rock vereint. die clubs haben sich gewandelt, die festivals vergrš§ert northern lite sind bestŠndig. ihre hits laufen im radio, ihre fans sind ihnen treu und auch das neue album wird ganz traditionell keine konstruktion, sondern eine momentaufnahme sein.

prosumer, gebźrtiger saarlŠnder und begeisterter fan des klassischen house ‡ la chicago, detroit und new york, mixt nach zeitlos guten releases auf ostgut ton, playhouse, mobilee und get physical die neue fabric-cd, die zu einem statement seines tadellosen geschmacks und seiner dj-technik wird. so sehr sein vielfŠltiges house-set mit unvorhersehbaren entwicklungen auch źberraschen mag, so kompakt ist dessen flow. es ist an der zeit fźr den undergroundhelden, seine geliebten klassiker in frisches licht zu setzen.

fifteen years on ibiza, fifty years alive: in 2015 sven vŠth celebrates two major birthdays. with more than 10.000 of his fans he will celebrate his own birthday on october the 25th in mannheims maimarkthalle. luciano, dj koze and richie hawtin will be among the well-wishers behind the turntables. the birthday bash will as well be the kick off for vaeths world tour, which will take him through three continents. sven vŠth s fans: some of them are dancing for more than thirty years to his music. within frankfurts club scene, they followed him from dorian gray, the omen, u60311, to the cocoonclub to ibiza.

so hat man northern lite noch nie gehšrt. organisch, greifbar, ohne elektronische zusŠtze. verspielt, manchmal ungeplant und mit dem fokus auf instrumente und stimme. die -wooden playground tour 2014- lŠdt zu x limitierten konzerten ein. saxophon und flšte, drums, keyboard und gitarre, dazu der kontrabass, das cello und die pure stimme von andreas kubat bringen den northern lite sound auf eine andere, ruhigere, aber nicht weniger mitreisende ebene. mit the white noize, einer band aus befreundeten musikern, geht es auf tour unterm sonnenhimmel. keine licht-effekte, keine gro§en bźhnen, sondern gemźtliche und passende plŠtze im garten hinterm club, auf der terrasse źber dem szeneladen, inmitten einer freilicht-bar - das ist die -wooden playground- tour 2014

modeselektion vol. 03- kommt erstmals ohne eigenen modeselektor-beitrag aus (vom souleyman-edit mal abgesehen), einfach, weil es so viel gute musik von alten und neuen freunden gab. das ganze ist daher erstmals auf einer zweifach-cd zu haben, au§erdem als digital bundle und, leicht abgespeckt, auch als doppel-12-inch-lp sowie auf zwei ep-auskopplungen auf vinyl. 19 tracks, lauter sź§e frźchtchen. das maskottchen ist diesmal nicht umsonst der ananasaffe.

liquicity records proudly presents her second album project escapism. unlike the galaxy of dreams album, liquicity has gathered a series of melancholic, chilled and mellow tracks that form a harmonious journey through todays liquid drum and bass. 14 exclusive new tracks by artists such as bachelors of science, bcee, maduk, keeno, fliwo and champion. the 12inch sampler contains the tracks by bachelors of science and maduk and the album will be available on cd as well.