after the successful release of the expert escapist 12inch on diametric. in late 2010 and the inclusion of the track nanomal on last years music man mix cd by marcel dettmann, our purveyor of straight no nonsense techno mr. kevin m. kennedy returns with four new slices of dancefloor techno. if you like your techno edgy and direct in your face, this is the record for you. hailing from columbus, ohio, usa, kevin has already released on shake’s frictional label and on the detroit based xplor label (as sleep engineer) and others, and is a very welcome part of the diametric. family now. 300 handnumbered limited vinyl copies only. no digital distribution.

dont scratch up yout table, use his set of two dishwasher-friendliy silcone record placemats to down the right groove for dinner. slip these reocords out of there sleeve and put a new spin on dining. breakfast, lunch, dinner, you can rock around the clock with this easy-to-clean, dust-resisitant placemats. and when you serve fish, make shure to crank the bass!

arms & legs welcomes kristin velvet. excellent deep & modern disco with a touch of house.

part 1/3! the treibgut sonder kompilation consists of tracks by artists which played at the treibgut parties over the last five years. the opening track is the perfect warm up for listening to this compilation. chris established an ideal symbiosis of a smooth bass and a warm vocal line quickening your appetite for more. a groovy funky filtertypen track as we love it. you can spot their hip-hop roots in the vocal parts. the tight kickdrum contributes the uplifting punch making this track defintely a dancefloor tune rather than a warm up. a groovy piece of house music with a spherical break and a deep bassline for our brothers and sisters. this is a slip- proof track with a catchy vocal – definetely causing fun. deep, warm and drifty – this track is putting you in the perfect mood for enjoying sunset in the meadows or warming up at the club. if you cant let go and relax with this track you are probably a hopeless case.

nitetime is the new production duo from boston, usa comprised of kon (from kon & amir) and whisky baron and was actually first send to us by fellow bostonians soul clap. nitetimes debut ep. jive talk sits on a bridge between og boom bap hip hop - with its tough drums and grooved up interludes - and the 4/4 rhythms of classic house and disco. it also comes packed with a little more history than meets the eye…,.the ep has only just been pressed to wax and its already picking up love from gilles peterson, jacques renault, eli escobar, soul clap, recloose, karizma, lefto from belgium and lovemonk in madrid. dont let this record slip through those dusty fingers of yours.

first part with 6 state-of-the-art remixes of tracks from the >art is a division of pain< album by psi performer aka anthony rother.

santiago salazar (dj s2) from underground resistance, los hermanos, galaxy 2 galaxy and ican productions fame found a new home for his finest slide tracks. the ur projects ingredients are a pure analogue electro-techno-funk hybrid with slip and sliding samples and topped off with tweaked 303s for good measure. frustrated funk now releases 4 of s2s best slide tracks from the period 2007-2010. so, put your skates on, get on the floor and get ready to slide and bounce to this absolutely amazing ep. we cant get enough of this!

saved regular ross evana returns to the label with the monstrous >these sounds<, a vocal infused future classic that cannot be ignored. combining an infectious groove with devastatingly catchy vocals the lead single will slip with ease into any djs box and remain there for years to come.
continuing with the quality expected of a saved release, gregor tresher makes his debut on the label, presenting his take on the lead single and adding a flavour to the original that only he knows how.

we met fred ventura in 2006 over emails sent to italians do it better headquarters. he was one of the first people from europe to start writing the label prior to after darks release. it took us a few months to realize that this was fred ventura, the cult italo legend from milan. like a true gentleman, he had never bothered to mention it. since the early 1980s fred ventura has released numerous singles in europe & toured the world extensively as a solo artist. last year, johnny was in bologna on tour with desire & fred came out to the show to drink champagne & bring us some copies of the reissued tapes of fred’s early post punk group state of art. the lightbulb lit up & we asked him if he had any home recordings of his solo work. months later, he sent us 83 tracks of cassette recordings between 1982 & 1987. they had been sitting upstairs in a dusty box at his parents house in italy for the last 25 years. these tracks have only been heard by a handful of his closest friends. we were completely floored & honored! finding a beautiful treasure completely untouched & preserved is so rare. the songs are raw & honest written by a romantic with a love for an anthemic chorus & a drum machine running through his veins. think early minimal depeche mode with an italian heart. ornew order covering madonna produced moroder. yes, its that good. here we have the first official italians do it better release of these songs on a 4 song 12inch ep. this vinyl only release is a teaser for the >dont give up< 18 track lp out in a couple of months. so in the meantime, slip on those gucci loafers, rev up the alfa romeo and head down to the discotheque because life is too short

the first immerse release of 2011 sees the label taking on a fresh approach while retaining the same atmospherics that have made it an essential fixture in the bristol music canon. outboxx are made up of jacob martin and matt lambert, and their sound is rooted in groovy, analogue house music. with an emphasis on jamming, theres a loose, live feel to these tracks that has an instant appeal but drags you deeper with each listen. >kate libby< kicks off on a swung beat and warm pads, before dropping down to p-funk bass and sparse synth flourishes. >berties groove< places jazzy rhodes playing at the front of the mix with a classic drum machine workout ticking away in the background. this is soulful, authentic house music with not a clinical midi pattern in earshot. despite coming from a different angle, the outboxx tracks slip neatly into the immerse legacy thus far, pointing the way for a year filled with more of the spacious, haunting club music the label has become renowned for.

blend it! starts with edits by twice of 4 soulful disco classics.

easy and the center of the universe we already know from their recent flogsta danshall 7 inch release and some skweee compilers,remember legend of selda on skweee tooth?this new release on harmonia is as the previous ones infected with arabian soundbites. we recognize the details from our nights in the medina of marrakesh, we slip into our caftan, smoke the water pipe and drink mint tea,and are bodypoppin like an egyptian. no kiddin, this record is so imaginative and so true to its style that you cant go any other way. details of the percussion on halloumi are so good with the details in the orchestration (references to uom kalthoum records come to mind) the pitch and modulation wheels used intensive. with this release easy & center of the universe prooves again that skweee is one of the most evolving styles at the moment. this is exotic and exiting music.

bassarani in your face again! heres part two of the ongoing roma meets running back saga. conveniently appearing in a white inner sleeve (slip it into the retro-futuristic telescopic picture sleeve that you hopefully already have),the final frontier/pigna/nature captain steers his ship into a safe harbour. three tracks of hardcore space music and magic carpet melodies: >white dwarf< appears as the final link between frankfurt trance and tribal house, >black dwarfi&#770, is its beat-heavy brother (for dj use only!) and finally we come full circle with i&#768,colliding stars pt. 2<.science aint no fiction.

don your deck shoes, carelessly knot your cashmere knit and slip into some chinos, chromeos electro-boogie duet hot mess ft. la roux is ready for action. comes with a remix from armand van helden as duck sauce

roma meets running back. final frontier/pigna/nature bossman, terrific producer, italian true school techno ledge and celebrated pasta boy marco passarani delivers new original material since his brilliant statostasi ep. the first one of a two part 12-inch series (no shit!) is walking in the shoes of the future while wearing the fine cut trousers of the past. here you you get it all, dear earthlings: science-fiction marathon tech-house, male martian mirror balls and sh-303 female robot acid. bassarani in your face! watch out for colliding stars pt. 2. limited to 500 copies in a retro-futuristic telescopic picture sleeve with even enough room to slip in the second platter (coming sooner or later to a theatre near you)!

murmur has become a gem in the stone path of electronic music labels, a consistent voice of quality through their series of vinyl and global events. no fit state is a vinyl sampler for the label, bringing together some gifted artists and insightful music to celebrate the label s journey. claire ripley opens the package with a solomun remix of slow loris , released earlier this summer on timorous ep. best known for releases on steve bug s dessous recordings, claire is an undeniable talent with flair for getting the feet moving. solomun pulls the trigger with his remix in a capricious whirlwind track setting the skies alight with energy. label head geddes pairs up for another collaboration with the skilled young australian, mic newman, after big releases on the tsuba label as well as murmur. rework is available on digital only release, a rattling snake of a record alive with chords and softly spoken calls.

ig room ibiza vibes abound on this killer ep from solead, the parisian duo who have provided metroline with some of the labels most outstanding releases. in musica, tumbling beats and a melange of cuban pianos, horns and flutes play over a very robust rhythms to create an atmospheric big room builder.

pure unadulterated chi-town swang by danny wolfers aka legowelt!

12inch debut for whatchawannado, a new label featuring edits by djs who have graced the decks at las infamous do over party. stones throws left field psych man james pants leads things off with an excellent edit of jefferson airplanes white rabbit entitled through the rabbit hole. for the more dancefloor oriented, check the flip where (thee) mike b takes charanga 76s famous spanish version of aint no stopping us now and extends those banging disco breaks for days before finally letting it slip into the vocals.

noir de coeur ep is the second projet of the aglia records label, with the theme africa or perfect mixing between jazz, afro and electro dub style. to do this, krispaglia turned to 3 talented artists: melchyor a (razana prod, rec soulshine, slip and slide, ludovic allen (tribal winds, real tone, basenotic, gswing) rochdee (rec elephunk, boys basment rec)and krispaglia (aglia records) to give their musical vision on this continent. melchyor a feat long bass - house of groove: afro house classic pure style. ludovic allen feat mediff - darkside: moody dub vocal house track. rochdee - idealgroove: pure afro dub...

double 12 inch celebrating 5 years of kanzleramt records. great snapshot of 1999 techno in and from berlin and already a classic.

excellent profound album!! big with nick hoeppner, dan curtin, estroe, laurent garnier, electric indigo, charles webster, danny howells, marc lansley

incl mixes by johannes heil, alter ego and dj slip

4 track s pure sci-fi electro from carl finlow & friends... ft_silicon scally/sync 24/signal type/matt whitehead

after seeing the banging >red hot< - her first released production - become the all-favorite track on airdrops extraction us compilation, it is a natural step for connie to slip once again into her constar outfit, and release this time her first record, the sunset tribe ep. here, constar does what she does best, take her clan on a ride through different skylines, from the shores of bali in indonesia to the chinese inland mountains. indeed, in sunset tribe the careful listener will hear parts of a kecak ceremony - pronounced keh-chahk , also known as the ramayana monkey chant - a form of balinese musical drama, that roots in a traditional trance-inducing exorcism dance. a piece usually performed by a circle of hundreds of men percussively chanting cak while throwing up their arms, depicting a battle between the monkey vanara and the evil king ravana...
phoenixxx strikes the cord! using elements and melodies of traditional chinese instruments, the pipa, guzheng and erhu, constar takes our journey even further east. allying a bumpy and light-hearted groove to the depth and gravity of the instruments used, constar also offers an exploration into her balanced mind and soul. bringing the witchcraft even further, who better than the craziest wizard-duo electronic music has ever come across, voodeux! celebrating the release of their debut album on mothership, voodeux - aka tanner ross and james watts - create their very own blend of magic potion that no spirit - good or bad - could resist. simply spellbinding and savage, voodeux know the cerebrums fluids inside out, and will work them through their supernatural enchantments!

susu bobien has established herself as one of the signature voices in gospel house music over the last decade. already a widely recognized name in the often cluttered world of house music, susu has vocalled many a championed release across leading labels such as strictly rhythm, slip n slide, azuli, ffrr, nervous, jellybean û and of course nycs own soundmen on wax. this limited ep features 3 lovingly hand-picked (& re-mastered) tracks from the timeless catalogue of susus work on soundmen on wax. each one rightly labeled a classic, and featuring remixes from both sides of the pond, this is certain to become something of a collectors item û make sure you dont miss out

apendics.shuffle’s elegance & malice ep has been reworked by two great talent’s the master of minimalism thomas melchior & ransom note’s adultnapper, both artists have expressed there interpretations to the highest order. adultnapper has taken a darker path, raw & steady drums keep you grounded whilst disassembled voices and eary strings make you realize things are going to get weird. there is a constant hook in the background that sounds like the noise of a sleeping monster but as it gets louder you know it’s about to wake and it does, throwing you backwards in a totally different direction. melchior’s remix takes you on a different journey one that you never want to end. lush melodic sound’s and stunning percussion with deep soulful vocals keep growing and growing drawing you ever nearer all the time never letting you go.

lakeof = reboot & meat !!!! barbarito capote aka dj dove had devoted most of his career fine-tuning the sultry sounds heard throughout his eleven years as a producer. known for his legendary productions on labels like som underground,look at you, slip n slide, below is proud to rerelease one of his hard to find tracks. roots & culture, originaly released on the blue room session ep û som underground 2002 is one of this records where people spend tons of money to get a 2nd hand copy of this epic house release. lakeof aka meat and reboot took the chance to put their hands on this legendary track and the result is an puming bass in your face chicago bomb wich guarantees to set the dancefoors on fire all over the world.

support by 2000 and one, matthias tanzmann, daniel stefanik, anthony collins...on our easy-rider, not only the wheels, also the raver s are burning. back on the house-highway, the journey leads through the a1 district of the ‘wild coyote’ who sneaks up on velvet paws to turn into a grown 4/4 fox by dusk. after this impressive encounter he call out for ‘dixies diner’ because the outlaw mesteno knows one can not nourish on ‘tossed to’ women slip s alone and orders a warm a2 menue to collect strength to chase the horizon with ‘full throttle’ again on the b1 side.

special 2x12 inch limited edition (500 copies) kenneth james gibson has unleashed his finest work to date, this four track ep shows his diverse talent as an artist in the truest form. from the tripped out bass line of >perky slip< that will take you on a roller coaster backwards and have you beginning for more to the melodic >blackbird walk<. that takes you on a trip into the forests of darkness...

cool deep grooving disco four tracker with a jazzy touch on mettle music feat ian preece, the vibes orchestra, full flavoured dip and the mettle music collective

inflicted presents the next masterpiece of wellknown artists krischmann & klingenberg. once again k&k show us their good feeling for adding synthsounds and melodies to hard techno. all tracks bring you the perfect mix of sweepy sounds and hard techno with nasty grooves and powerfull compressions

ltd backstock.. incl mike gates, chance mcdermott, slip, matt mitchell, bob brown

1998 techno classic on formic records (bolz bolz and rootpowder)!!

bloodfire (aka daz-i-kue from bugz in the attic) is probably one of the hottest producers right now. even though we re usually dead tired of bootys with jay z and beyonce this was so good there was no way we could let this one slip. trust us, the ladies will shake their b hinds to this big time and if this release dont go down nothing will! hollywood comes in two versions, the vocal mix is a straight up party broken beat/r&b cut while the flip is a raw 4/4 mix perfect for your dark basement sound systems

tiger stripes is mikael nordgren, one of the most respected names in modern house music. he produced the much-loved >dark tradition< 12 inch as d malicious for francois ks wave imprint, winning such fans as jerome sydenham, dennis ferrer and carl craig along the way. he s released records, solo and in collaboration, on labels like ibadan, king street/nitegrooves, slip n slide and gossip, and was invited to remix faze actions >in the trees< for the recent juno re-issue. somehow he s also found time to run the hugely esteemed go! bang clubnight in stockholm... recently, however, mikaels been concentrating on his tiger stripes alter ego, releasing extraordinary 12s for liebe detail, urban torque and now get physical.….

main tune here is >love fantasy<, a deep and soulful house track featuring lush vocals from sophia ripley. the song is filled with organic sounds and exquisite melodies alongside warm rhodes which will warm up those heart strings as well as any dancefloor. rondenion takes it a step deeper with his trademark chunky four four beats, chopped up jazzy rhodes and a beautiful bouncy bassline which compliments stabs of the original vocal that drift throughout. anyone that is into the theo parrish, omar s or the detroit sound will love this japanese take on the deep house genre

nice minimalistic techhouse tunes by le jockey, dave kelso and tom akam

incl massi dl remix !! renato figoli (lo-fi stereo, gumption recordings, trapez) opens the cut restrainedly with bleepy burblings, the kick drum pattern subtly intensifies until, two-minutes in, a pulsating bass line transforms the track into a surging club-house banger. figoli keeps things interesting by incrementally adding fragmented voice snippets that slip comfortably into the groove and by exploiting tension and release with well-timed dropouts and breakdowns. on the b side, massi dl (safari electronique, frankie rec) eschews buildups altogether, opting to leap from the gate with a deep and infectious dance groove overlaid by voice fragments that resemble punctuating barks. acidy synth effects give the tune fleeting psychotropic character before the cut slams into gear with a massive groove

here comes the next biggie: shake it is the result of a cooperation between kid massive who already worked for labels like slip n slide, gossip, realbasic, stoney boy & rootz) and beatchuggers (toolroom, slip n slide, silocasa). on the a-side, theres a remix by labelchief raul rincon, who adds some banging latin beats and a saxophone to deliver again a remix as funky as hell! on the flip side, you will find the original mix with a more electronic bassline and a mix by bryan dalton (toolroom, fame, work) who works closer to the original adding some nice warm synth sounds. your crowd will shake it!!!

for the first time a various artists ep on red factory! big boss redhead takes care of the a-side with a truely beautiful anthem called >beauty in my mind<. more border community styled mnml is to be found on the flip with italian youngster zakko s >for her<. >slip registry< by belgian young talent tom dazing is more on the m_nus micro-house tip. great stuff!!

kid massive has released on several major labels, including slip n slide,swing city,westend, illegal beats and others, and is no new comer to the house scene. his first single on justsoul features the vocal talents of danish singer morten luco, who recently appeared on the rhythm slaves ft morten luco show me track out on knee deep us as well as having released tunes on slip n slide variation records and illegal beats. the remixes on this single have been put together by kid massive and the rhythm slaves, and add a dub mix, and 2 house mixes to the original in this package.

playmaker, know for his releases and remixes on labels such as stoneyboy, illegal beats, slip n slide, subliminal and prog city to name a few, and many compilations such as ministry of sounds clubbers guide. on the a-side you will find the pierre j & subway baby remix, (defected, fluential, saw, deeplay, invent) and they have been adding the well-known arrangement that does the trick! the other side gives you the original work of playmaker. this doesnt need any introduction to his fans

high-end minimal aus london mit dem 3.teil einer 5er serie. minus fans sollten hier halt machen, denn magda & hawtin sowie villalobos, steve bug, etc pp haben es schon für sich entdeckt

dakar und grinser haben sich wieder gefunden.. ein glueck auch denn dakar's stimme und grinser's musik passen einfach zusammen.. auf dem neuen album gibt's mehr gerade beats als früher und es ist etwas popig angehaucht..

rich says of the licktown ep that 'its a more soulful organic sound for me. i've been a fan of simple for a while and it's inspiring that will saul is interested in a more experimental breakbeat sound.' dj support meat katie, evil nine (marine parade), lee coombs, soul of man, swayzak, danny howells, rob mello (classic)