when a fresh breeze blows through your hair, the sun beginns to warm your skin slightly and the sounds of the breaking waves mix up with some easy to listen percussions - then youre surely doing one of the first beach walks for this year.

spring zero thirteen finally arrived here in vienna, and with it a busy luv shack schedule to shout about. this time the boys deliver a delicious double header coming in two parts. yes, luv10 comes in two vinyl slices spread out over a few weeks. and you will need all eight tracks too as the label gets really serious with some heavyweight dance music, including a first for them in inviting major guest appearances from the likes of rocco raimundo, mike burns, dj rocca, ben sun & tyson ballard as voyeurhythm, rotciv and radio diffusion. the label is spreading its wings and, it is the right time to invite others to come roost in the shack and spread the luv.

after our last ep by bristolian duo behling & simpson, we return in full effect with out latest offering g.m.s. by yet another duo, the wonderkids glenn astro & imyrmind. both hailing from germany, the duo have had a great 2013 so far by releasing some amazing solo bits on labels such as big bait records and wotnot music. for this ep however, they decided to join forces and bring us an amazing ep that will do justice to any dancefloor.

some more excellent modern house tracks from the north! boska with his second release on love od, and slowly gets a reputation for himself as a trustworthy provider of quality music on the post bass, nu-funky, what-is-the-new-name-for-house-music-this-week -circuit. did collaborations with studio barnhus, mental overdrive, asma maroof (nguzunguzu) attented the rbma, got picked by several cool festivals. boska is a name to watch for sure!

oskar offermann and his frequent collaborator and label mate edward are two of the brightest rising stars in contemporary deep house music. as head of the esteemed white imprint, offermann has an envious catalog spread across his own label, aim, and japans storied mule musiq, edward has mostly confined his releases to white apart from a single drop on the mysterious giegling, and some outstanding remixes on other powerhouse labels. since their appearance in 2007, the pair of berliners has only one collaboration record between them in spite of a close association, large individual discographies, and frequent pairings behind the decks. it is thus with great ceremony that thema announces their north american vinyl debut with the four-track ep, verses.

hot on the heels of the release of neville watsons songs to elevate pure hearts album, crme organization releases a three track ep of remixes from the longplayer. drawing on diverse names, each of the remixers transforms their given track into something quite different from the original. the first is by watsons frequent collaborator, bulgarian producer and live specialist kink. he tackles songs to elevate pure hearts and laces it up with some lazy old rave breakbeats and plenty of lucid synth and melody pattern before fast rising dixon avenue basement jams associate marquis hawkes takes on against the tide . he imbues it with what is fast become a trademark sonic weirdness, with wrought iron synth bars interlocking with molten synth lines and a slow, purposeful and predatory mood. finally, american moon b turns in a trippy outsider house version of son of house with off kilter claps, see-sawing synths and organic drums.

a dream team if ever there was one, kid fonque and rising star dj whisky have crafted a seductive, richly-textured composition which songbird zaki ibrahim has taken to sublime heights. be is a afro-tinged, drum-driven deep house number that is guaranteed to inspire some arm-raising, hip swaying dancefloor action. showcasing the enthralling vocals that only she is capable of - zakis intimate conversation draws you into a hypnotic realm of rhythm before expanding into a breathtaking ballad.

third lockertmatick with soe pure techno from dresden, germany. uncompromissing and effective, these guys deliver some solid tracks that sound timeless. limited to 250 copies.

fresh new uk label with two killer tracks that will turn some heads. amazing piece of house music that is working like madd without using the standard cliches. a accomplishment by this young producer neinzer in these days of looking back! opening with a funked up track that goes somewhere between things we know from shake and recloose but comparing it to others isnt doing the track any justice. flip side cranks the tempo up and gives a mad techno piece with some sample trickery. best start a label could wish!

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

vinyl only rlease, 180 gram copies.
two, proper long stories on each side with some beautiful atmospheric-deep-techno touch from romanian producer with amazing style.

james holden präsentiert den nachfolger seines 2006er debüts the idiots are winning, das vom guardian damals als das spektakulärste electronica-debütalbum seit boards of canadas music has the right to children bezeichnet wurde. auf the inheritors erforscht holden weiterhin die (un-)tiefen der elektronischen musik und liefert eine ausgewogene balance zwischen brachialen experimenten und transformativen trips.

cavaan is the alter ego of a rather well known berlin producer and his fellow from milan. the duo debuts with their very much loved project. they feature a studio-recorded wonderful vocal on this hypnotically modern percussive house affair titled black snow. the original track grooves on some free swinging retro percussions and beats from the 80s machinery and a softly moving house-beat making this a very subtle killer for any dancefloor. while the vocals carry the track as light as a feather it is after the breakdown that things get really musical - you will hear yourself while listening the melodies and sequences. for the remixes turdjr has aligned a high-quality and diverse array of a current top producer. one of heidelbergs coolest kids on the block, lopazz knows that every track gets better with a lot of handmade music-and he sure is right in his interpretation of black snow. last not least i is under on the flip which is one of these tracks that sucks the listener in so deep that there is simply no escape: repetitive yet constantly changing and constantly grooving while remaining very pure! this release is filled with tracks that will long echo on the dancefloor!

monitor 66s arrival onto the scene with last summers triscuits saw them pop up on a lot of top djs radars, such as the magician who opened his magic tape 22 mix with it. it also saw their first release on house of disco, their adopted home. since then the two boys from sweden have been honing their sound through a series of lauded remixes for tempogeist, kolombo & rythm operator. now after some painstaking studio time they are ready to release their next original work, their first solo ep, vitae on house of disco records.

after several go-to 12s on the always reliable lets get lost series, the mysterious marvin & guy drop their first on the prowl release! first up is estacy with driving percussion and a string driven groove that keeps building with subtle drops and hits. marcos cabral takes it into deeper territory with his heavy remix, definitely pushing the bottom end for the big room where it should be heard. on the flip we have moon import, a moody rhodes driven vocal track with panning synths to get you in a daze. then some upbeat disco house with shot me - a perfect track for your next loft party.

red axes packs quite some heat, with a weatherbeaten bassline & mixes by rebolledo and marc houle.

all 10 releases + brand new dpk11!! dapayk solo is a studio workaholic and he strikes a blow for vinyl. in 2009 he started his very own vinyl only series called dpk, next to his well established labels mo s ferry, fenou and rrygular. the idea was to present vinyl in striking colours as a special format for his liveset tracks and beloved edits by artists such as format:b, super flu, sascha braemer and jon hester. it s a feast for the eyes and the ears all in one. now, four years later and after reaching #10 of the series, dapayk decided to compile all tracks in a collectors box. in addition to the previously released records he also included the brand new dpk #11 with a remix by aka aka. this big bundle contains 23 tracks and ranges from minimalistic to funfair tunes and also some edgy b-sides.

echocord colour025 is produced by a good friend and a new artist on echocord colour, lasse buhl from copenhagen. after some years in the techno scene as one half of the group northern structures, who releases on adama x label sonic groove, lasse buhl releases his debut ep r38 on echocord colour, inspired by roughness and simplicity. the remix comes from no other than milton bradley from berlin. the r38 track ia a driving, stomping, dry killer techno track, while em.a ai is a more experimantal breaky track, with dubby elements. the remix is a pure 4/4 techno track, a typical milton bradley peaktime production.
pressing on pink coloured & marbled vinyl.

dublin based duo, dave hargadon & phil long aka slowburn make their debut on lunar disko records with four machine-driven house and techno jams. fusing the percussive sounds of chicago & detroit with their trademark analogue soundscapes, slowburn once again push deeper into the realms of house and techno with their third full ep, crafted somewhere between the black pitts and contae sligeach. slow-rising cuts demonstrating precision drum programming, delicate chords and pads, alongside some acute arrangement, make for another outstanding ep from two fast-rising irish producers. lotus, is it?

toolroom present a tasty 12 inch pressed on clear vinyl featuring some classic tracks taken from their goes deep cd.

migs most recent artist album outside the skyline was released in 2011 on om records and saw ample amounts of love and support from a wide range of industry and music fans alike. the album showcases a diverse range of musical styles and quality song craftsmanship featuring an impressive array of top notch special guest vocal talent.
the skyline vault remixes aims to finally release some previously unreleased remixes crafted by some talented producers sharing their reinterpretations of various songs taken from the album.

capital bass records continues to explore new sonic territories with its second release by spb based analogue-head ponty mython.
the main theme called jesus makes you stomp your feet to its funky beat and phat acid bassline that mutates during the track keeping things deep without getting too religious. futureboogie man christophe does some good work on the remix adding some extra syrup: even more bass plus preachers speech in the middle of the track.
the b-side goes even deeper with blackstreet sampling number u ve got your pr0blems. starting off with the smooth disco beat, little guitar and that catchy male vocal the track changes halfway with addition of funky acid squelches and 4x4 house beat that makes you realize you really, really want to stay at the dancefloor.

its time for another epic release from rollerboys, and this time the journey goes to land of hypno this hypnotic masterpiece is a carefully selected blend of latin proto-house, freestyle, chicago & balearia. the moment you stick the needle into the groove you are instantly teleported to some deserted island in middle of the adriatic sea, where the breeze is warm, the sand is white and you dance into the endless night!

the best is yet to come is the title of the newest release by schallbox records and also stands for the claim of the basel based recording label to continually evolve and develop itself further, thereby upping the ante with each new release.
schallbox014 is a deep and ever grooving track made by berlins michael nielebock and leevey that will definitely see the openair season prolonged until the end of the year. additionally, larsson delivers a dubby remix featuring an electrifying beat and broad synth sounds. schallbox even resurrects some golden memories of legendary bar25 - courtesy of sasch cawa and dirty doerings remix which is furthermore gratifying the vinyl package. last but not least the release is completed by the contribution of newcomer benotmane from basel, who converts the original into a dreamy sunrise tune.

1992 erschien ihr debütalbum house of pain auf tommy boy records. die single jump around erreichte platz 3 der us-charts und machte sie bekannt.

american born but europe based producer dia serves up the next two tracker on her own wip label. the dj also runs her own event space under the same name as well as the twelveinchesoflove label and is someone who has proved herself adept in the field of heartfelt and instrument rich house music of the course of her career since first emerging in 2007. brightly coloured and full of dancefloor purpose, this is some of the classiest feel good house you will hear for a while.

lewie day - aka tornado wallace - ups the meteorological ante and turns in some laser-guided, ethno-hypno, eco-lectro jams for the eighth beats in space records release. the three tracks of tornado wallaces desperate pleasures ep sound like the work of a comfortable yet adventurous producer who isnt afraid to take a simple yet exotic theme and stride to the other side of the jungle.
pressing on translucent, multicolor marbled vinyl.

revivra is back on gamm with two seriously well produced re-edits (or remixes?) on the soulful boogie tip. just like last time this is just not some quick 5 min fixes but hand crafted reworks that takes the original tracks to the next level with loads of added live elements. the a-sides take on midways set it out is so good it almost makes the original sounds like the remix. with a beautiful live string intro it explodes into a proper boogie winner that easily could have been produced by any of the big producers from late 70s. on the flip revivra goes back to his deep love for marvin with +11 min excursion of mercy mercy me. epic is an understatement!

chicago-rooted, disco influenced tracks from john camps excellent solo debut, out on the hakt label, are reinvented by some of dance musics industry captains. once again, the hakt label offers a collection of songs that pulse through the night and bring life to the dance floor.

some 100 years ago, sweden was a miserable dark and damp habitat. august strindberg captured the soul of the country, ingmar bergman psyched it, and lena nyman sexed it up. nowadays, we add nostalgia about the swedish model to that mix. this record is a story about the sweden you might not know, in which you need a special permit….to dance

fresh from his epic and celebratory focus on album, daniel dexter returns to poker flat with a bang. this release pulls together some blistering remixes of tracks that originally appeared on focus on - supplied by some of the hottest producers from the underground.

pvs is on a roll of lately. with some blasting releases under his belt, he now returns to gynoid audio, where he again delivers a wicked track especially made for their gynoid audio limited series. as the title suggests, its a very hypnotic affair.

who shade is no other than danilo from lula circus! a new project which is more deeper and with some great disco influences. in my dreams is really a earworm! we love this amazing tune and also the remix from berlin based guys kollektiv ost, well known from her releases on labels like simple as that

the next sintope vinyl series release comes from damien roussel also known as the mekanism. it is a project founded in paris in the summer of 2011. his raw deep house sound saw releases with some of the world s finest electronic labels like need want, noir, electronique and under the shade.
small things ep includes two original tracks and two remixes - one signed by kolombo who brings up his mixture of electronic house and disco vibes and another one by ntfo & rhadow, a dancefloor oriented track that keeps a great balance between melody and groove.

the italians are coming! luca ballerini with the 2nd awesome release on musical methaphor. this time slightly on a detroit tip with some classic house tracks with some light melodic topping, and an additional rio padice remix who adds some jazzy and funky sample flavor. recommended!

some serious tracks on the new dogmatik! produced by kuba sojka, a young producer and musician from mystowice, poland. with releases already on matrix records and mathematics, demonstrating his techno and house inspired sound, he continues the theme here with the you cant take it ep. delivering three tracks of chicago and detroit inspired grooves to round off another quality release on the dogmatik label... recommended!

patterns returns to the vinylscene with another banger for the techno djs who like to play out the vinyl! 4 pumping high energy tunes by some big shot names from the scene. christian fischer / mark broom / stefano noferini & spektre!

h a ll o h a l os first release and it is 001 for revno records also ... off to good start we think! h a ll o h a l o is a stockholm based anglo swedish unit formed when jon dasilva (hacienda/rush hour/ellum/soma) met inventor and multi instrumentalist jonas nilsson in the first week in his new home, stockholm. apparently nilsson and dasilva became best friends sharing their more nuttier studio obsessions… here h a ll o h a l o serve up some killer italo - flavoured disco and deep house with the doubleheader tuff beat / yessir. this is electronic music of the highest order…muscular and inventive and, dare i say, very future…in a blade runner kind of way! which brings us neatly to the name, which, according to the pair, is a pretend title for a philip k dick novel. there is no pretending with the music though ... ace deep house - incoming!

max essa returns to is it balearic..? home to some of his more balearic moments most notably the epic panorama suite. the a side is dovodah! which begins with some nu-med atmospheres and acoustic guitar conjuring up 80s italian beach parties. the loose percussion and a heartfelt vocal (calling the unmistakable sound of dovodah!) carry you along before dropping into an early 90s italian progressive vibe. genuinely a real post sunset bomb.

after his previous dancefloor corkers on lovemonk and kat records, casbah 73 returns to the fray with four more servings of deep & funky boogie-house.
casbah 73 has had a busy year, whether it is delivering intense detroit-influenced jams & twisted house originals or releasing some essential edits, stripping and rebuilding those disco & jazz bombs for dancefloor duties to great effect. his joints have been supported by names you can trust like gilles peterson, jazzanova, danny krivit or belle and sebastians chris geddes.

after the joyful mess caused by brandy on adventurous dancefloors, qoso goes deeperwith three subwoofer-friendly tracks mixing house, techno, and just enough sonic dirt. hard on the boulevard has proved its efficiency already on some of the sweatiest parisian dancefloors. solidely grounded on a a slightly saturating bassline, it gets its driving force from a melodic sample fighting to get out of its cutoff filters and will sneaky easily as a peaktime weapon in every dj bag. it is as simple a that, really.

yoshihiro hanno invites us to take part in a comprehensive storytelling session. he gathers some expressive voices around him who are skillful contributors to the art of narration – just like the japanese producer himself. setting up an array of soundmarks to be followed continuously, with ears wide open, radiq supplies a reduced framework of themes and subjects where guests are welcome to get involved in. they are here to accompany hannos visions, to leave their own impressions, to deliver various ingredients of personal flavour, to provide some very special and unexpected aromas to the story of eastern hemisphere ep.

yoshihiro hanno invites us to take part in a comprehensive storytelling session. he gathers some expressive voices around him who are skillful contributors to the art of narration – just like the japanese producer himself. setting up an array of soundmarks to be followed continuously, with ears wide open, radiq supplies a reduced framework of themes and subjects where guests are welcome to get involved in. they are here to accompany hannos visions, to leave their own impressions, to deliver various ingredients of personal flavour, to provide some very special and unexpected aromas to the story of eastern hemisphere ep.

vulkandance started as a party for african dance music in berlin in 2010. the amazing feedback and success of the party led nomad to turn it into a series of events and into a concept (including theme based decoration and sometimes catering) that travelled and hosted some of the cream of afro and global funk/disco djs, including legends such as beppe loda

a fine compilation featuring some of elvis more country style songs. limited edition of 1000 numbered copies on picture vinyl.

2x12inch lp in deluxe gatefold replica covered by screen printed fabric + poster (90x60cm) + cd led by busy p - aka baseball capped, head honcho pedro winter - ed banger records have risen from low key parisian rock n roll cool to become one of global clublands most colourful and recognizable music outlets.

for its 2nd 4 track v/a ep foto welcomes more new artists to the roster in the form of andy hart & max graef (au), mermaids (uk), and riff clichard (outer space). label boss ooft! also contributes a track on the a-side, with the wallowing jareths revenge blending strings, samples, bass and more into a 110bpm roller. next up the aussie dudes andy hart & max graef craft a funking slow house jam in the shape of dem young jabronis, all warm chords and bumping beats. over on the flip mermaids show why theyre some serious contenders for a big breakthrough this year run with the night shifts through the gears for 5 minutes before breaking into downright euphoric territory. rounding things off the mysterious riff clichard takes some time out from polishing his intergalactic jensen interceptor to chop up some 80s beats to give us through with love.

atlanta-based helix expands on the techno/grime hybridity hinted at on his hit drum track 12 inch with the newest instalment of night slugs club constructions series. it is apt that some of the original material shortlisted for this release was lost to the digital tides, subsequently having to be restored or rebuilt in night slugs london studio during a visit by helix in late 2012.