french artist, lee van dowski of num and cadenza lowers eyes and draws lips to partial smirks with his charming and witty release. „the variable man,“ based on the title of a science fiction story series from the 50’s, is brilliantly transmitted through a tunnel of sound engineering and audio design by lee van dowski. lee’s electronic rendering of „the variable man,“ distinguishes several dominant male voices accumulating a rhythmic momentum to the peak of the track, a peak where an orgasmic flow just stops short of the central explosion, fundamentally, fading the instrumentals before revamping again. the b-side of the track, „thomas coles lives,“ co-produced by agnès, comes alive with a fascinating mix of symbols and keyboards. „the variable man“ is lee’s second release on leena music, after his first 12“, „louder elvis,“ in collaboration with agnès appeared on leena in 2008. both tracks express very minimalistic tones yet are characterized by rather divergent

benny rodrigues produces a package that lives up to its name. ‘i like’ ep oozes influences from detroit techno and masters a current take on an age-old sound. ‘i like’ is delicious, wrapped in vintage sounds, it creates a true party atmosphere. ‘reel’ is coproduced with fellow dutch musician kapuchon. this is the sound of old school flavours, tearing into the past and the present and creating a winning formula. benny rodrigues was born and raised in rotterdam, and held residencies at some of holland most influentual clubs from the age of 17. he has toured with his musical hero, the legendary josh wink, been asked twice to perform at the detroit electronic music festival and headlined and closed the legendary dance-festivals dancevalley, mysteryland and extrema. somewhere along the road, benny met the rookie nick van de wall aka kapuchon (aka afrojack for his more mainstream appealing productions). they decided to combine their passion of music, resulting in coproductions for white noise records, spinclub records and others. this is benny rodrigues first release for the israeli imprint, be as one. his releases have begun to find allegiances with artists such as steve bug, radioslave and be as one’s own shlomi aber. being regularly charted and played by the best, benny is stepping into the global arena.

after the great success of his first e.p. “beach kisses , emerging spanish talent dosem delivers two new floor bangers. on the a, dosem presents “silent drop” a highly infectious anthem bound to fit the appetite of djs from a wide spectrum of genres… a track sure to make listeners yearn for more as it builds and builds until the main melody breaks free and all hell breaks loose! massive whether treated as house or techno!on the b, “paraiso” bursts out as if there is no tomorrow… not for the faint hearted, a techno floor killer if you want to call it that, but one thing for sure watch the dancefloor burn when you play this out!all in all a huge e.p. that will set a milestone for a new techno sound to come

one year after his first ep on cargo edition, kostas tassopouls aka ekkohaus delivers to the label another incredibly strong release. the native-born greek, now living in berlin, has developed into an skilled producer who rides the line between techno and house. the combination of reduced, hypnotic and impulsive arrangements with a subtle deepness are typical of ekkohaus’ sound, demonstrated perfectly in the two tracks of this ep. “unsound” is characterized by his smooth, almost elegant rhythm. a repetitive meandering vocal sample weaves through the track, sounding familiar yet haunting at the same time. the track is already played by many key dj’s and is definitely to be heard more often within the next months to come. “moon talking” focuses on a more standard vocal which gives the track some pop-appeal. at the same time the introverted male vocal introduces a very catching harmony which will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the dancefloor. with this ep, ekkohaus cements himself as one of the modern-house talents.

second release for the april77 record label... our sound is fast and tough. we dig the clash, buzzcocks, the jam and all that mid 70s early punk stuff. the list could go on and on (lenny pops, singer of the red hearts.). the red hearts are a household name in the los angeles indie rock and punk scene. they are lead by lenny pops, who formed the band in 2004 after having played in the brian jonestown massacre. the guys have shared the stage with cult icons such as silver apples, the avengers, as well as playing with many of todays top bands including black lips and lords of altamont.

4 orgies of sound and ambience, recorded by khan in 1997.

two heavy floor-smashers from dirty electro-house-flavour to subtle and bass-driven minimal-sound with great feedback and support by tiefschwarz, david keno, mathew jonson, pelle buys, xenia beliayeva, james talk, perc, claudio ponticelli + many more!

south german fellows syntec and linus quick team up for the premium minimalistic technolabel momentum with sheepskin. a really detailed, high end minimal technotrack, lots of effects and ideas, is about do define how modern technomusic should sound like these days. addtionally we welcome all over known remute for his remix on the label, adding another facette on the track, slightly more floor-orientated and powerful. great release for great deejays :-)

the sidewinder create a krackling and hissing world of technological industrialism on this 1996 mille plateaux double vinyl.

the english techno master mark broom returns with an oldskool-flavour release that reminds us to the sound of his labels pure plastic or king ofsnakes. 2 tracks that go straight to the dancefloor, with an awesome remix from one of the label owners, cesar almena. the mix between the birmingham techno of mark broom and the groovy style of cesar almena makes it a track full of energy, and it will become one of the secret weapons of your record bag for sure!

bleeps, clicks and quirks escape your speakers as soon as the needle drops into the groove - and even that moment is an essential element of the transition from your world to frank bretschneiders universe of sound.

late night dirty, soulfull tech for any dancefloor! our main man hits home once again running on this one, reminds us of the old paper recordings days with a crazy penis vibe. this record is a monster on the sound system, enjoy!

quality hardcore 4 tracker

fuck off records is back with a new 4 track ep...great hardcore sound!!

sven weisemann comes with something quite removed from his usual oeuvre for the likes of styrax, mojuba or liebe*detail etc with a luxurious 7 inch, flexing his esoteric jazz and cinematic production skills for the newly minted essays imprint. theres no dancefloor ambitions here as weisemann allows himself some time to explore opulently textured downbeats and dubby ambience on two gorgeously crafted tracks for late night/early morning play. >rootless< is a delicious 5 minutes of melancholy detroit emotions with stunningly spacious sound design, while >garden of fantasy< on the flip sways with a slowhouse rhythm and brilliantly intangible synth pads that will transform the atmosphere of any space its played in. completely lush and utterly seductive, plus it plays backwards! limited copies - hurry.

with recent releases on emergence and token, grovskopa debuts for labrynth and hits the floor hard with treacher collins . re-processed percussion and rolling low end seem to cause sensory overload at every turn. the perfect floor tool. aa/ balamber sees grovskopa maintain the industrial focus, but heads further into darkness and despair. driving forwards relentlessly, a rolling sea of bass and mechanical abrasive tones force us to move and dance! b/ trademark michaelangelo sounds here on the 4/4, reminiscent of some of the mid 90 s synewave recs releases. sirius carves into an immense sonic landscape. chaotic and crackling high frequencies modulate and break up over our heads, while monotone subs meander and bounce with the kick. big room techno. big sound. quality. bb/ massive offbeat techno from telesthesia, a collaboration between michaelangelo & coefficient. complex rhythms continually weave throughout the track. the journey deconstructs and falls into darkness, re-emerging again into precision synths and digital modulations

pierre lx is a french deep house producer based in london. he had graced our first initial + release with his melancholic wonder madeleine . to start off 2009, we are offering his first proper 12inch release on initial cuts, with 2 deep cuts in true circa 95 old school chicago style. influenced by the sound of artists such as ron trent or chez damier, and labels like balance/prescription, pierre grants us with the sunny sketch drive , and percussion led gabita . 2009 is not looking that dark after all! also, we have asked old school/new school us house legend dj jus-ed to produce a remix of sketch drive . the result is a deep housers dream track, pure us style deepness.

after the classically inspired, yet devilishly modern tech-house statements on his last e.p for dessous, comes this too-hot-to-trot release from uk young blood burnski. building on the solid, no-nonsense aesthetics of his previous work he presents his unique vision of today‘s club sound. quite the picture of current hybrid trends, between old vs new, ‚draw your sword‘ infuses classic chicago jackin‘ beats with a soaring, building anthemic hook. the track builds insistently with a tough, pushing house flavour yet reminds us not to get too carried with a tense and teasing breakdown structure. smart stuff that‘ll have you reaching for the rafters, in a moment of freshly spun dance music euphoria. ‚sleep‘, on the flip side maintains burnski‘s clear love of the deep, jacking grooves of our american cousins, painting a vivid and bold picture of modern, teched-up soulful house music. an irresistible nu-jazz-house riff slides between the silkily sharp drum accents, building throughout and once again providing the dancefloor with some serious moments of tension and joyous resolve.

gulp recordings return with another quality release from darlings of the scene milke. remixes come in the shape of blog scene kings designer drugs whose remix of treasure fingers cross the dancefloor for the fools gold stable has recieved over 200.000 hits and they re just about to set off on a 2 month tour of america & australia. on the flipside we have the legendary environ / balihu main man daniel wang providing his classic analogue electronic sound. radio plays on bbc 6 music & lots of press to follow...

marcelo torres once again is showing his hot feeling for the house tribal sound influenced by some electronic sounds which come out in the two mixes put together along with maurizo gubellini...hot release for the club!!!

wash your hands before touching this record and your ears before listening to its sound! this invaluable collection of sounds deserves to be handled with care and love.

one of technos most diverse and prolific producers ‘mark broomis back again to demonstrate the definition of dub techno. this is a purist record through and through that unashamedly harks back to the classic chain reaction and basic channel sound, something that the world and its djs crave endlessly, and rightly so. all four cuts sail forth in calm warmth and steady bass, massive reverbs and echo are worked intermittently lifting everything upwards like a strong cosy breeze. the listener is forcibly bounced up and down in a gentle fashion, (we would expect nothing less than gentlemanly behaviour from broomer) and through proper application of decibels a full cellular body massage can result. this is essential dub for the techno journeyman out there. not only great to listen to, but also a helping hand with your exfoliation routine.

literon and ovatow exchanged elements for this ultra heavy dub techno release. permutation one is literons original take and is build on an outstanding punchy groove with a sort of oldschool-ish club vibe, and with multiple layers of dub effects sprinkled on top of that. this is peak time techno at its best. ovatow takes us way deeper with permutation two. taking the original elements and drown them in gated effect processors and reshaping it to a deep, smokey, bass heavy monster that carries his unique and delicate sound signature. check!

chicago skyway first debuted on eargasmic with the digital release of >heavens and angels / purgatory<. here hes officially blessed into the eargasmic family with >bells< - an amazing composition of roland drum machines and vintage synths. reminiscent of the early house sound, he proves that this once deemed futuristic style still holds the test of time. on the flipside, >random thoughts< takes things back to the dirty sweat box basements. dcee (daryl cura) also contributes an edit to >bells< as well as his slow bangin >fourtone< as an added bonus.

it has been a while since mighty thor came up with a solid techno banger, but this time he is ready to blow of some steam on the 2nd dynamic reflection release. thor comes up with some serious detroit influenced techno on the aside, expect catchy synthmelodies and smooth percussion at his best! the french guys from sub space put out an awesome remix on the a2. their rework makes you want to funk that shit and reminds you at the old technasia sound! on the flipside sub space comes up with an oldschool, almost axis sounding techno stomper. quality analog stuff is what these guys are capable of and they proof it once again with hypnotic synths and 909 rideloops, a true dancefloor killer! thor is responsible for reworking this original and brings us an amazing remix with even some breakbeat influences in the breakdown. bringin some futuristic feel in this oldschool techno banger with extraordinary uplifting percussion loops he pushes himself to another level with this one! once again a superior 2nd release from the dynamic reflection squad, lets pray for more of this pure quality stuff and keep our eyes on the the future. the scene need more labels like this which reflects the current techno movement and promises loads more of that sweet stuff in days to come..

morjac teams up with hot french producer fred falke and young vocalist sarah tyler on the infectious when we re together. signed to all corners of the world and already supported by pete tong this record is set to be big and has got to be the sound you ll hear in every club and on the airwaves over the months to come and no doubt echoing right until the end of 2009!

antoine clamaran is on everyones lips for many years, and represents the talent and success and a continuously renewed vision of a sound that is irresistible and universal. producer federating 19 labels, the french artist is one of the biggest name in house music scene. it is with gold sung by shamel shepard that antoine clamaran continues his meteoric rise ever so successful.

das 2 release vom label gründer bastian pieper und seinem langjährigen freund und produktionspartner florian dalinger. auf der a seite platziert sich ein schöner, solider und deeper house track. me pasa ist ideal für den warm up. leichte kost für jedermann. auf der b seite suchte sich yearning seinen platz welcher ein edit von martin woerners shingles ist. ein schön pumpender techhouse sound mit hang zur melancholie

debuting with >i believe< on the monumental (10 records) compilation >techno 2: the next generation< (alongside carl craig, marc kinchen, and jay denham) in 1990. octave one is the brainchild of the phenomenal native sons of detroit, mi (usa), the burden brothers. the band, (made up of lenny burden and lawrence burden), have had the privilege of touring live and djing throughout the world, including the countries of germany, spain, greece, belgium, vienna, the netherlands, the uk, ireland, scotland, malaysia, japan, the us, and russia, among many other places. throughout their careers they have worked with such artists as derrick may, underground resistance, juan atkins, anthony shake shakir, among others. they have remixed tracks for such artists as massive attack, akabu (joey negro), dj rolando (jaguar), steve bug, john thomas, the trampps, rhythim is rhythim, and inner city. two years of live touring and three years of recording come together for the brothers latest musical offering. reaching back and rejuvenating their pure electronic detroit sound, o1 produce a dance floor heavy techno journey. >summers on jupiter< showcases the burdens signature rough and tumble production style. several tracks are already gracing the decks of the likes of jeff mills, laurent garnier, carl craig, richie hawtin, and claude young among many others. to celebrate their first studio album in four years, octave one take the electronic beat down on the road through 2009.

the first release for 2009 on universal vibes welcomes new artist keep the secrets. after a long history of musical trial and error, john renfrow and deric jones decided that it was time to take a different direction in their musical vision. it started two years ago with a simple beat and a slow jazz guitar, and soon developed into an eclectic fusion of musical expression. each note ebbs and flows with hints of many different styles and genres. both members of keep the secrets have found level ground in creating a sound that ambitiously exceeds the musical standards of today, and have vowed to honor their dreams by releasing songs that they love. with a definite balearic vibe running throughout, they compliment the uv vibe perfectly while adding a new stylistic angle. label head paddy freeform provides two edits which stretch the tracks out into dancefloor heaven.

lukas beats back with 2nd part of audio developments and hits us with a triple-techno-package, where a minimal sound-amount lives up to maximum force. made in 1998 for swiss d3 records.

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

under his raudive alias, oliver ho has created a trademark blend of future forward house and techno that has been the sound to some of the greatest moments on our favourite dancefloors over the last couple of months. recently labels like cocoon, drumcode and pokerflat were blessed to release superb pieces by raudive and he created enthusiasm all accross the board from ricardo villalobos to sven väth. for his macro debut he moved a step further: the cone ep with its 3 cuts of twisted house brings some serious madness to the club: raudive’s signature beats get a strong jazz infusion with bits of saxophone and an out-of-control piano spinning around the pumping bassline. crazy all the way while delivering a maximum of dancefloor appeal.

three tracks featuring the familiar time to express sound: rolling, spacious and with more than just a hint at dark and sweaty venues. peter van hoesen turns out to be the belgian copy of marcel dettmann or ben klock. this 12inch features a remix by mlz from modern love

with a prime palindrome inigo kennedy, as always, provides an array of distinctive and original tracks that continue to stand out from the crowd.avoiding titles the music does the talking. bounded by an intro and outro here are four tracks that push the envelope further than most.kicking off with a brutal and driving digital assault a1 has been tearing up sound systems in many ways reminiscent of the seminal asy001.a2 builds on the intricate and mature edge of the asymmetric sound. a strong and evolving melody draws you in over a slow moving atmosphere. underpinned by a classic kennedy rhythm and characteristic of the unique way he layers sounds together.driven by a warmly distorted rolling rhythm b1 turns up the heat once again whilst over the top floats a trademark futuristic atmosphere.b2 dives straight back into the world of digital manipulation. an elastic loop is treated. its pitch slowly grows. the effect is almost imperceptible. the result is hypnotic.

d-passion continues the flow with the infection e.p., seventh in a stylistic row of hardcore monsters. drop-dead contagious melodies and distorted kicks. the flip-side delivers an alternate sound with promo remixing >realism< into a force of electronics as well as the co-op between d-passion and alex b: >plat & voorspelbaar<, the dutch vocal fitted trasher for any dancefloor. four tracks - filthy edge included, the infection is everywhere!

maverick us producer gunjack aka brian gibbs delivers an absolute crossover bomb. with early support by rag and bone crew, scorn, surgeon, stormfield and many other heavyweights in both the techno and dubstep worlds. >murda< is a giant dubstep/ hardcore/ techno hybrid cut deep at 45 rpm for that chest rattling quality. the sample, taken from ini kamoze >world a reggae< (out in the street they call it murda), makes this hard, freaky ride into total mayhem. >bruckshut s revenge< mick harris aka scorn had the following to say about this tune , >hat s off to gunjack! solid! a killer. really ****ing punk and proper! the way it should be done.< this tune has a deep droning intro leading us to a new twist on the techno/dub hybrid sound. this is the sound of consume. >down the ox< continues this hard lesson in hybrid dynamics! more off beat techno than dubstep.

germanys label of the year no. 4 in the raveline poll 2008 starts into year 2009! one of abstracts most talented rising stars will make his abstract records debut on abstract018. known for his versatile sound, he shows why he s one of the most talented producers in the 3rd techno generation. his track the curse of the arcane will be remixed from no. 1 live act and producer no. 2 in the 2008 raveline poll: arkus p.!

franco cangelli is back on mowar with deep and spacy techno grooves. >locked on< goes in a stripped down techno alley with basic square grooves layered with a drifting sawtooth bass sound that gradually shows its teeth and gets you down there... estroe turns this groover into a deep workout, soul music for emotional cyborgs, with strings creating a melancholic detroitish feel. >create your own space< is a techno soul track where stabbing chords and lullaby pads make sweet love to square bass melodies and off-beat rhythms. it s a deep groover in the strictest sense. glasgow s solab from seventh sign give the track a more uplifting feel retaining the original s deepness but adding an element of raw dancefloor friendliness. mowar stands for quality deep techno and this third release delivers you just that

stephan strube from eastern germany and sven schallers label 6 feet under seems to be a logical connection. known for his experimantal sound mixed up with different styles, he matches perfectly to this label, which is also known for the crazy, stomping, weird techno sounds. the head of high headz records shows us why he is getting more and more in the spotlight of eastern techno music.

sway stands for quality techno and this release is a great example of that. the sound of hertz still improves after all these years of hard working in his studio. perfect crafted techno build for dancefloors to explode. check, buy play and dance!

the soul clap boys from boston who come up with the next airdrop outing, outdoing themselves every single time. it’s becoming increasingly hard to hammer them down to a certain sound or aesthetic as their thirst for innovation is just unquenchable! >puppy crack< is a potent dance drug and should immediately be banned to avoid further brain damage. dripping into your drainage like some highly potent acid, the track breaks down into the wonkiest mayhem that clubbers ears have heard in a long time!for those who like it darker, the ragged >beat the puppy< tool is the one! not beating around the bush but rather beating the poor squelching animal, the track rages subliminally, gripping tight around the neck with a metallic beat that should have any old party dog wagging its tail rhythmically while the voice filters in causing uproar with its build-up.call in the ambulance and hope the doctor saving you when your overdose is mikael stavöstrand: he is just such a fine balancer and knows how to dose right: >puppy crack< becomes a deep entrancing affair with squelching noises and hypnotic synths that underline squeaking and clicking effects. slowly the whole affair culminates in an evil addiction you did not even notice you developed!

leo anibaldi was born in 1972 and at the age of 15 discovers his passion for electronic music. thanks to the advent of the first computers like commodore vic 20 and 64, he begins to create his first loops. after one year leo start to play in outskints clubs under the pseudonym dj mc, when was impossibile to find in rome any trace of electronic beat. he becomes a big analogics synths collector and he decide to spend his daily life into the creation of beat groove. in 1990 leo begins his recordings career at acv records where he will make more then 20 albums like: attack random, riders of the future, noise generation, muta, cannibald and aeon. in 1991 leo meets lory d and in a small garage located in the north of rome, they start the alternative music movement universally known as the sound of rome, who spread the techno music in rome and whole italy. in those years leo is concentrated to bring his analogic live set around the world, he plays in the best techno parties like one the first love parade edition in berlin. in 1995 leo decides to cut the relation whit acv records and moves to rephlex, label of his friend aphex twin where he will make the album void. 2008. cannibald record was born, leos personal record label, and he is back with a 4 track ep. feed1 is a hypnotic techno sound, feed2 a deep, spaced out techno track and feed 3 modern minimal acid. leos older hit >attack random< got remixed by francesco pierguidi.

animal language is a new label from mason. having burst onto the scene with their groundbreaking ‘exceeder’, a tune that went on to destroying dance floors and tearing it up the charts in 2006, the foundations have been set for the dutch pairing of iason and coen to create a platform for more forward-thinking music. the mason sound follows a simple method. their understanding of melody and a canny ability to fuses it with technological know-how, sheer musicianship and dance floor savvy creates dance music for the thinking man, but not so clever to be alienating and dull

toolroom smash their way into 2009 with the awesome new double a side from f.l.g. (fedde le grand) >amplifier & pink bird<. after his first release on toolroom in 2007 with the massive >just trippin< feat mc gee fedde returns with two peak time club tracks to cement himself as not only a master at delivering chart number ones but also big underground main room shakers! lead track amplifier does exactly what it says on the tin, with influences from the early sound in chicago fused with pounding drums and an earthy synth ready to eat up any speaker system that it plays from, this will shake up any floor into a frenzy! second track pink bird has a more techy feel merging skippy beats, a rolling bassline and stabbing synths to have your head nodding more than churchills dog! building up to the breakdown it will have you hooked as it unleashes a whirlwind of groove guaranteed to get any club moving. an essential release setting the standard for 2009!

joris voorn & jerome sydenham remixes !! joris voorn stands unquestionably amongst the very finest of todays electronic music production elite. the ever growing list of undisputed hits to come from the dutchmans rotterdam studio confirms is status as one of only a handful of current recording artists capable of creating with each subsequent release a flawless, precise sound that never lacks the essential human touch and organic flow necessary to deliver the biggest results in modern electronic dance music. with his remix of >destination nagano< voorn uses the originals distinctive, driving stab to build an epic, spiralling journey of a track which swings back and forth between wild, wailing sirens and graceful chord phrases before opening out into a beautiful, soaring break and drop momentdestined to create huge impact across the globe thisspring. jeromes shinkansen mix on the b side sees the extended form of the original become compressed and intensified as sydenham takes hold of the improvised key solo and creates an exhilarating house moment reminiscent of a certian classic, much loved ibadan sound.

we are all prostitutes is a coverversion of the classic punk-no wave song from the pop group with original singer mark stewart. remixes are done by crookers (remixers for chemical brothers, bonde do role, funk mundial-man recordings), princess superstar (k7) and shadow dancer (boys noize). mark stewart is known from the pop group and his genreblending compilation kiss the future on souljazz . he has collaborated with artists such as the bug, alec empire, the on-u sound posse and many others.adam sky is known for ape x and galactic lover on kitsune as well as for his great remix for riot in belgium on headmans imprint relish. adam sky was responsible for seals hit killer in the 80ies under the name of adamski. on parasite, mark&adam team up for a new tune with guest vocals from angie reed (chicks on speed).

eargasmics 10th release showcases 3 different perspectives of the house sound from 3 different producers. all night dance - the debut from bjak and the unofficial eargasmic theme song, is an ultra smooth stomper thats reminiscent of the mid 90s loft party scene. a definite pick for all the deep heads. tetrode musics (and long time eargasmic member) specter adds his signature 5am beatdown sound style to this 12inch with i dont need. on the flip, the sun god makes a valiant return to eargasmic with an 11 minute beat track pulled out of his archives thats, as you ve guessed, complete mayhem.

invaders must die is the prodigys 5th album, and is 40 minutes of having your head battered by future nostalgia, serotonin levels twisted by feel good horrorcore and your synapses snapped by whiplash attitude. its the sound of the prodigy mixing up genres, contorting the past and rewiring the future, ram raiding through the tranquility of musics status quo like a blot on the landscape of englands dreaming.