incl gregor tresher remix !! in its original form, ghost life displays all the hauntingly emotive qualities that the title suggests. subtly uplifting and set to a shuffling rhythm the main focus of the piece is a wonderfully tranquil melody that flows freely on top of heavy sub-bass. typically cinematic ghost life is instantly recognizable as a pole folder record. gregor tresher brings his midas touch to the release, shaking up the sublime sounds of the original to create a dark tech house rework.

originally released in 2000!! mixes by rhythm masters, sounds of life and roy malone!!

italian born, berlin resident dj/producer enzo elia is on fire, alongside studio partner martin patino hes fuelling record shops and download platforms with some of the freshest deep house sounds around, he proves it once again with >elen< an electronic deep journey leaded but the catchiest vocal melody we heard in a while, on the flip martin patino takes his duested hammond out and develop his mix around it, kinda unique deep house with and edit to die for. keep an eye on those guys,

boriqua tribez is starting to be a well recognized name on the spilo imprint by now.. with 4 previous ep s, all being very popular, ending up in charts, dj sets and compilations all over the world. with already huge releases on labels like recycled loops, primate and last years spilo 014 we bring you another great piece of work from boriqua, past future ep.rainer gonaus aka boriqua tribez man, delivers like always with the peak time track thunder on the a side. on the b side is the track cracker, another slammer with its heavy hypnotic beats and sounds will ignite all dancefloors. aswell as the b2 track coconut

incl lucca doobie (heimatmelodie, acker, off) remix!! soundselective debuts with millys own release >encounters ep< - a space inspired three tracker with luca doobie on remix duties. >encounters< is a groovy minimal slice of electronica with a riff that is an ode to the tracks title and features some superb tension and builds to create maximum dancefloor impact. luca doobie takes the originals dark and atmospheric theme one step further, turning out a driving percussive roller with some dark quirky grooves. >shibuya 109< rounds off the package and is a chugging tech house track built around funky synths, spacey sounds and calibrated electronic percussions. a sparse vocal sample recorded inside the tokyo ginza metro line adds some real feeling to the groove of the track. this is a sterling start to the soundselective records and is not to be missed

axel karakasis once more unleashes his talents and demonstrates his skills in the piranha e.p. in the first track on the main side, the techno wizkid mightily combines a set of systemshaking loops and detroitfunklike piano keys that escalate into a crazy pitching, distortion not to be messed with! add to these some powerful percussion and ominus snares, together with karakasis trademark filter spins and twists and its an epic track that stands out on its own. bloody chamber alternates between nocturnal basslines, vicious subbass and high-pitched synths that are spinetingling. here, axel flirts with electro but you can always rely on him to bring in some serious groove: the result is solid, coherent and the track is something more than special!! the remain side proves equally mindblowing and. flesh eating! piranha is a stunner, adorned with aggressive drums, booming beats and odd sounds throughout the track. once again, it is axels energetic style that comes through, making this track a powerful club tool

refreshing as a blast of warm disco breeze to the nether regions comes this sultrily intoxicating outing which sees hanna produced in paris by purple musics alfred azzetto and italys vincent valler, accompanied by a genre straddling array of mixes. the french sung tune recalls classic french disco while the backdrops are sympathetic despite their diversity: alfreds sub sub mix stretches around the incredibly catchy song as a sexy piano vamp, dj fopp & walterino take the straightahead house route, ii moods recall knuckless 90s productions with lashings of stately piano, christian hornbostel goes for minimal dub, souldynamic & fioresehome home in on the sexy vocal over a gathering acid storm to delirious effect and blacksoul uncork a thumping deep house excursion uncannily recalling late 80s chicago with bare piano and haunting textures before switching gear to new york of that period. each one is dominated by that great vocal, the sort that sounds great on whatever you place it on apart from david camerons beat box bottom. pretty essential.

with bloody beats and raw sounds dj hektek forms an audible horrorshocker of epic dimensions!

dje lean aka confetti bomb has worked for a very well respected london record store for 9 years. hes also been a dj & live performer since the mid - nineties and has put these combined experiences into creating a unique form of stripped down, deep techno. his fever ep for london label underl_ne was featured on the uks bbc radio one and received extensive dj support at the highest level. he also features in the juno records 10th anniversary remix series with a peak time re work of carl craigs detroit experiment classic think twice. his debut ep for autoreply features an appearance from one of his favourite producers jerome sydenham who takes time out from his hectic dj schedule & ibadan label duties to provide us with a truly timeless mix of 10 second detox. with its persistent rolling percussion & warm deep pads the mix satisfies all senses. a short interlude follows this in the form of 5 second detox - created using an atari st & beat up yamaha sampler. this is the perfect tool to start or end your set with or to add your own beats to. the choice is yours. on the aa side we have 20 second detox - big sounding hooky techno featuring crisp percussion & analog synths incorporating long warm beatless periods with bursts of pounding drums. this track teases you until the mid section where it goes off all guns blazing. finaly detox is a lofi housy workout which has been described to us as troy pierce meets inner city...sounds interesting huh? drop the needle on it & make up your own mind.

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

after 3 smashing eps on boysnoize records, remixes for chromeo, the faint and the teenagers and live gigs with soulwax, trevor jackson, a-trak, ivan smagghe and the ed banger crew, shadow dancer finally present their long awaited debut album. “golden traxe” is a culmination of the uk duos electronica, cut-up techno, acid house and space disco sounds.already loved and greatly supported by a range of classy producers such as erol alkan, mr. oizo, modeselektor and soulwax, this album takes the uk duo to the next level.

along with number 60 in the highgrade catalogue there‘s a new producer team, joining the highgrade posse: markus schatz who scored so far with releases together with tom clark for highgrade and by himself on labels like opossum and freizeitglauben. he worked out this release with brett longman from paris, known from one of france‘s most prolific labels logistic rec. with „dope on plastic“ both start a dub and percussion rollercoaster- ride: the stripped down structure in the beginning unfolds seamlessly to a wildly grooving dub-inferno. similarly funky „push it“ continues this direction: dodgy fm-sounds meet weird synth bleeps plus a whole load of rhythm - the trackname is to be taken literally here! on the flip-side schatz & longman in „running“ are adding some fine dubby ingredients to there rhythm patterns, next exit detroit, one might say. moody without being cheesy, that‘s how we like it. „good vibes“ is zigzagging elegantly, with deep pulsating melodies worked together with an uplifting groove to a fast-paced and atmospheric track.

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!!!

amplified orchestra provide more unhinged disco party on one ep than most dj s pack in one hour! this awesome new amplified release is part house, part disco with a hint of cosmic spaciness. arpeggio is a long and deep galactic trip with atmospheric strings, dope synths and spaced-out effects. an analogue bubblebath of sounds combined with a pumping disco beat and static bassline. the fighter is an excellent mid-tempo disco work-out. killer percussion with banging beats, grooving bassline and enchanting vocals provide for an hypnotic dancefloor nugget. rumble is a robotic an quirky electronic cosmic dancefloor stormer. amplified orchestra have been around releasing the dopest sounds since 2002. their releases on their own label, amplified, gained support from disco and house lovers all over the world. not a lot is known about who is behind the amplified orchestra moniker, although there is a chicago address stamped on the vinyl. but where the music comes from is irrelevant when it s good

fabio bacchinis mind travel label delivers its third release, which brings together 4 superb house cuts with a real soulful twist. the digital villains kick things off with their homage to the jacking sounds of chi town, think stacy kidd at his prime and you re bang on the money. the effervescent lovebirds once again show they can do no wrong with their rhodesy deep cut ticking every box on the cool checklist. more goodness on the flip quickly follows from label honcho fabio, and the uks very own d t3ch.

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.

supported by move d, fred p, keith worthy, dj deep !! jitterbug began djaying at the age of 15 in the uk. and now more than 10 years later, has as much passion and enthusiasm for it as ever. chicago house music became his first real love, blown away by the rough yet soulful grooves of producers like gemini and cajmere, and the hard, funky sounds of labels like relief records, prescription, and dance mania. detroit techno followed suit, and a strong fascination for the roots and history of dance music led to a love for black music in all its many

sounds between dr.rockit and christianvogel! two amazing distorted and filtered club techno cuts out of the mainstream. special limited colored vinyl!!

for the 25th release on recognition, one of the premiere polish export goods, label boss jacek sienkiewicz teams with a longtime friend, and extraordinary musician, chilean maestro pier bucci. both have been playing together for some time now, and this debut studio recording hopefully will not be the last. despite obvious cultural differences, both artists share some curious sensibility and/or sort of modern romanticism - underpinned either with latin optimism (bucci) or a kind of slavic melancholy (sienkiewicz). add to this the dopest tech-house beats available today, and dancefloor destruction is guaranteed.the title track is a cross-genre time bomb, obviouslydesigned to mess with the heads while the bodies can t stop moving. kicking off with driving, solid beat of almost live feel, soon it develops into a symphony of carefully crafted and meticulously assembled sounds. we are treated by some strange woodwinds, jokingly reminding of jacek s previous hit outing, beacon , and... is this the pope we hear talking for a moment...? …

so this is how it sounds when osama is behind the decks somewhere in the afghan mountains... brilliant! too bad there are no women or booze allowed, or we d all be there. hot on the heels of the great mike burns release the rubber room guys are back with a new devil. taliban discotheque is a superb track, with a chorus you re not likely to forget after you heard it once. incredibly strong bassline, great percussion, thats all a good track needs! on the other side tonights the night is indeed a soundtrack for the night, this is going deep! essential for all you heads out there!

the 3rd gecko release, made in 1999, comes again from andy bowman. he delivers functional & floating techno with subtle vocals and hovering sounds, that create a moody, soulful and yet pushing atmosphere.

2nd release for polish label currently processing, made by its founder marcin czubala. classic productionsfull of mood, with deep basslines and sparkling sounds.

part 2 features lil dirty, a new production team whose style experiments with different sounds & ideas from deep & tech house through to progressive and techno. jim rivers steps up with head wobbling emix in his trademark glitchy, groovy electronic style. finally, dino barretta teams up with alex colle and pacha ibiza resident luca g with the result being a big room house production with a really strong vocal hook.

this 2003 release on canadian deep departure imprint brings us deep and sparkling sounds from patrick richard.

double a side fools gold debut from the young toronto dj/production duo. everyone from mstrkrft to claude von stroke has been checking for their mixes and edits, creating huge buzz and anticipation for these original tunes, both of which put a fresh spin on classic chicago and detroit sounds. comes backed by innovative remixes from labelmates jokers of the scene and nyc club hero eli escobar.

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.

elektro minimal sounds with remixes by lysark, daniele petronelli & keira!!

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.

harthouse is proud to welcome tigerskin alias alex krügeron harthouse. the berlin based artist counts to the most busy electronic heroes from germany with numerousreleases on countless labels like forcetracks, müller rec., bcc, raum musik, komfort musik, tongut, lebensfreude, highgrade, deep in rhythm, mood, opossum, sender and more. he collaborated with artists like detroit grand pubahs, phonique, thugfucker, erlend oye ore rosenstolz and remixed kings of tomorrow, denkigroove, oliver koletzki or umek. with his pseudonyms korsakow, dub taylor, vincent belgrano or magic soulorchestra (to name a few) he sounds out the noumerous styles of electronic music and is on tour at the moment withhis new dub taylor longplayer humatron through asia and europe.

fergis, well known for his extra hard productions on killfactory takes it a bit further and scares domestic violence massive! wicked beats and nasty sounds - wohoooooooo hard techno!

played by: ricardo villalobos, steve bug & matthias tanzmann… after his release on arearemote and drumpoet, ray okpara presents his debute on oslo recodrs. brothers a percussive journey based on repeted loopy sounds which flipps the dancefloor into extasy. an extra class tool, ending up getting to be a tru highlight. the deep and incredible pushing melodic chords give we keep the special touch. not to forget: the lovely round played bassline creates a uplifting atmospheric feeling. groove on! snice rounds out the ep more then enough to one inspiring piece of vinyl. be surprised.

next great new ep from the glitz (well known from white line voltage musique, pocketgame and and and) ... ob die junx es noch nach wimbledon schaffen se dahingestellt, aber freshe sounds für den club sind hier garantiert ... already supported by oliver huntemann !! physical only release!!, excellent double aside >> thank you >the glitz<... exclusive at decks.de with full cover artwork!!

next great new ep from the glitz (well known from white line voltage musique, pocketgame and and and) ... ob die junx es noch nach wimbledon schaffen sei dahingestellt, aber freshe sounds für den club sind hier garantiert ... ready supported by oliver huntemann !! physical only release!!, excellent double aside >> thank you >the glitz<... exclusive at decks.de!! limited edition premium pack , incl 12 inch + maxi cd + poster (50 x 70cm) and full cover artwork !

welcome to the world & welcome sophisiticated - a new shining label-star on electronic music labels sky. influenced by not less than 15 years of screening the finest electronic dance and techno sounds and deejaying, inspired by good old 80ies synthie tunes, to detroit techno, over omen sounds to current sophisticated electrotechno, bait and switch aka tom elektro provides the clubbing scene with his fabulous debut ep >the world< - your feet wont stand still!

iron curtis pieces originate in a place simultaneously tuned to the sounds of detroit, chicago and hamburg. in his home town of nürnberg, johannes paluka is more familiarly known under his surname, which he goes by at the turntable. intertwining deep-house with soulful techno in a disturbingly enchanting manner, his sound moves in the equilibrium of reduced, but never minimal. flashes of kitsch brighten the dark universe of iron curtis, but fail to interfere with the melancholy subtext. profound music for the dance floor!

when we first started thinking about the compilation, we had in mind the idea to put together a great minimal techno selection with stuff from the early 90s, which really inspired us, like robert hood, dan bell, plastikman, pansonic and mike ink to name a few. whilst working on the project we had the feeling that there is so much more great and influential minimal music from way before the techno thing started. so we were very excited to combine the music from the electronic pioneers, with the tracks from the minimal techno godfathers in a very modern way. in minimal music there is so much (space) in between the sounds and the space that gives you a lot of opportunities for an own interpretation. the grandfather paradox is a scientific theory about time travelling and was first described by the science fiction writer rene barjavel in his book - le voyageur imprudent. we took suggestions out of that because we felt like we are travelling back in time and manipulating the old music with modern knowledge. the fact that we did all this with the deserved respect to the originals makes us quite sure that the results are bringing something new and interesting to the old tracks and transport the past into the here and now. - henrik schwarz, ?e & dixon

back in the time with this great banderas hit!!! dynamic house sounds for this remake... killer elektro house sound for the club junkies version with original banderas vocals. chriss ortega, fish & chips and nicola fasano & steve forest complete with their versions this incredible release

when surfing on places and spaces like myspace you sometimes bump into something special, a rare diamond. so we of sound architecture did when we got tipped to check out the myspace of this dutch guy named dollkraut. the following week the only music played in our office was his... when we found out to by surprise that dollkrauts music was not signed yet to any label, we did hesitate or think twice and invited dollkraut to one of our events and asked him to do an ep on our label. inspired by artists such as dave brubeck, glenn miller, pepe bradock, recloose, jazzanova and krause duo, its sounds like dollkraut mixed them all in a big shaker, adding some of his secret ingredients. serving a dish to die for.. full colour sleeve with handstamped releaseinfo on whitelabelcopy.

mutant clan is the name of the new project from timo maas and santos. these boys have really come back with a bang, havent they? having been a fan of santos productions and sound, timo arranged for some studio time together, and the rest as they say.... >inside< is a real moody bitch. with its phat planetesq bassline (not a bad thing, im sure youll agree!), rolling drums and deep ass d base, its one hell of a groove. >outside < is definitely the older, more rebellious, troublesome brother: a darker affair that growls at you from its opening bars, sounds and efx thrown at you from out of darkness. it really is a wonderfully constructed track. once again, maas and santos (aka mutant clan) deliver the goods in the finest way possible and once again, dubfire and sci+tec bring you some of the finest techno around today. a true match made in heaven

archetype travels back in space and sound, digging for some extra raw beats and crispy sounds.

simone tavazzi did it again! its still by him the new analytic trail release, the number 23 for the precision of markantonios label. this time the young milanese producer dedicated to a style with dark aftertaste, but rich in intensity and rare sounds. the track poltergeist, which you can hear the exceptional remix by english perc from perc trax, drumcode, kompakt, as it is an entity that will dominate clubs, your car and your minds, we will be catapulted into a long journey! and yet the track way out - there is no way out, you can just dance and make people move all night long.

special 180g gatefold vinyl pressing to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1989 classic.

here we go again with some crazy party music - directly from the acid-drenched mind of the most fidgety of them all, your favorite bulgarian! after some great releases on such labels as noodles recordings, potty mouth recordings and second session, the bulgarian is back - this time showcasing his minimal side for complot. first off we have the anti-bling anthem check to check millionaire - a surprisingly clever mix of catchy lyrics and an unstoppable groove, the right combination to get faces smiling and booties shaking. dotcoza is the second anthem on this ep, and there s no denying that it s metallic stabs and wild acidic bass line will make you move, while the whistles will tickle your ears for added pleasure. for those looking to hear the bulgarian s darker side, home tonight will not disappoint with it s choppy percussion and inebriated bass line - a perfect compliment for those mushrooms you ate earlier. finally, with its plethora of interesting sound bytes, something red will make you pop like bubble gum and lock like a solid-steel safe. there s no question that the bulgarian s incisive sounds, illegal bass lines and crispy beats will make all of us sweat.. like the last time you got chased by a pit bull..

swoosh was without doubt a major underground hit in 2008 with top10 positions in all sales and dj charts. the best possible base for phunklarique & pierce to team up again this year with a massive followup named womba to continue their journey on yellow tail. plays by gorge. harada, plstik funk, ... again, it s kind of a split ep, with two totally different versions of the same idea - creating atmospheric grooves with each their unique style that has individually brought them support from all over the globe. phunklarique concentrates more on the minimal side of electronics with deep bass, a sick leadline and stabs that continuously build up in a very hypnotic way, while pierce gives it a slick, but modern housy groove with sirenlike horn sounds. we have been testing these out on the floor for quite a few weeks with amazing results, so check it out and see what it does for yourself

debut of spanish top notch producer & dj oscar barila on parquet. next to the brilliant deeper tech house tracks tampa and utopia with awesome sounds and atmospheres, there is also a real dancefloor bomb with oriental vocals and tribal beats called durum falafel on this great ep. dj support by namito, moonbootica, dave shokh, jussi pekka, chus & ceballos (stereo), dj pippi (ibiza), roger sanchez and many more...

silicon scally aka carl finlow has found out, what dark matter really consists of - pure electro-sounds!

already supported by johnny d., someone else, laurent garnier, jennifer cardini, florian meindl, david keno.. erich lesovsky is the newest addition to stil vor talents exciting artist roster. here comes someone who is totally fascinated and absorbed by technology, someone who only performs as a live act in the clubs and - in the time of digital machinery - still works on constructing his own devices to make music with. after singles for wba and keno records, it is now the time for his first release on oliver koletzkis stil vor talent imprint and mr. lesovsky is very happy to be part of the family. so are we, of course! not only, but also because his first ep is a killer display of musical wizardry. it stars off with >bell a donna<, a minimal funk-laden piece of music that is mainly based on some crisp beats, many warm effects and sounds and a melody so simple, yet so encapsulating to capture the heart of every dancer in the club. this is oldskool minimal funk at its best! next up is >93 percent<, a title that might be misleading at first, because this track sounds more like 150 percent really. a great loop made of fidgety techno hi-hats and some wonderful warm analogue sounds - this could well be termed a new form of fidget techno. last up is >riot beatz<, an experimental display of minimal sound design, yet still very danceable. lots of crystal bashing beats, a pumping bass and many little effects - this will definitely be one for the dancefloor in the morning hours. not only does e. lesovsky seem a master of sound, his expertise seems to cover the perfect creation of warm, yet basic tech anthems and his influences seem to come from all sorts of musical directions, from hip-hop to funk to house back to techno. it is the easiness with which he delivers his music that makes his sound designs so special!

big love return for 2009 with a stunning cover of the sounds of blackness pressure heavywieght remixes from shakedown / layabouts & seamus haji himself!

excellent peak time minimal techno ... leicht detroit angehaucht.... killer !! played & supported by mihalis safras, perc, maxime dangles, oscar, pierce, oliver klein, gianni vietello, rebekah, steven beyer! biggest fish in the sea! the title largemouth bass sounds like something about the bassinstrument, but its also a type of fish, very popular in north america. secret spot is a fisherman slang word, so who’s gone fishing the biggest bass? rio padice! with remixes by elon (dumb unit, clink) and gary beck (soma, m_nus) this collection is a wonderful mixture of minimal house and techno. all told a great ep.