we lost track of rocco branco nearly 5 years ago. no >goodbye<, nothing, he simply vanished off the grid. a few days ago, mr. branco staggered into the hirsch camp, smelling of sex and jaegermeister, no explanation. no apologies. rocco simply handed over two tracks, turned around, and walked away... diamant captures the sex of a one-night stand. a metaphysical launch pad of selfindulgence. no compromises, purely physical, firm and purposeful – precisely how we like our techno. gibbon depicts sex with a lover – reminiscent of gratifications past. familiar, nubile and polished a mastered motion of lustful appetite. in roccos return, we find a record of lifes carnal moments. good hunting!

familientreffen bei oslo! ob johnny d, christian burkhardt oder sascha dive, alle sind sie dabei und zeigen wieso dieser hype auch wirklich einer ist !! qualitativ dicker techhouse für den club

circus company is proud to celebrate its first collaboration with one of the most emblematic and talented actors of the jena scene. for sure you know robag wruhme for is past work on his own imprint musik krause and on freude-am-tanzen alongside monkey mafia as the wighnomy brothers dj duet. this artist always stand out musically. from his past releases till today and across his remixes you cant miss his unique personality in music. this four tracker provides a colorful musical palette of mr wruhme. from the dark and minimal side of blech beulé to the «herbertish» robadella and the magnificent melodical slow mood of 48° 52&#8242,,,,,,,,,,,, n, 2° 21&#8242,,,,,,,,,,,, (in between, thats the location for paris on the map in case you loose yourself…) while he was delivering the tracks robag also requested a remix from ark, another strong character of the paris. ark did a a brilliant work on this blech beulé remix which gives a nice „avant goût“ of his upcoming album on perlon which will be out in april.

starting the year off with this cracking deep ep by our new guys on dirt crew, the runners ! after their extremely succesfull first 12 inch in the beginning of last year which featured the stunning jay shepheard remix they are ready to deliver the next dose of classic house grooves that range from deep house to the more techy edges of electronic dance music. the four originals on this ep alone stand out and keep dirt crew recordings headed towards the future of true deepnes. but as we are real purveyors of soulfull rolling beats we had to add once more one of our favourite producers in the scene to do a remix, this time its our friend from barcelona soul minority who has gained great respect with his cool deep house records over the past years, especially his latest releases on pack up and dance were amongst our most played tracks last year. so here you have it! a great start and there is more coolnes to follow this year! stay tuned and stay deep!

the lead single from the forthcoming debut album from crosstown rebels new leading lady, deniz kurtel, starts the year on a high, with the energising >yeah< featuring guest of nature, complete with remixes from jamie jones.>yeah< is the record that makes your hairs stand on end, the track that you remember from the night, effortlessly anthemic in its delivery.

outstanding modern house tracks with acoustic elements. this is some hot tracks for all the modern club jocks! very well crafted tracks with acoustic elements on rotterdam s sound architecture. coming from a city known for its modern architecture might explain the futuristic and well functioning dance tracks with a classy feeling! minimalish but not cold but exceptional warm and full of athmosphere tracks that realy stand out! comes with a remix by label owner joachim. very exciting record! fro frieds from cadenza and perlon

there is a new label in town! young belgian producer compuphonic is launching his own project to express his vision of house music: union match music. talented and confirmed artists have already joined in, such as spirit catcher, fabrice lig, kolombo, and ante perry. the magic words in the name of which they all stand united are eclecticism and quality. first release loved & played by laurent garnier, darko esser, sebastien san, ken ishii, motorcitysoul, llorca, charles webster, chymera, electric indigo, d-pulse, to name a few.

baaz comes back home at sthlmaudio recordings for a rich and surprise full new ep called woodland drive. the 12 inches start right off with sink, a very baaz styled house track which is dance appealing and yet refined and subtle. a raw bassy groove monster track. the next one might surprise the baaz fans out there, yes it’s a hip-hop track featuring the soul vocals of katrina marie. we figured out that it might be fresh to provide some other point of view in the repeating herself dance scene. the b side strikes hard on the house side again, it s gone is one of those pure shining and rolling tracks. once to you uplift it you’d just let it go. a bass heavy subtle and groovy house cut, baaz trademark?! essential. and again the b2 and closing track is an lush and low key hip-hop science out of baaz most retired places

the second installment in the split lp series is a dutch affair, but it has everything it needs and more to soon make name far abroad. each side of the record contains a complete work clocking in at about twenty minutes.
side a is >chime ep< by hydrus. the four tracks they contributed stand out because of their meticulous production and their wonderful sense of melody and emotion. this is music in the best electronic tradition, blending hiphop, idm, ambient, funk, drone and badass breaks. hydrus begins this twenty-minute journey with a funky bump and end it in a mess of nervous percussion, splintered to dust.
side b is an altogether positive and quirky piece of work by kettel. like most of his work of the last few years, >yellow baron< is exploding with beautiful melody. in six tracks kettel puts everything to work to make your head bop, to bring a smile to your face and a tear to the corner of your eye. classic stuff, without losing sense of experiment.

rippertons perspectiv label with its 2nd split release giving new talents a stage. 1st split is a huge release with two sublime tracks by agnes and johnny white. not sure if this one tops it... but crowdpleaser and entlet deliver both two tracks that stand out of the pack!!. especially the b2 track by entlet needs some extra attention... a contemporary house track that has so much hidden power. phat old school bassline kills it everywhere.. and then the tracks continues to build and build.... like a modern dj pierre wildpitch affair! crowdpleaser delivers two solid tracks that went straight into the dj sets of many influential djs. highly effective and useful house tools (a description that actually doesnt do justice to these tracks which are much more then just tools!) ripperton proofs once again to have a great ear for new talents!!

torsten kanzlers next clubburner is in record stores now! be prepared for real kanzler sound: merciless stompin, mind blowing and powerful! these tracks will force you to dance! very good work by mr. kanzler! be fast to save your copy... this hot stuff will be out of stock soon!

>the cockpit< is my personal favourite song of the chelonis album and it has taken my sleepless night (and days) to watch out for the right remixers. now that all new versions are ready, i m more than happy because all three fellows have felt the real vibe of the original song. a spezial thanx to ekkohaus who delivered two different mixes and spent a lot of energy and passion into these productions. and also merci to steve rachmad and paul woolford, guys who stand rather for techno, however improved their soul into creating passionated tech house! chapeau! (marc romboy, september the 28th 09)

this is a limited 12inch vinyl release on kieran hebdens (four tet) text records label. 500 only for the world. two new remixes of one of the stand out tracks from the debut album by one little plane that came out last summer. the first mix is by avus who is one of the artists on james holdens border community label. a beautiful piece of melodic techno that has been getting lots of play at border community nights since late last year. the other remix is by joe goddard from hot chip. techno with a strong uk garage influence. following on from the amazing remixes he has done for everyone from gang gang dance to kraftwerk.

nice price deal !!! nice price deal !!! new on the scene and already recognized as the future in dance music, sour grapes unique style of creating beats make their productions stand out, with essentials from traditional house, contemporary techno and other styles of music, the trio somehow always manage to find the right formula that makes dance floors around the world explode.

mississippi records this time delivers a great collection of guitar-driven melodic and rocking blues and gospel, recorded between 1927 and 1934.

the third 12 inch in this essential edit series sees greg wilson reference his past as a disco dj in the late 70s and, subsequently, electro-funk pioneer of the early 80s. going way back to his golden guinea days, ruff wrap revitalizes a hidden gem from 1977 by lady love. this version of casey & finchs infectious miami groover, wrap your arms around me, was a record that, although never issued in the uk, was a particular club favourite on merseyside - its local popularity very much down to one of wilsons influences, terry lennaine, who championed the track on his weekly specialist soul show, keep on truckin. moving on 6 years to 1983, ruff rapp re-arranges the seminal west coast rap cut bad times (i cant stand it) by captain rapp, which was a monster tune on the black scene during the electro-funk era, having initially featured at wilsons club nights back then, legend and the hacienda in manchester, plus wigan pier. focusing on the social problems of the time, the subject matter of the lyric certainly translates to the current credit crunch climate. the crew behind >bad times< included jam & lewis and rich cason, whilst kimberly balls excellent vocal sets the whole thing off

repressing/ last copies! renowned electronic music producer / dj dani koenig is from zurich, switzerland. his influences range from jazz, blues, disco and all sorts of electronic music. the first big track >disco 3000< was released on zurich based label bacteria records, 1997. since then he has gone on to release many records including the stand out >break 4 love<, >whats my name< and >stairs<. now, you ve got the chance to buy his great release again! only a few pieces we have. it was a small lost backstock we found. a catchy house tune - the track was released on kosmo records too. dont wait!

hailing from the musical mecca of austin, texas, and following up their brilliant debut album from last year, which featured in our year end top 10, with this already hugely lauded sophomore effort. recorded by the band in their infamous studio/trailer, wailing fuzz guitars, soulful, yearning, emotive vocals, and one of the tightest rhythm sections going provide the currency in which this unique power trio explore their brilliant, unexpected and wide ranging musical ideas. an entirely original, sprawling combination of sixties rock touchstones, free form jazz jamming, and a defiantly post punk spirit, and all performed with a precision, and vibrant intensity not often found on record.

its already well-known that cocoon recordings is a sucker for tracks that stand out of the usual field of - lets be honest - often uniformly reduced tech-house, and the past nine years of the labels history have proven this sustainably. and the rhein-neckar area based team flatner/lopazz are again two hot candidates to leave their very special mark on the summer of 2009. after all, circlemusic manager alex flatner is rocking the floors as a dj and producer for already 10 years now, having been releasing for labels such as harthouse or black nation, whereas the heidelberg-born stefan eichinger aka lopazz has made himself a name with releases on imprints from the likes of output, international deejay gigolo and mainly get physical. together they celebrate a very funky understanding for percussive techno, which is setting highly meaningful moments for the primetime, particularly by means of lascivious vocals. i wanna take you all night long, for sure! and you definitely cant find a better expression for the perfect pounding symbiosis between bass-focused club stompers and economically dosed pop elements than its time to make up your mind.

numbercult 2 is produced by a known name in the uk techno scene... but his name won t be revealed by the label... so it will take some puzzling to find out who he is. this 3 tracker on numbercult kicks of with skeptic on side a , a solid techno workout fusing a phasing bassline and driving percussion which gives the track an unforgettable hook reminiscent of early 90 s detroit releases. the b side continues the pace with the punchy 4/4 and hypnotic lead-line of see feel, while the second track on this side steps down a gear with the reflective, melodic perfection of speak memory. three strong tracks which are not created to entertain the masses... but surely will entertain us for a long time to come! top notch techno that will stand all trends. future classic!

baby ford has been making electronic music since the late 1980Æs and is regarded by most as having been one of the key players in the uk acid house scene. since then he has steadily released countless numbers of compositions ranging from the chart topping æoochy koochyÆ and æford traxÆ to the blissfull underground walks in space that have recently appeared on labels such as perlon not to mention the work he has done with fellow collaborators such as ian æeonÆ loveday as minimal man, mark broom and thomas melchior on his own highly respected ifach, trelik & pal sl imprints. 2008 saw the hugely popular re-issue of minimal manÆs æmake a moveÆ on trelik & now the boys take things to the next level with a rework of æmake your own sunshineÆ which was one of the stand out tracks from the 4th release on the pal sl label æbford 14&#8242,,,,. now complete with deep haunting vocals, a stunning minimal man remix not to mention a cheeky acappella this record which already boasts deeply infectious keys and a warm analog house bassline looks set to become one of the most essential tunes of the summer months being perfect for the peak time set as well as the sun rise after party making sunshine with deep house & techno followers alike! this latest offering on pal sl label comes as a new joint partnership with london based independent store juno which since 1996 has been devoted to selling first 12&#8243,,,, records, then cdÆs & now digital downloads with the manufacture of high quality vinyl pressings being their latest forte which aims to keep the vinyl side of this business very much alive for our future generations. this ep was mastered by the legendary kevin metcalfe of æthe soundmastersÆ who has worked as an engineer at rca records, cts and townhouse studios. kevin mastered bford 9 and the entire ifach catalogue not to mention ædiamond dogsÆ by david bowie, as well as countless projects with lee æscratchÆ perry & king tubby. make your own sunshine!

finally, sebastian boschs debut single wake up appears. you can expect a mix of demanding tech-house and melodically vocals from the a-side. the tracks, which one is called ceasless and worked out by sebastian boschs himself and his dj friend jano brook, stand out through their clearly structure. high spirits and positive energy completes the summerly feeling which you and hear and never forget on the b-side.

flying circus music, returns with its second release, this time rocking the deep, extended, dramatic house vibes of radio slaves interpretations of humates love stimulation. the new-berliner matt edwards took his popularity from underground to overground, and right back round again. the world-travelling dj founded his solid, big room production style while his infamous bootleg and remix work was a mainstay of the uk electronic scene. now, with the strength of his rekids label and his unmistakable production approach, he re-works this early classic of german techno/trance élove stimulation into two remarkable slow burning epics. the >full length vox remix< builds from very opening bars, carefully combining classic house sensibilities with a totally free and organic, long flowing arrangement. at over 15 minutes, its a heavy weight tool for those late, hedonistic hours! carrying on the blissed out theme, weare also treated to a panorama garage remix, that bears a more raw, jacking house vibe, with its straight up beats and deeply-swung chord stabs. radio slave is a master at keeping things ear-tinglingly stripped, yet still filling the room with power, energy and tension. these two remixes certainly pay their dues to classic days gone by, but they also stand out as superb examples of the modern state of house. judging by this release its still as strong as it ever was!!

gangstar records is ready! are you too? gangstar records goes into the first round. we are proud to present you gangstar rec 001. on this record you can find pure hardtechno mixed up with new innovations. alex kvitta presents a fresh number with awesome vocals. and electronmike made a hard stomping bomb! the track little girl by alex kvitta has been remixed by david christoph, and they did a good job, hard stuff with influences from the breakbeat and melody sector. the track gangworld from electronmike has been remixed by fabio mc and massi p, and they made a pure technobomb with intelligent breaks! are you hard enough to stand your ground?? so be prepared for the 1st step towards gangstars district ... support by marco remus, space djz, kaoz ...

1978 classic by uk reggae/funk/punk - rock pioneers!!

dickie is no longer prepared to stand idly by watching the current team failing to live up to the high standard set by the great den haag team of 75, how he longs for the anthem that is fc den haag to be on every city radio station celebrating the feats of the current team. sadly though todayÆs team does not live up to dickieÆs expectations, so much so in fact that dickie brings us the anthem to try and induce self belief in the team, æfc den haag, we are the bestÆ, so upset is dickie that heÆs considering coming out of retirement and offering his services to the team. following the anthemic opener, morwyck blues resonates with the sadness that dickie feels on matters close to his heart, while the hague jam is the perfect track for driving from den haag to scheveningen (or anywhere) at 3am. full of his trade mark 808 beats, vocoded vocals and searing melodies, dickie has produced tracks suitable to be played loudly on the cassette player of every bmw as it cruises around the city streets at night, searching for young souls to be evangelised to the ways of the 808 beat.

guy gerbers universally embraced single on bedrock records stoppage time became a stand out anthem of the year at the likes of cocoon at amnesia and dc10 in ibiza along with secretsundaze in london. with a number of outstanding remix interpretations released previously alongside the definitive original, now in 2009, guy gerber creates a 13 minute monster groove version in his reshuffle guise, whilst rising french star danton eeprom takes a deeply dubbed out approach with stunning results

this one is a special! patterns brings you a repress of the hard to get dj preachs techno hit >return to the source<, with a little present for the patterns fans in the form of a previously unreleased mix of >return to the source< on the b side, together with the original cracker called >frontiere<. originally released in the early 2004, but it stand through time and got even better, without a doubt it is still the prime time banger it was before!

2 after the successful first release, raw meat is back! this time with two holy disco goodies from the amsterdam based >st. propre<! edits of two classics from larry levan and tom moultonà..a downright holy tip! side a is an ode to the one and holy larry levan and contains a sublime cut up filtered edit of celestial choirs >stand on the word< which was edited by larry himself back in the days. a true dance floor killer that keeps on building into and irresistible groove! side b is another ode, this time to the master and inventor of the disco mix tom moulton. >love me proper< (originally by karltone) has been hustled around into an extended smooth funk swinger with a massive hypnotizing bass line. works perfectly on the floor as well as in the bedroom!

m swift, aka shouhei matsushita is the talented instrumentalist and producer who hails from hiroshima, japan but has lived in london and has been wide open to musical influences from around the world. as a fan of soul and jazz from a young age he has absorbed all the best elements of classic and contemporary black music and forged a singular identity that enables him to stand out in a musical landscape of sound a likes and copyists. this latest release feeling is a 5 track 12inch inch that is the precursor to his latest full length album evening sun which will be released on freestyle records in time for the summer û the album and this 12inch spotlights m swifts soulful, funky house and jazz inflected rnb combined with the spectacular talents of renowned performers such as eric roberson, tony momrelle, joy rose and vanessa haynes and 24 carat whose combined talents makes for an uptempo, feel good record, quality contemporary soul for real music lovers.

first release for this new italian label, who claim to bring techno back to its top level. we re inclined to agree with those sentiments, as are the others who have received promos of the release. the a side consists of two deep and dark techno tracks, that should also find favour with more minimal djs. they are apparently by a popular northern european artist, going under the guise of ????. the label has kept such a secret that we dont even know who it is. on the b side, we have a soz adams (esperanza, archipel, gumption) remix of label head obtane and fris, which is a retro chicago style excursion, and german duo sebastian herre and obscure close the ep with a more detroit techno inspired track.

neeve is for a lot of people one of the stand out tracks from the recent woolfy vs. projections album the astral projections of starlight and finally gets the single release it deserves. alongside the original album version comes a pair of fresh remixes. the first one is provided by the time & space machine aka richard norris, erol alkans partner in crime in the beyond the wizards sleeve project who just did a great remix for franz ferdinand. he stretches the original into an extented dance version. seconded by the debut remix from the brand new permanent vacation production outlet formed by the label heads tom bioly and benjamin froehlich. the boys turn neeve in their tropical heat remix into a percussive and hypnotic voodoo disco/house groover.

chanting and jazzy deephouse, made by dan electro in 2004.

on the a-side , >brunhilde< the old bitch welcomes us, again completely drunken and swinging to rhythm with her frying pan. the second track is >hip hop chopsui< - a meal which can satiate 500 dance hungry hip swinging ravers without a problem. if you still dont have enough you turn around the record. for here >master mason< shows us, that b-sides can also display their cold-blooded lethal potential. should anyone against your expctation still sit at the bar, nip on his drink uninvolvedly and flirt with the barkeeper, >parcel< will finally make this grumbler let his bar stool stand there and mix into the dance willing crowd.

nice price deal !!! new boy ryan delivers a thumping big room track, ridney & jamie wamie stand up full supported by pete tong twice on his fast trax show! dont delete sunset exclusive new track from the dont delete boys, just in time for the miami beach parties. jay north beautiful people a huge hit is jays home country of norway, this anthem returns with a killer remix from kid massive

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 won t stand still

steven beyer comes with his next great release on aspekt-records. also known from his last big release on lordag which was played by troy pierce, perc, oscar and so on! aspekt-records continue to stand for innovative sound and perfect functionality! incl a huge house style remix by einmaleins artists jean daniel & der schmeisser.

stuart li aka basic soul unit is no unknown in the game, but hes new to our camp. after following his output for some time now, we finally could sign two tracks of his raw and edgy techno for philpot. >dank< is a growing piece of pure space funk! resonating basslines and banging drums collide with twisted arpeggios, fall apart and rise again… caused mayhem when tested out! >the stand< starts with some oldschool flavoured breaks to shuffle its way into bleepy heavens of acid-infected wildpitch craze! people, we must rise up from our graves! zeitlos, wie man bei uns sagt

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.

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.

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.

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!

the lead single from dj hells forthcoming album teufelswerk. as a stand-alone piece of music its as solid as the dance floors it will be played on, but immediately hints at the wealth of ideas that exist on this forthcoming album.

outstanding new release for the markantonios mkt record! the alter ego of neapolitan producer launches to the funky minimal world a new ep created by young roberto capuano, a guy coming from campania too. the track got you is really funny, a genre that should be defined clickyfunkytechhouse, with a bouncing beat and addition of sounds and voices like in a videogame. it appears more determined the track hoffnung: what are more striking are the restarts! really difficult to stand still listening it. instead evokes old style jackpot, but in his path wetsuit repeatedly, evolving in a track with modern and sought sounds and catchy melodies

2007 three tracker by warlock!!

mark mayu is storming to the front - and miss dna and frown-head boris s dont stand back in their productions!

two stand-out tracks from veteran eric kuppers recent full-length cd. deep percussive grooves with spaced-out keys.

aroma goes into its 11th year of bringing you quality house music from europe and for the first release of the year we have the honor bring you a brand new 3 tracker from little man big called holy smoke ep. the man behind this project is no one other then gavin belton who is also half of the littlemen. so knowing this you certainly know you are up to some great deep funky house music from the heart of nottingham and opening track shine is bulls eye straight away as this track wont fail on any serious dance floor, guaranteed! both other cuts monastic and thumper play in a genius way around with some amazing vocal samples that make it impossible to stand still and irresistible to not dance to! great start for the new year with this triple a side ep!

time to look busy again, as function aka dave sumner comes rampaging through the streets of downtown berlin, kicking aside lesser producers and mauling all who stand in his way. not that you would know it from the supremely controlled affair that is his edit of >variance<. moody in the extreme, this edit sees beautiful interplay between delays and reverbs but without the track sinking into the predictable mire of dub techno. space is indeed the place..