after shock from the pain state of emergency returns with a new hardcore stomper! on this 3 tracker everybody gets served! call it music on the a side is a party tune with phatt kicks, a cool melody, catchy raps and a huge break! on the flip we find the darker and more uptempo track vanity. this one is for the ones who like it a bit darker. a simple but effective melody combined with a pounding kickdrum will do the trick for sure! last but certainly not least we take it a bit further with a stunning broken rules remix of game time. the man from l.a. delivers a rough stompin remix only he can do. hardcore with a techno twist is what he serves us! so this raw fuel release covers it all!

the second release introduces a new project on the raw fuel imprint: state of emergency. the a-side features shock from the pain, a mainstream partytrack with a catchy melody, cool vocals and stunning kicks, guaranteed to get those hands in the air and feet of the ground! this track already received great dj support from artists like: angerfist, paul elstak, the viper, t-junction and rudeboy & tomcat. on the b-side we find the rough banger game time. play this track and youll have serious dancefloor madness for sure! once again a great hardcore slammer that cant be missed!! grab it while its still hot!

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for the final of a season that was once again exploring the limits of party culture, maetrik celebrated an extraordinary energetic state of emergency for more than one hour. the resulting live cd is reflecting that matchless mixture of pumping deep house, energetic soul and adrenaline-enriched noise that maetrik presented already on such renowned labels from the likes of treibstoff from cologne, dumb unit and steve bugs audiomatique platform

the brilliantly monikered big strick - familial elder to omar s and responsible for the odd killer release on his younger cousins fxhe imprint - belatedly sates the appetite of record collectors keen to indulge in his recent album detroit heat with a six track selection of the choicest cuts spread across this twelve inch. seemingly drawing influence from a myriad of motor city influences, detroit heat impressively flits between murky deep house, tracky techno and hypnotic jack-tracks. like many of his contemporaries, strick is a sucker for cement mixer production - that distinctly detroitian sound where every beat, groove or bassline sounds like the master tapes have been marinated in grit. that trademark sound, alongside a solid selection of floor-friendly grooves, makes detroit heat an excellent addition to the motor city house canon. the rubbery spinal atmospherics of >under tone< and the tony coates vocally assisted jack of >maybe 1 day< are particular highlights!

with electric rescue, the french dj d jedi, who is known all over paris, becomes a part of the cocoon family. he is connected with the development of techno in france already since the beginning of the nineties. despite being busy as a producer for commercials and soundtracks, he always finds some time to release exciting electronic music on imprints such as f comm, communique, elp media and paul nazcas label scandium, where he has released his debut album >el.ue< three years ago. with the two tracks on >the darkest star<, electric rescue succeeds in the daring feat of transforming the energy of rave tracks from the early nineties into the present time without producing an anachronistic impression. besides a tectonically shaking bass drum, the title track relies on the power of sound, a superlative of raw club energy with a twist of irony, which can set a surprising climax with a steadily rising noise level, even after almost ten minutes. >the devils dance< is grafting a comparably brute state-of-emergency techno in a somehow restrained way, rhythm-wise, but is no less effective with its distinctive acid sound effects. and who said that modern techno cant use the tradition of belgian rave-signal-floor-burners?

block rocking, pop locking lonely c and baby prince are at it again with their latest fraiche ep on soul clap records. the troublemaking two-some take us back to 2011. it was a weekend in late august and new york city was practically under martial law. news tickers warned frightened citizens that a hurricane called irene would strike at any minute, flooding most of manhattan and williamsburg where the boys sat gleefully snacking and talking shit inside the world famous marcy hotel. with all airplanes grounded and the trains halted it became clear that lc & bp were going nowhere. it began to rain, the wind picked up and as the skies darkened, nyc declared a state of emergency.

incl. neophyte, paul elstak, angerfist, dailucia and many more

after a couple of artist eps, white is back with a new release of their well-known faces series . this time with an unknown face so far: tristen tristen has been an integral part of the white crew ever since. it was just a matter of time, until he was ready to release some tunes. everybody new, if that guy ever finishes a track, it ll be a bomb. and so it came. a track which announces a state of emergency on the floor. with deep chords and strings, which scream so high right at ya, that you can t resist dancing. on the flipside edward puts out a melancholic ravemonster. but still in edward style! minimal and housy, with a slightly touch of a jazzy trance. but always with an eye for the deep. a track like a dream-like scuba dive... once again edward proofs, that he is one of the most outstanding young producers in the game, right now.

with his new maxi on cocoon, guy gerber, our man for the big emotional moments on the dancefloor, will make our eyes shine bright in christmas anticipation. after releases for his own label supplement facts, the club hits >sea of sand<, >belly dancing< and not to forget, his album debut >late bloomers<, the tel-aviv-based gerber could be found rightly in top positions in many newcomer listings in the past year. 2008 was a little more calm for him, but with >timing<, being just in time for the final, he again sets new standards in linking harmony with a hedonistic state of emergency. while >timing< pleases us like a nocturnal-hypnotic romance in between a disco bassline, >age of love< flair and winterly sleigh bells, >guilty pleasures< takes back this playful love of details to the benefit of a tropical-dense percussive dub, however without appearing less mandatory on the dancefloor. consequently, gerber will be playing together with sven väth at christmas eve in the cocoonclub frankfurt

incl. thomas andersson rmxs, welcome to boogie farm - giving you some hot house, techno, disco, oldschool, newschool. boogie farm 01 is made by olle cornéer aka dibaba from sweden. in your hands right now is >all we need (emergency)< and it s a punch in your face. it s about the state of today. remember that: >all we need is emergency. but don t forget to stay free.< the original is rough, punchy and bleepy. tomas andersson (bpitch control) delivers two smashing remixes.

prosumer, gebźrtiger saarlŠnder und begeisterter fan des klassischen house ‡ la chicago, detroit und new york, mixt nach zeitlos guten releases auf ostgut ton, playhouse, mobilee und get physical die neue fabric-cd, die zu einem statement seines tadellosen geschmacks und seiner dj-technik wird. so sehr sein vielfŠltiges house-set mit unvorhersehbaren entwicklungen auch źberraschen mag, so kompakt ist dessen flow. es ist an der zeit fźr den undergroundhelden, seine geliebten klassiker in frisches licht zu setzen.

even after more than 30 years of living the lifestyle of electronic dance music, techno is still sometimes looking for a matching form and sound language to transfer the special thrill of a live event to a club night adequately. so, sven vŠth and his crew were even more excited about the live set of eric estornell aka maetrik at cocoons closing party at amnesia / ibiza this year. for the final of a season that was once again exploring the limits of party culture, maetrik celebrated an extraordinary energetic state of emergency for more than one hour. the resulting live cd is reflecting that matchless mixture of pumping deep house, energetic soul and adrenaline-enriched noise.

the future of dance music is happening now. the next generation of edm producers is stepping up, with w&w bearing the flag of todays promise. no need to wait much longer. after merely 4 years of warming up, the duo sets things alight with the long-awaited debut album impact. though theres plenty of challenges left on their to-do list, dutch producers willem van hanegem and ward van der harst no longer play the game of rookies.