after the big success of gut feeling/frequency, this twelve sees the return of emalkay. bats in the belfry takes it to the next level with its solid half step beats, midnight strings and a bassline that rumbles with robust abandon. overflow on the flip causes extreme low end damge, while super duper takes bass notes up and down the octave only to smash it with an underlying hard edged beat

montreal born native alex hender started his career in the mid 90s. after watching one of his friend djing at a high school dance party, he decided to buy a pair of turntables, a mixer and began shopping some records. its in a record shop,at the age of 15, that he discovered the sound of new york and chicagos house.alex has been a resident in some of montreals most famous clubs. the legendary limelight was his first home. he also played at redlite, gravity and a lot of other gigs around the city. being a buyer for years in a record shop, alex got in touch and upfront with whats hot & whats the next big thing.his musical style got a lot of influence from the funky chicago stuff and the dirty german minimal tech sound.since then, aside from djing and collecting an amazing amount of vinyls, alex focuses more into production, to reach another step in his career. we can only expect greater things to come from him in the future

dark jackin harder techno / schranz on the a side and a hard minimal schranz groover on the flip.

amnesia resident paco osasuna shells out another gloomy minimal, kicking double-header proving he s well versed in the art of moving butts. the aplty titled >move< pulls his pressure from the distorted whipping snare rolls that frantically step tumble all over the clicking beat. on the flip paco injects some funk with a short, dangling guitar lick stabbing into a busy beats, a growling bassline and nervously shuffling beats. dj support: dj t (get physical): >a1 is nice moody, it s in my case.<, laurent garnier: >nice funky a side. will play it out! <, tobi neumann: >fette techno nummer, sexy und hart. full support!<

rockin german electrofied pop tech with two remixes by fumakillas lars sommerfeld !!!

force inc now steps up with three tracks of grinding, jacking electronics to move the floor. the depth, quality and edge of this release surpasses limacons previous endevours to that of pure audial amazement !!!

automatic is a new direction fusing electro, funk, and two-step. the first of a fresh batch of music producedin the new wagon repair studios. focus on the dancefloor. beach party - a summer track for the early morning open air festivals. inspired by the idea of doing the side-step with a bass guitar at a rock concert with long hair and tight pants. oh yeah, and there are big fans blowing my hair around !!dj support : anja schneider (mobilee rec.): >thx is nice and hot<, funk d void - lars sandberg, karotte, troy pierce (minus, underline)

inc. mikael stavöstrand rmx sunset diskos – the deep and funky minimal techno label from mikael stavöstrand. presents it second release with a four tracker from our man in los angeles. a bit different from what you usually hear from this guy but for sure funky and chrunchy. starts off with a minimal, deep and clever melodic piece >its in the eyes< , evolving as slowly as it should .. into the next step with a bit deeper touch >in charge<. the flip side continues with >about to be< pushing the groove to the max before we find mikael stavöstrand taking >in charge< forward into deep minimal techno terrains including lots of small crunchy rythms , deep vocals and a serious groove. apendics.shuffle – aka. kenneth james gibson, a man of many personas. keeping up with him can be a time consuming, yet rewarding venture into sound

back in stock!

first remix vinyl release from mia (the berlin rock- and pop-band with apparat of bpitch ctrl fame, not to mix up with grime mc m.i.a. from uk / sri lanka or the ex-cologne, now berlin-based minimal dj and producer). with two very charming my my (playhouse) remixes on the a-side and two data mc remixes on the flip!!

limited 250 copies one-sided clone x by the hasbeens (the hague meets rotterdam kind of collaboration). the hasbeens say: trying is the first step towards failure. we are happy they tried. you decide for yourself if it s a failure or not

second of two 12s from south londons premier dub-step team to be released on soul jazz records on the same day, otherwise known as mala and coki, digital mystikz hail from norwood in south london..

tom clarks quality outlet highgrade takes a big step forward with a meaty double pack by soopa fi this new outing by sebo k and djama is a fine example in versatility and open mindness without ever loosing the floorappeal and tightness

on the a side, step back is an ultra fat minimal tune with both old school housy sounds and strong techno beat. the dark male vocal repeating step back won t leave your head for hours. on the flip side, bastien grine goes deeper on a mental trip. a fat bass line surrounded by clear floating sounds. he plays with stereo effects and we loose our mind … pure madness

big with: alex under, deetron… takuya morita hails from niigata/japan, where it snows heavily every winter. he already began his music career at an early age, playing a toy keyboard. his move to tokyo also had an impact on his music: he became infected with the real underground clubsound, and was hooked especially on the minimal styled dance music. takuya morita stands for quality techno/house. so its no wonder takuya released his first 12inch on cmyk musik, the label of spanish boy wonder alex under! with his new >clutter< 4-tracker, takuya morita makes anonther major step

silversurfer delivers to ntrop >lay down< a hypnotic techno track filled with his known moving drum sets besides his psychotic sounds. to prove his diversity on the b-side comes >one step<, deep, ethereal but still thirsty

ivana alexandrovic aka ivee was born in 1984. since ivee was 6 years old, music became her life. she started playing violin in a specialized school for musical talents. at this moment she is on master studies of violin and works like promoter for most respected and active booking agency in serbia and music and for club akademija which cherish techno parties. recently, she released her first lp for bazooka 10 (cosmophilia distribution) under name aureole and a 12inch for artillery records (crowbar). this release on sven wittekinds imprint is now the next step in her young career

walk or step to this with >einklang feier frequenzen, g. hemmerling & telly quinn< !!

the upront track from the forthcoming album >restless< provide you with exclusive vinyl remixes on top like boris dlugosch and michi lange s >les visiteurs< remix and an own interpretation of kid alex himself with the >she just cant sleep tonight dub mix<, which is distinctive again.. after his last successful single >young + beautiful< remixed by egoepress and tommie sunshine, this is the next great step for the both producers from hamburg alexander ridha and andi meid (together kid alex)

pierre is back with a kind of experimental two step pott user track.. roll a blunt, check the headphone and relax.. frank martiniq put it in a dark crunchy 4/4 stepper rolling groove remix..

this is the first of the four parts of our new compilation traffic iii. from the beginning, the denomination traffic was meant to be an expression of the awareness that movement and change always were, still are and always will be an essential part of it. and that you can join in. the records are documents of this changes that occur step by step. whether the emphasis lies on the music in terms of time (future music, retro, music of this time…) or in terms of style (breakbeat, minimal, detroit, whatever…)

jeff mills moves your body & touches your soul!

slid022 welcomes one of ireland s finest djs / producers to the slide roster. the step up to production has been more than a natural one for chris, with his productions and remixes perfectly complimenting his djing style with almost thirty to his name. his tracks have proved to be a lot more than just elements of his sets.

another mighty step for unified sees chicago s mr. a.l.i. s latest single >imagine freedom< remixed by nyc heavyweight dj spinna. the results are a deep shelteresque house cut with spoken word vocals. also on the remix tip is chicagos glenn underground. 12inch includes instrumental on the spinna mix

yeah.. hard techno rulez !! robert natus with the next bomb of powerfull schranz tracks !!

verspielter, fast schon jazziger release des japanischen labels der an soulphiction erinnert. groovy

nice come back from the fiat lux team with a fresh electro disco monster, catchy & hypnotioc, nice vocals, absolute disco is a solid 4 tracker release, not to be missed

likwid biskit are back with a double edged future attack ! kickin off with the instant classic 'inner war' featuring the incredible vocal talents of bruk step new girl heidi vogel (son of scientist 'solution' / nsm) with inner warpings by the keystro himself kaidi tatham along side ig engaging in more bruk stepping science. colonel reds joins ig on backing vocals û deep in the mix

ferocious dub step from the storming productionslabel which includes a heavyweight remix from dub child and a hardcore influenced b side

2 superfresh dancefloor attacks on this ep entitled motorist. no wonder that the a-side monza really could the soundtrack of a stock car race! excellent slighty 80ies influenced monster basses over true huntemann drum program action! for the b-side the 2 producer buddies engaged the supernatural vocal talents of hamburgs xenia beliayeva, who runs the up-starting danced outfit! she wants to do it in your car! this ep will make you step on the breaks and on the gas at the same time already played by blackstrobe, laurent garnier, timo maas, malente, misc

a tribute to the girls of the nightlife with the unique dose sound of heavy basslines, a touch of soul and no-nonsense lyrics that are a step beyond typical dance verbiage. the first two tracks move forward with laid-back hypnotic force while squeeze my body digs deep in the night with rhythmic vocals, breaks and more than enough funk to fill the dancefloore. all three cuts are funky, tough and cool - the embodiment of boys who the mothers of this world dont want their daughters to get involved with

samim (here without his partner michael) opens up the race with a straight-to-the-top rocket, with his deep journey to ecstasy giving birth to a totally spaced out and hypnotic remix, cool as fuck, while format b do their typical techhouse madness, combining technoverdose with fat 2 step basslines and more. hail to mr oizo! todd bodine, on the other hand, gives us a beautiful and subtile minimal monster a la dan bell,so enjoy and please: stay high!

pure detroit house deepness with classic electro and downtempo acid on face a flip for two beautiful deep tracks (sb)

after several reincarnations as the deeper star of house , rene breitbarth takes the final step towards more offensive trackbashing, but never forgets the melodic brilliance he is so well known for.. classic-sounding euphoric masterpiece !!

lars sommerfeld underlines once more fumakillas unique new grown up sound profile - cool reduzed long growing tracks somewhere between sparkling electroniquness, thumping minimised grooves, bumpty discotech layers and at times even classic real underground new york house pitches in the like of early nervousstuff thrown in. sommerfeld combines it all to an ultra ônowö three track smasher ( a1- sundowner b1 - the next step b2 - transport) from what we think is his best and most worked out release to date. no denying, to get massive play here we dont need no whippin , this wild ôlife of oö will ôdominateö floors all over until full satisfaction!

from a brief appearance on framed & formed 2 to a full-fletched techno ep on iron box music! rasmus hedlund impresses once again with his old-skool basic channel type techno. but not just chill and deep, but dance-floor jacking numbers that will impress anyone who is willing to bop their heads to great music but it wouldn't be an iron box release if deepness weren't represented. while oneside pumps like a pissed-off step mother, the other side explores the deep realm of techno, just like we've come accustomed from our friends in finland. watch out for rasmusà he brings the old back and makes it sound like it never left!!

krak street boyz the traditon continues , as with the first 3 releases on tsfa ---- the same goes here . humor + funk + serious groove = an ass shaking adventure worthy of a spot on the travel channel. (or possibly the animal planet) . this is the debut of the krak street boyz yes , but they certainly are not a new band . . . nope nope nope . these lovely lookin boys have already rocked crowds internationally in such famous clubs like panorama bar (berlin) , fabric (london) , fluid (bogota) , groove (mexico city) chances (dubai) and many other clubs stretching all over this globe !

epy are back, once again playing it by their own rules: bleepy funk and advanced sound design meet powerful 808 beats - four kicking tracks to inspire your ears, engage your feet and take electro one big step beyond the usual

excellent dark sub bass electro tracks

stil vor talent is the label of oliver koletzki. this time mr. mückenschwarm releases his personal favourites. the young label from berlin-friedrichshain enhances street- and comicart referring to the labelprint and cover. the first release 'blackout' is a real club hymn, which is coming with a real strong minimalistic remix from tigerskin and a 2-step remix from noir et blanc

nice release from the double cd extreme metissage you can go from etnic to acustic sonorities to the new romantic passing through electro influences 80s pop and dance music

incl remixes by robert calvin & artifex .. sixth release on sindicato takes yet one more step into consolidating this madrid based label as a worldwide reference and home to spain's fast growing electronic scene. the artifex mix takes the original to acid territory. with their characteristic taste for nude drums and analogue synths, artifex builds a peak time track, where warm becomes hot and moving becomes thrilling

new ways from blake baxter..abe duque prod./ brill detroit techhouse - laiback mover

back in stock!! a compilation of b-pitch actors..thats part c/d with white dolemite..mark verbos..mitte karaoke and kiki!!

quartet's new ep, the follow-up to the much loved first one, is made out of 4 new brilliant tracks, and is another great slab of 'feel good music' (les inrockuptibles). the a side presents two solid electro house hits for clubs, whereas the b side offers downtempo soul electro tracks

excellent classix vocal house / 2 step monster !!

step back for release no.5 from bassrock recordings who knock out another piece of dancefloor destruction, this time from old skool heroes dj vinyl junkie from warehouse wax and mc dope from moving shadow who update the hardcore sounds of 1992

"a proper song with the spirit of 70&#146;s two step soul and a modern production edge. add to that one of the finest vocal talents on the planet right now, and youve got something very special indeed. domu comes through with an amazing broken beat re-work"

nice joe smooth house remixes!!