jesse siminski is one of those musicians its impossible to ignore. whether producing as heartthrob or alter-alter ego vivianne projects his work is instinctive, insightful and driven by an irresistible force that instantly rubs off on the audience. its no surprise then that the first single to be lifted from heartthrobs eagerly awaited debut album >dear painter, paint me< is >signs<, a track that fully demonstrates the extent of his repertoire. one of the highlights of his not-to-miss live set, its also become a corner stone of richie hawtins dj sets over the last few months due to the massive crowd response it generates whenever it drops. billed as homage to classic detroit techno, theres a real air of expectancy about the mix friendly introduction. the powerful kick pattern, swirling sci-fi vocal efx and loose hi hat groove soon make way for the urgent, cavorting main melody that spins off into another dimension before a massive, resonating synthetic bass wipes out everything in its path. one of the main ideas running through the album is the juxtaposition and layering of different rhythms and time signatures and this really comes across on signs, with disco and caribbean inflections adding a cut and thrust to the chugging groove, creating the perfect foil to the sonic mayhem overhead. the b-side features apprentice – a tag heartthrob can safely leave behind with the release of >dear painter, paint me<. of course its another guaranteed floor filler with a finely honed acidic riff that immediately taps into the subconscious...

he soul mechanik brothers operating under their creative use name have taken a pair of stone cold underground club classics and extended and amended them for modern use. cat stevens >was dog a doughnut< has appeared several times over the years in many shapes and sizes, this definitive extended version has to be up there with the best of them though, allowing the dislocated funk of the original to simmer away before reaching boiling point. similarly riuchi sakamoto’s timeless classic >riot in lagos< should be mandatory listening for anyone with an interest in electronic music, an absolute masterpiece in it’s original form, this version takes the meat of the track straight to the dancefloor where it’s turned into a juicy electrofunk sandwich of tastily huge proportions

the soul mechanik brothers operating under their creative use name have taken a pair of stone cold underground club classics and extended and amended them for modern use. african frog charity is a cunning rework of the ridiculously rare 1985 tam tam pour l’ethiope’ track, a futuristic afrobeat throwdown featuring a collaborative artist list that would make any african music enthusiast blush >bounty girls< takes kid creole’s >annie< and manages to eek out the afro vibe from the calypso based ingredients of the original...

duffy is possibly the most exciting prospect for 2008. her ascent from the llyn peninsula to 2008s pole position continues as the 23 year old releases her debut album rockferry. a masterclass in mature, resonant pop, the album includes the singles mercy and rockferry. her soulful voice has already beguiled many of the nations musical tastemakers and news of its beauty and of the strength of her songs is spreading by word of mouth now, as the comparisons fly (dusty springfield has emerged as the favourite), its time to discover her for yourself. duffy was born and spent her childhood years in the north wales coastal community of nefyn, a place too remote to be driven by style wars or opposing music factions. the upbringing she describes is one in which everyone had to rub along together, making do and mending, accepting each other and their tastes without prejudice.

the chart buster martin solveig was glad when his roman friend and colleague lorenzo rumi called upon him to return to the roots of house music, starting from the early, glorious chicago scenario and its immediate and infectious groove. so far away came to life, as an impulse with only 2 days of hectic studio session and a few liters of coffee. the guys worked on a stricltly old school basis, then added a full vocal and new elements to bring the fine charme of todays house, turning so far away in a contemporary composition rich of surprises and thrilling breaks. the performance of australian soul singer rachel claudio gives a touch of attitude with passionates and unforgettable vocals. definitely another epic stone in the b2f wall!

the chart buster martin solveig was glad when his roman friend and colleague lorenzo rumi called upon him to return to the roots of house music, starting from the early, glorious chicago scenario and its immediate and infectious groove. so far away came to life, as an impulse with only 2 days of hectic studio session and a few liters of coffee. the guys worked on a stricltly old school basis, then added a full vocal and new elements to bring the fine charme of todays house, turning so far away in a contemporary composition rich of surprises and thrilling breaks. the performance of australian soul singer rachel claudio gives a touch of attitude with passionates and unforgettable vocals. definitely another epic stone in the b2f wall!

a classic bit of space disco from the french scene of the 70s. four long tracks that are all pretty darn moogy, and pretty darn great! the work here would fit nicely with some of the best keyboard heavy club of the us scene at the time! not exactly like some of the work on p&p, or the grooves of el coco over at avi - but not that dissimilar either, and often put together with a spare, simple approach thats a welcome contrast from overblown disco of the time! most numbers build up from a funky bassline and beats - adding in the keyboards with great relish, and really letting them jam and get crazy over the top. theres certainly a bit of cosmic fusion going on here too

christian prommer invites his friend peter kruder to reinterpret his jazzy rework of ames beautiful deephouse anthem rej. former member of fauna flash with his long time music mate roland appel, of trueby trio with roland appel and rainer trueby, as well as voom voom with roland appel and viennese legend peter kruder, christian prommer has an amazing discography on his musical cv with releases on legendary labels such as compost records, g stone and warp records amongst many others and more than 15 years of know how in music production. however he is making sensation this year with his brandnew project christian prommers drumlesson that he releases on jazzanovas sonar kollektiv.

mark stone rmxs !! 4 versions that satisfy different styles, from the soulful one that perfectly fit refined atmospheres to the dub one suitable for the big dancefloor. this remix is meant to have a strong impact in any situation

new project by nuel/alex stone/touane

a stone cold new norvegian artist (hey maybe hes not that new but at least he hides his heritage pretty well) serving stone cold cristal clear and electronic blissed nuova disco full of tension and energetic bliss. theres lots of changes in those tracks. that and splendid drumplay keeps the atmospere vital. wicked for both disco and techno crowds! this is part 2 of 2 ep series.

a stone cold new norvegian artist (hey maybe hes not that new but at least he hides his heritage pretty well) serving stone cold cristal clear and electronic blissed nuova disco full of tensiun and energetic bliss. theres lots of changes in those tracks that and splendid drumplay keeps the atmospere vital. wicked for both disco and techno crowds! this is part 1 of 2 ep series and includes an added prins thomas mix.

new bell is a stone cold classic piece of afrobeat that only appeared on 12 inch on an extremely rare dutch pressing and is a big play for everyone from masters at work (who made a pretty nice remix a while back) to gilles peterson. quite simply if you have any interest at all in african dance music you need this record. the flipside cut yoyo was only on a very rare french 7inch to our knowledge, this lesser known piece of afro disco really does get the party shaking its collective rump and sounds super fat on 12 inch for the first time

nach maxis auf sub static, karloff, etc.., ist hier lumps zweite maxi fuer rrygular nach der 001. das mos ferry tochterlabel ist genau die richtige plattform fuer seinen frickel-minimal

san fran veteran with a spaced out disco-punk take on bobby konders stone-cold house classic

very limited upfront promos of one a the big miami tracks. the track was played listed as the doors - people are strange (skitzofrenix remix). roger sanchez , dj dan, guy @ dmc buzz chart, uzzy hair, discoboys, ricky stone , steve lawler, tom novy, stonebridge, bad boy bill... and many many more top jocks around the globe!

beautiful reissue of arpadys s mega rare self titled lp. originally released in 1977 and produced by the brilliant sauveur malla & pierre alain, this cosmic disco classic will appeal to fans of djs such as harvey & danielle baldelli. available here with full original sleeve artwork, this is a must for a disco collector

pro-active music is pleased to welcome to its growing roster of labels nb records, one of the labels owned and managed by fast rising uk star allan banford. nb records is allans more minimal, electronic imprint, buts sits comfortably alongside his other imprints, evo & evopro.

the 4th installment maybe the hottest one yet! hard to top such previous quality but when there is a will there is a way. >gonna make it now< is a super-rare disco joint only released on a white label in the 70s and played by chicago s superstar dj ron hardy. re-edited and released here for your dancing pleasure. on the flip is some classic last poets agitprop >niggers are scared of revolution but niggers shouldn t be scared of revolution because revolution is nothing but change, and all niggers do is change. niggers come in from work and change into pimping clothes to hit the street and make some quick change<. a stone cold killer

broadcasting timeless, route one techno from the heart of berlin since 1996, cabinet records has come to epitomise the rough underground sound of a city like few others. now, with this excellent compilation package, plus 8 has seen fit to set this essential contribution to electronic dance music in stone. indeed, over the last decade the relationship between the labels has come full circle, making the release of this retrospective package all the more timely

nanny tango presents the soulful, jazz folk styles of little angel by loretta heywood. loretta has previously collaborated with bugz in the attic, wai wan, afronaught, major force & with bomb the bass on the uk top ten classic winter in july. her sassy vocals & accomplished song writing has established loretta as a major uk talent, comparable to nu soul performers alice russell, joss stone & alison david

broadcasting timeless, route one techno from the heart of berlin since 1996, cabinet records has come to epitomise the rough underground sound of a city like few others. now, with this excellent compilation package, plus 8 has seen fit to set this essential contribution to electronic dance music in stone. indeed, over the last decade the relationship between the labels has come full circle, making the release of this retrospective package all the more timely. reissue of previously released tracks from berlin s cabinet records on 2x12inch vinyl

supported by tom clark, argy, matthias tanzmann, tobi neumann, phonogenic, james flavour, thomas melchior and many others! huge! here we go with the 3rd volume of the morris audio compilation series >club & home entertainment<, a perfect blend of new school and old school techno and house !! 7 exclusive contributions presenting the morris audio vibe..

first release on the adventures in the beetroot field label and its a stone cold killer. >house on fire< is a totally infectious indie disco rocker that not only has the dancefloor savvy but the actual tune to match.. >blackout falls< adds a bit more bass to the mix and one of those all important disco beats.. an indie disco monster to !!

after massive request from russia for this track le bien et le mal decided to re release it with fresh mixes not to be missed

another stunner from the mysterious re edit man. a super soulful re edit of love unlimiteds move me no mountain on one side and a 60s soul rework of angie stones i wish i didnt miss you anymore thats absolutely killer. the man just gets better and better. awesome.

balearic summer vocal track includes cj stone club mix

massive heavyweight schranz tracks !!!

two huge well known classics in a danny howells treatment !!! new versions (sb)

ok rocks strikes back with their typical mixture of influences ranging from old skool chicago house, stone cold rock and 80s new wave... and makes it big (huge?) room appealing... brique rouges best ambassador, david duriez, is on duty for the flips remix... as you can expect from the french producer, no afterhour party round the world will be able to cope without this on

legendary traffic signs is back with its annual release! after huge tracks like i like your booty , fake it or vcm nation the 4th release is another double-a-side slammer. irresistibly infectious infiltrate on the a-side is a minimal stone cold, and at the same time hypnotically funky and neverendingly pumping number made for the dancefloor. hold it on the b-side is a dark minimal techno track seductively straightforward with a strong shuffling beat

killing classic stuff in house, soul, oldschool, hip hop and black collected by the glimmers twins here part 4

megaphat vinyl compilation with electro , funky , tech , big beat tracks !!!

a stone-cold slamming new track, aided with a top remix from freerange's jimpster. hipp-e's original mix has a chunky, garagey fred everything vibe, working the moody chord hits, subbassline and a cool spoken word sample. definitely has a peak-hour deeptech tune

album n# 9

jewel case version

ambient / experimental album

symphonic music

... dark wave on 2 cds

best of 26 years technoclub 4cds!

das ikonische belgische dj-duo 2manydjs, bestehend aus den brüder stephen und david dewaele, feiert das 20-jährige jubiläum ihres albums as heard on radio soulwax pt. 2 mit einer besonderen re-issue. 2002 erschien es ursprünglich nach einer reihe von radioshows der beiden brüder, damals vor allem bekannt als die köpfe hinter der electronic/indie-rock band soulwax. die re-issue erscheint mit dem foto von richard young auf dem cover, das ursprünglich als cover vorgesehen, aber nach rechtsstreitigkeiten mit tipp-ex verfremdet wurde.

90s party smasher

blanck mass’ score for the tony stone movie “ted k”.

incl sonnentanz,sky and sand a.m.m.! das beste aus 10 jahre about berlin !

electronic avant-jazz on the fourth album from jay crockerÕs project joyfultalk.

2 cd set with gym bag pack