strange move.. not really a suitable project for fr i hear you think.. well.. not much pack in this one so yeah that s true.. but, for this one we have twice the dose of drama and lives struggle to compensate that for ya. this will be part of a limited series called when insanity slips in with special hand made sleeves. so don t sleep and make sure you get your dose.

permanent vacation are delighted to bring you the second chapter of the first space oddities saga compiled by alexis le-tan (music journalist and member of the tigersushi bass system) and jess (formerly of the famed french house duo jess & crabbe and now drummer for punk band 10lec6). the pair met in 2001 through a mutual love of no-wave and leftfield disco. in 2003 jess came upon a big collection of library music, which he bought for next to nothing. whilst he was ciphering through it and finding the most interesting extracts, alexis was digging in all things cosmic, where along the way he also started to pick up many bits and pieces of obscure mood musics. in 2007, they put together some of their best space disco treasures giving birth to the highly acclaimed space oddities project released last july. as the first episode of space oddities was reaching to an end and following the amazing feedback they received, the parisian duo started working on the next volume in the heat of 2008’s sunny days. a new direction was chosen: more organic, guitar lead and psychedelic than the previous one, still focusing on the dancefloor and their love for freaky synths and fierce beats.

the sunshine coast?s resident electronic maverick, milanese is back on with his heavy-as-fuck 2nd album on the mighty planet mu, and a snapshot of the continued evolution of his unique, fresh angle on streetwise uk bass music.
having pioneered the heavy, dark and twisted experimental dubstep sound with his previous releases on warp, combat, mg77, arcola, seed and planet mu, this new lp sees a shift towards collaboration. with strong vocal artists like ben sharpa (pioneer unit, cape town) and rqm (al haca, vienna), who deliver interesting lyrics in a unique style, melded perfectly with milanese?s own fat swerving basslines, solid drums full of attitude and odd, mangled samples.
melting dubstep?s earth shaking frequencies with hip hop & grime vocals and hard edged timbaland influenced drums and percussion, the result defies categorization: neither dubstep, grime, hip hop nor idm - you could call it a mashup of all these, but it?s more accurate to say it sounds like streetwise bass music for the year 3000. incredibly strange beats and sounds but keeping the funk, fury and bounce 100% on lockdown.
challenging, menacing and forward thinking like his previous releases 1up on warp (2004) and extend on planet mu (2006), its also 31 year old steve milanese?s most dancefloor record yet.

dogmatik return with a brand new ep from one of the imprints leadinglights, maya jane coles. coles previous releases sick panda and the low key ep have seen her garnering support from the likes of thomas schumacher, audiofly, ivan smagghe and king roc whilst her band she is danger is hotly tipped as one to watch. on the remix we have afrilounges take on the track colours. the german trio, who have recorded for connaisseur, poker flat and 8bit, turn in a superb slice of tech house with a tight rhythm section and subtle building sonic layers.

attention - triple album for the price of a double! mothership tranmsission 019 – >voodeux - the paranormal<
two years ago, on the east coast of america, a couple of highly technical production wizards joined forces and created their own genre of strange and creepy techno under the moniker, voodeux. one from boston and the other from philadelphia, tanner ross and james watts first released >the curse< ep on mothership in 2008 with great success. with dj support rolling in from everywhere claude vonstroke soon commissioned them to record a full-length album of this new moody sound. voodeuxs debut album, >the paranormal< is a concentrated vision of myth and mysterious beats, exploring the eerie after-life side of techno like no other artists have done to date. it is a vision of ghosts and goblins hiding in the closet ready to scare the daylights out of you. using dark funk, ghoulish atmospheres and futuristic production, voodeux is staking their claim as the next generation of american techno and >the paranormal< is a techno masterwork for the modern underworld.

after successfully bringing back the boogie with the launch of their own imprint, boogie corporation are now back again to prove that they really are slaves to the boogie with this their second release on bc. inspired by strange android dreams and angelic visions of russian air hostesses on electronically powered scooters, aeroflot is equal part space and equal part boogie. meanwhile on the flip, git down is a slab of raw basement boogie, an experiment in time travel and is well heavy on the funk. last up, but by no means a slacker, is dirty rips which pays homage to the machine funk of the early electro sound while giving it a serious contemporary tweak. this track was previously re edited by dj legend greg wilson and released as hardcore boogie on redux, but this is the first time the original version has been released on vinyl. are you a slave to the boogie?

soul camps smashing dubbed out, boogified original ( released on scr007 ) returns in 4 mixes by a finger-licking allstar cast. sense records artist soul parlor donats a laid-back, smoked out off-beat funkster with blinding rhodes, edgy, sharp beats and futuristic sounds galore. french production team affol’man keep the funk level high but this time embeded in a raw, slow-burning 4/4 groove that shows some oldschool hip-hop attitude. martin landsky and michael vater ( aka phonique ) represent the intim label in fine style: stripped down with loads of room for the original organ pads, subtle percussion patterns in the background and a dangerous bassline with a dub leaning. hamburg house messengers snider ( silver recordings ) and titus keep it on the dub side with a growling, slow-burning groover that twist your heads with some strange, haunting string stabs and hits you low at the same time with it’s gnarling analogue bassline. top-notch package bringing the goods for just everyone!

here it is, one of the filthiest enzyme x releases so far. the tracks on this record are highly distorted and are therefore not suitable for all mainstream hardcore fans. expect strange kick patterns, absurd edits and groovy rhythms. the artwork of enzyme x 30 has a fresh new look. enzyme decided to give the vinyl a special treatment as well. the tracks are pressed on transparent marbled vinyl.

“it’s nearly spring, so the sun god re-emerges after a 3 year hibernation. this series is based on rawer electronic vibrations combining artnoise / jack rhythms / sufi sounds for the fearless music explorer. when the series is complete the music will be followed up by an indie doc /visual art film on dvd dec 2009 with the music feeding this new age cinematic medium. jack fm is the exploration of a sound not yet understood or known to the masses outside the jack community. non-believers mis-interpet what they hear so jack fm is about the re-education of the mis-representation of the sound. jack is not just a feeling, it’s a knowing, a clear and certain mental apprehension of a true aboriginal sound. archived & preserved for future generations by the sun god”

part of the various production remix series, come another 7inch. various production remixing the majestic buds by pumajaw. starting with a wave of mystery, quality and limited vinyl releases, various survived a bidding war (warp, leaf, domino..) in 2006 to release their first full length on xl/beggars, the world is gone. detailed and highly original scattered beats and dark soundscapes balance out with forgiving female vocals. their work is enriched visually by the iconic art of bonesy, often featuring strange animals and beautiful women in flowing, neutral, yet somehow emotional forms.

daze maxim returns with the next eruption on hello?repeat. with >organ message< daze send us two delicious tracks that bubble over like a vulcan. the title track attacks us with his typical crispy beats, an ultra funky bassline and a quirky synth line all over the track, which shows you once again the way to maxims cosmos. once you arrived there, >strange things< is waiting for you with a voluminous flow of lawa. a hard hitting, percussion driven track from outer space. so, ladys and gentlemen fasten your seat belts and get ready for another crazy ride to maxim land.

1986, chicago. jody fingers finch is 18, not yet able to gain access to all of the spaces in which his first production will soon get airplay. he saves up the cash himself and records it in the basement of staple singers member bob murphy, who prefers the moniker bm recording studio. one 8-track reel-to-reel machine, one afternoon, $200 cash. a handful of cuts are recorded, including a stripped-raw, bare-bones track jody calls jack your big booty, an undercover piéce de résistance about his friends mothers backside. another is dubbed whistle worm, a meandering, experimental ride, riddled with strange noises and staccato high hats. bob murphy is likely confused. the tracks are brutally raw, lo-fi at best

another perfect electro affair from the stilleben camp. faceless mind aka luke eargoggle & johan inkinen known for their releases on breakinÆ, creme, strange life imprints and their collaboration with the legendary egyptian lover for the egypt ear werk project. here is a limited two tracks loud 45 rpm ep on french label copilote records in a pure old school electro tradition. think about these old classics, x2 by electric soul, clear by cybotron or dmx krew s best work!

first 12 single from gerald peklars debut album depanic, which was released on tanzbar digital in november 2008! after all these great feedbacks from djs all over the world, we release this fantastic and really hypnotic track called the only truth. next to the original version, we have a great deep / tech-house remix from holger brauns & nils nuernberg, well known from their releases on 8bit, liebe detail, diebaudio, force sense, gumption, lorna,...and last but not least, the third track on this ep is depanic, just the same as the albumtitle! a strange minimal track with some big synths. a simple, but dynamically dancefloor track

its time for danjel esperanzas sweet little label backdoor beauty which starts in the beginning of 09!!!... this label will just release music with much passion in lovely little things and backgrounds with interesting strange sounds, melodies, athmospheres and a special dubby touch... one way backdoor beauty is really easy, but when you listen carfully, your hear that backdoor beauty is a big secret which is very rich... sometimes you find a door in your life, what you dont see before, and sometimes behind these door, there is something beautyful! it will be very personal, a special part of danjel esperanzas life, feelings and all arround him, it will be the musically diary of danjel esperanza..

this is for you - and only you! matt john did it again and you know that you want it!

big with: m.a.n.d.y., julietta, tobi neumann, 2000 and one, gregor tresher, nick curly, robert dietz, argy, raresh, audiofly, afrilounge, alex flitsch, terry lee brown jr., marc romboy, anthony collins, jimpster, justin drake, brothers vibe and many more

the long lost consists of husband & wife alfred (a.k.a. electronic daedelus) and laura darlington. in contrast to the avant electronics and hip hop aesthetics of alfreds music as daedelus, the long lost is a union of two songwriters & producers with a penchant for sad sounds and delicate, electro acoustic melodies. psychedelic lullabies for lovers and the lovelorn. as well as sa ra, laura has also sung for flying lotus. a fascinating and utterly individual project, the long lost take the subject of love away from the cliches and hackneyed wailing of the mainstream and reconnect it to those strange and uncontrollable emotions we re all so in thrall...

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...? …

krystian, ibrahim and marcin open up their machines and release all the crazy soundgnomes that live inside onto this piece of wax. and man, do they have fun!

one of the biggest breakbeat/electro/house/techno club tunes of 2007! with daft punk, sven väth, fat boy slim, laurent garnier all supporting... this release features a dirty electro track called yellow brick & a strange breaks/techno experiment called raar!

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

incl mendoza & xpansul, hd substance, boris divider and jaumetic

lets remixer speak! >it was great to be asked to do this. originally, i wanted to do something really quirky and funky with the strange vocal in human bond, one of my favorite old tracks. i tried a few times but i couldnt really get a vibe going in the funk realm. so i listened to the original over and over again and then the lightbulb turned on. i realized that the original was a monster rave track, like what you would hear in a warehouse in detroit in the 90s. so i threw out my original idea and went crazy with a huge techno builder, something to hype a big rave just like the original. maybe this doesnt sound exactly like what i usually do but that was the fun of making it< claude vonstroke. aa: >bounce your body to the box was one of the first kms records that i owned and it was all about the mike >hitman< wilson mix and force field on the b side. the production on the original was huge. the 909 groove just pounded everything... when that came out there was nothing that came close to it. so it was an honor and a challenge to mix it myself. first came the futurist bounce mix... not released on vinyl, anmerkung, ... which is more of a cover version than a remix. i had a lot of fun with this one but it definitely has a signature that steps away from the original. so i had to take a run at it one more time to pay a proper homage to the original with the flashback mix< mike shannon...

dark and demanding high class housemusic in raoul ks signature style. despite the somewhat strange title (jenseits meaning >afterlive< - originating from a play of words in the baobab music office), the record delivers in real life! rich instrumentation, including traditional african instruments as well as long build-ups and a dramatic breakdown. and a shimmering atmosphere to get you in the right mood. all you can ask for in a contemporary housemusic release. especially enriched with the special mr. raoul k twist, just the way youd expect it

omanko is the only word that is unmentionable in japanese media and public speech. its also the next single from catz n dogz - a strange hybird of cinematic swells, quirky natural drums and popping guitar plucks. its unorthodox groove builds relentlessly, anchored by a shouting chorus and warm bass bubbles that swell from the depths like some massive ancient sea creature. they take their time building to the climax, finishing the track with late-entering keyboard theme that quickly swirls into a frenzy. perfect for tipping that peaktime crowd over the edge! the italoboyz remix completely remolds the groove to fit their distinctive vision, seamlessly integrating shards from the original into their tension-fuelled agenda. breakdowns of varying sizes dominate the sonic landscape, as their annihilating kick plays hide and seek with the strings throughout the track. finally, all the elements are reunited by the echo-drenched vocal line and percussive baritone sax stabs – a satisfying finale to this latenight masterpiece.

ltd backstock! played by villalobos & co...the telegraph reference compilation comes back now to taste the argentina madness! this country has a very newfound electronic history. we selected 8 amazing artists coming from mendoza, rosario, cordoba and buenos aires for 9 tracks with a minimal sensibility and, furthermore, with a non-stop energy! a groovy, warm and strange sound as we love at telegraph.

nice price deal !!! nother pounding hybrid set of low-end killers here from hot-flush, kicking off with the tumbling rhythms and wobbling sublow of ?deep under? - its a track that teeters on the brink of breaks science throughout, keeping itself wrapped up in a relentless bass envelope despite the distractions brought on by constantly evolving skitters - mighty stuff. the rhodes-inflected breaks and bass clash of ?sparkle? offers time for reflection on the flip, borrowing a melodic underlay from some abandoned, dusty jazz-club somewhere strange, tugging you back underground with its careful arrangement if frequencies at the lowest end of the spectrum. righteous

darkos productions have attracted the attention of djs from all over the world. his remix of the title track of nina mirandas (smoke city) album shrift in 2005 was one example, earning him critical acclaim when the remix reached the top 10 in the us download charts. more recently mr rakas has joined darko and his strange worlds collective. together they have embarked on a musical mission, blending deep minimal house and techno with eastern european romani gypsy jazz. simplicity is the operative word best to describe this release. the over sexed sax solo of sexaphone (a one take wonder performed by ben hadwen) takes house music to a new level, whilst danote on the other hand reflects on the hypnotic repetition of the hook, building a solid groove around a repeating synth line, appearing here in two versions, the stripped back extended mix and the more immediate club edit. another great release from the up, coming and one to watch label universal vibes.

big with: xpansul, mandy, chris fortier, alexi delano, chris fortier, angel molina, miss kittin, iñaqui marín, maurice aymard, davide squilache, jay x, joy kitikonti, djulz,.. after a few months completely absorbed by pulshar, the dub project he shares with aphro, pablo bolívar comes back to regular with his most characteristic output: emotional electronica. and he does so with a powerfull and subtle ep. scifi winter tales: cold, fragile and deep techno. memories of a distant future... shadow machines : pablo keeps the pace at a cruising speed with a classy tracks only him knows how to do. but attention: at half track some strange arrangements appear. deep space sounds that send the music to another dimension

here we have three tracks from the >some other country< album (k7 records 2007) smile and receive - roger 23 mix : featuring cassy (panorama bar) on vocals . remixed by the analog freak , roger 23 (playhouse /240 volts) hailing from deepest saarbrucken . super sub chicago house track , perfect for late night early morning playing .......pure analog heaven! imagine a morning at studio 54 projected into 2008 - wonky goodness. claktronic - experimental live percussion, flutes, and strange ramblings from the voice of daisy densham (aged 4) , add atmosphere to this swiss inspired house tune . why swiss you ask ? well i keep hearing cowbells! a very trippy vibe that gets into your brain, you will be hearing the loop all day. distress and calling - a blissful philip glass inspired sub bass growler , euphoric arpeggiated voices pad over the deep bass and tight snare drum , making up a fine ep of classic swayzak ........ the bigger the system the better this one sounds. crystal clear production all the way

wir gratulieren herzlichst zum runden geburtstag! dann mal auf die nächsten 10...! knallfetter birthday bash (teil 1 von 3) mit exklusiven tracks von guillaume & the coutu dumonts, chupacabra, dorian paic & laverne radix

tracks / mixes by bedrock, john digweed, tom middleton, jamie stevens

terrence dixon aka population one with 3 deep excursions trough the mind of this strange character, topping it off with a delicious reshape from mr. ovatow. frantic flowers stick to their quality..

kindisch is now eighteen releases old, and its mission - to uncover new talent, and to provide a platform for producers to evolve and experiment - is more passionate than ever. this time, the reins are handed to sascha braemer, aka hirtenfellner, and philip bader, who build on the promise of their releases on sup dub and get physical. >mamba drums< is, as its name suggests, a percussive, latin-tinged affair, with sweeping builds and heavy drops, layer upon layer of locomotive percussion and a skeletal four-note vamp designed to whip the listener into a state of frenzy (and sure to be successful in this aim!). a male vocal sample pervades on >thrill<, this time more gruff, more laconic, and edited so that the words become another percussive element rather than carriers of meaning. deep whirlpools of delay open up below a surface drift of jazz-tinged chords, from a minimalist sound palette bader and braemer paint a vastly evocative, effusive picture that will transport the listener, or dancefloor, to a strange and addictive place. >put your arms around me<, implores the soul-infused vocal sample on b >around<, over a yawning vista of synth chords bridged with sibiliant snares and subtle but earth-moving edits that leave no doubt as to braemer and baders mastery of dancefloor dynamics.

rare & classic old school electro !! a.p. was a founding member of nwa and producer of jj fad s classic >supersonic<, this anthology, a collection of a.p. s groundbreaking electro-rap work was recorded between 1984 and 1989, not only compels the listener through sound, but through prose. gatefold vinyl

fünfter einkaufsmarathon bei familie ware. dominik eulberg, m. schaffhäuser, markus günter, the kitbuilders, soda inc, brian aneurysm und viele andere haben den korb schon voll gemacht

daniel mehlhart steps up to the plate for kindischs seventeenth release, origami - an exquisitely deep, languid house jam laced with strung-out, processed spanish guitar and gently euphoric xylophone arpeggios. >origami< is languid, yes, but not exactly laid-back: its held up and propelled forward by a gently vibrating lattice of kickdrum and snare hits, through which a dubby, molten bassline and taut, time-keeping chords dreamily but determinedly flow. the perfect soundtrack to the mixed pace of summers long days and even longer nights. mehlhart harks back to his acclaimed past releases on karmarouge and neutonmusic for >alles klar alles easy<, which sees brushed drum and shaker sounds edited into a quietly explosive techno work-out with serious swing. >fata morgana< begins in a more linear, four-to-the-floor style, but those percussive flourishes quickly accrue into something more strange, and then out of the ether comes an entrancing, south american-style chorus line. the voices mingle imperceptibly with woodblock strikes and caustic snares, injecting the techno dna >fata morgana< with a sick and psychedelic voodoo funk. with this 12inch kindisch once again proves itself to be a preeminent stable for experimental, expressive dancefloor music, and daniel mehlhart affirms his status as one of our most daring and capable producers

strange experimental minimal sounds by vladislav delay (huume recordings). limited 300 copies white vinyl edition

panorama bar hit!!! played out by the likes of richie hawtin, dubfire, magda, holgi star, dave shokh, gus gus, mark broom. the labelhead of rotary cocktail recordings >two_em< starts at dekadent with an berlin influenced track called >manjala<. remix support he received from a well-known old friend someone else, and the ascending producers of spektre, on the flipside. both remixes have completely different characters. the foundsound boss presents a crazy afterhour track for the wild panoramabar sessions and in contrast of it, the 2 guys from uk take the best parts and built up a strange technomonster.

starring a most impressive line-up of guest vocalists, the legends ep features the musical legends of the british new romantic and rogyneous movement boy george (culture club), steve strange (visage) and marc almond (soft cell)

hot on the heels of acclaimed releases for four:twenty, dessous, sonar kollektiv, buzzin fly and his own diynamic usic, house producer du jour mladen solomun returns with his second stunning single for dessous after the sublime >sambada ep<. >woodstep< is a percussive trip to the heart of house, a tech-tinged groove peppered with strange tribal rhythms, evoking a midnight trek into the sultry tropical rainforest. on the flip, >no comment<, an analogue bubblebath of a bassline propels a techier cut, where detroit washes do battle with stepping keys, a crisp beat and belches of hissing smoke. halfway through, a spoken word sample ushers in lush echoic piano chords, taking the track to the next level. combining the heavily rhythmic bustle of classic house with the darker touch of techno in his own idiosyncratic & dancefloor - capti-vating way, solomun once agains shows why hes rapidly becoming one of the most in-demand producers in the game

tomash gee (methadon, methanabol, kne deep) from poland and leo laker (tresor, ownstyle, methadon) from finland, two hot shot names in the hardtechno scene, teamed up for this smashing ep !! both responsible for numerous releases over the past years, this one is once again a great one for the bigger crowds.. a rough sound at a high pace, a must have for those who love hardtechno !!

phonogenics >postcard< is slow burner, building and rising to a eventual climax of melancholic underwater deepness. this song will no doubt be played by those in the later time slots and anyone who wants to add a little journey to their mixes. our main man dex aka dave barker is back with another slice of some quality melodic quirky goodness. >yikes!< has a very chopped up funk/soul feel mixed with solid house beats. studio trickery and a hidden japanese opera helps the track evolve from its soulful beginning to another world entirely. finally, we are very pleased to bring you the first of many musical efforts from amantu wilde. not much is known about amantu as he is a bit of a recluse and does not offer up much information about himself. >g-g-got my eyes on you< is a very retro sounding track reminiscent of some classic new wave jams. pseudo industrial percussion and excellent filter work make this track something to remember. something strange for sure but we think people will like the break from the mod rn sounds

ever since the release of his first cassette on the renowned and legendary cologne based label entenpfuhl in 1993, jo zimmermann aka schlammpeitziger grants an international audience insights into his private cosmos. the musician, graphic artist and tireless inventor of increasingly strange song titles with a ribald as well as subtle humour has been coining a highly distinctive style for these last 15 years. on his new album he demonstrates how to combine artistic development and remaining true to oneselves style.

finest groovin detroit acid trax !!

sinisa tamamovic from bosnia is one of the promising next generation. he manages to capture your full attention with a warm, melodic and crunchy ep. if you are into marko nastic, milicevic, kobaya etc. you should certainly check this out!

after a very successful release on immigrant records and a couple of remixes this year and a very busy dj schedule on the nations floors, mr. sleep another day and old highgrade buddy, jens bond, returns to sender, spreading his urgent little flatbread ep through our highgrade network. with some coolish afro rhythms and strange zitarsounds, flatbread immediately makes sure to storm your mind. also the b1 superficial demonstrates mr. bonds current affection for complex rhythms in a minimal corset. then again b2, kodiac gives us jbs interpretation of a warm and housy minimal track

the year starts with the 4th instalment of the rising label from germany.>little less more< is the meeting of two musical generations. this fiery track fuses mid-nineties tech electro with up-to-date minimalism. the strange sound effects and minimalistic energy of >jenna s melody in love< create a 21st century techno-journey. daniel solar s and marc poppcke s remix is the absolute contrast. it s deep tech-house grooves like a gentle film score for sunset. watch out for this upcomming artists..