o long awaited debut album from mike connelly and his wife, tara, recording together as clay rendering. o additional production by dominick fernow, additional vocals by becka diamond o mastered by paul corley o a delicate yet uncompromising set of songs drifting somewhere between gothic, ambient, black metal and dream pop.

der legendŠre baby ford, seit ende der 1980er schon 27 jahre lang im business, schŸttelt fŸr die neue fabric-cd locker ein ausgewogenes dancefloor-set aus kultigen house-grooves und feinstem, modernem techno aus dem €rmel. dabei lŠsst er auch sein eigenes hochqualitatives material einflie§en und beginnt das set mit seiner kollaboration mit dem ifach collective, um es mit dem noch unveršffentlichten tune * nyo15* ausklingen zu lassen.

ever since first appearing on bristol s black acre imprint back in 2009, kwesi darko s blue daisy project has been hard to pin down. 2011 debut album the sunday gift was a triumph of woozy downtempo fusion, with bustling bass music influences rubbing shoulders with folksy elements, ambient, trip-hop and experimental electronica. following black acre s demise, darko now finds himself on r&s, a label willing to let him follow his unique path. as a result, sophomore album darker than blue is an even more adventurous and enjoyable set than its predecessor, with darko adding modern classical, beat poetry and hazy jazz influences to his already heady musical brew.

hard techno anthems by anodyne

sound of the 16th season people have their personal rituals. leaving the international space station russian space travelers left some bread and salt as a welcome gift for their american colleagues. tennis star serena williams bounces the ball exactly five times before her first serve. our beloved master of ceremony of techno music, sven vath, has a ritual as well: when the shadows on the island ibiza grow longer and the noise of the summer is about to fade away, he takes a couple of days off and reminisces the passing season, the parties, the crowds and the music: what were the craziest, the most outrageous, most beautiful moments? which situations, which encounters inspired me? what did we laugh about? and of course: what was the best music? which tracks accompanied me and my cocoon people during those intense weeks? vath assembles those magical tracks for the sixteenth time this year merging them into two and a half hour set.

derzeit existiert ein hype um den in manchester geborenen und in london ansässigen dj/produzenten sam shepherd. als dj legt er besten house, techno, soul und disco auf. als produzent elektronischer musik mit klassischer ausbildung beherrscht er die wunderbare kunst, eine äußerst organische fusion aus jazz, klassik, electronica, soul und brasilianischer musik zu kreieren, die er mit einem 11 bis 16 köpfigen ensemble auch so beeindruckend live vorführt, dass einem der atem stockt. zu seinen fans zählen four tet, theo parrish und kode 9. nach seinen aussagen kulminiert in seinem debütalbum elaenia alles, was er bislang musikalisch geleistet hat. jedes dj-set, das er spielte, jedes talent, das er produzierte und jede komposition, die er bislang schrieb, sind vorboten dieses werkes.

der manchesteraner produzent dub phizix prŠsentiert fŸr fabric einen atemberaubenden mix aus drum & bass, hip hop und bassgeladenen breakbeats. unter den 40 tracks befinden sich 22 unveršffentlichte, darunter zwšlf eigene dub phizix produktionen, u.a. kollabos mit drs, skeptical und chimpo sowie features von chunky, strategy und ward 21. ein fulminantes set mit cleveren wechsel von tempi und rhythmen!

better strangers is the debut album by manchester based producer acre, set for release by tectonic recordings on 6th november 2015. the album follows eps on both tectonic and sister label cold recordings and visionists pan collaboration label codes. as influenced by rave & jungle, grime and techno as electronica, ambient and drone, his ep releases have been rhythm driven snapshots of other-worldliness spliced with dancefloor sensibilities. acre has sought to explore a wider variety of textures on better strangers to re-contextualise elements from uk bass music, bring them away from the dancefloor and open up new possibilities.

last dj-kicks of the year and its a banger from our man seth troxler.

the last 12 months have been a boon for fans of luke vibert, with the veteran cornishman delivering a killer acid album for hypercolour, and a slick, melodious set of disco-inspired jams under his kerrier district alias. here he returns to regular home planet mu with another typically entertaining set inspired by classic british electronic music. utilising his battery of vintage music-making machines, vibert giddily doffs a cap to early 90s intelligent techno, rave-era hardcore, bleep, chicago acid and braindance, occasionally veering off track via easy listening inspired future jazz, wagon christ style hip-hop head-nodders (the title track, which doffs a cap to a forgotten, mid-90s remix he did for ninja tune) and squidgy, synth-propelled mutant electrofunk.

for the next instalment of our mix series, weve arranged a special mix from a duo which we have shared close ties with for the last five years, having them regularly at the club as well as a couple of our infamous open airs at rummelsburg in berlin. hailing from the usa, the stateside duo soul clap have been at the forefront of the dance music scene for over half a decade now and are well known for their blend of funk and soul to house, techno and everything in between. from peak time sets on the main floor to sun soaked closing sets on the water floor, the pair of bostonians, eli goldstein and charles levine, are a djs dj.

der kanadische produzent mathew jonson, der auch mit seinem label wagon repair musikgeschichte geschrieben hat, schneidet seine fabric-ausgabe komplett auf sich zu. er beginnt sehr technoid mit seinem bekanntesten projekt, cobblestone jazz, bringt eigene klassiker wie * decompression* in mehreren extended versions, fŠhrt fort mit den remixen fŸr subb-an und tobias. sowie mit seinem engsten kollaborateur the mole, droppt danach unveršffentlichtes material und beendet sein set stilvoll mit seinem acid-mix von inner citys * good life*.

ltd edition cd box with 12 beautiful post cards ! the best seas are those who have been sailed yet. the most interesting people are those who have not smiled to us yet. the most fascinated sunsets are those which havent emerged on the horizon yet. how can one stare at the world from 20.000 feet high while on board the aircraft and not feel like a small god? all it takes is to close your eyes for a while and rhodes will appear for ever to be there! the awarded dj and radio producer tasos giasiranis is being inspired by the rhodes themed louvre museums exhibition rhodes: a greek island and gateway to the east and creates the 5th installment of the islands official compilation. rhodes inspirational: from east to west. 12 chill out, atmospheric, deep, electronic tracks, many previously unreleased followed by 12 breathtaking carte postale, photographed by stelios kalisperis and nikos brouzakis.

in april of this year, donato dozzy took a set of mouth harps back to his parents house in the italian countryside and set about exploring the possibilities of that most basic of instruments. the mouth harp had been calling to dozzy ever since childhood, when he had discovered the marranzano on a holiday in sicily with this parents at the tail end of the 1970s. almost four decades later, dozzy had begun to see in this peculiar, ancient sound, the roots of the music hed been making and playing in clubs all these years.

grime-pionier logan sama schŸttelt fŸr fabric ein spektakulŠres dj-set aus dem €rmel, bei dem 66(!) mcs - koryphŠen wie future-stars - ihre exklusiven accapella-vocals Ÿber 24 souverŠn gemixte, brandneue, unveršffentlichte instrumentals von grš§en wie wiley, preditah oder jme legen. ein weiteres novum fŸr fabric: neben dem cd format erscheint erstmals auch eine auf 500 stŸck weltweit limitierte 4xlp mit allen 24 instrumentals in ungekŸrzten versionen.

to celebrate their weekly residency at ushuaia in ibiza, the united ants crew has recruited dj sneak, tapesh and los suruba for a bulky three-disc mix-up. predictably, its us house veteran sneak who steals the show, delivering a disc that flits between his usual pounding, loop-heavy productions, dense african rhythms, sun-kissed, party-friendly deep house, and the latin acid house of apollonia

after retiring from the jamaican police force arthur duke reid established his treasure isle liquor store and sound system in pink lane kingston and was crowned the undisputed king of sound and blues in 1956, 57 and in 58. the duke then moved into record production and after relocating the store to 33 bond street, he then built a recording studio on top of his new premises in 1966. according to the musicians and singers the wooden construction of the treasure isle recording studio gave the music a distinctive warmth and richness and with resident engineer byron baron/smithy smith at the controls, the sound of a bond street recording was immediately recognisable.
but the studio one sound is different to the treasure isle sound! the people have to know. - bunny striker lee
a glittering selection of strikers treasure isle recordings are featured on this compilation. so please sit back and enjoy the set!

das dritte und letzte kapitel der woolfy vs projections album-trilogie findet mit stations seinen kršnenden abschluss, der mit den alben the astral projections of starlight aus dem jahr 2008 began und mit the return of love aus 2012 fortgefŸhrt wurde. das konzept der alben-saga der band aus los angeles von simon james und dan hastie basiert lose auf den abenteuern des verschollenen astronauten captain starlight, der held des zazu songs, einem balearic rock klassiker, der auch den sound von woolfy vs projections auszeichnet, mitbeeinflusst hat, ein dŸsterer balearic und cosmic vibe, verbunden mit dem typischen west coast sound, disco dub, funk und hippie rock. stŸcke wie absynth (von resident advisor treffend mit air covering steely dan umschrieben), neeve oder set me loose kšnnen allesamt als moderne klassiker des genres bezeichnet werden.

a thrilling new total edition including current hits and new & exclusive tracks.

mit ihrem 1998 er debŸtalbum -wormhole- Šnderten ed rush & optical den drum & bass fŸr immer. das album gilt seitdem als zeitloser klassiker des genres, seine macher stiegen ohne umwege direkt in den drum & bass-olymp auf und inspirieren die szene bis heute. nun steht ihr fabric-mix an, mit dem sie wieder verdeutlichen, wer weiterhin das zepter in der hand hŠlt. fabric live 82 ist ein mammutmix aus 39(!) tracks mit vielen exclusives, unveršffentlichten tracks und mixes und kurztrips in die drum & bass-historie. ein schneller, furioser und hochenergetischer ritt durch ein genre, das gekommen ist, um zu bleiben.

der angesagte schweizer produzent und dj andrea oliva veršffentlicht mit 4313 sein debŸtalbum auf dennis ferrers objektivity label. das album folgt releases auf cadenza, moon harbour, viva music, saved records, hodeout oder be as one. die zwšlf songs starke lp illustriert andreas fŠhigkeiten innerhalb seines eigenen, sorgfŠltig konstruierten house- und techno-rahmens konzeptionelle themen zu erkunden. dabei pendelt er zwischen software basierten sounds und live-instrumenten und bekommt unterstŸtzung von kollegen wie jimi jules, moggli und fritz helder. andrea oliva hŠlt seit 2013 eine residenz bei ibizas fŸhrender underground party.

sonnige tracks mit einer ordentlichen portion groove begleiten sie vom grillen am baggersee bis zum abtanzen in den frŸhen morgen. beach house grooves vol.1 bietet auf dieser cd relaxte ambient- und chill out-tracks, aber auch groovige house-rhythmen. dive into the sound!

3xcd edition compiling all the material originally released as a set of 6 cassettes via hospital productions

spear060 sees the return of bcee as he brings us his 3rd full length studio album. bcee has drafted in the vocal talents of rocky nti, philippa hanna, frank h carter iii & saint louis to keep things fresh. also featuring special guests hybrid minds, s.p.y, villem & lsb. this will be released as a double pack gatefold coloured vinyl with cd included as well as a cd. support from friction, drumsound & bassline smith, bryan g, blu mar ten, doc scott, technimatic, s.p.y, the risky and a whole load more.

electronic music approximately 35 years after bands like kraftwerk opened the magic box. a lot happened since then and it seems all is said, done and invented. however it is almost surprising that new things still pop up here and there when it comes to electronic music production.

endlich, endlich, endlich ist es wieder so weit! bei vielen clubbern kann man in diesen frŸhlingstagen die steigende vorfreude bemerken: die angesagten clubs auf ibiza šffnen bald wieder ihre pforten und somit steht einer rauschenden partysaison mit viel glamour, sonne und neuen richtungsweisenden sounds nichts mehr im wege! gerade passend zum saisonauftakt auf der beliebtesten partyinsel europas legen wir mit ibiza sunrise vol.1 den grundstein zu einer neuen compilationserie. auf 2cds werden die besten und topaktuellsten clubhits gefeatured, zu denen auf den berŸhmten dancefloors der insel abgefeiert werden wird.

joy adegoke und wim janssens aka joy wellboy sind seit jahren unzertrennlich, ein paar in leben und kunst. ihr zweites album wedding klingt so komplett und vielfŠltig, wie man sich ein popalbum 2015 nur wŸnschen kann: songwriting trifft crooning, elektrobeat kuschelt mit chanson, es gibt minnegesang auf der tanzflŠche, herzzerrei§ende duette und engtanzballaden fŸr die ewigkeit.

das neue album silver kobalt wird live vom quartett manu delago handmade in beeindruckender manier umgesetzt. jeder musiker erfŸllt gleich mehrere rollen, wodurch erfrischend viel bewegung auf der bŸhne entsteht. mit klavier, geige, fagott, hang, schlagzeug, xylosynth und vielen weiteren instrumenten groovt die band in ihrem eigenen musikkosmos - losgelšst von jeglichen genregrenzen

hier kommt wieder die volle wucht an trance/progressive-sounds der stunde! armin van buuren, frischgebackener grammy-nominierter (fŸr seine single this is what it feels like), definiert den aktuellen status des genres. mit 37 tracks und mixes, von denen ganze 26 exklusiv und unveršffentlicht sind.

paul oakenfold und perfecto records starteten vor 25 jahren parallel zur blŸte von housemusik, ravekultur und balearicszene. oakenfold stieg auf bis zur nr.1 der dj mag top 100 und wurde ein begehrter topremixer (madonna, u2, happy mondays, justin timberlake, bruno mars) mit drei grammy-nominierungen. fŸr perfecto records entdeckte und veršffentlichte er frŸh acts wie carl cox, david guetta, bt, timo maas und tiesto. vorliegende compilation zeigt die ganze stilistische vielfalt des labels, von ibiza-house bis goa-trance, von progressive bis soul-house, 34 charakteristische tracks in ihren besten mixen. von tophits wie not over yet (grace), finally (cece peniston) und flaming june (bt) bis clubburnern von man with no name, mozaic oder den dope smugglaz

compiled by hunee, sounds from the far east features highly sought after material by legendary japanese house producer soichi terada and fellow producers shinichiro yokota, manabu nagayama! soichi terada is an adventurous multitalent and over all a good sport. he was born in the sixties, and as a child he loved to play on his fathers electric organ. terada majored in computer science and electric organ and after he graduated, he founded his far east recording in 1989, because he couldnt find a label for his compositions at that time.

straight out of the czech republic come the ferocious electronic exploits of scene stalwart, forbidden society. heavily influenced by the industrial sounds synomous with drum & bass during the golden era, fss hardline take draws on pioneers such as ed rush and tech itch, whilst bringing a little of his own punk ethos into the mix. the results are not for the faint hearted and with his second album ready to kick off 2015, throne crusher looks set to cement his status as czechs most major league drum & bass producer.

joseph capriati, italiens bester techno-export, prŠsentiert ein satt groovendes, schnell sŸchtig machendes techno-set auf fabric 80. capriati, der heute in barcelona lebt, legt seit 2012 regelmŠ§ig auf marco carolas music on clubnŠchten im amnesia ibiza auf und veršffentlichte sein letztes album self portrait auf adam beyers drumcode-label

* mumdance & logos present proto , tectonic s first major release of 2015, set for release on 16th february. * recorded by the duo over 2014, proto is a collection of 10 future-facing club tracks that, against the odds, also provides a deep and involving experience for the listener. * proto focusses on the very brief sparks of innovation when new scenes were just forming and genre rules and paradigm were still grey areas, the early bleep track days when imported american techno was starting to be appropriated by the uk, the 93-94 proto era when hardcore was morphing into jungle and later when the darker sound of tech-step reared its mechanical, dystopian head. * all of this is underpinned with Òwot u call itÓ grime sensibilities and mumdance & logos trademark sonic disortientation. mumdance & logos concentrate on taking the moods and colours created by these leaps forward in sound and twisting them into something new, keeping in line with the futuristic visions of the originators.

top-compilation aus dem hause needwant (siehe future disco) mit einer exzellenten auswahl an zeitgenšssischer listening-electronica (idm), die von apparat und luke abbott Ÿber alt-j und lanterns on the lake bis zu nils frahm reicht. cd1 mit 16 tunes in the mix. cd2 mit zwšlf ausgespielten vollversionen.

alland byallo has crafted ten unique tracks for the mighty uk imprint. bones, flesh stands out for its distinctive vibe and groove. from the opening track looking long to the closing singularity the album stirs and flexes, flies and touches down with elan, sounding raw, alive, organic and original all though. all the while being a record that moves the mind and the body from start to finish

french trip apollonia are finally ready to drop their debut album tour a tour. apollonia, the french trio of dan ghenacia, dyed soundorom and shonky, are set to release their debut artist album >tour a tour<

prosumer, gebŸrtiger 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 Ÿberraschen mag, so kompakt ist dessen flow. es ist an der zeit fŸr den undergroundhelden, seine geliebten klassiker in frisches licht zu setzen.

exzellente retrospektive des kleinen, aber feinen tirk-labels mit 13 perlen seiner historie, darunter tracks und remixes von sugardaddy (aka tom findlay/groove armada), chaz jankel (blockhead-veteran mit seiner hymne im tollen todd terje-remix), space (den franzšsischen space-disco-heroen der 1970 er), the time and space machine (aka richard norris), greg wilson, richard sen, u.v.a. mit ausfŸhrlichen linernotes von rob wood (ex-jockey slut).

fifteen years on ibiza, fifty years alive: in 2015 sven vŠth celebrates two major birthdays. with more than 10.000 of his fans he will celebrate his own birthday on october the 25th in mannheims maimarkthalle. luciano, dj koze and richie hawtin will be among the well-wishers behind the turntables. the birthday bash will as well be the kick off for vaeths world tour, which will take him through three continents. sven vŠth s fans: some of them are dancing for more than thirty years to his music. within frankfurts club scene, they followed him from dorian gray, the omen, u60311, to the cocoonclub to ibiza.

marc romboys imprint systematic celebrates the 10th anniversary with a convincing compiltaion.

the records fundament are slow, powerful beats which hold everything together springintgut has been responsible for the studio production at most times while f.s. blumm, experienced for years in making radio plays, has handled the mixing and collaging of the parts. the bird and white noise invites to join the travels, and in its long arches and bridges it can easily be listened to as a whole. while the opener or eskimono feature the rather lyrical side of the duo, tracks like land ab neu or chitin set more punchy priorities to a heavy bass and 808 drums. chitin is a late climax of the album, building up for minutes to a massive groove in an insect-like, abstract sound world, leaving just enough space for romantic cello lines to break through in the middle. the record has been released exclusively in japan for the duos tour in april 2014 via pingipungs partner label nightcruising in kyoto. pingipung now releases the lp version and the cd worldwide

two years ago the 2 bears dropped a debut album that re-invigorated a genre and gathered music fans in the open embrace of house music.

der rumŠne raresh ist neben ricardo villalobos mitglied des triumvirats (a:rpia:r) und bestritt bereits mehrere mixsampler fŸr sven vŠths cocoon-label. sein sich dynamisch entwickelndes fabric-set bewegt sich von authentischem deepem house zu hypnotisch-elektronischen styles und fesselt den hšrer mit bewusstseinssprengender komplexitŠt.

nice price !! standard cd album im jewelcase! auf fritz kalkbrenner ist verlass. zuverlŠssig beglŸckt er uns alle zwei jahre mit einem neuen album auf seinem berliner label suol. >ways over water< hei§t das neue, dritte studioalbum und es zeigt einmal mehr, warum fritz kalkbrenner einer der eigenstŠndigsten kŸnstler deutschlands ist.

total is babas debut album under his own name and his finest work to date. from the opening machine funk arpeggio of missing to the sanguine melancholia of closing hiphop beat discovery Ð new dawn, babas masterpiece rides through psychedelic screw-pop, minimalistic emo-acid and opiate-drenched coming-of-age ambient. as lucid and strong as it is obscure and beautiful, this is an album us folks at studio barnhus are immensely proud of presenting it to the world