winter its a cold season. we still remember the beautiful summertime. holidays, beaches, cocktails & unforgettable sunsets. thats still in our minds. but dont worry. zdenko grbavac is bringing us these feelings back. his new ftw017 >aaevum ep< is the perfect memory. nice & warm chords with dreamy guitars let us lost in our thoughts. and no one else as chymera and the ftw homeboys morgenklang can supplement better this atmosphere with some brilliant remixes.

brand new zooloft, limited to 250 gold vinyl. these always sell out quick so pre-orders are advised. each copy is hand numbered & stamped.

real tone throw its sights today on shonky. after his amazing releases on spectral, crosstown rebels or contexterrior, freak n chics muse seduce real tone records with his velour ep and show us a new evidence these two visions merger. franck roger flavours it all with a boiling remix to which only he holds the secret, and that does the trick. if 2010 has seen the house scene reach an undeniable hegemony, 2011 will indisputably mark its zenith. support from josh wink, luciano, jamie jones, delano smith, deetron, sascha dive, reboot, jimpster, sebo k, tony lionni, djulz, mr v, culoe de song, seth troxler

the eerier child, a rotterdam-based producer, now releases 3 new tracks on his newly co-founded label black sunday recordings after previously releasing several successful tracks on labels mindtrick records and redrum recordz. in a still ongoing journey through various music styles, the eerier child found shelter in the bold realms of dubstep. in these very realms, he discovered a world where he could release his full power of fierce rhythms and colorful soundscapes drenched in an eerie atmosphere.

the diversity of the material here is unique as hidden ensures every inch of the techno spectrum is covered from deep, late night insanity to vintage detroit analog electronics for the rare release these days that is broad and well rounded. featuring remixes from franklin de costa (trapez), andrea ferlin (sleep is commercial), alland byallo (pokerflat/liebe detail) and andrew grant (barraca music).

after several hot tunes on worthy’s anabatic imprint, birminghams tom flynn joins the ranks of the dirtybird crew. i ve battle tested the a-side of this record all around the world. >catch that bird< is a rare mix of deep rooted funk whilst also sounding like a caribbean jungle track pitched down to 126. my favorite!
i d play this ep just on the strength of the a-side but i feel like a lot of attention will also be given to the b-side called >rhode island<. this is a classic piece of deep house with all the melodic elements of a dirtybird jam.
tom sent me at least 7 tracks before i signed these so the guy is certainly prolific and i expect to hear quite a bit more from this up and comer this year.
enjoy,
claude vonstroke

belgian house mafia keeps up the dancefloor-pressure with these tracks by tim berg, norman doray & sebastien drums, erick morillo & eddie thoneick, bingo players and dabruck & klein and jean elan.

sea power & change is a pseudonym for seminal portuguese producer tiago, a multi-talented musician and dj with his attention split between many musical endeavors, this self-titled ep marking his departure into yet another territory. these are four melancholic songs, each independent in mood yet collectively bringing to life a beautifully vague array of contradictions. with sea power & change, tiago taps into our perverted subconscious, developing a cinematic approach by coupling tragic pianos with slow-motion basslines, slinky guitars against industrial drums and grandiose synthesizers over tropical percussion, all bathed in pornographic overtones

after numerous releases on labels like firm, crosstown rebels and trapez and 15 years of djing all over the world andré kraml debuts on 200 records. mercado de mexico is a trip to the latin american country. >mañana en el mercado en condesa< is a track with field recordings from a mexican market, which is spreading more and more to the absolutely unique andré kraml sound. >el cuclillo y el burro< is a sound journey par excellence from techno to a futuristic disco final. following the mexico concept of this ep, guadalajaras marco balcazar contributes a perfect club remix. >mercado de mexico< contains everything we await from techno these times: fresh and deep sounds, new ideas and tracks, which are eternal.

prompt has been producing electronic music since the mid 90s and during this time has made a string of outstanding eps, some of which have even won awards. but who exactly is this man from madrid: prompt? to stand on a stage and party for hours in his own world is not prompts style. he would rather sit in the background of his studio and create unforgettable and ever more fascinating tunes. his debut ep on highgrade set the tone for his convincing mix of sound design and subtle hooks. these are also the most important elements for his new highgrade release. in >sharing sounds< its all about deepness. expressed through dense loopy forests and deep broken valleys. you have to engage in the sound experience and see the world prompt has built for you. few other techno producers have such a distinctive style or unique voice. with this ep you could be blindfolded on the dance floor and you would still recognize the music. the sound will convince you once again, both in the club and on the turntables at home.

jan driver “gain reaction : you might know jan driver from his famous techno life in the 90ies or maybe for his label grandpetrol, his extraordinary skills in german folk music, high quality mixing for siriusmo, jesse rose and modeselektor or last but not least also from his wmc 2010 #1 hit “tellyfoam” which was featured on the bnr miami noize sampler. here is the first maxi of berlin multi-action-talent and friend jan driver, presenting a selection of 4 tracks including “gain reaction , a good fun heavy bass bleep champ, “cs40m , a slower powerful jam that creates an energetic build up of pink noise and 303 sounds for the very special atmosphere, >hornetbeef<, a tech-house at its best and >mecafunk<, darker techno, big sounds, the right track to close this magnificient production of these 4 tracks. what more do you need

piemonts newest release on mbf is in tune with their new more house flavoured trax and twists it slightly.smoking cave conveys new jack feeling with cool vocals meeting each other... clashing nicely and creating a super funky rhythm, incorporated in their own piemont groove. the track is as multicoloured and multidimensional as it possible can be, genre bending, cool, combining so many elements of different genres... it explodes on the dance floor. house djs as well as minimal djs will like these house chords and ascending strings, in the best wild pitch manner.

the fourth release in the series of techno twelves on simian mobile discos new imprint delicacies. jas shaw and james ford have been accompanying these 12 inches by curating their delicatessen parties around the uk.
you may have already noticed that each title bears the name of a bizarre and exotic delicacy discovered by james and jas whilst touring around the world. amalgamating hard edged analogue beat structures as well as some of the more mellow, melodic aspects of techno, delicacies reiterates the sheer excellent musical eccentricity that simian mobile disco continue to create. the delicacies series are unique offerings from one of the most exciting acts in electronic music.
comes with code for free digital download of this release.

let be known that this is the 10th and last release on beautiful granville records, as the label will be closing its doors. at conclusion, we are proudly presenting 4 versions of >dusa<, which represents the beautiful soul of the music that we chicagoans have loved and cherished all these years. please join in our celebration of house in this gentle banger with tevo howard, who has great hope that the track will move you timelessly

tom trago and awanto3 (aka steven de peven, one half of rednose distrikt) team up for a new project they call alfabet. this series is all about warm and dusty house music. it will run for 13 two track singles, totaling 26 tracks. each track representing a letter. >roundabout< is a percussive work out that that builds up and sucks you in. >lap the music< does the some thing only this makes use of an addictive vocal sample. you cant get enough of these two!
artwork from local don, stefan glerum.

if god created men and if the ancestors of men are monkeys, then god was a monkey! this is asrs 3th release on simplex records. the original mix is one for the stronger bodies and minds, full of energy & power, balancing between dark crazy techno and solid minimal. the syncopated percussion is pivoting on the berghain based groovy sound. the melody is sparse and therefore a natural step in asrs evolution as a recording artist. the structure of this track embraces well placed developments and sonic changes. the sound of all tracks is coherent and vigorous hypnotic. asr hired minus artist jpls for a remix on the a-side. result is a typical jpls sound. abstract & subtracted. asrs friends, rising smallroom artist mike wall gives a dark dreamy mysterious point of view and japans tech & minimal talent shin matsura hits you straight in the face just like the original mix does. these two producers are the personnel on the b-side.

great club-suited trippy bouncing technotracks by these resident djs of stockholms no. 1 underground club fukt!

the next release on bcbtec is from nobody less than scope (nrk, large records, ...)! both these tracks having been working overtime for scope in the clubs, getting serious reactions when they are dropped. you need them in your crates!

new dutch label with its roots in the west coast italo disco scene. teaming up with long time buddy fred ventura sfera celeste project combines the melancholy of vintage italo disco with the black funk of man parrish and the mysterious atmosphere that good new wave used to have. pretty essential and highly limited (480 hand numbered copies) for the real heads. these guys come in the tradition of the earliest electronic dance music and show their love for man and machine. interesting new label and desirable first release!

first on decks.de !! >when you dont have a single home, the no man s land of being in transit can be strangely comforting.< heimwehg is a mixture of the german word heimweh (aching for home) and heimweg (the way home). these two words represent the sound of hannes smiths first own release. hannes, born in the former german communist area in 1986, lived in reykjavik for the past two years and wrote this ep about the way back home to germany.

duffnote return with a classy ep featuring all their finest artists in one place.

2010 has seen some juicy, off-the-wall techno/electronic vinyl goodies from the head space of little nobody, including the acclaimed >metropolis how?< and >robota< records - with remixes by the likes of james ruskin, justin berkovi, inigo kennedy, dj hi-shock, si begg, patrick pulsinger and steve stoll. but its the originator of the tracks who continues to push the perimeters, recently leading hi-shock, the prolific innovator behind the essential elektrax empire, to suggest that honestly, i think you are at least a couple of years ahead in your musical vision compared to other producers. little nobodys alter ego andrez bergen has also had his head buried this year in the creation of a hardboiled/noir/sci-fi novel called >tobacco-stained mountain goat<, and it was in the midst of this project - with these heady influences - that the get away from it all 12-inch project came to light. thus we got on board bas mooy (planet rhythm/audio assault) and dave tarrida (tresor/musick) to do the two scintillating re-takes here, which are downright brilliant. meanwhile little nobodys troll, on the flip-side, lives up to its claim: its hardboiled and devastatingly dirty electronica. all up, think streetwise, smack-your-glitch-up techno - dark, uber-bassy, dirty and pulsating - just the way we like it, with sardonic samples and a freestyle, postmodern attitude thats invigorating. matched up with the cool artwork by marcin markowski, this is an essential slab of wax for 4:00 am head-caving techno!

with friends and cohorts like these, you can’t be sad for long. after the longest and best-ever and final closing, the saddest, best-ever and most personal record on the bar25 label is here. as pure dumb numerical luck would have it, it is – naturally – the 25th release. and, we’re almost proud to say, it’s strictly family business. the closing record speaks more to the spirit of the bar than any words, spoken or written, ever could. every track unique yet well-rounded, somewhere between universal and personal. awash with emotion, as though the sound machines had begun to breathe.

the most favourite of italian producers, bottin, returns with an old project. tinpong is a collaboration between bottin and swiss singer joy freypong. these tasty masters were just gathering dust on an old hard disc in venice but when we heard them we just had to get these gems out there.
the first of the tinpong material is a cover version of a duran duran classic. set dials to 1982, >new religion< is of course one of the standout tracks from the classic >rio< album.

for this tune hem and terrible shock take apart an 80s soul lp, add some sci-fi synths, lazy drums and a sprinkling of analogue fx. after many painstaking hours of recording the duo take a well earned coffee break, then return to the studio just in time to see the back of the light-footed blunted robots man shortstuff as he runs off chuckling >your vocals are mine now!<. revenge plans are made, vehicles are fuelled up in preparation ? but these activities are cut short by the arrival of an email from the culprit ? it seems that he took the files back to his hq for what he describes as a refix ? with the engines still running, hem and shox check out the file and find it to be a work of genius ? what they hear is an accelerated kaleidoscopic fusion of on-beat claps and snares in a peak-time northern soul style, super heavy subbass hits and hectic syncopated keyboard chops.

tiagos >disambiguation< begins like an aural sea, with a surface made of synthesized swells that rise, fall and crest again. beneath these waves are briefly clangorous metallic noises, searing electro hisses, long-armed synth stretches, and a never ending beat. there are moments of understated beauty floating through this perfect marriage of disco and house, sounds that are there and gone: a bassline that stairsteps and synthetic strings that follow suit: playful keyboard melodies, and percussion provided by tiago himself, who fell in love with music when he learned to play drums as a kid. >nada a perder< (>nothing to lose<) shies away from the extravagance suggested by its name and instead feels relaxed – at least at its outset. against shape shifting synths and the sound of piano house, percussion takes a leading role here, including finger snaps and clanging cowbells. the energy builds to a peak but, even when things are at their most frenetic, this track never loses its studied composure. tiago mirandas remixes and releases have been issued on disco devil, italians do it better, rong music, ene, hands of time, eskimo and claremont 56. he is one half of dj duos slight delay, the sea power & change, and mendes & alçada, and also handles mutiple duties in the band gala drop. tiago has been djing seven hour sets almost every weekend for more than a decade at the infamous lux in lisbon, portugal.

bachelorettes first record and the first time for >the end of things< on vinyl. in addition to vinyl, these songs have etched themselves into the granite of our consciousness, and it only took a single listen. take a fantastic voyage to the center of bachelorettes mechanical heart. inner space is deeper than outer.
originally released in 2005 on new zealand label arch hill.
comes with coupon for free digital download of this release.

with exclusive tracks from oskar offermann, edward, moomin, tristen & jason... watch out! the latest release from white features the innercircle among the berlin-based label. people like oskar offermann and edward might have become the figureheads of the white label sound. but there are also producers like tristen or moomin, who were very successfull with only a few releases out. or mr. >jason< who has been a part of the label family for years, organizing parties together with oskar and who debuts on the label with his beautiful track >linger on<. a real family thing for sure, and so it makes perfect sense, that all of these guys will play together with dj jus-ed at their labelparty >white sparkle in her eyes< at horst krzbrg / berlin on dec 3rd

first on decks .de !!! sa007 sees perc and modern heads create the first collaborations between these two core stroboscopic artefacts artists. the result is a punishing hybrid of percs dubstep tendencies and modern heads cutting techno. a-side >mendax< is cavernous. built upon solid dub foundations, it spills over into grinding, metallic territory. if the titles to be believed it takes inspiration from the shady world of lies and deceit. the atmosphere seems to agree, theres certainly something mendacious at work here. b1 takes the eps atmosphere and adds abrasion. in >percdax< cold, hard percussion is layered over a bed of warm dub. closer >moddax< errs on the eerie. it skulks, is full of sticky bleeps and the result is unnervingly dubbed out. all three track titles share the same suffix and if this indicates that they also share one quality its that theyre best heard in the glinting shadows of a club just before day break. sa007 was craftily mastered by artefacts mastering, berlin.

straight from the musical hotbed of saint-petersburg in russia, we are delighted to introduce yet another exciting new talentË introducing unquote!
fans of hospital and med school will have already caught a glimpse of his scintillating and seductive electronic sounds on >the future sound of russia< and >remix your mind< eps.
if these somehow passed you by, make sure you check out his stunning debut med school single!

next up from tronic are these secret cinema and supernova remixes of psycatrons >celestial symphony<.

for a full underground effect, these remixes will not be available digitally, this is strictly vinyl-only business, one for the heads!! the 12inch features remixes by superstars 4hero and m&ms john morales – pioneer of the remix and original producer of jocelyn brown, galaxy, five star, shalamar and all things disco fabulous! recorded in brazil, far out monster disco orchestra is led by azymuths jose roberto bertrami, arranged by arthur verocai and rios finest musicians including and a massive, hugely talented string section – its supersized disco like youve never heard before

its been a while for mr lovebirds and also the label teardrop to serve some fresh slices of homemade house jam. well, we think it better not to put out every bonus beat we program and rather wait until we have something that really deserves to be thrown in todays pool of musical randomness. do we sound bitter again? sorry, for that … must be the age. so … love & happiness. yeah, i want that and probably everybody does … well here ya go: its a slick slow house bomb with proper oldskool 909 drums and some sliding portamento chords that wont never leave your head!! at least until the breakdown when this track takes you even further back in time to that beautiful intro that has rarely been used more beautifully. its been tested for months now by vincenzo, phonique and mr bird himself and devestated every floor so far. let me put it this way - this is biiiig!!!! flipside is the rain - classic 90ies deephouse with a touch of kerri which we all love right? this has the typical lovebirds warmth that we all need in these modern techno times. and in this autumn too. none other than mr steve bug took care of the remix and delivered a superb very 90ies new yorican style version. keeping the warmth he added some percussion to it and turned this into a nice builder. enough talk … we are very excited about this release and looking forward to your full love on this one. play it loud and everywhere!! and maybe even chart it if youre a good lad!!

sampler ep from the recent freemasons compilation cd shakedown 2. all these tracks were exclusive to the album and have never before been on vinyl. special backstock

dolly goes all raw as we might expect from a label thats done by a panoramabar resident dj. stripped down, barenaked tracks that show their fragile essence. and in case you wonder why these tracks have such a great chicago-ish vibe, well thats because they are from chicago. no further info about this new project from a known producer... but all we can say is that we like it.

on the back of shakes retrospective frictionalism 1994-2009 compilation, we have asked some producers from the new generation who were influenced by shakes music one way or another to remix his music. since shakes catalogue is such a diverse one, we looked different directions for remixers. the first 12 embodies the whole new beat scene (dubstep, future house, wonky, what do we call it these days). faltydl is on fire lately so we asked him to remix assimilated. the result is an up tempo stepper that both offers a look into the past as well as into the future. banging business. next up is space dimension controller. this uk young buck has been surprising many with his first few releases and remixes over the last year. he transforms the down tempo detroit state of mind into a mid tempo techno-soul affair that will have you grooving all the way through. second part will feature the new techno generation with mixes from mrsk and skudge

new boy chicago damn brings his debut release via mark es merc stable. he may be the new boy on merc but the quality is not compromised here at all, with 2 slammin peak time chuggers these deep house techno belters have been part of mark es sets for the last month. deep jungle bongo chants crossed with looped up ethnic weirdness. essential! ! you dont need us to tell this is the real deal folks ! get with it...

a1: >feels like< - a great start to this release, a dreamy vocal backed with heavy disco style percussion and a awesome bass line!
a2: >give you love< - classic nicholas right here! a great soulful vocal sample paired with chilled disco / house percussions.
b1: >i know< featuring nick anthony - this track brings something different to the release, a more percussive feel, again with classic nicholas style chopped vocal samples and bass.
b2: >inside my mind< - deep funky bass line, again great percussive elements with just right amount of space and nice keys/synth sounds. as with the rest of these tracks, a brilliant vocal sample tops it off!

so, who or what is trajical bitch aka manager_111 akaka elec pt.1 akakaka trajical bitch akakakaka the minister? and why is this guy making dirty rough banging chi-house/d-techno hybrid-tracks in his own special way? born an raised in duesseldorf, andreas gehm, the mysterious man behind that all - moved to cologne a few years later. this proper guy stands not more or less for an uncompromising underground techno and house conspiracy, whether you label it bleepy dry minimal, glitchy acid-phonk or shimmering futura3000-cosmic-disco that definitely makes your ass move. the d stands for duesseldorf and the c for cologne, but of course these initials likewise pertain to detroit techno and chicago acid house.
comes on black marbled vinyl, including psycho thrill poster.

after an outstanding first release apersonal music strikes again! portuguese duo cisco cisco makes their worldwide debut under the label with new singles >if you want me< and >giro disco< along a jay shepheard remix. using highly effective and addictive sampling techniques combined with their own groovy bass lines and melodies to produce these two great dance-floor-oriented nudisco tracks that will work perfect for those peaking club hours. remixing >if you want me< talented jay shepheard gives a whole new version of the track. old school techouse kicks and jays own low key melody plus the original sampled voices all together for this epic remix, feels like closing time...

touched by records third release comes from the boy wonder, joe syntax, with the eagerly awaited track sentinels. backed with a circa remix, this release has seen support from the likes of loxy, data, chris octane and dlr. both joe and circa have been involved with the hospital records off shoot label med school. they continue to grow from strength to strength, as they both continue to deliver their unique ideas. these great tracks hint at the brilliance that is yet to come from these young and exciting artists.

elliot and prins thomas met up for breakfast in new york and multiple late night calls and emails exchanged later we finally present these 2 special gems from elliots library of music.

finally time again for some new joints by dirt crew themselves, our fresh ep! after this years very succesful remix twelve inch on moodmusic we are happy to bring you more old school flavoured house. these five tracks are praising the original early nineties house spirit, the sound we so deeply love ourselves and kept on pushing in our dj sets around the globe in the past years. enjoy!

mamma groove are ermir zotaj & armenti arben. everything started in 2005, where they met for the first time, at the famous >frequenze< record store in florence. this moment was the beginning of a brotherhood between these two talented artists, who shared the passion for house music and djing back to back. after 5 years of musical experimentations and florentines club performances, ermir and ben decided to create mamma groove project. finally in 2010 the artists have found their own sound, releasing 3 greats tracks, >ass ia<, >let me tell you< and a digital extra track called >flower< on the italian label labella recordings. these tracks represent the soul and the sound of mamma groove project. deep house influences, defected lovers will appreciate this release. warm sub base, chords, house pianos, driving soulful male voice and groovy layered percussions create a flowing hypnotic groove

jatoma are all about the unknown and though they are new amongst us they remain cloaked in paradoxes and already questioned by many. some think that one of the members is a famed producer amongst 2 genius teenagers.
others project they are a side act for a band held in the highest regard. some will speculate they are just trying to get more attention by remaining unknown. the facts remain blurry and ambiguous but there remains an clear authenticity surrounding these factors - jatoma are clearly one of 2010s most inventive new acts our ears have had the pleasure to hear and its with our excitement we welcome them to kompakt. so enter their self-titled debut full length - >jatoma<.

for fotos second vinyl release liverpool-based producer and swept fringe sporter andy ash supplies 2 tracks of dancefloor pressure.
the a-side >dance< combines deep detroit synths with driving house rhythms to devastating effect, whilst on the flip andy gets his sample chopping gear out to cut up an 80s soul number into a grooving pitch-down banger for >mason in my basin<. these jams are strictly for the floor.

after the success of the >nathaniel x project ep< in may, the parisian label finally comes back with another killer ep! from this label calling all souls and spirits from the old skool new jersey house, early italian after-hours house and chicagoan finests, from music station, to prescription underground, to palmares, to goldtone … who is paris underground trax? we dont really know, as the label wants to keep the producers name secret! only thing we know is that these tracks were produced in 2010 by a young french dude! so again, these are proper 90s vibes, in the purest deepest tradition, heavy kick, fat basslines, hard swing and massive oldschool keyboards! kerri chandler: >great tracks, i love them all<

two hot new edits from some very notable london based producers. tried and tested over the past 6 months, these edits are a cut above the regular wash of re-edits. the a side features a clever reworking of an overlooked gem courtesy of those blue-eyed soul philly boys, while the flip is a clever rework of our excessive antipodean cousins hottest 80s export

roel funcken, one half of dutch electronica duo funckarma, delivers the >daze flextone ep<, his solo debut for eat concrete records. these four tracks highlight the latest take on his dubstep-fused electronica experiments. the result is energetic, original and extremely heavy. three of these tracks were previously released on cd only thru berlins ad noiseam but we couldnt resist putting it on vinyl for obvious reasons. extra track is a funcken remix of a track by dutchman krampfhaft, watch out for more!