for release number 5 well rounded goes deep with the debut release from donga & blake.
label owner donga met blake when both djd at brightons forward thinking drum n bass night carbon spinning similar shades of the deeper end of dubstep. this lead to the idea of hooking up in the studio, and whilst initial experiments at 140bpm were promising, it wasnt until they decided to lower the tempos to housier speeds that their sound clicked into place. this sound is a balanced fusion of soulful house, deep textured techno and rhythms absorbed from garage, funky and broken beat. these 3 immaculate tracks have a simple appeal but also contain many layered sonic details for the closer listener.

wavetest are a new collective from zurich, 4 young guys in their early 20s which have their roots in disco and house. two of them have already released a single on chicagos mathematics label under their late invitation project name. they are also a great live-act with bass, keys and drum machines and their dj kejeblos is one of the most promising hopes of zurichs new generation. he is a resident at zukunft and was discovered and supporte by our buddie lexx.
we are totally into their groove as we really like their open-minded approach and we honestly believe in them. their tunes impress by a really forward thinking attitude and can be played at any time during the night. this is a perfectsummertime single and we just had so much fun playing the tracks out. because to us this is exactly what we call b-boy house.

h&l are sending summer greetings from potsdams sunny shores. this fresh religio.audio release comes along with a small but priceless selection of unspent pieces just ejected from the irony work bench of the two young technoids. three tracks forged of three solid blocks of iron ore. with tiny hammers, minimum force & maximum devotion they gauged without limiting the full substantial spectrum. now successfully moulded on vinyl for everybodys pleasure

the whole concept of bar27 existed in an empty basement in amsterdam. in spring 2006 a group of friends starts living together in wich soon seems to be one magic place. within a certain matter of time all ideas, styles, tastes and fantasies started melting together, having one thing left in common, passion for music. after a couple of infamous afterpartys in their very own intimate and very special basement, they decide to call their basement bar27.

supported by: silicone soul, sian, remote, remain,-.... for this third episode, family n.a.m.e. is proud to welcome the very first release of a trio comingfrom treviso (italy). after the success of the 001 ep and the migrants ep, elagua is at the commands of the new release for n.a.m.e. festivals label. a release bound to hit the dancefloors this summer... 2010 is an important stage for eddie and matteo, production parteners since a few years. a minimal and techno universe for eddie, and a more deep and house one for matteo, the duo are full of ideas that they manage to canalize with the arrival of alex into the project. elagua is born and offers a first surprisingly mature track, cambia la vida. a sexy track with a sunny groove, cambia la vida perfectly illustrates the deep and classy universe of elagua

designer drugs are at it again! at this time last year we released designer drugs debut singles zombies and back up, now we have their much anticipated follow up ready for release on this month. its another 2 spectacular dance floor killer tracks drop down and riot + big remixes from beataucue & mustard pimp. both of these songs continue to expand on the sound established by designer drugs. they are blistering, powerful, epic episodes of electro madness and set the stage for the forth coming full length next year.

first ep from their forthcoming album due late 2010, tonton funk kicks off with a heavy beat in an futuristic old-school dance ambiance. combining different styles to perfection, tonton funk announces the return of the famed duo. they complete their comeback with the help of les petits pilous, boys noize records very own enfants terribles, who offer an incredibly effective nu-dance dark version. franz & shape add their own acid techno ambiance to make this track a dancefloor tune. toxic avenger finishes the job with an electric remix, using heavy drums & dynamite bass!

the phrase >tropical< is currently getting used to describe a lot of different music, some good, some bad, some ugly. to save on confusion senseless went out and travelled the world to find some music from the actual tropics, venezuela to be precise. somewhere buried deep in the mysterious rainforest, or possibly just in a studio in caracas, they found pocz and pacheko. it?s so near the equator maybe we can ditch the ?tropical bass? tag and go for something new, >equatorial bass< perhaps? maybe not. pacheko, francisco mejia, will be familiar to some for his solo releases on lo dubs, murder channel, seclusiasis and for his work with legendary venezualan expat cardopusher. his partner in bass pocz (carlos majoral) is a classically trained musician and production engineer. along with a select few others they run abstractor, a collective of producers, artists and designers, who promote parties, run a blog and do a fine job of representing bass music in venezuela pretty much solo. the collective includes graphic artist design or die who is responsible for the incredible artwork and pretty special video for >zarbak<.

fiction are a band who have been getting lots of love in the short time they have been together. their sound is hard-to-pin-down and idiosyncratic but that hasnt stopped 6music, artrocker and dummy all falling in love. comparisons? orange juice, adam and the ants and echo and the bunnymen with the intricacies of early foals.

those fine purveyors of funk-fuelled electronics, detroit grand pubahs are back with a new album for the new decade, and to whet your appetite for this highly anticipated return is their latest single numb deaf & dumb. the teaming of mack goudy jr. (aka paris the black) & the mysterious mr o was a natural disaster waiting to happen. miraculously, the personalities of these two tweaked characters seemed to compliment each other perfectly and they instantly bonded. as detroit grand pubahs, they continue to rise to new heights with past albums like nuttin butt funk which included the mighty skydive from venus as well as an ever progressing live show.

yo la tengo have worked with a huge variety of artists from different genres over the years. in 1997 they released the >autumn sweaters remix< ep, featuring remixes from tortoise, kevin shields and ?-ziq. in 1999, they released the >danelectro remixes<, with remixes by kit clayton and nobekazu takemura. during the early 2000s, the band performed with members of legendary free jazz combo other dimensions in music as well as members of the sun ra arkestra. in 2010, the band presents an ep of remixes of >here to fall<, the lead track from last years >popular songs<, by de la soul, rjd2 and pete rock.

the massacre teams up with qualkommando, bonehead, mutante and corrosive and they go massive aggressive!

a1: >i want to love you< €rix big screen mix. – only available on vinyl – well… it is moody to say the least, it could/should remind you of a detective movie or perfume advertisement: perhaps both?
a2: tyree coopers extended dub reemix ( – only available on vinyl – ) takes a spin on his chicago/berlin base, pushing the periphery theory, >who cares as long as its jackin!< which tyrees reemix is doing right down to the summer vibe piano ho-down in the middle!
b1: royal mix by dirk leyers. dirk submits a striking take on the title disregarding structure entirely, turning it into a submarinal practical knowledge, stadium ready!
b2: reedo mix by the maertini brothers. the mix they rendered is pure love! laid back, with a variation on the vocal neither angie nor €ric were prepared for, listen closely to the bassline!

last of 3 eps with selected tracks from alans debut for drumcode

in the spirit of exploring the influence of this material over the past decade of electronic and indie music production, phthalo has asked several artists who have said they were inspired by dntels >early works for me…< record to re-approach those songs with their own modern and varied takes on the source material. >early works, later versions<, a limited 12 inch record of new, updated remixes and variations on last years >early works for me…< album by several of jimmys current peers and modern contemporaries.

anyone who ever has listened to a live performance or a record of illeist collective knows of the difficulty to describe the sound they come up with. some say its big beat, some say its rock, electro or dance music. and as always, the truth is somewhere in between, somewhere along the lines of bands such as soulwax, digitalism or friendly fire. and the best way to find out is to listen to their energy-loaded, genre transcending and - most importantly - uncompromising music.

ltd new years deal - jin choi returns to archipel to release his second 12inch in archipels vinyl series entitled -dig your own out-. just as masterful as his first archipel 12inch, jins second coming is surrounded by an aura of warmth and is highly jazz influenced providing the birthing ground for his fervently smokey textures. lost and found initiates with warm rhythms and a gentle chord pulse which grows into a sunny melody whose beams set alight slowly drifting chains of saccharine smoke. >hurtlocker< features sultry acoustic guitar and piano melodies at its core which are woven tightly and hypnotically into an expertly stitched dance of subtle textures which wind about each other into the small hours of the morning. >dig your own out< continues on a similar path with a gentle piano melody which is rhythmically set just so in an atmosphere of early morning mist and streams of heady rhythmic waves which are constantly in subtle states of change while they bring with them in tow an ardent series of gently warped textures.

nice price deal !!! miss latanza waters is back in a great form. if you hadnt already worked out, piano anthems are back in vogue and they dont come any bigger than francos & adams club mix.

(gute luft) leaves a soothing emotional residue. taken as a whole, gute luft sounds like a continuation rather than a culmination of thomas fehlmanns rich career. hes not out of ideas yet. in fact, they just keep getting more interesting. – resident advisor

merkesdir are proud to present komaton. komaton are two young austrian sound artists living in vienna and linz. always focusing on their passion to touch and move the body and soul of their audience, they express their musical sentiments through the utter infinities of electronic sounds without compromise.

supported by:2000 and one, adam beyer, bart skils, booka shade, dj madskillz, dubfire, marco bailey, marco carola, oxia, pete tong, riva starr, sebastien leger, solomun, yousef. >carambolo< is a true kaiserdisco tune, working with vocals and merry go around sounds, but special for this track is its drumming in the in-between of beats!&#8232,,,,we have lost count of the numerous small drum digits they have added, but you can be sure the kaiserdiscos have done it with full dedication and passion and the music seems to flow out of them like the blood and sweat circulating through the veins of the dancer.&#8232,,,,we dont want to forget the scream of an indian at some stage in this track...

run by annie & sex tags !! finally it’s here! the new long awaited 12 inch from the talented norwegian producer skatebård. these two tracks were originally meant to be released last year, but due to different reasons they never made it to the press, and almost disappeared into darkness. totally and sex tags ufo got hold of them, and now they are here for you to enjoy! way out-why not? are two beautiful and melodic tracks, one with a massive percussive breakdown, and both with skatebårds original and unique italo sound. this is the summer anthem record of 2010, no doubt!! skatebård has previously released on labels such as tellektro, keys of life, supersoul recordings, sex tags mania and radius, in addition to his own label digitalo enterprises. totally is a label formerly based in finland, founded in 2002 by annie and timo kaukolampi (op:l bastards). now it is based in norway, and operated by annie herself. with the label annie releases her own material like the recent album dont stop, and various other artists as well

after their first >woof ep< the question on everyones mind was: are they going to disappear in the mumbai masses or are they more then just one in a billion...? with the new >ancova ep< comes the answer to that question: mumbai science is here to stay. while working in dr. lektroluvs underground lab for a few months now, they improved their sound to a whole new level. with dancefloorbangers like >ancova< and >hoot<, its hard not to get cured... you say party, we say techno. whats next for mumbai science? the nobel prize?

these 2 new versions of >lets get hot< and >lets get cool< are the result of the original track cool in the pool recorded in my home lab in cologne 1979. sometimes absurdity can become the mother of invention. when i was working on the music of cool in the pool it finally became necessary to search also for a lyric. to my surprise they all seemed to have appeared at the right time and the right place. there is no doubt about it! so, lets get hot and lets get cool together. comes in limited transparent blue vinyl!

on his first release, >muskelminne ep<, gunnar delivers an indian summer love song, >massagerutin 1<, some deep and glistering morning music with the track >morgonanga< and ends with the raw but perfect bonus beat, >lilla huset pa prärien<. or as gunnar jonsson puts it: >i just want to have a good time with music, no steroids, no tricks, just some soft grooves and some hardware fun. i love older electronic instruments, the way they look and sound makes me feel good inside and gets me going.< eat healthy and ride a bike between the studio sessions that is gunnar jonssons vibe. it is our wish that this ep will end many summer night dance floors.

these 2 new versions of >lets get hot< and >lets get cool< are the result of the original track cool in the pool recorded in my home lab in cologne 1979. sometimes absurdity can become the mother of invention. when i was working on the music of cool in the pool it finally became necessary to search also for a lyric. to my surprise they all seemed to have appeared at the right time and the right place. there is no doubt about it! so, lets get hot and lets get cool together. comes in limited transparent red vinyl!

both born in the year 76 of last century, they are really happy to celebrate that good vintage vibe with you. 1976 - rippertons original track is cheering up his roots in garage house, while on the flip you will find the rolling sebo remix which is memorable as the first girl that you have kissed when you were 12 years old on your first holiday without parents. enjoy!

doppelschall is back with its 2nd vinyl instalment. and its clear what the label is aiming for... high quality modern electronic dance music with a warm soulful edge. jazzy injected mordern house tracks from mr bozeman is what they present after the more then excellent release of dollkraut. hypnotic and pulsating house with a dusty sample aesthetic that ads a warm flavor that makes this sound like a record that one knows like its own pocket. brandt brauer and frick committed to do the remix and come up with a brilliant jazzy work out of the title track. needs no recommendation!

man/machine: viennas elektro guzzi challenge the meaning of live in electronic music. bored of laptop sets? with a classic setup of guitar, bass and drums elektro guzzi quantize themselves to an unheard level of discipline, tightness and danceability. no computers, no pre-recorded loops, no solos. probably the first time techno is really played live. as sequential as they may sound, they couldnt be more analogue. but however traditional they may look as a band, they certainly do not sound like one. the quest for the ultimate live presentation of techno has come to an end.

the buzz has been around for some time, but now its getting real! the recently created cologne label magazine will release its debut record >cologne tape.< until now, they have made their appearances almost hidden, but it might not be too far-fetched to refer to them as a kind of supergroup: cologne tape are ada, axel willner (the field), joerg burger (modernist, burger & voigt), philipp janzen (von spar), john stanier (battles), jens-uwe beyer (popnoname)

our danish foreign affairs correspondent mathias mesteno has returned after an extensive visit to the chicago soundscapes. as to be expected, he managed to sneak a suitcase full of classic house tracks through customs and they are on their way to appear on the latest upon you releases. mestinos crafty little fingers have combined three decades of musical history with samples and inspiration, long breaks and warm kick drums turning them into modern club tracks. >buckskin< has pounded itself on to a1 with its dusty boiler beats, while >el mestengo< proudly grooves itself on b1. our chicago expert proves that hes fearless with >bareback< on b2 and once again infects us with the cure resistant house virus

coming from the heart of bosnia, solomun is a passionate dj who certainly knows how to please a crowd and keep the energy on the floor. equally as talented and creative in the studio, he has many releases to his name on his own label diynamic, as well as other imprints such as four:twenty, liebe*detail and dessous recordings. made for the dancefloor, his productions always have an element of funk or surprise, reminding people of the fun thats there to be had with music. as a label with many close ties to mobilee records, diynamic will be co-hosting a party at mobilees sonar 2010 celebrations, which makes it even more fitting that this release brings the two forces more closely together. solomuns next big bang, being brought to you via leena music, is a sure extension of his impeccable production skills and style, and is also one of the most unique releases you will here on the label so far. a-side >sisi< opens with a head-spinning explosion of notes and chords, being fired out like sparks in a continual loop. then half way through the record, they dramatically stop, only to soon build up again and set the roller coaster off once more. b-side >talk to the hand< is a bass-heavy and punchy track, that surprises you with euphoric piano chords in the second half, whilst b2 >curesto< brings all of the elements together with piano chords, build-ups and some drama. enjoy!

a1 – the price of the beat: balearic funky percussion beats, dubbed out vocal, mellow chorus hook – chilled taste.
a2 – they dont tell the truth: starts off with killer percussion then goes into soul territory, raw groove business.
b1 – we love the theme: serious groove with beautiful strings arrangement comes with beautiful male & female vocal structure…

second release on the b rand new imprint from those lovely people over at the acclaimed sleazybeats blog. after their first two releases selling out in record time, sleazy beats recordings is quickly proving to be the go-to label for buy on sight disco-sleaze. they are back for more this time with their third release, and it seems third time is a charm, with a smashing record by tornado wallace, a hot new mid-tempo guru from melbourne, who delivers a blistering ep of dirty, pitched down head nodders.

mowars 6th release is delivered by label boss franco cangelli, 2 solid deep techno cuts accompanied by an exquisite mlz treatment. >paper cut< is a smooth and hypnotizing dubbed out techno track for the deeper dancefloor moments. stripped down and most efficient, paper cuts intoxicating dreamy pad sucks you in from the start and gets you hooked on the dubby chords and an addictive bassline. simplicity and solid deepness!
>when they come< on the other hand is a darker affair with ominous pads and fierce kickdrums backed up by deep basses and funky schizoid sounds. dark detroitish techno for brainwashed dancefloors. mlz (half of pendle coven), turns paper cut into a darker cut. dark acidic basslines, a pinch of robert hood mixed with the deep dubby side of the original. very captivating until the very end of the track. another strong mowar cut!

proper 4 tracker incl marco fender, robert sado aka niko schwind, philipp wolgast and toni vokado! each of these artists have already released huge tracks which gained them much praise from both the media and dj world. they are new school rising artists known from releases on der hut, eminor, kompass, hi freaks, still vor talent, autist, vivid, overdrive.

very limited white label. rmxs 005:the 5th in the series sees silver (accidental heroes and sonic and silver) deliver his interpretation of >jonny jungle< the original tune was from 1994 and was a huge hit back then! dj silver bring new life to the track as he brings it up to date? this has had massive support from all the heads in the scene. the flip is work done with good friend and fellow producer lutin from france, as they come with a soul infused number called >i choose you< which was a hit originally by >wille hutch< this tune is defo one for the summer time ladies

decks store tipp !! check track 3 (daniele papini & dop)... dop have managed to create their very own interpretation of how dance music should sound which makes them really something special these days… but if you combine them with the power of artists like noze, wareika, catz&dogz or daniele papini you will get some serious bombs and we are really happy to present four of them on the second watergate records vinyl! these four tracks are all taken from their incredible mix for watergate and they show perfectly the range of the 3 guys from paris. from the state of the art deep house with catz&dogz to their great jam with wareika over to some freaky session with noze it all ends with a true dance floor smasher with daniele papini. enjoy!

praezisa rapid 3000 are robert guschel, david junghans and henrik jacobsen. coming from different styles of music they found each other to start making music. loving techno, drum & bass, dubstep and indie they created the praezisa-sound: complex, harmonic, organic, which eradiates quickness through native instruments. in doing so there is much humor in this supposed to be earnest music. this ep tries to depict the spectrum of what the three guys love: from bass-music to easy listening – and house: good guy mikesh & filburt, known through releases on permanent vacation, liebe*detail and mirau give the debut of praezisa rapid 3000 a remix.

first on decks.de !!! rhythmetic #15 is taking things back to the way they should be with tight funky percussion and locked in grooves. real house music for the heads

baustelle is the title of the new album by agf and gudrun gut under their collaborative name, greie gut fraktion. to accompany the long player, they have also released a 12 inch of the lead song, wir bauen eine neue stadt, complete with remixes by alva noto and wolfgang voigt.

big with someone else, anthony collins, mihalis safras, afrilounge, stephan bodzin , phonique! nayan soukie & fritz windish, born with northern soul, some time in the golden age. steadily digging to find hidden treasures, nuggets have been paving their way – the journey is the reward to see if they find hints that may lead straight to the golden chamber where the ultimate music shall lie. follow them deep into the woods if you want to obtain infinite musical fortune and salvation! yeah ?

nice price deal !!! this is dasein, the opening potion of milyoos (aka tommy wilson) debut ep and the second release on subeenas new opit records. dasein attempts to grapple with existence, temporality and substance and what could be a more perfect description of these warped sonics- perpetual motion purely of the moment. multitude makes you feel like a tourist at an off-world bazaar, a strange landscape with a slug-bass bubble undercarriage and inquisitive wide-eyed synths. fayoh leads in with in a harold budd doing house piano before being pounced on by clipped vocal tics and odd blocks of cubist sound all underpinned by a funky beat and quite frankly its gorgeous. if there is a strand of coherence across the ep then its an almost exotic one- these are curiosities, virtual ships in bottles, they are not narrative pieces even if they are in constant motion. only two releases in and opit records is clearly going to avoid easy categorisation- milyoos debut is something to get mighty excited about and i await further transmissions with baited breath...

limited edition one sided 10inch. a tune. and a voice. and a simple choice?. be my husband and ill be your wife. i can hear it playing in clubs from newquay to east fife. >what is that?< they say, >i know that, im sure<. but theyve never heard it played like that before. its all about the drop, let the music talk the talk. no one ever gets paid. never run before you can walk. and its all about the music, love the trouble, love the strife. because i will love you for the rest of my life. busted by:(the tea drinking) scruff,(the diminutive yet mighty) geiom,( the masked wonder that is) sbtrkt

marbert rocel is a band and you can hear it! their live performances are more than a normal electronic act. on compost where the first marbert rocel album was released, they already revealed their feeling for emotional house ballads and jazzy sounds. on fenou they follow this way in a more experimental kind of art. marbert rocelÆs cosy sound is perfect for sunny hours or those before

following the success of the midnight express single >danger zone<, robbie m and terry patton continued to search for new sounds. over the next few years the duo would produce dozens of instrumental sketches. terry always recorded these backing arrangements to cassette tapes so they could easily listen to them later in the car. cruising the streets of rock island il, vocalist robbie m would write the additional melodies and lyrics.

following the stunning and bestselling debut from das volt has taken the lna boys a little longer than expected, but boy was it worth the wait ! having forged a keen army of converts to their late night audio club nights & establishing a reputation as one of london’s best underground parties, it was only a matter of time before they started their own label to release the music they & their party people love to dance to. expect the finest in deep electronic house, balearic boogie and italo flavours, all expertly mastered onto luxurious vinyl with slick graphic artwork. toby tobias really needs no introduction, his productions have graced some of the worlds finest underground labels, and his debut lp on matt radioslave edwards rekids won unanimous praise. macasu is a solid dancefloor piece, layers of slick percussion, plenty of low end girth and enough of tobys trademark dubbed-out and lysergic track trickery to usher in the summers al fresco dancing perfectly. the mighty danilo plessow, otherwise known as motor city drum ensemble is at the top of his game right now, selling crazy units on his raw cuts series & almost single-handedly converting an army of minimalistas into disco darlings ! in his own words made for breezy summernights, open air, near the beach, beautiful people around you, and the dj spinning slow sexy jams like this. enjoy! a killer release folks, which won’t be around for long !

mabaan soul are back on metroline limited with their third release for the label. the talented italian duo have been causing a stir in the house and techno underground world with their 2009 release on metroline being charted by chicago legend dj sneak in his best of the year chart! on top of that, another house legend satoshi tomiie after hearing their debut new orleans ep on metroline limited, promptly asked the guys to release on his label saw recordings! the opening track joseph is jacking disco groove with an insistent bass hook and infectious lead synth. summer is nearly here! frankfurt, is a love song for the original robert johnson crew - the good people of frankfurt who really know what they’re dancing to. its an intense 5am grind that brings driving european warehouse techno together with the deep soulful grooves of detroit house. inxec and matt tolfrey pump up the midrange on their remix. they pick out a nice groove, and build on it with bright and airy percussion while maintaining the original disorientating shuffle and boomin low end. funky is definitely back. that rolling bassline keeps you locked in, and those brutal mpc-style percussion loops are would make marley marl proud.