skylax records, the company focused on realeasing original obscure dance classic and everythings that sounds fine to their ears. for this new release serie, we decided to bring you guys a regular member of the crew & one fo the most talented producer : carlos nilmmns. indeed, the man is back on skylax! the scottish producers skills again ranging from soundtrack to dirty machine funk. songs such as brooklyn walk and moments of happiness demonstrate time and time again why many critics are calling him the next lalo schifrin. hardrock striker skylax mainman & optimo once said about his music should be signed to a hollywood movie studio!raw tape cutsand i thought i had youtake things onto the dance floor. the listener is greeted by a healthy range of classic machine workouts and nilmmns signature old school techniques. gwens songcaptures moments of paris and the good times. soul patroltrack contains elegant synth work and beautiful live keys which kind of reminds one of drexciya or music from the other peoples place. 106 shows hardware programming at its finest with lush sounds creating warm fuzzy moments perfect for the warm weather. a timeless record packed with imagination, talent and skill. a record that we believe will still hold relevance in 30 or 40 years time, c l a s s i c ! a must to have in every djs collection. essential item no digital .

for over 12 months thomas feriero aka avatism, our friend and label partner, has been staying at home and working on his album. he moved to berlin to work on it and now sadly (for us) yet (gladly) for him he is moving back to milan. poof! just like that. so what did this year entail exactly? well for some of us not much. we got to see him in his studio comfy pants a couple of times (he wears slippers) we heard his studio woes, ate pasta with him, drank beers and of course got to hear his album at every juncture. while this self-imposed exile may have been a little worrisome the result is fortunately spectacular. adamant is a glimpse into how a city shapes a life and how intrinsically life then shapes music.

quite simply, mike storms one target is one of my favourite techno tracks of this year. intense, funky, hypnotic, this is a total bomb. full support in the clubs and charting on ra and juno. thought it would be hard to follow up binnys millsian madness but this release fucking rocks mate, cant wait to get it on vinyl

forgotten rituals, badance label s third release comes from the label founder bmbf included a remix by claude young. this ep is thought as an anthem for ancient civilisations. to all these lost rituals, dances and gathering.
early supports : santiago salazar, rick wade, xdb, mgun, franco cinelli...

just when you thought this release couldnt get any bigger... swedish techno god adam beyer rolls in with a gigantic remix for turbo, the first thing hes done for the canadian label since his stockholm mix sessions cd back in 2002.support by: michael mayer

vinyl only, 180 gramm black repress. echo inspectors have delivered yet another lush dubby number in the form of >apparition< this figure brokenly weaves through the shadows before finding its stride - this approachable entity wants to return, shall we oblige? it is with great excitements that we receive one of our long time heroes to the primary family. rising from the shadows is the one and the only dean decosta. thought to have left the fellowship, >apparition<, while surprised to hear deans calling, is familiar with his energy. a more aggressive interpretation is adopted for the crossing over. >apparition< attempts to break the line, struggling to take breath with its grittier, darker, distorted frequencies it continues to form as the energy builds.

if you thought in past times…what does…pastamusik – well then, here’s a short update. we had to take a creative time-out, enjoy the summer and besides of that play numerous raves and club nights. label manager was still very active during that period. between playing gigs in barcelona, istanbul, london, berlin and brandenburg, she prepared the next ten pastamusik records (or files) which will be released during the next couple of months. here we go, winters here and it’s time again for some hot music.

2013 repress - clear vinyl
fauxpas musik welcomes rising sun (real soon), who is also running some quite ruling labels like styrax and millions of moments and their respective sub labels. successfully running those, we are very glad he found the time to craft such beautiful gems to be released right on time for the warmer half of the year. >lift up your faces< is a grounding yet epic tale in best bobby konders manner, flowing and warming. julius steinhoff (smallville) is picking up this warmth, taking it to the floor and telling the tale eternally. if this is not enlightening enough for you, the sun will definitely rise with >lonely clarinet< letting an orchestra sing the birds and trees towards summer. this orchestras funking the last dark thought out on the last track praying and spreading pure love! this limited beautiful piece of coloured vinyl comes with an extra large poster done by doc robert / paedie! vinyl tastes better

cine! vaals second release on baastard which was a blatant example of his non conformist approach towards electronic music. having been picked up and played by many - we at baastard hq thought it only make sense to allow those djs to remix vaals blood, toil, tears and sweat

there are certain moments and event that can redefine a nation and a culture. the 1987 1988 acid house explosion was such a moment in our time that it did capture a nation and a forged a new era in modern music. acid was such a taboo in the late 80s in the uk that law officials thought that the music insight mass use of acid and everyone would space out, and that was far from the truth. but what is true that some guys from chicago created a sound that the world einbraced and continues to embrace to this day.

just in time for this years festive celebrations, the imprint curated by merseyside edits maestro greg wilson returns with the tape-tapping talent of fingerman. real name gregg holmes, wilson first thought his fingerman pseudonym was inspired by a character from v for vendetta, the cult graphic novel by alan moore, but he was in fact so called after creating a weird stop motion video on a mobile phone about a shouting finger. thankfully his studio work is less peculiar: years of spinning techno in the mid-90s giving way more recently to an going love affair with funk, soul and disco nuggets.

vinyl only, 180 gramm pressing, yellow vinyl and strong limited. echo inspectors have delivered yet another lush dubby number in the form of >apparition< this figure brokenly weaves through the shadows before finding its stride - this approachable entity wants to return, shall we oblige? it is with great excitements that we receive one of our long time heroes to the primary family. rising from the shadows is the one and the only dean decosta. thought to have left the fellowship, >apparition<, while surprised to hear deans calling, is familiar with his energy. a more aggressive interpretation is adopted for the crossing over. >apparition< attempts to break the line, struggling to take breath with its grittier, darker, distorted frequencies it continues to form as the energy builds. this is a special ltd release of only 200 – one for every bag! early, late or otherwise.

after finding a kitten named lola in an abandoned rimowa suitcase, pearson sound (aka david kennedy) thought it only right to wheel the creature home and write a track about the experience. and that is just for starters – if you love the shepard tone and powerful drums then you are sure to fall in love with *power drumsss*. on the flip, pearson pays tribute to one of the uks best-selling confectionary products.

when hartmood sent us his stuff in the late eighties we were like >oh my gosh its far too early for that kind of next gen shit!< we asked him if he was in a hurry. he said >do what ever you like!< more then two decades later we thought it was time to release his shit. and so we did. we asked boris bunnik and dcnt to do a remix and in the end we even had some more next gen shit!

hanne & lore are finally home again with a groovy pounding ep. the needle touches the a-side and immediately releases the first euphoric and crackling sounds of supergirl. a true tech house firework, which ignites itself without having hanne & lore lose themselves in too many bells and whistles. the supergirl leaves the stage and makes room for a bass line that is looking for its partner. man oh man, you say to yourself, while tapping to the music. completely lost in thought, you get thrown back into the electronic life by cascandys synth-shots packed amazing rework. monaberry sees its 19th offspring come to life and it is just as strong as her brothers and sisters

nach der veröffentlichung des neuen albums tomorrow s harvest , das von einer aufsehenerregenden internetmarketingstrategie begleitet wurde und boards of canada weltweit erstmals in die charts katapultierte, erscheint nun - aufgrund starker nachfrage - eine reissue-reihe mit all ihren bisherigen vinylformaten. jedes neue vinyl enthält diesmal zusätzlich einen downloadcode. zuerst erscheinen die alben music has the right to children (1998), geogaddi (2002) und the campfire headphase (2006), im zweiten schritt das minialbum twoism (1995) sowie die beiden eps in a beautiful place out in the country (2000) und trans canada highway (2006).

ovatow drops 3 extremely deep journeys into the fog of endless re-verb and delay applications.flame and a thought are 2 electro-techno tracks that are both build on randomly step-sequenced square bass lines, raiser sharp snares and dubbed out melodies drowned in layers of breathing dusty tape delays. visitation dub iii is a different version of an ovatow track, earlier released as part of the viewpoints chapter one compilation, but this time stripped down to the core bass line, reminiscing bcs presence. the release is dedicated to the loss of south rotterdam based dj juvenile jay who played an important roll in the early dj career of frustrated funks head honcho klen, the man behind the ovatow moniker. very much recommended!

superb new spacial dub techno 6 tracker from sighas label
features full picture sleeve
selected dj support from sigha, shifted, worn, peter van hoessen, yves de may, cio d or & samuel kerridge

diametric. is pleased to welcome imugem orihasam to the rooster of artists. having released for labels such as sistrum, statik entertainment and nsyde amongst others, the japanese producer has built a strong reputation amongst lovers for fine, well thought out and interesting electronic music, ranging from house to techno. his first release for diametric. adds another facet to his portfolio as these three tracks are harsh industrial-infused dark and funky techno cuts, with an experimental edge.for this release detroit based producer and member of aux 88 keith tucker aka optic nerve has blessed us with a remix and delivered a stunning funky dj friendly remix of grain. deep futuristic melodic detroit techno. 300 hand-numbered limited vinyl copies only. no digital distribution.

pole jam vinyl is a brand new vinyl record label brought to you by two well established labels in the digital domain: pole position recordings and glam jam artists. glam jam artists is the imprint of german producer satin jackets (dikso / house of disco). along with welsh based label pole position recordings their aim is to their bring their trademark glossy, deep and blissful nu disco & deep house sounds to vinyl with a real emphasis on quality, original new music. this new supercluster label pole jam vinyl is about to get turbo-charged with more horsepower than the calgary stampede! their debut lap around the track is an all russian affair, with both contributing artists having already established themselves in the digital music world. pole jam vinyl thought it was high time they got the chance to shine in the physical world too. with their debut, fuel injected joint venture, each team provides two slick-tyred, finely tuned masterpieces eagerly awaiting the green light to demonstrate what life is like at 33 revs per minute.

daren agers debut vinyl release! daren is a very well known and respected analog synth/modul teacher on the internet. having his own youtube channel with 2.5 million clicks we thought it was time to introduce this genius to the vinyl lovers as well! darens main influences come from the likes of drexciya, model 500, derrick may and carl craig. when listening to summer in detroit you can feel the influences from these heroes. there is a warm and beautiful detroit flavor all the way thru the track. on the b-side you will find halcyon days which is a acid-house track that makes you want to jump into the time capsule and travel straight back to the warehouse in chicago or the hacienda in manchester

just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water two of drum & bass longest serving soldiers return with an ep of immense proportions on their own product recordings. with years of experience between them shining through craggz & parallel show their stripes in spades here with four brand new productions designed to put hairs on your chest, some of the most powerful drum & bass you will have heard this year.

comes with cd-copy of the full album.

the vinyl version comes as a gatefold cover. every producers dream is to one day complete and release a full length album. after a string of well received 12inch singles on my own label, emphasis recordings, and most recently, on labels like aesthetic audio, machining dreams, syncrophone, and dolly, i thought now is the time to start realizing that dream of the full length album.

hailing from chicago, the latest entry from our new skudge white series sees innerspace halflife venture into some of house and technos eeriest realms. when ike release and hakim murphy joined forces sometime last year, we immediately thought that their very own cosmic take on jackin house would be a perfect fit for our label, and boy did they deliver!

just when you thought this could not get any better… after the sold out and critically acclaimed meta-kraut-bombs dropped by icasol the nouveau art indie trip gets even deeper

brand new label from zoo look aka sam & alex with releases for labels like morris audio / join the dots / remote / more music / kolour ltd / tusk wax / sccucci manucci / tenth circle / defected and forthcoming releases for tsuba & dirt crew the boys thought it was high time to start their own baby, pdd are proud to welcome show & tell.

no more paper tigers! the exaltics return to creme with this mondo otherworldly rip roaring robotronic assassination squad that exposes judge dredd as the cartoon character he actually is and tear him to shreds while theyre at it. free of charge! this will be released as a limited single sided etched 12inch, by the freaks, for the freaks

2013 edition in bonbon marbled unique ltd re-press. one day in 2008, two close friends were sitting together, probably they were working at the studio to finish some tracks. and while they talked about music, they came across this song again and again. perhaps its tanitas voice, perhaps the melody attended by that doleful bassoon pipe. anyway, it is just one of those musical moments from the late eighties that have remained in thought since childhood.

keith tuckers optic nerve persona returns with the timelapse ep. side a1 minimal detroit mix is a dark minimal mood beat pumped excursion into techno floor stumper. a2 time displacement mix is a completely different take with alternative beats creating a sort of shift in time. the tracks show tuckers growth and influence on electro and techno with his work in aux 88. side two one moment in time is a detroit sort of metroplex gem. tucker once again shows his melodic melodies and baselines that shows his love for detroit music and grooves. a highly thought out sequence of great sounds and string chords as only optic nerve does it. tucker has hinted many times that he has a lot of unreleased music from his metroplex days! b2. transient force records label owner as1 gives us a true electro mix which keeps alot of the original mix of one moment in time. the tone is a more electro clash techno mesh of urban beat programming for the electro heads.

who would have thought that, when oliver koletzki released his blackout ep as svt001 almost eight years ago, stil vor talent would reach the catalogue number 100? with our 100th release, we can look back on lots of fantastic music, music by artists who have become part of a close-knit family of friends.

who would have thought that, when oliver koletzki released his blackout ep as svt001 almost eight years ago, stil vor talent would reach the catalogue number 100? with our 100th release, we can look back on lots of fantastic music, music by artists who have become part of a close-knit family of friends

limited edition of 275 numbered copies.
when gilles peterson reacts to a house record, you know it is a very special house record. deep and soulfull, love it - was what the 6 music dj thought of these two. if that wasnt enough, trickski described best things in life are free as one hell of a bomb. add in support from jimmy edgar, mark e, severino and dusky and this is looking like one of glasgow undergrounds most successful records to date. love games is the a bit of a wolf in sheeps clothing. what starts off as hooky percussive groove slowly morphs into a full vocal classic with swirling chords and a killer synth hook. severino dropped it at fabric recently and took the roof off the place. best things in life are free is a darker affair – all wandering acid lines and moody, emotional strings - but as trickski proved when they played it at watergate, just as effective.

dave tarridas latest release on heraldic.spb is mouth watering food for thought that delivers his unique blend of twanging metallic leads and body shaking bass. for me, dark matter takes the cake with its deep and subtle madness, perfect for keeping the heady energy going all night long

a fistful of wax is an extension for some very special projects of our beloved deep house skylax records sub – label wax classic. for this 2nd release, we give you the opportunity to grab 4 fantastic trax done by some of the best deep house producers at the moment

snw01 contains some previously unreleased cuts from labelowner kastil. where he never thought of releasing this before. he rapidly changed his mind after seeing the reactions to these cuts at his gigs.after several people requesting a release of the a side rush he decided to press them up to serve his loyal followers. these are two rough, peaktime house jams which have a mesmerizing effect to them. the vocal in gather up! is the perfect example. these are two underground slammers, produced with class and in high demand

on the eve of our 3rd anniversary area recordings comes full circle with a new release from founder be-1ne. following on in the tradition of his past work he brings two exciting and original tracks. steering clear of repetition and pushing the thought and approach to 140 bass music, this is sure to be one of the standout releases of 2013.

next up on local talk we got a raw peak hour jam from liverpool producer dale howard (lost my dog, large, morris/audio, off rec). there is nothing light or fluffy about these tracks, its just dirty straight up house music with a dark 90s basement feel. for the main track we actually chose the dub version of throwback over of the original mix. we just thought this version was soooo freakin raw even though its more stripped than the original version. you’ll see what we mean when you drop it in the club! the second track in out goes along the same house theories as throwback with jackin beats and deep chords that will do wonders in any authentic house basement. all in all, a might fine release of classic local talk house music. enjoy!

miles has been releasing material on modern love for a decade, first as one half of pendle coven, then on his own as mlz, and eventually pairing up with sean canty to record as demdike stare. in between he has also pursued more experimental terrain under the suum cuique moniker, produced jungle for the hate project and (together with andy stott) taken on the occasional release as millie & andrea for modern love sublabel daphne. he is also an admired, exhilarating dj, his sets have been known to span a broad spectrum of electronic music, from the obscure uk techno of labels like radioactive lamb and irdial, to classic chicago house, detroit techno and - most importantly - early 90s jungle and breakbeat, feeding into his love of the most uncompromising end of the italian experimental movement, musique concrète, synthwave and contemporary noise.

denmarks deso records with another quality 4 tracker featuring names like alex agore & label owner deso himself.

david flores surfaces as audio injection with no key ep, two slabs of pristine techno for the new year. after owning 2011 & 2012 with over a dozen releases as truncate, audio injection flexes some production muscle to put out a sound that’s as huge as it is hypnotic. the a side features deep thought, a seven-minute obsession around a short melodic fragment that speeds at 130 bpm through a paranoid passage of beguiling rhythm. the b side features title track no key, a demolishing groove that builds and breaks but never lets go. machined percussion and tonal beats carve their way through an arena-sized rabbit hole with detail and dimension.

just when you thought you knew what you were going to get from flashmob they switch it up completely, stamping their mark of quality and proving their versatility as producers they turn in an old school acid house stomp. dark, rumbling bass, spoken female vocal, and complimentary 303 acid squelches make both the garage mix and panorama mix equally at home in a field around the m25 circa 88 as it does on the floor at dc10 in 2013. watch out. acid house is back!

rummage in some boxes of my favourite record store i found a cover that made me curious. l kubic & tagträumer² - the only thing in this world and on the flipside a remix by alle farben. when placing the needle at the beginning of the vinyl the first sounds were very strange. i thought that must be a record from the 60s lost in the tech-house box but than a straight beat turned everything different. a piano melody slowly sat down firmly in my ear and i was longing to know where the journey takes me. after a while an acidline pushed everything and i was sure at this time this is not a normal 4/4 tech-house record. alle farben remixed the themes very playful and i heard that he gives the elements more pressure for the club. so at the end i bought this one and i cannot imagine taking this unique record ever again out of my record case.

after a splendid record on remote earlier this year, frenchman toni be now joins the soul notes family for an excellent 3-track pack.

ltd 2013 repress
with > trust< audio werner discovers the taiko drum for your rolling pleasure. if you ever thought that the usage of this tribal-esque element couldnt lead to any satisfying results, were here to convince you of the opposite. its nothing less than ethno bretting at its best! on the flip we re getting crisp n crazy with >shiers<. bewitching the crowd with sounds around the bottle, audio knirps and zwunkts strange frequencies and weird grooves out of your speakers

its been a good year so far for a1 bassline, with a string of well thought of releases on dirtybird, his own imprint sourceunknwn and the much touted pets recordings, the home of catz and dogz.this new offing on his own label again phobia, a colab with the fast up coming bobby champs (pictures/hypercolour), is sure to have similar success, on the b side kevin mcphee delivers a dark techno remix.

on the a side is the vocal version of ywfla. breach wanted this track on vinyl so thought he would release this exclusive version in a very limited fashion. on the flip is a tasty remix from up and coming citizen who delivers perfectly with this dancefloor ready re shape of the original.

lampuka recordsis a new underground electronic music label dedicated to releasing quality music on limited vinyl pressings. the ethos for lampuka according to boss raimo? thought provoking and mood evoking. i want people to remember when they first encountered a lampuka.
lovingly hand stamped and limited to 375 physical copies.

known for his releases on hamilton dance and on the prowl party breaks, marcos cabral comes from brooklyn, new york, and needs no introduction for the house music lovers... after been fascinated with his work, we decided to approach marcos to try to join him on our new project, a harmless deed, because we thought it was exactly the type of artist and music we were looking for and when we recieved the demo we were not let down at all. land of tar ep is a mixture of oldschool sounds with a modern and personal point of view. on the a side we can find > pitch lake<, our favourite track on the package. already tested and probed to be working perfectly on the dancefloor, it yet has a deep, weird and beautiful touch. b side is more classic chicago influenced, on the old mr fingers type, 707, synthy melodies, pads and strings...