small world disco edits are back at it again, this time with a release from the head honcho himself, ltj! working under his ltj edit rework guise and on point as ever. three great edits, all testaments to the reason ltj is such a respected figure in the edit world.

2012 is the time for john lord fonda to come back to the light, starting with a huge techno ep >bang the fire!<, including two original tracks bang and >heaven s on fire< both with a minimal techno imprint. this new release is the first extract from his forthcoming album, scheduled for 2012.
>bang< open the tracklisting, a classic john lord fonda track, energetic like always as even if he takes time, he drives us in the end in huge orgasmic breaks, quite intensive…,. then we continue with a kazyo (from teenage bad girl) remix that delivers a dancefloor epileptic killer version. electric rescue is fascinated by the energy of techno music, so he did a very minimal but powerful version.

2012 pressing !! >gonna make you work< gab es bereits auf 7inch, leider ist das stück für die kleine schallplatte dann doch deutlich zu lang und entsprechend mau klang die single. jetzt kommt der recut auf 12inch, und drei neue tracks gibt es auch noch gleich dazu. so muss es sein. die drei neuen cuts zeigen die oldschoolige chicago-liebe in noch mehr facetten. keine tricks, keine stunts, einfach die pure kraft der maschinen und der soul des menschen dahinter. killer, durch und durch!

it is that time of the year again for a catch up on all that has been going on at nang towers. for the third instalment of our array series we are chuffed to present a few recent hits, a few future hits and some great tunes we just had to include. the sampler 12 inch takes the more vinyl friendly bits and crams them all onto one cool vinyl.

>my third solo album is coming out in april ! its a really big deal to me, as this album was finished during a difficult time of my life. i am very happy to see it coming out and to have worked with some really talented people in the creating process. even the record cover is very special to me. its designed by the marvellous trevor jackson, who you should know for his amazing artwork for lcd soundsystem, the rapture, soulwax, chromeo, mattias aguayo etc. i cant wait for you to see it and listen to it.<.

souvenir is proud to present its 44th ep from a duo of frankfurts favourite sons, chris wood and carsten meat schuchmann. both chris and carsten have come up through frankfurts music scene, chris with his long time residency at the infamous monza club and carsten having started the citys premier record shop freebase, still going strong 18years later. trained as a studio engineer, chris cut his chops under the wise wings of pascal feos and joinedforces with meat, who held residencies at cocoon and robert johnson. last year they dropped the mighty triple s on souvenir, which destroyed dance floors as far afield as sao paolo to ibiza.

kaiserdisco are more often in the air than on the ground so we are lucky to gets this one from them in time! two brand new tracks out of the kaiser küche. >semiramis< has the bongos bouncing high and vocals racing in… this is a polyrhythmic and true irresistible: kaiser-tune! the kaisers once again take you by the hand and lead you to a land of tropic dance fever and continue their exploration of funky beat constructions that will put fire to every dance floor in town.
with >menon<, kaiserdisco go a different way … they combine disco claps and 60ies organ sound… writing one of these euphoria ballads that somehow keep their understatement while on the other side they keep on growing and growing… to an enormous size… we could swear this sounds like one of these classics you keep in your head all your life..., humming them to yourself... never knowing what they actually are. maybe you know?

for correspondant 06, we have invited another french producer who comes from paris and calls himself offset. after a series of jazz/funk projects, offset found his calling with electronic music. >gazoline< is the title track and its a straight dance floor burner that crawled under our skin on the first listen. >subversive< is proof that slow can be dark, groovy, powerful, and sexy all at the same time, and >addicted< has a taste of trance just the way we like it, not too much, but just enough.
supported by maetrik, karrotte, chloe, ewan pearson, ivan smagghe, the hacker ...

smackdown recordings is back on track in 2012! after two successful releases featuring big artists like hellfish, the outside agency and bryan fury smackdown is back with another heavy hitter. this time a release by drum & bass giants cooh and counterstrike. cooh and counterstrike present to you two wicked drum & bass and hardcore crossover tracks. this style is nowadays known to the public as crossbreed. the a-side: manual control is the perfect summer chill out drum & bass anthem. the flipside offers kentar. a vicious track that makes u wanna slay zombies on a deserted island. once again limited press, selling fast, order now!

djs is a label focused on releasing original material from timeless artists. our releases will be only for djs / limited edition, no promos. for our 7th release, were bringing you again the best of the best & obviously the rarest 12 inches around, expect this time some deep house killers.on a1 & a2, we get 2 tracks from the masters master armando 100% if disin you with an amazing deep remix from 1996 ! & welcome ii the warehouse that will remind us the ron hardy version.b side comes up with the great bobby konders as dub poets with a monstruous deep reggae house 10 mn track called blak & whit. maybe your last chance to get those, be quick!

ferdinando apicella aka kernel key adds to his extensive discography with pass it on backed with a remix by sebastian leger the release will drop on italian imprint loose records this december. a sound engineer by trade, apicellas work as kernel key is inspired by detroit techno but sounds entirely his own man. having released his first release on mkt rec, a close affiliate of loose, last year his productions are solidly growing in stature.pass it on not only marks kernel keys debut for loose but also the first remix for the imprint from the irrepressible sebastien leger, whose version of pass it on opens the ep.frenetic, swinging and massively infections, legers version is pure dancefloor mayhem and sees the revered producer inject fun and funk into the original.kernel kes original pass it on is relentless groove with short melodic loops and nagging bass doing all the required work while bizarre filtered keys cut through the tracks nicely judged breakdown for maximum build.lady red rounds off the ep with yet another squarely aimed dancefloor cut. as tight and urgent as pass it on but with slightly detuned stabs and a freakier feel, its a peak time animal of a tune.

christian comes back in perfect shape for our polegroup number 12, with his trademark techno sound, punchy and full of soul.this three tracker ep shows new progression on christians skills, improving his studio weapons on behalf of a redefined sound approach.planetary alignment opens the a side with dark reverberated beats, fixed sequences and fm bass. subtle spoken vocals appear in the middle of the arrangement till more synth sequences are added to create a pulsating and spacey feeling.seismic waves continues on the b side on a more relaxed vein, where the drones are the starring element, drums are more mental, and also the tempo is lower.pole shifting has another point of view, going deeper into the sound, with detroit style stabs, strings and percussion workout. a track that is for the mind as well as for the body.a complete release with a wide sound palette, showing one more time the studio skills of this veteran who is constantly reshaping himself, but keeping pureness in essence.

allì borèm returns to desolat with two smashing tracks accompanied by dj rafik. there is quite a way that allì borèm went since scotch your mind, his debut release on desolat in 2011, that was compiled by sven väth for in the mix the sound of the twelfth season. with 2 new tracks allì develops further his musical vision with peak time sound of once and psychotic funk of jonk. the release is completed with a remix by dj rafik. rafik, founding member of lordz of fitness and dj who won dmc world championship 6 times, stands for a unique club sound - an eclectic mix of electronic music, breakbeat, hip hop and rock. with his impressive skills on the mpc, rafik turns once into a serious electro-funk floor shaker.

after countless collaborations with george in apparel music is consecrate time to this amazing artist with a vinyl. yapacc is a trademark sound that mixes techno and deep so masterful and unique. every breath of his soul shines in his works that transmit to us lot of emotions in one hit, an orchestra that in the song earth race reaches its peak, showing us new worlds, becoming glue wet, wrap around our ears. a magic stamped into the groove. rhythm to dakar is a flight for dancefloor. funky bass takes us back in time, but without losing the essential direction of the grooves fresh and spreadable. alejandro mosso to close delight us using a toll seamples. the culture changes, the rhythm as well, but not the pathos that yapacc has created for this release. alejandro breaks down and reassembled to create a whole new world, parallel but different from the original mix.

our new release has a particular importance in the history of wicked bass, being incidentally both the latest and the first to appear on vinyl. the four-track record comes from our long-time favorite kc wunderkind, huerco s., who evidently grasps his inspiration from literally everywhere, be it uk hardcore, pitched down american vibes, or even modern art. scoring no jack ep with three original tracks and a remix by the us scenes fresh discovery, braille (who is coincidentally one half behind sepalcure), as his first physical release, huerco s. embarks on a far-lying journey with even more to come.
support from: neville watson, locked groove, throwing snow, hackman ...

on this next vinyl edition from flapjack records, we take a minute to recognize a time in u.s. history when alcohol was made illegal. this time was called prohibition and was a very sad time for casual drinkers, but an amazingly profitable time for bootleggers and underground party goers. this theme fits right in with this straight out of the toilet distilled dance record from house music recluse francis jilla. >these boots are made for jackin ep< is the brand that underground house goers trust most to get fired up, while other moonshiners bring in the least.

the nyc edit master kon (from kon & amir) has, after a bunch of hyped reworks on hands of time, bbe and on track delivered basic fingers a 12 inch with two killer disco reworks. we start with windy city >chicago<, a fierce disco edit that kon twisted just the right way! its playful and soulful disco at its very best. but the highlight of the release is possibly hidden on the flip. here we get a +10 min uplifting disco rework of sylvesters high energy hit >mighty real< which now sounds way fresher (and better) than the original if you ask us. yes, we are talkin real dance music on basic fingers ... a label with the goods!

along with massive attack and tricky, portishead was part of the bristol triumvirate that popularized triphop in the early nineties, especially in america. but what made them stand out was their added elements of cool jazz, acid house and soundtrack samples to their slow, elastic beats, creating an atmospheric and seductive sound that appealed to a broad audience. in 1998, when they realized that fans were swapping bootlegs of their live shows like crazy, portishead decided to capture a unique performance.
>roseland nyc< was a one night stand of sorts at the new york city roseland ballroom, where geoff barrow, adrian utley and beth gibbons were joined by the 35-piece new york philharmonic orchestra. these new arrangements gave a new sense of dramatic tension, and in the process they created one of the most breathtaking albums of the genre.
music on vinyl is proud to re-release this album on vinyl for the first time since its original release!

after only a tiny time-out cómeme can t help but remain restless and return even more internationalist than before, since this ep brings together artists from moscow, medellin and cologne, as well as guests from spain. its a collection of tracks that translate comemes ever quintessential voltage into different musical temperaments, drawing the bow from infectious semi-electronic body music and cumbia-inspired rhythm affairs to detached pitch-frenzied sequence-disco and a sphinxy creature with fanfares and whiplashes.

the eagerly awaited, second installment of vakulas ukrainian-based leleka imprint. four very different tracks each with his unique, trademark afro-cosmic-slavic-dub style. very special two-tone 180 gram vinyl, hand stamped and limited to 500 copies for the world. act fast!

having lain out it s darkened techno vision with the epic and enthralling inertia compilation over the last few months, delsin s little sister, ann aimee, is back. back with another bang, this time from mysterious vault series associate sawlin who drops four cuts of grainy, scratchy sounds with his techno dumping ep.

the new ep from memoria comes from fast-rising romanian producer vid whose previous outings have come on labels including fear of flying and barraca music. vid (vidum) aka sorin rastoaca is a producer obsessed with nature and organic sounds. his latest release >rebirth<, is stripped but not light on feeling, and mines a vein somewhere between deep house and minimal techno. etime is a fluttery, eerie cut that works on many subtle layers. like the feathery minimal percussion of villalobos, the romanians sounds present like flapping butterfly wings as a kick drum punches out a varied pattern below. poem is a little louder and bolder, with a firm rolling kick drum and drunken, wubby sounds running right through its core. plenty of sonic details flesh out the languorous but slightly tribal groove. rebirth is again about little tiny details and how they evolve with time, but the framework they inhabit this time is deep, late-night house with gentle tinkles on keys coming over like a fluttering candle in the dark. 3729 gets its head down and mines a shifty, itching and tight minimal groove, closing out an ep which shows vid to be a master of working minimum sounds into maximum effects.

analytic trail label boss markantonio teams up with rising star roberto capuano for a superb ep of driving techno featuring original tracks from both artists as well as two collaborative recordings and a pair of swapped remixes. markantonio has been at the forefront of italys techno scene since the late nineties, with his analytic trail imprint having been behind some outstanding music for the last decade. he is also no stranger to collaborations having worked up some classic cuts with the likes of davide squillace, rino cerrone & joseph capriati and its in this spirit of collaboration that markantonio embarks upon his next release, this time working alongside the hugely talents roberto capuano. capuano hails from naples in italy and has in the space of a few short years build an enviable reputation with a string of quality releases for the likes of minisketch, monique music and elegant bit records.this join release gives a real insight into the sound and style of both producers, featuring as it does two collaborative tracks, an original solo track from each and a swapped remix from both parties.the record kicks off with collaborative recording and title track melting process, a deep, dark and rolling slice of floorfilling techno that sets out to take no prisoners.this is closely followed by the second collaboration, the excellent t4 which journeys into twisted tech territory with rigid drum patterns and edgy stabs.next up with have markantonio the gap, a rolling monster of a track with pitch shifted riffs and an incessant bassline that keep things firing on all cyclinders. roberto capuano offers up his remix which picks up the intensity with some distorted drums and a menacing late night vibe. finally we have the original and markantonio remix of capuanos taken with the former taking things down a deep, hypnotic techno route and the latter picking up the toughness and delivering another winner.

analytic trail label boss markantonio teams up with rising star roberto capuano for a superb ep of driving techno featuring original tracks from both artists as well as two collaborative recordings and a pair of swapped remixes. markantonio has been at the forefront of italys techno scene since the late nineties, with his analytic trail imprint having been behind some outstanding music for the last decade. he is also no stranger to collaborations having worked up some classic cuts with the likes of davide squillace, rino cerrone & joseph capriati and its in this spirit of collaboration that markantonio embarks upon his next release, this time working alongside the hugely talents roberto capuano. capuano hails from naples in italy and has in the space of a few short years build an enviable reputation with a string of quality releases for the likes of minisketch, monique music and elegant bit records.this join release gives a real insight into the sound and style of both producers, featuring as it does two collaborative tracks, an original solo track from each and a swapped remix from both parties. the record kicks off with collaborative recording and title track melting process a deep, dark and rolling slice of floorfilling techno that sets out to take no prisoners. this is closely followed by the second collaboration, the excellent t4 which journeys into twisted tech territory with rigid drum patterns and edgy stabs.next up with have markantonio he gap, a rolling monster of a track with pitch shifted riffs and an incessant bassline that keep things firing on all cyclinders.roberto capuano offers up his remix which picks up the intensity with some distorted drums and a menacing late night vibe. finally we have the original and markantonio remix of capuanos taken with the former taking things down a deep, hypnotic techno route and the latter picking up the toughness and delivering another winner.

skylax records, the company focused on realeasing original obscure dance classic and everything that sounds fine to their ears! for our 26th release, we are back with one of the hottest producer on earth right now: chris mc millan as carlos nilmmns! this brand new ep (after his fabulous work on the ultra respected ornaments records from berlin) is simply one of the best thing we have heard this year. it goes from the purest techno to deep house, creating some cinematic landscapes that really touches our hearts. he really has his own soud, deep as hell. one of the most original musician we have heard from uk from a long time. this is the kind of release that will remind you what house music is all about. useless to say that carlos nilmmns is writing some future & cult club classics. a must-have in every djs collection! black vinyl

after a 5 year gap, vince watson released what is now his 7th! album to the world in march to great critical acclaim. 5 years is a long time to wait for something ... but some things in life are worth waiting for.
here on this ep, vince has selected 3 of the albums tracks, as well an exclusive. starting with a club version of the albumâ€,™,s title track, every soul needs a guide. its got roots in house, techno and latin jazz, but in reality its a fusion of all of the above and displays some wonderful production techniques along the way. the word inspiring is overly used these days, but it defines the soul of this track perfectly. following this is the quite breathtaking never too late with its lounge and jazz track roots, cementing vinceâ€,™,s one-man band status as intact. beautiful chilled out percussion and double bass soak up the timely keys and give you a real sense of the manâ€,™,s artistic prowess. stunning ...

modularz is on fire! with another powerful release by developer this time getting together with techno producer jeroen search delivering a driving remix of orgins. jeroen search gained his early recognition by releasing on jeff mills axis sub label 6211 as well as a wealth numerous releases that date back from the 90s. dont sleep on this one - it is released in limited numbers and is already being hammered by all the top techno talents in the world.

this is the second single release of marc miroir s debut album hitting home . it features two original tracks of the album, and a fantastic remix of long-time buddy karotte

two american heroes team up to deliver the straight prison-funk, and they ve got the tattoos to prove it. somebody call the department of homeland security. its no secret that kris wadsworth and butane have both done hard time. in this case, a simple mutual respect lead to the decision that this record must be made. and so here it is. three tracks of uncompromising raw attitude. nothing premeditated here. just honest,warehouse-style jack-mode techno, done by two of the midwests finest. some djs over-sell themselves with contrived media stunts, fancy pr schemes, and little substance. youll find none of that here. we are just a couple of convicts who rip raw techno tracks. we speak through our music.

next seven music by volta cab incl. amazing mark e remix. ric mcclelland & sean grieves seven music imprint is back once again. hot on the heels of their last release with robotalco and cottam. this time seven music presents an all together different flavour courtesy of russias volta cab and englands mark e. with previous releases on labels such as solar disco, apersonal and serenades, volta cab is a new and exciting breed of >dance< music producer. pulling inspiration in equal amounts from the past aswell as the future he is one of the few producers now that effortlessly traverses the sub-genres of house, dubstep, disco and downtempo. on remix duties we are extremely proud to bring you merc main man, mark e! your continued love & support is always appreciated!

two great new edits of nina kraviz >ghetto kraviz<. not originally commissioned they were done on the fly and deemed so hot, they had to be released! both hailing from france, amine edge is part of the french >g house< movement, whilst alex kidd is a long time cohort and member of the rekids crew. catch them whilst you can. this is a limited pressing!

these days is proud to announce the signing of the mysterious venezuela-born, 20 year-old artist moony me, currently living in munich. his disco-influenced pop-house track filled the label’s office with so much love that we couldnt resist giving it a proper release and at the best possible moment for the spring-time.on the remix duties, label owner and house music protagonist argy crafted a much heavier and u.k.rave inspired dance-floor destroyer that is applicable to almost every moment of the night and anywhere in the world.for those who are into more new-school balearic atmospheres combined with old school new york style bass-lines, quell delivered a remix which once played at the right time, may change peoples lives.it changed ours.

former knob-twiddler with the hardcore band the rise, alongside cory kilduff, who both later went on to form ocelot, an electro-pop band that was signed to mark joness wall of sound ...
james welsh has had quite a career already it seems! in between his bmxing holidays, touring the world and slaying festivals, he has found the time to come up with some excessively heavy house music ...
pressing on dark red vinyl.

2 tracks from the mc that brought you >lidl< and was guest vocalist on mias paper planes remix that went into the us top 5. he has been around the world, finished his degree, guested on dj shadows >i m excited< and is getting ready to break out properly on his own. this is a taster for his mini album that is coming very soon, two tracks that take him in two very different directions. kunta kinte is a classic slice of funky, south african inspired house/ garage. with a strong lyrical message ab takes it back to the time when mcs had something to say other than how fly they were (not that he isnt and he will do some of those). produced by dan anderson from nu sound therapy. the tune is hot! eba eater is a quality slice of african hip hop produced by las twofifteens. it bounces!

next supercool release by hector couto (noir music / saved). after his collaboration with danny serrano this time he is coming with a great two-side ep at brise records

just in time to join in another miami attack by the rebels crew, maceo plex delivers two prime cuts, showcasing his undeniable gift for seductive grooves. aptly named frisky, maceo is clearly gearing up for the party/mating season with this next installment on crosstown rebels.

einmusika015 comes with three new tracks from einmusik itself. the opener qazaqustan is already club checked, this dancefloor-track with a foreign guitar next to a peak time bass and distinctive melodic finesse in every second, will not go out of your head for sure. die oni and bambataa are poppy numbers taken from the new album oceans bottom summer-openers with dizzying atmospheric parts and a lot of power. the einmusika15 is the third part of the ocenas bottom vinyl serial.

we have decided to publish these tracks as our first release because they took inspiration from the two words label name: eleusína and recreations. thinking about that ancient mysteries and hoping they could survive till nowadays and in the future as a aid of our poor life helped us a lot in composing these tracks.
the two track ep was compost almost interely by machines with a little computer aid. cause we are only humans and conditioned by our fears and weaknesses, we have decided to make them almost mono tracks to maximize the transfer achievement to vinyl. have we took the wrong way? we do not know, but we keep some time to reflect about that and find the best balance between stereo and mono that fits our soul.
here we are, is not time for words right now, let the sounds speak.

nsyde is delighted to welcome another outstanding artists within our little growing family, imugem orihasam. with this ep nsyde indulges his love for pure detroit techno.imugem orihasam succeeds like no other to balance apparent opposites by using cool and clear transparency in contrast to the mesmerizing and warm pulsating soundscapes to create depth of the highest quality. if jeff mills and john beltran would ever have collaborated then it would probably sound like a1 “gleam from distant gate” is one of those tracks which seem quite unremarkable first, but with the time it creates a massiv hypnotic attraction, a wormhole-like effect you cannot escape from. that space seems endless, just right big enough to loose yourself in it. b1 misty evening seems to be just the right soundtrack to build an underwater metropolisis. it starts building a 2 minute elevated tension before its firering on all cylinders. b2 kotoni is clearest balance and harmony. it sooths your soul like the presense of a japanese garden. spirits are floating free – time and space is marvelous! welcome imugem orihasam!

something of a new-wave house dream team, berlins dj kaos and a mysterious member of the chi-town crew rock up on hamburgs liebedetail spezial imprint with a majestic and uplifting house future-anthem. theyve teamed up with ange da costa to create a soaring, hands in the air peak time moment, underpinned by tight analog beats and full of smooth, warm pianos and heartbreaking strings. gliding through the urgent arrangement are da costa’s dulcet vocals urging you to discover your true self.surely one of the boldest and most musical house cuts around today.

christian smiths tronic label enjoyed a fantastic year in 2011, persistently receiving plaudits from the media, scene tastemakers and the record buying public for the labels consistently first-rate output that consisted of a genre-blurring mixture of tech house and progressive flavoured techno floor-smashing grooves. since meeting in berlin during summer of 2011, christian smith and florian meindl have stuck up a productive studio partnership. having released their first collaboration - desire - via meindls flash imprint in december, this subsequent ep for tronic sees the duo take their corporation a stage further with a two tracks of slightly left of centre yet unashamedly peak-time tech house. mothership leads off the ep with a distinctive retro-electro bassline that builds into the main hook via a series of peaks and drops before taking off into a tweaked crescendo of high-pitched tones. red alert opts for a subtler approach, creating its simple but effective groove from jacking percussion and wobbly synth stabs, which pulse throughout, morphing to distorting and echoing in the break.

eduardo de la calle releases three new records, two on analog solutions, and one on sub label suprawax. musically, the tracks tie in with where he left of, featuring held back percussion, hypnotic and prolonged use of slowly modulated patterns. several tracks even do away completely with hi-hats. once in a while the almost trademark tweak of the delay tears the tracks open that are otherwise reduced to the essence of a deep groove. these records mark a new high point in de la calles musical output: they meld an awareness of techno history - and, let us be candid, sometimes samples out of it - with a tripped-out understanding for the passing time on the dance floor. the result is a form of distinctly contemporary dance music. all the same, de la call’s music eludes present day trends of going overtly retro and being contently at rest in nothing but epigonism. nor are they the maximised-to-death tracks spun of the present day techno functionalist goading crowds by the means of formalistic upbuilds over and over. his sound carves out a niche quite its own: its the ultimate modern day dj tool. all records have been pressed in a run of 320 copies and come in inside-out natural cardboard sleeves. no represses are planned at present.

eduardo de la calle releases three new records, two on analog solutions, and one on sub label suprawax. musically, the tracks tie in with where he left of, featuring held back percussion, hypnotic and prolonged use of slowly modulated patterns. several tracks even do away completely with hi-hats. once in a while the almost trademark tweak of the delay tears the tracks open that are otherwise reduced to the essence of a deep groove. these records mark a new high point in de la calles musical output: they meld an awareness of techno history - and, let us be candid, sometimes samples out of it - with a tripped-out understanding for the passing time on the dance floor. the result is a form of distinctly contemporary dance music. all the same, de la calles music eludes present day trends of going overtly retro and being contently at rest in nothing but epigonism. nor are they the maximised-to-death tracks spun of the present day techno functionalist goading crowds by the means of formalistic upbuilds over and over. his sound carves out a niche quite its own: its the ultimate modern day dj tool. all records have been pressed in a run of 320 copies and come in inside-out natural cardboard sleeves. no represses are planned at present.

the fifth release on baud music is the 2029 ep by dario zenker aka 4.26 from munich. distorted dub imitations rooted in a rhythmic foundation, supplemented with penetrating driving shakes, shape the character of the first track the chief. a floating, thumping bass line and claps with elegant dreamy strings characterize the second track least one on the a side. the flip side welcomes us with sherhood with his straight solid beat and a dominant, catchy hook. alen combines dubtechno and dupstep into free-floating wave elements and obscures the perception of the 4/4 time, which transfers the listener into a state of suspense.

ramona still gets plenty of mileage from massimiliano pagliaras wonderful and critically-acclaimed album focus for infinity. thus you will find the second 12 inch of top-quality remix action right here: from acid romantics to reggae house. this time removed from all links to producers from frankfurt, but injected with international rollercoaster sounds.

it has been half a year since we released the last max cooper ep on traum, so his new finished ep comes in handy for all of his fans and people interested in the grey zone of techno vs. electronica. max coopers new release the >egomodal ep< comes as a 4 tracks ep and adds up to a great piece of music. once again it focuses on dynamics and tangents, along with the concept of complexity and simplicity. the >egomodal ep< stays true to max coopers approach to link a mathematical structure with a simple one. we are happy to say he has succeeded to fuse complexity with variations by still finding time to focus on details and keeping up that nice randomness which makes his music so appealing also for clubbers and djs.
this release is extremely diverse in styles and offers in its vinyl version everything from the dark detroit electro styled techno piece >epitaphy< that evokes old detroit days… to the melodically trembling >autumn haze< that is a huge track because its flow is superbly programmed ... to rippertons mighty house hymn of a remix, ending in the basseline monster >raw< which looses its teeth towards the end.

limited edition heavy weight 180g 12&#8243, vinyl. yet again, parisian label clekclekboom deliver a big big release, this time courtesy of the town™. the duo of karve and kazey serve up hard hitting uk funky sounds with the three tracks >movement<, >pulse< and >the movement (bonus beat)<. also, the town™ have done some unbelievable edits of the likes of rick ross, gucci mane, jim jones, pusha t and more, which we really suggest you check over at their soundcloud page

many prominent figures throughout history have proclaimed that you can get by with a little help from your friends now whilst this is a lovely romantic notion and does, we suppose have some (albeit very small) grounding in reality you need a bit more if you want to progress through life as opposed to simply jog in. zoo look are a good example of this, whilst sam, alex and craig have been friends for quite some time, forging their completely plutonic relationship through djing together, their latest release, number 11 on join the dots is forged from more than simply the burning fires of friendship, its born out of a love of all things deep as well as house music based. they may be mates but you can also get along very well if you have bags of talent too.

disco mali! sofrito present a unique slice of afro-disco from the celebrated griot, niama makalou, recorded in the late 70s.
descended from a family of griots (traditional malian praise singers), niama makalou moved to france in the mid 70s where she cut this, her one and only vinyl release. at the time paris (like much the rest of the world) was swept up in disco fever, so along with a group of malian musicians the date was set to cut a piece of disco, griot style. the resulting mixture of off kilter hand claps, raw string arrangements, balafon flourishes and bambara vocals combine with a heavy disco groove to produce a one-off piece of cross-cultural dancefloor mayhem.
on the flip daphni (aka caribou) crafts an extended version that distills it into a stripped down and dubbed out groove.