early support by nic fanciulli, deetron, 2000 and one, shinedoe, dubfire, mauro picotto, boris werner, karotte, lauhaus and many more!... ilario alicante put his name on the map two years ago with his breakthrough hit >living near africa< on cecille, that was played by literally every big dj on the planet and from then on gained a lot of respect with high quality productions on tenax, sci+tec or blabla.
now we are very happy to bring to you his latest creation for break new soil: the title track >streamvision< kicks off with a subtle melody, easy-going at first but then growing stronger and stronger to finally explode in the breakdown – we can already see this one setting dancefloors on fire from rome to tokyo! on the flipside ilario shows a new side of his production – with >origami< he sets free a chicago-inspired monster groove that certainly will tear the roofs off the clubs its played in to finally let the summer in!

brilliant deep house, incl. remixes by djebali (freak n chic) & sackrai (minimood)!

revys music is strange. there really is no better way to put it. having grown up in the pacific northwest usa before moving to tokyo, the influence and contrast of nature and technology are made clear in his mesmerizing pieces. his sound is one that is complicated, rapidly revolving between themes which are at times serious, beautiful, strong and others almost comical and ridiculous. each track encompasses such an emotional gamut that they themselves seem to be intelligent entities.

emix & d. lewis this time are back with dj api, with a minimal electro project. 4 tracks ep, containing remixes by tokyo trade, robert hein + original + dub mix!

prepare to enter the sombrero galaxy. journey to the centre of the sun, the debut release from lovefingers highly anticipated imprint esp institute, is a collaborative effort from londoner jonny nash (discosession) and dutchman tako reyenga. the two met years ago whilst jonny was working and living in tokyo and tako made his way over to dj. around the same time, lovefingers linked up with these two and a musical family had formed. that being told, its only natural for sombrero galaxy to find its home and represent the face of the esp insitute. journey to the centre of the sun is a dive into a moody, visceral and ethereal headspace brought to life through shimmering synthesizers, swirling guitars and a chugging bassline coupled with live percussion, clearly setting the bar higher than the bulk of contemporary electronic music. on the b side, the stallions (lovefingers and lee douglas) reinterpret the track with optimism, nicely complimenting the original with a light and cloudy yet driving house version. this is the music of dreams, keep an eye on esp institute in this new decade.

geralds first offering for still music! includes marcus worgull mix! played by laurent garnier, alex from tokyo, dj deep, deetron, llorca and more...

coloured vinyl! yoshihiro hanno aka radiq is a highly acclaimed musician and composer from japan, now living and working between tokyo and paris. he did releases on imprints like sub rosa, logistic and progressive form. hanno worked with the new japan philharmonic orchestra as well as arto lindsey or ryuichi sakamoto. besides he got international fame as a composer for different film scores including work with asian movie master hou hsiao-hsien and film director jia zhang-ke. radiq is since some time well aligned with the philpot camp. when he and soulphiction met again last year during the philpot tour in japan, co-operation was affirmed and tracks were committed. two of those funky nuggets are released here, one coming with a brilliant soulphiction remix treatment. >thanks for purchasing a real copy!!<

sound sources include field recordings of airport announcements, hammering on metal plates at the former kabelwerk oberspree, berlin, several sounds captured inside the large radio antenna dome at teufelsberg, berlin, dripping water at the botanical garden florence, air condition systems and turbines in las vegas, frankfurt and tokyo, walking on rocks in joshua tree national park, wind from the grand canyon, a friends answering machine, a printer, conversations via mobile phones, typing on an old macintosh keyboard and recordings from tunnel works in switzerland.

ryo murakami whos recent releases include dessous and moriss audio and is known for leading the younger generation artists announces his newest release on his very own label panrecords. the promo is already being heavily played on the jus-ed radio show. the tunes of the analog drum machine coming from the bottom of the deep seas along with our friend amrs quiet yet crazy voice sampling echoes on a1s lost it and a deep arrangement is added to the coupling track dive a elevate. the fat analog synthesizer by dublins lerosal that resembles chicago and detroit sounds are remixed with the rhythm machines low range sounds. the sense of flow from beginning to end is at 90.5. the complete 4 songs are sent from tokyo out to the world scene

seit mehr als 12 jahren gehören die aus stuttgart stammenden gebrüder alexander und sebastian schwarz zu den international angesehensten protagonisten eines innovativen house-verständnisses einfach dazu. mit ihrer vorliebe für deepen und dennoch fordernden house zwischen tradition und moderne können die beiden auf eine schier endlose liste an koproduktionen und remixes zurückblicken, bei denen zusammenarbeiten mit den masters at work, underworld, missy elliott, madonna und depeche mode nur die prominente spitze des eisbergs darstellen. nach dem beitrag zu den >cocoon morphs tokyo<-eps aus dem vergangenen jahr (liquid cherries) setzen tiefschwarz diesmal auf perkussive reduktion mit schneidenden handclaps und starken vocal-samples (fall in). eine wahre perle liefern die beiden aber vor allem mit keep on ab, das zunächst mit delay-vocals und überraschenden noise-effekten dem bass die regie überlässt, um dann aber doch mit orgel und xylophon-parts sehr organische und jazzige elemente in den vordergrund zu rücken. so setzen tiefschwarz mit deeper und klaustrophobischer darkness einen ersten maßstab für modernen house-sound im jahr 2010

incl. following artists and tracks: rene bourgeois - 4 my recordz / heron - welcome to the adventure dub / philip bader - hello tokyo / rohrer & siegel - after bar

the man behind golden bug was partly educated by victor, a japanese robot from osaka. victor was invented by komba, an old japanese man who wanted a child. he created victor. when the old man died he sent victor around the world telling him to find a new home. after a big odyssey victor finally arrived at legendary la maison du robot in paris. the shop was owned by antoines mother who was the first one to import japanese toys to europe in the 70ies.so victor came to antoines family and decided to stay for a while. and as antoines mother was very busy with the other toys - victor practically was the one to teach antoine how to eat, how to speak and how to dance...

this ist he first vinyl from the digital only compilation >5 years dirt crew recordings<, released on 09.11.09.
dirt crew recordings turns 5 in november, to celebrate this we bring you an exclusive compilation with lots of new acts and fresh material from our main artists on the label. there will also be 2 vinyls accompaning this digital compilation, the first will be released at the same time and contains tracks by dirt crew, tigerskin and geiger, the second one will come out early december with 4 other exclusive tracks from till von sein, yosa, tigerskin and dekay & elie eidelman that are not featured on the main compilation. as we are always on the lookout for new talent at dirt crew we are very happy to have 8 new artist on this album, yosa from tokyo, geiger, sierra sam, dekay, elie eidelman and jay shepheard from berlin, pele from the south of germany and dominus from barcelona. they will all do full releases next year and make sure that our label keeps on bringing the deep sounds to your dancefloors. of course we also have fresh bombs from our main men the runners, dirt crew, mic newman, tigerskin and till von sein on this great compilation.

heres a very limited 3 track ep from blast heads 6th cd album nu island. blast head is the most important and respected unit of japanese underground scene for over 10 years. dj hikaru is the most busiest dj who based on japanese most cultural spot grassroots tokyo. dr.tetsu is the programmer who produced some artist like ua and so on... nu wave is the 9 minute over peak time dance track. featured live steal pan playing by tico (little tempo). heres great fusion of caribbean feel organic sounds and head rush dance groove. sky high is the jazz funk/fusion feel disco/boogie track. if you like cro magnon sound, this tracks must be fits for you. bbq jam is the downtempo jam with the elements of jazz, dub, world music.

produced the same year as the truly epic >explorer< lp, >yellow power< takes the highlights from >explorer< and gives them an eastern twist. the hard to find / undiscovered >yellow power< was written and produced in germany by multi-instrumentalist tony carey (rainbow / planet p project) under his yellow power guise. originally released in 1982 this beautifully airbrushed japanese concept album contains 10 tracks of german electronica and cosmic disco / synth pop instrumentals. opening with >hai samurai<, which has been recently re edited by pilooski, this album voyages from spaced-out electro-disco gems such as >megawar<, >peking duck<, >tojo< and >radio tokyo< to cosmic / balearic oddities such as >queen of scots<, >blue fusion< and >dynamite<

for the second release on ki records we invited a very special and talented artist from japan to join our label. daisuke tanabe, who studied art in tokyo and london, has been producing music for the last 13 years. various releases on zero dbs fluid ounce label and an impressive amount of remixes for gilles peterson’s brownswood imprint have proven daisuke tanabes versatility and talent for modern experimental electronic music. as a live act and dj, he performed with gilles peterson, onra, tim exile, hudson mohawke and clark. we decided to dare a leap into a more experimental way by publishing his outstanding flowers on a wall. the four-track ep will be released in august 2009 (500 copies ww on limited vinyl), simultaneously to his first album on japans circulation records.

roland appel started producing music and spinning records in the early nineties. he was a member of fauna flash (together with christian prommer) and the trüby trio (with rainer trüby + christian prommer). in 2002 he released an album with peter kruder and christian prommer as voom:voom . with every project he toured the world and played clubs and festivals from montreal jazz festival, sonar festival to fabric london, new york, berlin and tokyo. from 2004 to 2006 roland lived in paris. during this time he started to write music for his solo career which quickly gained an international following. in 2006 returning to his home town of munich he teamed up with engineer jan krause to start recording once again. whether roland incorporates an accomplice or is working solo, thereÆs hardly a dull moment in the studio or on stage, captivating his audience by combining the integral influences of detroit techno, folk, disco all the way to soul and house. one of the most in demand tracks from the all night long album, snow gets a full single release as a result of the huge response from disco heavyweights horse meat disco, who took the time to contact us to tell us how much they love it. old school disco in every way, certainly not space and nothing nu about ita.. dfa darlings runaway turn it in a slow burning house direction that builds the tension until every last drop is wrung out in a sweaty pool on the dancefloor. nice.

played by patrick lindsey, wehhba, ko kimura, pablo bolivar, ...
a1) nop, the tokyo wunderkid of japanese house music, delivers a percussive and groovy remix of the title track >el cubo< (the cube), which has already been getting plenty of pre-release airplay during his sets at the famous ageha club. a2) dich himself goes for a more funky house style with minimalistic influences and top notch production. b1) >lovely lady< - a slightly more up-tempo piece of minimal tech-house that draws heavily on latin influences and even reggae to slowly build into a solid house groove full of dub like reverbs and delays. b2) final track >el camino del inca< is pure modern deep, minimal-tech with splashes of dub. from the long droning synth to the noise and ambience this is exactly what you’d expect richie hawtin to drop these days.

nice price deal !!! part 2 of the remix series with tracks from the toshinori kondo, eraldo bernocchi & bill laswell album >charged< (amb9955), this time made by mick harris aka quoit and caspar brðtzmann in 2001.

roxour is proud to present fresh music from r-04, a very talented mid 20 boy from downtown tokyo. for r 04 things started about 10 years ago when testing out his first syntheziser. from japanese fascination of composing and living game music soon he was fascinated by the magic of detroit techno. aside from that, he plays on the grand piano with that jazzy - and funkyness of an early stevie wonder. r-04s music is reflecting the city where he comes from. he says many tall inorganic buildings and night scene always inspire me. his first official release gazing at the moon is somewhere between jazz and techno. its a kind of tribute to the so called chu shu no meigetsu convention, the autumn time in japan, when no one can ignore the beauty of the big shiny full moon. also i composed this track meaning that we had better keep emotional leeway to enjoy the full moon no matter how busy we are. patrick alavis ace remix is turning the jazz and detroit techno rooted original into a deep roller.

the own baby from french dj and producer master h who decieded a few month back to launch his own imprint on the back of his success releases on labels such as soma, f.com! or vega records... so here are for the first time on vinyl all 3 first releases, at the same time as the very new 4th one.

when the two colossi of the bearfunk label get together you can be sure that creative sparks will fire and the disco grooves will ooze. and so we present stevie koteys and max essas new project, the cunningly titled soiree. as a taster for the upcoming treats we are pleased to release a four track ep covering the musical bases that the london and tokyo based pair intend to cover. the theme from soiree announces arrival in a big way. disco grooves meets herbie hancock with lee ritenour tints. real drums from dave barbarossa, jazzer keys and some nifty fretwork from max. overgroomed slows things down to slo-mo speed and mixes japan/mick karn-esque fretless bass and layers of percussions and beats

2003 electro/tech tracks by the mitgang audio!!

berlin/lausanne based avant-garde label minimood unleashes more advanced dancefloor devastation, this time featuring tokyo resident sackrai and legendary kompakt cologne techno knight heib. on a1 etecite remix heib gets serious and unveils the truth and love of techno at the same time by working a pulsating monolithic bass tugs at a pounding kick in his unique breathtaking manner! while sackrai himself dives into a rich tapestry of electronic jewel encrusted forward thinking minimal with twaye on b1. finally, sackrai provides a fine piece of beautiful understated minimal, where shuffling metallic tones recycled from a dubious eastern block factory find a home in the hypnotic space that floats between minimal and techno!supported by laurent garnier, martin eyerer, seth troxler, florian meindl, kabale und liebe, alland byallo, franco bianco and many more…

undoubtedly the most famous house duo producers and djs from japan. after the recent club hits sun will shine and the cd studio apartment in the house on defected, they teamed up with mr. v, the unmistakable voice of many club anthems, for a great new york - tokyo connection.

2 amazing tracks from ramiro lópez plus a luxurious collaboration: german ss johnjon (baalsaal music/stil vor talent/dirt crew). housy - jazzy - groovy sounds with huge support from radio slave, boris werner, julien chaptal, ilario alicante, mr statik, mihai popoviciu, sergio muñoz aka delete, nacho marco, franco vianco and many more. played in the last winter miami conference, brunch in guadalmar is also included in the 3 snapshots tokyo album, compiled and mixed by radio slave.

following the intensity of mr. fosters infamous subject, tokyo release, his newest vinyl offering is a powerful combination of classic house and modern electronic elements strategically aimed straight at todays dancefloors.

tokyo based synth outfit trans of life shows some true talent on this double sided single. their productions combine some amazing sounds as wholesome 4/4 house, deep electronic overtones, chill jazz, and latin melodies. foi voce (tol vocal) has lovely portuguese verses & melodies sung by yukiko koga. this is a full on vocal mix chill enough for the lounge and fancy enough for a 5 star dining hall. their dubs go a bit deeper and darker and are a lot more dance floor effective. the vocals turn to echoes and quasi chanting and a myriad of sounds flow in and out of this tune. the masterful original delight earth, a body & soul party favorite, show just how talented these guys are. full of trumpet solos and latin conga rhythms with plucked stringed guitars make for a sensational ride. back to the club on their dub... great package!!

punx soundchecks sinister alter ego chanty poe grabs the zeitgeist by the cajones with this rave flavoured collision of electro, hip hop, bassline, and party techno. rising stars missoddkidd and c. monts make a guest appearance. support from mark moore, jagz kooner, tronik youth, infadels, xfm, kiss, (amongst many others), and received a 5 * review in dj magazine

the danger phenomenon cant be missed: over a million plays on myspace, a vinyl sold out in 3 weeks and chosen as itunes usa single of the week, over 15.000 tracks digitally sold, a hundred amazing live shows in paris, new york or even tokyo, as well as many catchy remixes including estelle featuring kanye west, sébastien tellier, midnight juggernauts and empire of the sun. two years ago, danger aka franck rivoire, was merely a young and unknown producer. thanks to his first ep, 09/14/2007, he quickly became a key figure of the new french electro scene.

there s not much information about franck valat, laurent flaoh and their project 2buddies. but who needs words in the face of these 4 beauties? clear drops of cool rain drip down from fresh green onto our heads and it feels like flying through fluffy clouds.

the second release from merkur aka japasese embassy is coming. we can expect an exciting and unexpected 3 tracker which does not fit in any conventional category. gonno, tokyo based producer and dj, has graped everyones attetion with his outstanding “i don’t need competition (inkl. donnacho costello mix)” on beyond records in late winter 2008. for merkur he has designed the acid-revival track “desolation 303?,,. this track is build on a tricky chicago styled rhythm and an acid sequence which first comes slowly, later on developing an beautiful drive suitable on every dancefloor. berlin based japanese artist / label owner shingo suwa painted the tune “silver blue” with a lot of love for chords and melodic spins. maybe you can call it housemusic knocked down to a minimal attitude. “two of us” plays with warm synths on a solid base, slightly referring to the detroit deep house culture and impressing with an advanced but nevertheless solid groove

incl lucca doobie (heimatmelodie, acker, off) remix!! soundselective debuts with millys own release >encounters ep< - a space inspired three tracker with luca doobie on remix duties. >encounters< is a groovy minimal slice of electronica with a riff that is an ode to the tracks title and features some superb tension and builds to create maximum dancefloor impact. luca doobie takes the originals dark and atmospheric theme one step further, turning out a driving percussive roller with some dark quirky grooves. >shibuya 109< rounds off the package and is a chugging tech house track built around funky synths, spacey sounds and calibrated electronic percussions. a sparse vocal sample recorded inside the tokyo ginza metro line adds some real feeling to the groove of the track. this is a sterling start to the soundselective records and is not to be missed

toolish and functional minimal techno by mr bowman, made for gecko in 2000.

after a decent break, while celebrating the 10th release, mojuba is back with a fresh and exciting new talent. we are speaking about tokyo resident called stereociti, a very gifted musician who devoted his heart to the music we love since 1994. his music is self-evidently high quality deep house with a touch of detroits spirit! the first two tracks of sterociti proving his sense for club rocking and touching emotional moments in music!

crystal is a live band from tokyo also known as sunao maruyama altogether influence by yoko ono, depeche mode, human league, cristina or art of noise, and you can surely tell listening to their productions. here they grant us with a 5 tracks ep on french famous institubes inprint filled with fm synths, machine drums from the past, and analog tools...

big with gregor tresher nick warren, milton jackson, anthony pappa, michel de hey, oliver klein, monoroom, luciano esse, patrick lindsey,.. with the first circle music compilation the world of circle the label presented itself as a community of artists, as a family, that proclaimed continuous movement, pure power and brilliant soundscapes in various styles which have these three attributes in common. with the new circle compilation the mechanic side of nature, now released as compilation ep series, the dualism of nature and life is represented in the mechanic character of electronic music art. by that it is possible to give the issue of circle music the face of its music: reflecting life consequently with electronic music and digital sound poems in all its facets. on the second part robert babicz, noise artistry, onionz and ralph sliwinski are presenting their tracks.

phat groovin new hidenobu ito release!! hidenobu ito was born in inagi city in tokyo, japan. since youth his musical interests concentrated on game music, and began working as a cartoonist to buy music hardwares. later in the ninities, hidenobu composed music compilation albums and soundtracks, with a wide range of music style: from experimental to deep soul creating his very special own sound. hidenobu released on labels as mos ferry, flyrec, commune disc, wimm, elegantdisc, ns-com, triptrap, subrosa, fenou and level records...dont miss this!

2xlp compilation of all unrelease material in the boxon records vein..... killer sellection aim at the dancefloor.... including tracks and remixes from tom deluxx, gooseflesh, stereoheroes, abc, and more

canadian living in tokyo big dj support from tong / ben watt / sasha / james holden & zabiela

for fans of dubfire and oliver huntemann styled peaktime techno, this is the shit! breaks that will make your crowds go bananas, from tokyo to miami.

on Áir with barem, ryan crosson, margaret dygas, karotte, anthony collins, hugo and many more!!! the berlin / lausanne based avant-garde label minimood moves straight forward, presenting swiss artist gregorythme from the legendary cadenza duo digitaline, who irresistibly demonstrates how groovy calculating square roots can be!! together with minimoods permanent tokyo-based artist so inagawa, yet another scene bending offer from this evolving labels stable is brought directly to your lovely turntables: the square roots ep

bang on house music! kez ym is a japanese producer and hosts his own club night in tokyo and plays along side jazzanova, gilles peterson, jimpster, ame, jazztronik and many more. sweetly confused is a 12inch with deeeep house groovers with phat basslines, solid key- and synth work, dreamy leads and a catchy vocal sample. maybe the strongest house banger on the ice versatile 4lux label! this easily fits in dj sets next to tracks from moodymann, theo parrish, rick wade and the like. simply timeless house music. another winner.

2004 straight stomping 4 tracker!!

limited upfront promos, asante records are back with a massive new release. japanese touch is gracing our pages this week. yoshihisa hashimoto lived in new york for five years from 1998, immersing himself in nys underground house music scene. he still considers new york home but returned in 2003 to bring his new found style and music to tokyo. his ny influences have combined with his tokyo roots to creat e a unique style, guaranteed to keep the clubbers happy and into his music. yoshihisa is organising, promoting & djing at “,breath tokyo”, one of the best club nights in tokyo and leading tokyo under ground house music. the location is club air, one of the top clubs in japan. well known for an impressive back catalogue of worldwide artists and djs, air creates the perfect space for clubbers to lose themselves in the soulful music. its also arguably japans most famous club, thanks to the movie lost in translation

experimental and abstract dub trax

support by: adam beyer, technasia, chris liebing, perc, brian sanhaji... side b from tokyo are the guys being responsible for a huge follow up release on kumo. a very interesting definition of modern flavoured techno, rolling and stomping at the same time. hazakura changes it character several times, turning from a groovebased effectmachine into a spacy peaktime-track while daybreak more focusses on the crunchy side of minimal techno. the tracks already caught the attention of alex bau so that he delivered a bau-like bass-driven technoremix for hazakura.

following his acclaimed eps on force sense opposum rec & minisketch pablo rez is back and delivers here his first ep on frankie records titled “samurai ep” including 4 original tracks with titles directly in reference to japan and its unique atmosphere starting with a1 tokyo a groovy track with a bunch of quirky sounds, heady synths and catchy drums and a dose of weird bleeps makes it a great production with a warm groove on a2 shibuya in a more mental and melodic way with lil atmospheric accents is a perfect afterhours track

following the intensity of mr. fosters infamous subject, tokyo release, his newest vinyloffering is a powerful combination of classic house and modern electronic elements strategically aimed straight at todays dancefloors.