after the success of >disco trix vol. one< hardgroove continues the party vibes with trix vol. two, yet more familiar classics are wacked thru the sampler by mr ben and pumped up for peaktime useage in true hardgroove fashion. this ep features 2 different mixes of >dollar bill y all< as we couldn t decide of the definative version so lazily put both on, >reject 2< which was commissioned as a remix for spain s >dj nuke< but unused and >in the middle< which in our humble opinion is the finest slice of disco fromage sims has created so far

50 weapons is a secretive project from two superstar german producers who love their moms and recently celebrated a very happy birthday. all releases are anonymous and limited edition vinyl only. no digital release! for the second outing the boys have handed over their most treasured loops to be mashed up by their best berlin buddies... and the result is something quite amazing!... blending dubstep, old school rave and good ole jacking techno. we are sworn to secrecy not to reveal their true identities but we can tell you these remixers have between them recorded on labels like boysnoize, exploited and bpitch control and more.

literon and ovatow exchanged elements for this ultra heavy dub techno release. permutation one is literons original take and is build on an outstanding punchy groove with a sort of oldschool-ish club vibe, and with multiple layers of dub effects sprinkled on top of that. this is peak time techno at its best. ovatow takes us way deeper with permutation two. taking the original elements and drown them in gated effect processors and reshaping it to a deep, smokey, bass heavy monster that carries his unique and delicate sound signature. check!

sounds between dr.rockit and christianvogel! two amazing distorted and filtered club techno cuts out of the mainstream. special limited colored vinyl!!

two super smooth analogue house tracks from jus-ed. top notch quality as we are used to it from the man.

bananza music is back! after a two year break one of the usas most respected underground house labels is set to relaunch in february 2009 with new remixes of one of their biggest past records, trademarqs broken wagon. the remixes come courtesy of chicago legend derrick carter, bon johnson, marko militano and the bald & the beautiful. bananzas ethos has always been to develop new talents alongside the industrys greats, something in evidence on broken wagon remixes, with the likes of derrick carter sitting alongside the up and coming the bald & the beautiful. the vinyl will be released soon with digital following. future releases in 2009 are lined up from joshua iz (from iz & diz) and the production duo of jt donaldson & cpen.

supported by alex tolstey, perc, extrawelt, the delta, metalogic and many more... since this two highly talented artists released their first track in the year 2004 on mindsound records, they have been working hard on developing and improving their unique style, which can be best described as a profound and banging blend of techno and electro, spiced up with loads of psycho-active ingredients which will twist your mind for sure. get ready for some brilliant dark and energetic techno-tracks which will move any dancefloor around the globe. after releasing various tracks on labels such as boshke beats and gemini records, they also found the time to bring out their first artist-compilation on horns & hoofs records in the year 2008 featuring well-known artists such as midimiliz (a.k.a. extrawelt) and metalogic.furthermore they launched their own label digital diamonds as an open-source platform for high-quality music

debuting with >i believe< on the monumental (10 records) compilation >techno 2: the next generation< (alongside carl craig, marc kinchen, and jay denham) in 1990. octave one is the brainchild of the phenomenal native sons of detroit, mi (usa), the burden brothers. the band, (made up of lenny burden and lawrence burden), have had the privilege of touring live and djing throughout the world, including the countries of germany, spain, greece, belgium, vienna, the netherlands, the uk, ireland, scotland, malaysia, japan, the us, and russia, among many other places. throughout their careers they have worked with such artists as derrick may, underground resistance, juan atkins, anthony shake shakir, among others. they have remixed tracks for such artists as massive attack, akabu (joey negro), dj rolando (jaguar), steve bug, john thomas, the trampps, rhythim is rhythim, and inner city. two years of live touring and three years of recording come together for the brothers latest musical offering. reaching back and rejuvenating their pure electronic detroit sound, o1 produce a dance floor heavy techno journey. >summers on jupiter< showcases the burdens signature rough and tumble production style. several tracks are already gracing the decks of the likes of jeff mills, laurent garnier, carl craig, richie hawtin, and claude young among many others. to celebrate their first studio album in four years, octave one take the electronic beat down on the road through 2009.

the first release for 2009 on universal vibes welcomes new artist keep the secrets. after a long history of musical trial and error, john renfrow and deric jones decided that it was time to take a different direction in their musical vision. it started two years ago with a simple beat and a slow jazz guitar, and soon developed into an eclectic fusion of musical expression. each note ebbs and flows with hints of many different styles and genres. both members of keep the secrets have found level ground in creating a sound that ambitiously exceeds the musical standards of today, and have vowed to honor their dreams by releasing songs that they love. with a definite balearic vibe running throughout, they compliment the uv vibe perfectly while adding a new stylistic angle. label head paddy freeform provides two edits which stretch the tracks out into dancefloor heaven.

olmeto’s first release of 2009 takes the flamenco bull by the horns and drops a track of such spanish influence, you’ll think you’re at las ventas! señor bushwackas ‘dromederie’ neatly entangles beautifully mournful spanish guitars, passionate feet stomping flamenco dancers with modern glitches to create a seriously ferocious tune with an underlying feeling of treachery. the percussive elements embroiled in the final three minutes (specially edited as a dj tool for the creative amongst you) are so unique, the reaction evoked on any primed and ready dancefloor has to be seen to be believed…it’s a tune you’re not going to forget in a hurry! side two, ‘the blues’ takes an altogether slower, more winding approach but is sure to draw you in from the off. whilst we are reminded ‘this is the blues’, rising melodies and catchy loops reminiscent of grooving disco transport you to a sleazy den of dance iniquity. marking the twentieth release on layo & bushwacka’s olmeto imprint, ‘dromederie’ & ‘the blues’ are a stunning representation of the forward thinking dance music this label has to offer. not to be ignored.

two outstanding hardstyle pounders are offered on this 12inch, the square kickin bassdrums, awesome melody lines and cool edits make both tracks top notch crowd pleasers on each & every hardstyle party.

the long awaited new the outside agency release brought on the french independenza imprint! two brutal industrial hardcore/breakcore tracks as only dj hidden & eye-d can bring it to you, massive release!

first of two 12inchess for this song. this one feats the original extended mix along with two new in flagranti remixes: the meat packing mix which adds rare cut up grooves and stabbing melodies and the xenon mix, a glamour trash chic”mix. for fans of perm vac, gomma, kitsune, etc.

second woolfy 12inch on rong/dfa featuring two remixes from 80s remix legend justin strauss, under the name whatever whatever. also includes a never before released instrumental mix of oh missy.

incl polder remix !! the blueprint ep includes two highly fashionable dirty and driving tech house tracks blueprint and dirty life that perfectly show that jürgen still knows how to tweak his machines, plus the highly acclaimed polder remix of “signal”, which was releaseddigitally on electribe recordings and will finally see the light of day on vinyl. played by 2000 and one, d’julz, shlomi aber, gregor tresher, brothers vibe, shinedoe, paco osuna, toni rios, stephan bodzin, oxia, slam, emerson, dan drastic, danny howells, phonogenic, oliver klein, milton jackson, jussi-pekka, phil kieran, alex flitsch & more…

new release on belgian pikss label, again with two outstanding minimal tracks living from soundscapes, containing a superb remix from nutown project who was working together with people like tony thomas before.

toolroom smash their way into 2009 with the awesome new double a side from f.l.g. (fedde le grand) >amplifier & pink bird<. after his first release on toolroom in 2007 with the massive >just trippin< feat mc gee fedde returns with two peak time club tracks to cement himself as not only a master at delivering chart number ones but also big underground main room shakers! lead track amplifier does exactly what it says on the tin, with influences from the early sound in chicago fused with pounding drums and an earthy synth ready to eat up any speaker system that it plays from, this will shake up any floor into a frenzy! second track pink bird has a more techy feel merging skippy beats, a rolling bassline and stabbing synths to have your head nodding more than churchills dog! building up to the breakdown it will have you hooked as it unleashes a whirlwind of groove guaranteed to get any club moving. an essential release setting the standard for 2009!

pietro coppola keep producing his musiclovers - name saga. this time is up two heavy used filters on the production field. both tracks feature a huge tech-house groove. pumping peak time material

untill last year sound and stereo were just two words that popped up every once in a while in your hifi-installation s manual. in the beginning of 2008 those two words stopped being just random: sound of stereo saw the light of day. in only a few months time they conquered the hearts of music lovers all over the world. the belgian scene also responded really well to their presence and they were noticed rather fast by the famous lektroluv label. in november their first ep came out and had massive response in belgium and abroad. one of the singles on that ep – supah dupah – is said to be played over 100 times each weekend in belgium alone . a follow-up ep is nothing more than a logic continuation of this succes. the new single heads up! is already being tracklisted by the likes of crookers and bloody beetroots. bloody beetroots liked the track so much that they decided to make a remix of it, as well as dj manaia, a portuguese wonderboy from the kuduro-surroundings of buraka som sistema. at the end of february the new ep will be presented at culture club ghent, one of belgium s most legendery clubs, where international bigshots such as 2manydjs and the glimmers had a residency. in the beginning of march the heads up! ep will be available online and in the shops. so get your rocks off, your heads up and enjoy the sound of stereo!

big with: reboot, vera, federico molinari, frank lorbeer, dorian, meat, karotte, gregor tresher, lauhaus, sebbo,?below is proud to introduce two new talented artists from italy alex moments & matt brown aka alessio mommi & mattia bruni showing, there is hope and always a reason to listen to demo files! this guys are gonna rock your booty! influenced by such artists like reboot, luciano, ricardo, markus fix, alex and matt found there very own style to hijack the dancefoor. showing to be able to deliver the full range of clubmadness they made with yakamoz an epic, bassdriven tribal bomb with ethnic vocals. rupert is paying his tribute to chicago where bee bop is taking advantage of deep basslines and beats combined with pure italian funkyness. but as always, we dontt want to waste your time trying to explane how these tracks sounding just listen by your own!

part two of the hooskey series comes with tracks by ekkohaus, agnes, chris carrier and boris horel (supernature)

we say hello to an old acquaintance, who finalizes this limited series. the puzzle is complete and the aricebo message should be clear now. luckily fbas speaks loud and clear. two driving tracks that should fire up any galaxy. earth to space... here we are! this is part 12 of 12 in this series. collect them all.

kumo returns! after his well received debut ep earlier this year - he comes in with two movers in his own style. alphawave on the a side has this haunting, escapish synthline, dreams on the flip intrigues as well - with the rough beats and almost ravey synth burning in.

persistencebit returns with the follow up ep of wang incs meditations for a better world series, which first part on persistencebit has been highly acclaimed and has been given incredible reviews, such as in de.bug magazine among many others. previously on sonig, bip-hop, and context, he now reappears with number two of the series and once you start listening you will know it all makes sense, given how close in spirit wang inc. s fresh fusion of experimental treatments and funk-house grooves is laid down. throughout the ep, wang speckles his fabulous metal machine music with rolling bass lines, high-stepping beats, and brilliant splashes of synthetic colour, whether it s the pounding stepper mind the gap or the pulsating future-funk of you are late a near-perfect fusion of experimental and dance musics, hyperactive dog splatters its house-inflected steam-roller with showers of whirr and click, and animates it with snares that hit so hard they could chop your head off. in the closer track this is the song to say goodbye he brings us electronic noise and beat madness to round things up and create a diverse sounding listening experience

the team composed by alex dandi & francesco brini presents two different tracks in sound and dancefloor use...we wish to point out i like (disco) samba since if you use it right, you might be able to give fire to the whole dancefloor.

two top notch hardstyle tracks are presented by these top producers and both are severely hammered by the total top in the international hardstyle scene... biggie!! dj support: zatox, technoboy, beholder & balistic, charly lownoise, dj isaac, josh & wesz, warmduscher, luna, d-block & s-te-fan, dozer, dj zany, dj kutski (bbc radio 1), philippe rochard, max b. grant, dj rob, pavo, dj mystery, dj nagoom and many more!

big support by raresh, 2000 and one, sebo k, laurent garnier, dorian paic, onur ozer, someone else !!! las vegas is a stellar collaboration between kasper and franco cinelli, two of the most talented upcoming artists. in adventures in techsoul they revisit and reinterpretate classic house music. yama is a stunning production that resembles the old-school roman iv house , sould and groove together, while >dippsoulbrothers< take the deepness to the limit with groovy conga hits and a super bassline... an essential record for deep music lovers.

this hot new e.p. for dessous introduces two new artists to its roster, in the form of well known and highly respected producer & dj ripperton, who runs the successful perspectiv label, alongside co-owner and recording artist sam k. this mixed and exciting release is headed off by the deeply spaced and simply hypnotic ‚eze‘, a straight collaboration between ripperton and sam k. its bouncing, deep techno pump underpins the track and keeps the pressure constant, while a wonderful phasing synth motif is explored and unfurled as the journey continues. beautiful atmospheric modern dance music! next sam k takes the reigns alone as he introduces the slower, fantastic world of ‚desperate housetrack‘. the title might be a clue to where the melody takes its inspiration, but this tough little groover has more than one surprise up its sleeve, showing off sam‘s love for slow burning, thoroughly explored arrangements. ‚slipstream‘ is ripperton‘s own unique solo voyage through contemporary acid house. its a stripped, low-riding jam that harks back messages from days of old but still had that fresh 21st century sound going on. a great dj tool and indeed a bold statement about the merits of keeping it deep!

an unbelievable track like underground resistance from after great releases and remixes on labels like galaktika, tanzbar digital, platipus, proton, miniscule, and many more, the london based young guy garnica presents his first release on tanzbar musik! a few months ago, garnica released his fantastic bcn055 ep on tanzbar digital 008! after all this positive feedbacks on this 3 track digital ep, now its time for a vinyl release on tanzbar musik! two great minimal tech-house tracks, called es verdad and arpias, with a lot of deepness and so many soul...

part 2 of the simple, maybe release reveals the dark side of the brothers schwarz. yeah ought to be taken literally. batten down the hatches and turn up the volume, here comes a true masterpiece. naturally, tiefschwarz have saved the banger until last. there are not many tracks out there, which make you get up and dance after two bars already. the basis of yeah is a perfectly orchestrated drum beat. a steady bass drum, rolling toms, a crisp snare, all together powered by a low-pitch synth sample in the background. a sound, that is as offensive and sentimental as possible at the same time. add a well-filtered choir sample on top and you get a deepness and amplitude that can only be mastered by the finest soundsystems on the planet. like looking through a burning glass, the break shows what tiefschwarz are really all about with this track: gradually, all sound elements are shut down, overlayed by white noise that comes with goosebumps guarantee. this spring, youll better be on the dancefloor, when the drums set in again! deininger on the b-side is an almost gloomy track, driven by a dark deep-house bass line. once again, tiefschwarz play with a wide range of elements: an off-beat synth wind section, dry tinker bells and sliced vocals, well-orchestrated by a fine mix. all together this creates the perfect atmosphere for a monday morning sun rise. exhausted, dried-out, longing for your bed and a glass of water, yet at the same time not wanting to go home. great music got soul, the perfect balance, that keeps the heart pumping and the body dancing. deininger is about this certain temper, the groove, that makes you carry on.

reverberations is a label that knows a thing or two about the underground, and here we see them team up with one of the undisputed heavyweights of the jackin tech house scene. three proper tech house bulets for the floor, with harolds electro and soul roots very much in evidence, he keeps the pot bubbling with his masterful command of the dancefloor top marks!

now, white knight two and rave banger kid gloves are getting the remix treatment, courtesy of baltimore superstar dj blaqstarr, excellent canadian smoothies chromeo, high powered boy bobmo and big room royalty laidback luke. blaqstarr delivers a ghetto harpsichord mix featuring his unique vocals, dave 1 from chromeo helped to recast wn2 as a proper love song, bobmo goes linear and mesmerizing and laidback luke injects some fidget into the mix.

rarities and b sides collection sawdust includes all the pretty faces (which was the b side of when you were young), two movie soundtrack tunes, shadowplay (a joy division cover from control, anton corbijns biopic of ian curtis) and move away (from spiderman 3), as well as a cover of kenny rogers and the first editions ruby, dont take your love to town (written by mel tillis). the collection also contains songs which werent completed for hot fuss and sams town. the killers recently went back into the studio to finish the tracks, including tranquilize featuring lou reed.

album sampler of the fred ventura classic cuts album release. two special tracks that have never been released before. a side is a sublime edit version by fabric resident dj craig richard of the i f track (ft fred ventura) i cut my heart out. craig made the track more suitable for modern club use, and he has been playing this edit version since months. he received so many reactions on the track of people who went total nuts (and some even cried when he played the intense and emotional song!). we thought this is the right moment to make it available for everyone. on the b side we have a slamming italo disco monster which fred produced together with ajello. super phat basslines (slightly reminding us of classic bobby orlando tracks) and typical italo disco synths. two completly different tracks both featuring the emotional vocals of fred ventura. timeless piece of dance music!

following a debut release from pig & dan comes an ep from one of the most exciting production duos around. fresh from their acclaimed e=mb2 album in 2008, belgian techno legend marco bailey and long-term studio partner tom hades have crafted two mighty slabs of techno power. raw energy and speaker-freaking bass is the order of the day with f16. . forged from a few simple but extremely well matched elements, this is high-grade incendiary techno at its best.

two slamming hard techno traxx from uk producer bad boy pete and polish newcomer anjay and collen vax. title track from heads of stay up forever collective, chris liberator and sterling moss. chris da break after slamming hong kong (nsr005) this time releases a phat funky techno tune!

nico purman (known from labels like crosstown rebels, mule electronic & vakant) is known for his unique dark and deep, yet funky sound, definitely the right man to bring us those first spring vibrationz...nico purmans first curle is already almost two years old. in fact he was one of the first people we contacted when we were in the process of starting up the label. simply because of his unique dark and deep, yet funky sound. at the time he had only released on modelisme, but in the meantime much respected labels such as crosstown rebels and mule electronic proposed him an ep, and also vakant took him under their wings. hailing from argentina, hes definitely the right man to bring us those first spring vibrationz...

hej records welcomes two new artists to the growing techno family, steve parker (autist, attary) and kyle geiger (drumcode, droid recordings).

swoosh was without doubt a major underground hit in 2008 with top10 positions in all sales and dj charts. the best possible base for phunklarique & pierce to team up again this year with a massive followup named womba to continue their journey on yellow tail. plays by gorge. harada, plstik funk, ... again, it s kind of a split ep, with two totally different versions of the same idea - creating atmospheric grooves with each their unique style that has individually brought them support from all over the globe. phunklarique concentrates more on the minimal side of electronics with deep bass, a sick leadline and stabs that continuously build up in a very hypnotic way, while pierce gives it a slick, but modern housy groove with sirenlike horn sounds. we have been testing these out on the floor for quite a few weeks with amazing results, so check it out and see what it does for yourself

the running back sports team is glad to welcome two new players to its roster. dplay and whiz kid manuel tur (see also his brilliant ribn stuff) have caused a great stir with a bouquet of 12-inches for outfits like zurichs beloved drumpoet community or the compost black label as well as knocking out well-made remixes. for instance, their work on kiloos the passion is just adorable. here we have them melted into one organism called dplay, while mtur moves in silence (or in the production credits, if you please). stretching out on the a-side, huub sand is not only a tribute to two of schalke 04s greatest gentlemen, but a prime-example of cavernous, stoic and infective house those two (no not the schalke guys) had quite an impact on. initially planned to come with a remix by the mighty radio slave (please look at cat-no. 012 to see what became of that), our coach could convince the duo to hand out two rather atypical, nonetheless bloodcurdling tunes instead: tschaka kicks some deep dub disco houz styles of the highest orders with riot-like effects on your mind, body & soul. finally, schroulé is a claustrophobic corker, if we have ever seen one. should be the perfect sound track for padded cells and the up-and-coming remake of mel brooks frankenstein. these ruhrpott kids are alright!

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!

remember when tracks used to be fun, and people smiled on the dancefloor and gave you a big hug, and were happy to see you, and girls shook their asses from left to right in a way that didnt seem possible based on the joint system of the human body? this two-tracker from new artists solo and zombie disco squad should put the smile back in your step

mobilee back to back vol. 3, compiled by miss jools, is inching its way to the release date but before then, active listeners can turn ears to the second exclusive vinyl teaser release with remixes from d julz and christian burkhardt. djulz of ovum, pokerflat and intacto records remixed gummihzs 2007 one-of-kind release and turned it into nothing short of a dance floor phenomenon. of course, nothing less could be expected from a man who has been around the world and back since 1992 playing in the most legendary clubs before the most legendary scensters. d julz certainly has the qualification and experience of what it takes to make a party a paaarty! christian burkhardt of oslo, raum…musik and remote area records took one of anjaschneiders more mellow and somber tunes from her spooky beyond the valley album, which ranked third in the charts of groove magazine, and give it a powerful face lift. the hard baseline and repetitive foot-stomping beat is exactly the kind of techno flair that burkhardt embodies in his music. mobilee back to back vol. 3, to be released march 2, 2009, combines a compilation of tracks and remixes produced by mobilees, remixed by other various artists and then mixed again by miss jools in a two-disc spectacular: cd1 is an unmixed selection of 2008 mobilee tracks, all handpicked by miss jools, while cd2 welcomes a list of her favorite producers to remix their picks of the mobilee pack with an additional miss jools spin. miss jools invited talents from the likes of cassy, tobias., nick curly, dinky, djulz, efdemin, christian burkhardt, vincenzo, sven tasnadi and solomun, extending the musical preference.

michael forzzas is one of the most important techno djs from belgium. like figure head len faki, michael forzzas speciality is to play extended sets which develop an individual athmosphere. figure 015 is forzzas first international release, and forzza sent two unique tracks to berlin, the tenor & the monkey is destined to turn the dancefloor into a frenzy. it puts you in a state of fear and euphoria at the same time. while the tenor & the monkey puts the roof of every club on fire, high on this is more cautious. the powerful groove unfolds its energy in many contexts. the pulse of the track immediate, it feels like the music is talking to each dancer personally. the tenor & the monkey and high on this don t show any effort, yet the tracks rule over the dancefloor: they both manage to focus on the essence of club music, a rarely achieved task these days.

the cologne based grossprojekt arose in 2006 from the rather coincidental neigbourship and clubbing friendship between techno dj and live act bastian bue?r and breakbeat producer alex cwicek. the year 2008 marks the end of their deliberate reluctance: their debut release on debox combines the different roots of the two artists to a new creative entity, resulting in an amazingly effective piece of techno in querschlaeger. raumkruemmung on the flipside works a bit like its own, streamlined transmission onto a straight bassdrum monotonous, raw and uncompromising.

serialism continues to deliver superb electronic dance music with queen atom? debut ep. outta is a journey through mental, dark and deep soundscapes yet funky and harmonic, generally different from the whole vibe of nowadays minimal music. ?orror fest?is a unique piece that combines old school, long, hypnotic grooves, with fresh and innovative sounds, rainy soft synth tones and warm atmospheres reminding as a result of classic new wave techno from the 90s, mixed up with the freshest and avantgarde sound of the present. on the flip me2 and phlanoptik close the ep in a very stylish fashion.more percussive, more dancefloor, driven by a un-typical order that makes those two, special tunes for collectors. serialism bring us another release for the music lovers, perfect for after hours mood but also easy to listen at home.

rap sensation cerbral vortex (born in texas but really a citizien of the world) and new kid on the beatmachine erik l (born in stockholm but musically at home in the motor city) present >kitty cat kabbodle< a four track theme ep dealing with love, sex and relationships. featuring the one and only kissey asplund, singer stray and ezekiel 38. love, beats & rhymes - phresh for 2009. cerebral vortex is also making noise as one half of the two man club rap duo 215:the freshest kidz (who have a record out with rustie) and has just released the >vortex cookies< 12inch with robot koch on up my alley. artwork desgined by mike davis.

after the last cocoon hit the next ep from ahmet sisman comes on the brand new label slash!!! two amazing tracks played by sven väth, mathias kaden, laurent garnier, josh wink, karotte, ewan pearson, chloe, seth troxler and many more … exlusive on decks.de ... attention limited pressing ...

played by richie hawtin, nick curly, ivan smagghe, luciano, riva starr... weave music kicks off the new year with the second part of their 5 years triology - two heavyweight tracks from germany s matt star & us techno don tony rohr