born and raised in tokyo, living in berlin since may 2007, akiko kiyama presents on neo010 two wonderful minimal- tracks, synthetic, acrylic, rough and raw, sober and straight, shy and yet damn clubby. akiko - whose delicately reduced musical style is partly defined by some earlier 12 inch releases on m-nus creates a fragile and surprising cosmos of subtle rhythmical structures and wobbling guttural waveforms, all this combined with this very special female approach that people all around the globe seem to love more and more. for those who like it a little bit less minimal, there are two remixes included. we have one by humantronic, the minitech (or tech?) berserk from france, who re-establishes an industrially strict balance of pumping and knitting sounds, with almost trancy elements good and healthy food for the club community

splittr is the meeting of minds of martijn ten velden and mark yardley (from stanton warriors fame), two of modern dance musics biggest production heavyweights. as splittr, mark and martijn combine their collective skills and tastes to produce a dance/rock hybrid (new order infected guitar part) and a very fresh take on electronic music. in fact they started the project to give them the opportunity to split awayfrom any preconceptions people may have of them and any musical restrictions dance music genres can create. their first release, >all alone< (which sees mark take on vocal duties), has already created an underground buzz, with pete tong playing it on almost a weekly basis from the start of the year, regular spot plays on radio1 and major support coming from the likes of roger sanchez and deep dish. splittr are clearly set to take their sound worldwide

hairy claw is rapidly returning to the forefront of deep, tracky late night house music following a sabatical. this new slice of nice comes from calculus (aka gary goodwin) and is formed of two excellent tracks. walrusman is a stabbing, chicago groove with undulating bass and loose drums making it a swaggering dancefloor bomb. its counterpart, pilot treads a trippier but more direct dancefloor path with a nagging groove, fluttering keys and an incessant bassline. both tracks have seen support from ame, sasse (mood music), sebbo, solomun, justin drake (peace division), david alvarado, tania vulcano (dc10), rub & tug, trickski and many more

producer holger behn aka h.o.s.h. is back on stil vor talent with his third release and second 12 inch on oliver koletzkis imprint. his latest two tracks are all about house music, while always keeping a strict eye on the dancefloor. it starts with the tech-house anthem >grünanlage<, the name of a sunday afternoon open air in h.o.s.h.s hometown hamburg that he co-organises. the tune features a great clappy snare and some wonderful balearic guitar melodies, which swing over the fast loop. this tune is going to put a smile on your face wherever you are. on the flip there is >blaupause<, which translates as blueprint and is a dreamy housy pusher that keeps grooving with its synthie-stabs and warm bassline. later in the track h.o.s.h. adds an oldschool piano that pushes the track into another state with its drifting melody. it reminds us of so very many great rave moments. however, h.o.s.h. never gives in to the temptation of drifting off into cheese, stays cool at any given moment and keeps the seal of quality for his music very high. >blaupause< is a wonderful summery teaser that never explodes, but keeps imploding! h.o.s.h. once again does what he does best: delivering two wonderfully melodic tracks that fluctuate perfectly between house and techno. just the way we like it

the upon you 006 is the birth hour of the berlin duo fraenzen texas and ruede hagelstein. knowing each other since early childhood they started their dj career together in berlin. by now they are resident dj’s in the watergate club and the two build their studio into the epicentre of the upon you empire, so it is not surprising that the cheapers has become the first own label-act. related to the style of their dj sets that they prefer to play in ping-pong fashion, the fog & frogs e.p. is focusing on the contrast between dark shallows, hypnotic currents and enlightening moments full of fantasies and plenty of inanities. two tracks that stand for the amplitude of their future productions

palette is proud to debut its newest artist, dave hughes. the irish born, la-resident sound engineer finally let palette in on his music making secrets. the result is daves debut ep >lets do it<. a three tracker showcasing what is to come from this visionary artist. >lets do it< kicks the ep off with a strong rhythmic solid base which alone would be enough to solidify it as a stand out track, but without delay the song quickly develops into a musical journey with rhythmic chords at the end providing the icing on the cake. the flip side provides two more tracks of the same calibre, >it all deepends< and >realization< showcase great sound design skills and a message about our own humanity. take in to account the heavy subs and intricate drum programming and you have what we feel to be a classic palette recordings single

solomun aka play has been one of the moving spirits in hamburgs electronic music scene for quite a few years now. he hosts the beloved diy club series and runs his own label imprint diynamic music. he also produces music himself. this two-track ep features >samba< on the a-side, spreading a warm, if twisted feeling, guaranteed to win over clubbers everywhere with its elaborate build-up. little ups and downs keep the tension at maximum level, real edge of the seat stuff as you wonder what is going to happen next. exciting times on the dancefloor!on the b-side >lambada< keeps the good vibes coming. this track is based around a fresh and versatile percussion set-up, a nicely moving and grooving bassline plus a recurrent chord theme. all in all a very good reason to shake your booty! nice on

pure and solid grooves combined with forward thinking technology by this greek artist. supported by marco bailey

two new remix versions of 2raumwohnung by moritz von oswald (yes, basic channel) and glove (tobi neumann and thies mynther)

henry riton and ben fat trucker (nŽe rymer) are two stalwarts of londons exploding electro rock scene. separately, they each have long histories releasing records and djing all over the world. this collaboration under the name gucci soundsystem has created a new and exciting partnership in the world of dance music. includes joakim remix on the b side

japanese dj & producer altz also drops in on the remastered dfa label. enlisting the help of nu disco dons idjut boys this ep features the altz original productions max motion & yello plus two stellar remixes of yello done up by the boys aptly titled hoe down & dub down mixes.

miami stormer sid bubble gets remixed by two of the biggest names in the electro house family. on the a side a dirty synth fuelled anthen by aaron mcclelland aka yer man and on the b side a more dubby and stylish take from mr cedric gervais.

italo business & logical musik... with a perfect release theme… already compiled on a lot of compilation… universal, polaroid vol.1… a very special track for dancefloor with this big theme federator. they two other tracks complete this release to make a classic of this release.. support by stephan bodzin, john acquaviva, laurent n, kolombo, dandi & ugo

alfred azzetto is back on purple music with the feel good massive anthem colors, which was one of the most played promo cuts at this year winter music conference. interestingly djs all the time played an acapella over it but also the instrumental melody sounds great. part one includes the walterino main mix is a fierce production featuring classic strings and wicked keys that give the track a modern disco sound, while the piano mix is on a deeper edge, with a great piano hook added (that is reminiscent of bas noir my love is magic). part two includes a full vocal mix & the remixes from dj fopp & christian hornbostel, which will be out end of october. it was worth to wait some months for the release of this tune!

jubilee! here comes the 25th release of your favourite house label from south germany. after their outstanding album in the beginning of the year mms granted us with these two diamonds for this special release. thx for your support over these years and we hope you stay tuned.

debut release of japanese artist haruki matsuo. a strong two tracker, giving us two different moods

supported by richie hawtin, tiefschwarz, loco dice, miss kittin , jussi pekka & many others!! again providing you with two new high quality techno tunes. on the a side we present you the tune: >tuna belly< , which is taken from the forthcoming full lenght, >martinez< album on re:connected, due for release later this year. the track starts off with a pounding deep kick-drum and a heavey roland sh-101 baseline. quickly after some heavey snares, claps and some underwaterish bubble sounds enter onto the groove and the track is steady rolling towards its peak break down. the baseline is filtered and tweaked through layers of efx into just a high pitched noise that is just on the edge of getting too much and right at that time it sweeps back into the full groove with a slaming hihat to lift the track even more. >tuna belly< is one of those track that definitely will make you go crazy on the dance floor in the late hours

an upfront 12 inch sampler featuring two classic house tracks, as featured on louie vegas, forthcoming back in the box compilation. eric kuppers jazztastical remix of groove collectives beatles cover is backed with nick holders classic pat metheney sampling balearic monster, summer daze.

finest disco flavoured deep techhouse 4 tracker !! motor mouth are fresh ! new electro house disco masters from stuttgart germany. martin welzer ( dj friction, freundeskreis ) and philipp könig (blendbrank, kris menace ) are well known for their fat disco productions on their own and various hot remixes they did the last years for labels like !k7 and global underground. the two originals are rockin old shool disco with housy deepness and straight forward beats like we know from acts like spirit catcher or star you star me. no wonder we loved it straight away and had to sign this new and exciting project for our players paradise imprint. if this was not enough we topped the whole thing off with 2 extra full on remixes by our mixmaster james flavour and a reinterpretation of motor mouth member dj friction himself who delivers a fine piece of nu skool disco for the leftfield dancefloors.the james flavour checker mix is as always deep ! with his typical house groove we know from tracks like test 5 and da ride.

minimal meets melody. plays by tocadisco, frederic(nudisco), dualton, chopstick, christian quest, .. after his releases on liebe: detail, kostbar musik and now again on dimmer, lars wickinger, the upcoming producer & dj from berlin, delivers with >good times< and >hummertanz< two beautiful, melodic minimal deep house tracks. hypnotic tracks with an irresistibly funky eighties attitude and a lovely old school vibe.on b2 you will find a remix of >good times< by germanys well known artist stereo jack, who is taking us on a laidback deep house journey

following another busy summer on the road, the magic numbers return with a six track ep. it features alternate versions of two tracks from recent album those the brokes plus four previously unreleased brand new songs.

nice price deal !!! csm returns after the summer break with dave turovs >deductive ep<. the two tracks show the light and the dark side of csm. the balance of styles on this release should allow it to easily find a place in any forward thiking djs selection

after two highly acclaimed 12s and the warmly received >en.vi.sion< album on delsin, music man is proud to present its first quince release. >the summit< is a real dancefloor bomb that will work well in your peaktime techno work-out, where as >sofar< will fit perfectly any deep warm-up set. support comes from ken ishii, dave clarke, len faki, vince watson and bart skills

ltd repress, voodoo child aka moby !! the two track 12 includes >demons< a 20 minute jaunt into abstraction, and >horses< a further 20 mins chunk of opiate heaven. this is the follow up to the semen-al voodoo child released on r & s/instinct 3 years ago

phat minimal electro techno puncher

the spanish flagship of techno music returns! oscar mulero is at the controls of this amazing label which has treated the true techno crusader so well during all the years it has been around. nothing but the best quality of underground dance is what mulero serves up and he does not go for anything less. the new gem is from the hands of the master himself and presents two colossal remixes by artist who need no introduction. both fanon flowers and regis give the original their trademark twist. results are a weapon of technology which is armed and ready to fire at will!

the second ep on console music comes from the bubbling with talent eastern block! the slovenian veztax, known for his numerous releases and dj performances sharing stage with massive acts such as depeche mode, teams up with the young talent aneuria to deliver the two minimal techno slammers on the a side and sun40 remix on the flip

lauta – that means simply louder. and it connects the german hip-hop queen sabrina setlur (3p) with the electro-dj christian fischer (mayday, nature one). …in fall 2007 sabrina releases her new album >rot<. in collaboration with christian fischer shes back on the dancefloors - and many people wanted to know, what kind of awesome sound is dominating the clubs for weeks. here is the answer: these two outstanding techno mixes comes out on the label defred – and brings brilliant tunes and a unique atmosphere for the partynights. so just buy the stuff – and turn lauta!

chris liberator with two new uk techno poundern

after the amazing remix they did for igor valentes doin it (very disco # 15), produced by the man behind all erick e, this duo now presents their debut release on very disco! this project name may be a brand new one, yet the two people behind this project are full of experience and are everything but new groove n gear consists of gabriel (well known for his very disco releases dislecto and noize and the selektiv biggie monkey bizz his excellent remix for electro junkies my drug is electro) and 50% of former uk top 10 artist lock n load! and we are proud to offer this massive new very disco release by these top producers. say that you wanna is a lovely, summerish feel good production full of catchy piano lines, groovy basslines, strong vocal sample use and fantastic rhtyhm parts set to be absloutely massive on the floors when the temperatures will rise far beyond boiling point!

ltd backstock.. timeless and classical deep techhouse two tracker produced by c. carrier, g. la tortue and w.a.r.r.i.o.

with labelboss pheeks album >en légère suspension< being loved by many for its eloquent detailing and organic, electronic psychedelia, we are happy to bring you a collection of remixes of select tracks from the album. for the remixing purposes, archipel called two favorites to compile a colourful mix between warm afterhours and peak time music. >aye aya ashawa< gets treated by mathias kaden and molded into an exotic, humid cloud of hypnotic, densely layered quasi-tribal percussion with the original vocal presenting itself in a very visual hypnagogic manner. the excellently driving and hypnotic >orage solaire< gets put through the wringer by tim xavier who highlights the hypnotic nature of the original and darkens the tone a little more into a jittering, pulsing aural storm.

hier wurde geklotzt, nicht geklickerklackert. nicht ohne humor, jedoch völlig ironiefrei, begaben sich supermayer daran, musikalische erwartungshaltungen und stilistische korsette zu zertrümmern

tim xavier and tony rohr are back with another genre-pushing release on clink. acclaimed for its original sound, this label has brought us unique imprints for the last two years and is still heading at full-force. goodbye fort greene is another afternoon coffee boys massive, and my drunk foot is a quirky, rousing minimal twister to >freak they minds<. these tunes have been hammered by the clink team all summer and are finally making their way to the shelves this fall

since the first message ep, some connexions have been activated between some techno soul soldiers in different countries and the code 316 team. sharing the same state of mind, the same passion for music. soul connexion vol.1 is the first result of one of theses connexions and is taking you to a trip through japan and canada with two visions of detroit influenced techno soul by two of the finest soldiers coming from the futago technologies label, japan...rennie foster and kan shinomura. also on this ep, another french techno attack with two tracks by your code 316 servitors life recorder and evolutive system.

jose rodriguets last two releases were orientated to a more deep and minimal sound, his first solo release came out on blackout77 under the name of >celula ep< and gained the support of all top jocks from the minimal and electro clubbing scene and then he released alongside xpansul (leftroom, discos de lata...) an amazing electro-tech record on permissive records last year. now he is back to blackout77 with 2 big room minimal-electro anthems full on crispy beats, distortions and groovy basslines. the bside contains a strong, dark and very intense remix by larsson, courtesy of traum and b pitch control

after the blistering disco volante picture disc, its again up to label champ john dahlbaeck to rock the pickadoll label with this neo baleric trance infected eletro tech two tracker

high level remixes from our two favorites english guys.... mark henning with a very serious techno track and glimpse with something a bit different than usual, less minimal and more powerful. important: >magda had a little troll< is an original track by pheek. play it, its very very hot!

first release for contentismissing and the first for eve white. eve white are sascha kurz aka motec and daniel gelbe and they come with two timelss warm and deeper techhouse tracks

sweet percussive latin ibiza house in two mixes by bozzy vs. castaman

nice balearic guitar hook flavoured vocal house two tracker with a cool funky xaxo !!

joey returns to his own jackin tracks imprint for a lovely 4 tracker, this time re-releasing two of his classic tracks and showcasing two new ones. for anybody who may have missed it, joeys >sunrise ep< on freaked records uk came out in 2004 and was widely regarded as one of the best records in his discography. the standout was >memories< featured here beautifully remastered on a1. it has since become a house classic, and also a very hard-to-find record. on a2 is >the devils groove<, a twisted cut perfect for those drugged out moments at 5 am in a very dark room. flip for b1s >country life,< nice dancefloor-aimed material with a massive bassline and soulful male vocals, this one was surely inspired by derrick carter and achieves that sound perfectly! and lastly is >45 funk< – the full a-side track on the original freaked release - old-school youngman sound, undeniably funky with a wicked keyboard solo thrown in for good measure

it was 1883 when the krakatoa vulcano erupted and generated the loudest sound historically reported. about 120 years later, in 2002, the project krakatoa was born, generated by the underground enthusiasms living in the city of turin,aiming to contemporary electronic sound esploration with a special appeal for clubbing. krakatoa was originally established as a cult underground party based at the beach club in turin, where every thursday more than a thousand youngsters use to meet at the feet of the dj booth where the two founding fathers, dj pisti and samuel, regularly perform. they are often supported by special guests such as josh wink

a fresh new three album track remix ep containing mixes by charles webster, the long term deep house maniac who serves to be an incredibly good choice, will saul, label owner of simple and aus, and a final remix by the man himself phonique. the charles webster remix of worked it out starts off as a nice thudding beat with a crisp minimal click on the offbeat, until an echoing vocal sample swifts in and around starting off the soft but pushing shoulder shifting bass line. smooth piping reverbed blows outline an almost euphoric melody, a very trippy and atmospheric tune with soft cymbals pattering away in the background. soothing sounds and housey chords mix perfectly to make a chilled out dreamy beach tune with a nice progressing beat. a swerling bridge with a 90s casio chord melody steps in and then fades out to the echoes of the vocals drifting silently away into the sun. on b1 its the will saul remix of bang. dun, dun, dun, dun, whoosh! - then a descending high minor melody calling with an electric bass response. squeeky bird sounds and weird reverbed chords makes you feel like you‘re in a crazy dream falling and falling yet the beat keep you stable and composed just about! an out of tune dungeon computer game. strange but true and also very interesting!! and finally, on b2 its the phonique version of space cruise feat. gui borrato. trekking through a spaceship journey tune with mechanical functional sounds releasing here and there. a repetitive two noted melody comes in and fades out, is replaced by an array of spaced out tones, arrivies back again, meets up and resounds into a fanc

talented australian newcomer jamie lloyd continues his upward trajectory with his debut album trouble within released internationally in september following two successful eps in 2006. the album has been getting the remix treatment from some of our favourite producers ahead of its global release with the first 12 to surface featuring remixes from berlin duo trickski (sonar kollektiv) and zwicker (compost black label)

aube records 02 is here. a great jean michel jarre inspired interstellar disco. produced by the guy who remixed jupiter blacks we like morder and who produces music for guys like marc almond. two tracks of very robotic synth disco that will take you to another cosmos. made as hommage to the european youth (that sounds a bit eastern europe 1979). dont sleep on this

with estroe (connaisseur, 7th sign) from amsterdam neutonmusic is releasing two emotinal and exuberant house/techno tracks with handclaps, catchy bass line and dynamic hi-hats. the remix on the flipside comes from jamie anderson (nrk, outland, om), who is currently enjoy ing the success of nrks re-release of his 2004 underground hit >time is now< featuring a remix from man-of-the-moment, radio slave.

the p series are coming up with a new banger! two massive hits get a splendid treatment by two big players in the techno game. gwenn and fergies hits are now huge techno tracks that will make that crowd go wild