still music presents a brand new exclusive solo release by respected manchester dj irfan, the man behind the citys best kept secret, rainy city music. his vision of underground dance music has brought us many quirky hard to find releases under monikers including city people, the elastic band, galera or the tellurians. the music has been championed by a cross section of djs including kenny dope, jazzanova, mr scruff , dj spinna, rich medina, snowboy, bobbito, derrick carter, phil asher, laurent garnier, joe claussell and bugz in the attic

broadcasting timeless, route one techno from the heart of berlin since 1996, cabinet records has come to epitomise the rough underground sound of a city like few others. now, with this excellent compilation package, plus 8 has seen fit to set this essential contribution to electronic dance music in stone. indeed, over the last decade the relationship between the labels has come full circle, making the release of this retrospective package all the more timely. reissue of previously released tracks from berlin s cabinet records on 2x12inch vinyl

warrior,showcasing one of the absolutely finest jazz vocalists beate s. lech. the delicious mixes of the song are a first taste of ralfs upcoming album and secure his high profile among the elite circle of the most influential deep house producers. for more than 15 years in the scene ralf remains cool underground and delivers once again a very fresh release with lots of personality

model 500 and drexciya mixed together gives dynarec.. probably the most productive guy in the electro/techno scene at this moment. dropping one hot release after another... must have for all fans of model 500, drexciya, aux 88 and underground resistance!

kaiser souzai is the name of one of the most powerful persons of the underground szene in the movie classic the usual suspects .but markus binapfl and patrick buck aka kaiser souzai are neither gangsters nor mafia members, but their name is mentioned all around the electro music scene in germany. they run legendary parties in the sm bar hamburg like the and the danza electrica

part two of >the kings of techno< with 11 tracks compiled by laurent garnier & carl craig !!!

hot on the heels of the prins thomas mixes come these wigged out house versions from parisian franck roger, plus the original and legendary >la stache< mix. franck roger is carving out a great reputation on the house scene at the moment, his releases on his own real tone records have set the benchmark for other productions on sonar kollektiv/innervisions, seasons recordings and kenlou records, as well as remixes of blaze, roy ayers and jazztronic. franck opts for a sophisticated house rework of >moustache<, its techy moments peeking in and out of the rattling percussion, with oodles of funk layered on top. the >la stache< original mix from blackjoy is included on this release also, a huge underground cut with the nu-disco/balearic/cosmic crowd on its first release on bob sinclar s yellow label last year, and still sounding just as vital today

3rd installment in the successful historical archives edit series. a side features an unrelenting edit of the group jakkis ode to the sun, ripe for the summer. the flipside turns a chaka khan b side rarity into a disco not disco clash with jack. deep underground chicago staple of music played by the chosen few to the ones who truly know how deep it is. now its time for the masses to feel the real deepness of the true chicago 80s era of music. only ten percent of what happened here in the 80s, is known to the rest of the world. dont you wanna know the rest? become a member

played by magda, troy pierce , richie hawtin, daniel bell ...underground legend mark verbos produced the powerfully dark and sinister vocal techno track >big brother< in 1998 as part of an album project for the now defunct hyperspace label out of brooklyn, ny. promos of the single, including remixes from dj rush, john selway, and mike wade, got into the hands of the techno elite of the time. >big brother<, especially the john selway remix, was subsequently charted and entered into heavy rotation by the likes of sven vaeth and monika kruse, becoming something of an underground hit in germany

dj disciple meets spains david tort and dj ruff 2

souvenir records!!! lets just start this introduction with a quote: >we like the idea of seeing music as a souvenir, an impression you take from somewhere. something intimate to remember<. this is how the brothers schwarz aka tiefschwarz set the agenda for souvenir music, which they created with their french companion arthur velasquez and thus finally set up their own imprint after an eventful decade in the musicbiz. even just a quick listing of mighty deeds in the underground dance community would fill up page after page. if the story of king midas wasn t already centuries old, someone would have made it up now to describe the phenomenon of recent tiefschwarz remixes. who would serioulsy doubt that their golden touch also will rub on their own label and turn this start-up into another stellar success? cooked up in their berlin the first course >hey< by the artist ichundu is set to become the flavour of the month, even more so with extra delicious ingredients tiefschwarz added to their remix. yummy !! played by sven väth, sasse, chloe, tobi neumann, karotte...

repress! classic !! original on underground rec. chicago

leaders of the underground dennis ferrer & karizma with a hard-pounding state of the art hypnotic house monster. another winner for house and techno djs alike

rekleiner (maschine, connaisseur superior) is the collaboration between stuart geddes, anthony middleton & luca saporito. all three of them play an important part in the uk/ london underground club scene.. on this release, they deliver two trancey tracks of warehouse vibes. >shall we< is a straight, and fine track, mixing melodious blips and powerful beats. with >sideways<, starting with a heavy bass sound, rekleiner manages to turn a deep dark sound into a luminous flight !!

with a phenomenal timing, milan based soundplant records new catalogue number is a release by two of the hottest artist in the underground dance music world today julian sanza from 2020 soundystem, silver city and ciudad feliz and simon baker, head of infant records and half of liptrick. with >pasadena groove< he offers a solo production that goes deep in the musical and melodic territory with a phenomenal irresistible disco-y and new wave-y bassline and a strong synth and lead line reminding 80s dance music fused with early techhouse.. simon baker comes with a more electro techhouse infected remix

hernan cerbello is an argentinean dj and producer that made his way to underground scene because of the selected music style of his sets and productions. electro, tech, disco and funky are the main flavours he can present.

berlin is the capital of cool trends in underground dance music. and here we have the two new rising stars, duce & jeff fx. breakdown is best described as a mix between old 80s house rhythms and the modern german sound as we all known about !!! incl martin brodin remix

super dark und super rauhe dirty acid electro / chicago trax... thats underground baby

milton jackson makes jackin house music for some of the most respected labels in the business – freerange, glasgow underground, crack n’ speed, urbantorque, tronicsole and silver network to name a few. in a nutshell >tech neeks< is a very big club record with a very big old skool rave riff! as a dj if you need a track to send the dancefloor into overdrive ‘tech neeks’ is your secret weapon. the original mix has a touch of fidget house about it already winning favour with switch, jesse rose and james mowbray ..

industrial detroit techno trax !!!

the new planet rhythm comes with a collaboration of two of the hottest, darkest and most underground slovakian artist !!

great underground minimal techno 4 tracker !!

an upbeat punchy latino number complete with the ever present rhythm slaves live instrumental feel, taking things a little more underground, one of the hottest remixers graces the flip danish producer kid massive

mash aka martyn henderson based in glasgow is known from releases on blue black, glasgow underground and his own tracktion and distracktion labels.. here on players paradise he delivers 3 hot tracks!! >dreech< is a crazy journey into disco space, >electrique< is a rocker in best dfa tradition and >bada bing<, an old school house track that reminds us of early todd terry productions

excellent dark underground electro & acid techno (virtual hopes) with ebm vocal (>>sorrow, death...<<) and spacin synth parts...for fans of david carretta !!

campari is a secret alias of a big time italian producer who wishes to remain anonymous. its a very cool and smooth underground groove and supported by cirilo, magda, loco dice. its already a firm favorite at circo

c.i.t. is the newest project of lars wickinger from berlin and michael skelton from hamburg !! the >tomboy ep< is an incredible cocktail of rough techhouse, raw basslines and thumping beats. there are sweet poptunes and funk as well as highend sounds and underground techno !!!

gary gecko & pigbwoy drop an underground anthem with shes hardcore out now on toolroom trax. famous for his parties at the infamous gecko bar in koh samui, thailand, gary has worked his magic to create an infectious electro groove, with a catchy electronic vocal, bleeping stabs & hooky bassline. shes hardcore is already receiving air play & support from pete tong & mark knight amongst others.

originally planned as a double lp, the >bootstrapping< project ended up as two separate ep s, sharing the same title. this compilation offers nine tracks that were made by a network of friends who all played a role in the underground of dutch electronic music.

dario giuliano aka jd gives a fresh release to the partenopean underground scene. on the a-side the collaboration with tom clark from highgrade/morris audio gives light to a magnificent remix. a great debut which will bring a strong surprise

terrence parker is an underground detroit original. unlike, say, carl craig or claude young, though — both of whom are preparing mixes for this honest jons series — his music falls outside the citys techno traditions!!these remixes are romping, stomping, tearaway house, the old school way

this anonymous white label called <the alchemist> is destined to be one of the minimal underground hits of the summer. its an amazing minimal techno tune that will be one of the dc10 anthems of the summer. its original, hypnotic, stripped down groove has already made its mark in the sets of luciano, paul woolford and locodice

santiago salazar and esteban adame make up ican, but you will remember these guys more for their >los hermanos< moniker {a longside gerald mitchell and dan caballero} and their outstanding releases on the underground resistance imprint. for planet e they come up with 4 crunchy, latin-influenced tribal cuts

the 4th release on the ever-consistent ork recordings provides us with irresistible ear candy and some seductive hip shaking moments. the maverick production talents of fish go deep (shane johnson and greg dowling) and stockholm based mark o sullivan (from the seminal dk7 and mark and john) recently set up camp for a few days in their spiritual home of cork city ireland to record this truly sublime ep. fish go deep have been staples on the house underground for many years, releasing music on labels like i! records, brique rouge, chez music and imperial dub. their own go deep imprint debuted in 2005 with the worldwide hit >the cure and the cause<, a vocal which has since been licensed for wider release by defected

tresor has the pleasure to release joey beltram s outstanding new 2-track 12inch ep >code 6< - more original and inventive material from the beltram mind. way back in 1990, he released two of his very first maxis under the alias code 6, securing his place in the techno underground. this inspiration from the past opens side a with the first track >aumento<, signalling increase: increase in his signature drive of techno beats, rich in layered sonics, splintering high-hats and vocal samples that keep the lid on the box of bouncing sub-atoms in a techno nucleus. we can certainly thank joey beltram for keeping the underground alive and rave consciousness thriving

at the time of its original release in 1993, detroit techno producer carl craig was known mostly to a small circle of collectors in europe. his early releases on transmat and fragile had become cult classics on the techno underground. these were followed by a series of stunning releases on his co-owned retroactive label. 1993 saw carl launch his planet e label and he released an ep by 69 followed by an ep of material by art owner kirk degiorgio (future/past) and ed handley of the black dog (balil). it return it was agreed carl would record an ep for art - which became art 3. the new recordings included a dance floor stomper - >chicken noodle soup< and typically moody down-tempo grower >how the west was won< and an ambient end-piece >sleep<...

deep underground chicago staple of music played by the chosen few to the ones who truly know how deep it is. now it s time for the masses to feel the real deepness of the true chicago 80s era of music. steller edits of propaganda s >frozen faces< and a radical take on chip e s >its house<

dub frequencies with a jumpin synth in a minimal set. simple and irresistable. incl. dubbyman remix from deep explorer music transforms the track into a long and deep ambient tune with his own voice specially directed for underground djs

real life testing reveals it all, therefore we have nothing to add to serafin s comment about the a side: >i have been playing this in virtually every set for the past couple of weeks, and the reaction of the crowds is simply amazing. this performs extremely well in a club setting, it sounds perfect (and loud!) on every system and people are responding to it instantly. i often extend this with the loop machine to well over 10 minutes, with an absolutely devastating effect. this is a bomb, trust me on this one!< on the flip switzerland s premier dirt funker agnès delivers one of his nasty treatments. the sthlm audio head pulls all the stops on this one: bass action from below underground, weird noises and nicely shuffled hihats compose a charming and warm piece of music, carrying a strange and deep atmosphere!

the final installment demonstrating the art of forward thinking cutting edge underground electronic dance music

after his huge success in 1999 and 2001 with his releases >feel my drums< on underground construction and >bang that shit up< on rush s imprint >kne deep<, the detroit-born and now in chicago living rees urban released on renowned labels like projex, jackstar, subsounds and many more. now he s on the way with a record that causes serious damage ­ the new 6feetunder, supported by a remix from labelhead kaoz and s.ewe. support by: rush, remus, space djz , jamie bissmire, ben long, dj bam bam, kaoz , s.ewe

originally released ten years ago as part of a double-pack on routemaster records (route01) by underground acid techno pioneers lawrie immersion and chris liberator..

this is a limited edition remix 12inch of last year s hydroponic and serves as a taster for style of eyes forthcoming tiny sticks release in september/october (the unbelievable rockett). german electro house producer tigerskin & canadian techno artists luci provide two outstanding remixes for the underground heads only

we live in a world filled with potential >axes of evil<. with destruction hiding everywhere, and with everyone surrounded by continents which are infected with violent wars. so it is time to pick up the weapons we use best… and there is no better machine of mental destruction than this series of bone crushing artillery: arms. blessed with powers reaching beyond bullets, daisy-cutters, mines and raging soldiers… the label brings all techno warriors what they need: the pure rage of highly infectious mutant underground techno

ultraphat london underground acid techno !!! remix by aaron, chris and julian liberator !!

deep underground chicago staple of music played by the chosen few to the ones who truly know how deep it is now its time for the masses to feel the real deepness of the true chicago 80s era of music only ten percent of what happened here in the 80s is known to the rest of the world dont you wanna know the rest become a member

the mirage ep is a perfect example of the hybrid blend of jersey soul and chicago house that large music has exposed over the last 12 years the title track is a deep techy spoken word tribute to the first perfect underground experience umba dae follows with filtered beats and a dirty driving bass line born in aruba completes the set with lush keys and tropical rhythms

after the be-connection, blackpitchmusic moves on to the pt-connection. 4 portugese top producers deliver a track for this release. of course dj zé mig.l, an underground favourite, brings us another twisted chicago techno anthem. then there is a.paul, another veteran, elected best protugese dj several years. dj chich is one of the founders of blackpitchmusic, so he needs no introduction. and then there is vic miranda, a fresh new producer full of talent. an ep to look out for