minuendo pays tribute to the windy city with ricardo miranda, boss of noble square. artist of the emerging scene in chicago is in everyones mouth because his latest productions for labels like vibes, rush hour, hour house is your rush … with producers such as theo parrish, rick wilhite or glenn underground with the project latin soul brothas.

so, who or what is trajical bitch aka manager_111 akaka elec pt.1 akakaka trajical bitch akakakaka the minister? and why is this guy making dirty rough banging chi-house/d-techno hybrid-tracks in his own special way? born an raised in duesseldorf, andreas gehm, the mysterious man behind that all - moved to cologne a few years later. this proper guy stands not more or less for an uncompromising underground techno and house conspiracy, whether you label it bleepy dry minimal, glitchy acid-phonk or shimmering futura3000-cosmic-disco that definitely makes your ass move. the d stands for duesseldorf and the c for cologne, but of course these initials likewise pertain to detroit techno and chicago acid house.
comes on black marbled vinyl, including psycho thrill poster.

a killer 2 part sampler from saved feat some mighty fine names in underground house & deep tech all the tracks that rocked the ade parties. **pressed on limited yellow vinyl**

the haunting is a production straight out of the highland beats studio. jan liefhebber goes back to his roots with this old-school techno acid track. the ep starts with three minutes of pure techno accompanied by a haunting undertone. a contagious tb303 bass line kicks in when you least expect it and brings the track to a pounding crescendo inspired by early horror films and the dark rave sounds of the 90s. ritzi lee is no stranger to the art of techno and has remixed the haunting with his favorite tool the tr909 leaving the original acidic skeleton intact. ritzis detroit-influenced techno mix completes the 12inch and makes it an essential piece of red transparent vinyl for all techno freaks. experiments have been carried out on unsuspecting crowds around the globe and the first results are extremely satisfactory. hb041 is supported by miss djax, aaron liberator, bart thissen, nimbuz and buzz goree (mixworks/underground resistance)

soul jazz records new compilation of the uk funky scene.
>riddim box< explores the most unique, left-field and innovative uk funky releases of the recent past with loads of killer tracks and exclusives! uk funky inhabits the space between dubstep and house mixing together elements of grime, dancehall and rnb with the percussive rhythms of nigerian afrobeat and caribbean soca to produce one of the uk’s most interesting recent musical developments.

known as one third of the notorious wetyourself crew, throwing parties and djing every sunday night at fabric in london, jacob has been releasing music since 2005 on different labels and under various guises.as a dj he is known for his fast mixing style of stripped down house and bouncy techno, which has made him a favorite in london and on the international underground dance scene, playing gigs all over europe and the world on a regular basis. the end of oct 2010 sees his debut release on the newly-formed wys! recordings with a very limited run of vinyl... do what you want by jacob husley is an upbeat rolling feel good record that has become become a steady ingredient of the sunday night wys! mix. featuring vocals from husley himself, the track is timeless and positive. the rather huge, driving bass line perhaps shows what an effect his 8 years living in london has had on him and also maybe his not-so-secret past as a junglist? all-round danish house legend, mathias mesteno, has created a late night deep builder that drives and drives..the result is detailed and tough! keeping jacob s big bassline, he has created his own feeling around the groove with plenty of atmospheric percussion. barcelona man-of-the-moment garnica from galaktika recs, has created a fantastic peak time groovy dub edit that will have people losing themselves on the dancefloor. watch out for more releases from wys! coming soon, next up is cormac s cold remixed by miss kittin and chris liebing!

tripmastaz - producer & dj from russia working since late 90s with releases on many labels including grab, night grooves, and dj sneak s magnetic. tripmastaz also known as part of ny hip-hop production team a step ahead productions working with respected underground mcs from us & europe. this year involved in launching of russian labels son of a pitch & plant 74 records and a hell of a bunch of new releases.

with support by john selway, stephan bodzin, perc, technasia, xhin, tony rohr, dean facer and many more. the catalogue number 013 on the berlin label phunkit records is at the same time the starting shot for the first vinyl release. and exactly this one shows down-to-earth techno from the capital, elaborated and cunning, by the artist duo takt tick. the actual overhead conveyors and host djs from the tresor club present trend-setting productions. the name >u1< is, brought to the point, a little journey through the time of berlins underground. the a1 side sends the listener on a trip which is coined by dynamical passages of highs and crispy bass parts. uncompromisingly does the rhythm chase around the focused, flogging consonance and the slowly modulated intervals with short breaks. on the b side: >whisper<, a subtle peak-time monster which does not know any kind of holdup, full of energy and only waiting for the chance to make the strobes lose their wind. >black worms is a b2-bomber for sure. with its dusky sounds, it is solidly rolling without downward movement. shady, resonant, consequent and remorseless.

even if u have been hiding underground for the last while, you will have heard this being played out, and on n- typs wheel & deal records rinse fm show.

austere can mean >lacking trivial decoration< and >not extravagant< which is exactly what the ethos behind this esoteric new label is about - raw, real and underground. the first ep from laak (pronounced >lock<) is true to the roots of house music. warm pads, discreet analog melodies and vintage drum patterns. along the way giving a huge nod to chicago, detroit and the forefathers of the genre. already receiving support from jus ed on his underground quality radio show and quite a few other players, dont sleep!

r&s records return with another exciting young talent. space dimension controller has already caused a fuss on the underground with his >love quadrant< (kinnego) and >journey to the unknown sphere< (royal oak) releases. the temporary thrillz ep contains intergalactic slow jams, deep club excursions and mid tempo space funk, all with the sdc trademark depth, soul and finesse. this is another release that will cement sdc as one of the best and most talked about young producers of the year.

celebrating its tenth release culprit welcomes another extremely exciting and upwardly mobile young american producer to its fold, m a n i k. born and raised in nyc, and with an accent to match. 2010 has been a break out year for this 24 yr old with his own original material appearing on some of the best underground electronic labels including josh winks ovum, poker flat, four:twenty and chicagos very own fresh meat – run by legendary audio soul project. as a dj and producer its impossible to put m a n i k in any one box. graduating from school in 2007 with a degree in music business, he is not by any means your typical artist. being heavily inspired by a diverse and comprehensive musical background, his style is a unique blend of cutting edge house, futuristic techno and deep, classic old school grooves, along with dark & edgy sounds. from the deep and groovy mclovin you to the old school techno feel of crooklyn this is a great four track ep, that further cements culprits burgeoning status as a cutting edge new label

darling farah is like a shot of adrenalin, administered by his own mind to escape from the anesthetized music scene of his home, the united arab emirates. despite living in one of the most club baron countries in the world and a city that actually prohibits live music to be played in public, the talented eighteen year old has managed to master the art of production and therein spawn an underground scene all on his own.

nice price deal !!! support from: sinden, mary anne hobbs, 2562, martin kemp.... the one man hit-factory that is t. williams returns to deep teknologi records with another concise snapshot of the uk underground house scene with a barrage of intricate ammunition for the dancefloor. lead single >chop & screw< marches along with its broken beat-esque drum pattern and balearic sirens whilst >hard cash< is a foray into the deeper side of the s.a house scene with exquisite sublow bassline progression and raw percussive tribal drums that really take centre-stage. the e.p. finishes off with a firm favourite from the deep teknologi mix series in the shape of >in the deep<, an after hours roller with a devasting drop and stern low-end to boot

glenn underground returns with the big guns for his excellent chicago deephouse imprint and dug out another new talent - jazzy shuffled beats, killer horn riffs, chants and fuzzy funk basslines are the tasty ingredients for 4 deadly dancefloor killer.

3 big techno tracks real stuff for the underground special decks tipp!

two true heroes of underground electronic music, alex flatner & lopazz step up the game with this brand new outing on poker flat. the original version of >dinosaurs< is a pacy, energetic jam with a super-solid bass foundation. tracky, urgent and of course wonderfully produced, it harks back to the trippy, percussive sound worlds of classic poker flat releases from the likes of guido schneider. paul woolford hands in his >mannheim< remix, which takes a freaky, percussive edge and steps up the energy even further in this amazing workout.

another dj spider release here, with 4 strong deep house tracks that drip with originality. deep, raw & dirty with a no holds barred sound that hits you where it hurts! superb drum programming with lush synth chords & dubby elements mixed with some heavy live drumming will have you asking for more. again we hear the musical talent & passion dj spider invokes through his true underground house music production. stay tuned for much more from this promising new york producer/dj.

heralded as one of the more interesting newcomers to the underground scene, lucy?s refreshing style of intuitive dub techno has found a natural home with luke slater s mote-evolver label.

due to their stunning releases on underground quality and laid the smallpeople aka julius steinhoff and dionne are back with a real smasher. this time they catched up christopher rau who will be releasing his debut album on smallville very soon. the results of the dreamteam’s jamsessions are gorgeous: two never to stop tunes which will light up the dancefloor with unforgetable hooklines. representing the smallville parties in hamburg, berlin, paris and tokyo the test pressings of this double a-side already created pure magic. meadows is reduced to the essential, produced to the max - a track on point, the way deeper life aquatic is none the less delightful. wont leave your box forever.

please order fast, last copies left !!!two mixes not available digitally. pressed on 180 gram vinyl, hand stamped by the artist. limited edition of 350 copies.... bored with the dull digital downloads of todays so called dance music scene, swayzak & greta cottage workshop bring you a 100% vinyl only release. this is the first release on vinyl for gcw and we hope to continue the series. it seems djs only want to play what they get for free these days and this baby they have to pay for(!) so dont expect it in too many charts. positive feedback from michael mayer, damien lazarus, patrice baumel and eddie richards to name a few. a seriously underground release from the always alternative thinkers swayzak!!

incl. nivek tsoy remix aka house-legend: kevin yost !!!! dj support: sebo k, laurent garnier, robert dietz, franck roger, spencer parker, 2000 and one, lauhaus, meat, anthony collins, bearweasel.......hectors cv reads like a whos who of underground dance labels taking in mobilee, crosstown rebels, 8 bit, 20:20 vision, horizontal and phonica. now he makes his tsuba debut with the stunning >double standard< ep, featuring 3 peak time bombs and a housier mix from kevin yost under his nivek tsoy guise... an essential house release

ltd 12inch with cuts from the forthcoming dj mitsu the beats album >universal force<.instrumentals included! side a features b.d - mitsu deliveres a warm, jazzy groove, using brass and fender rhodes samples side b featured s.l.a.c.k. (bright new mc from the tokyo underground and already dropping tracks with jazzy sport beat maker budamunky) who deliveres a mellow flow on top of mitsu s laid back groove.

so who is vakula? he is a ukrainian dj & producer born in konotop, ukraine. he became famous in moscow for holding a residency at moscows propaganda club - the success of fridays voices party at propaganda by the charismatic nina kraviz was in large part due to vakula. in 2007 vakula released hohol on uzuri and since has gone on to release music for underground labels like

adultnapper, real name francis harris, is a philosophy phd drop-out with punk rock roots. hailing from suburban las vegas, he has called brooklyn home for the past 9 years - a stretch in which he has gone from >hating dance music<, to establishing himself as an underground dj/producer with a unique sound and a global audience.

this guy is living some hype right now after his succesfull releases on sci+tec, 8 sided dice and more quality underground labels, and provides a dark yet fresh 2 tracker remixed by alex d elia & nihil young and dandi & ugo!support from:dubfire, chris liebing, richie hawtin, alexi delano, kaiser souzai, 2000 and one, a. mochi, maetrik, tony rohr, chloe harris, electric rescue, tom hades and many others!

limited to 300 copies on yellow vinyl!
remixes of tracks from anthony collins >dreaming of running ep<, which came out end of last year.
nina kraviz from moscow must be without a doubt the hottest producer of the moment, after her work on underground quality and rekids. she gives her own personal touch to another lonely night. get prepared to hear a lot more of her in the future!
los updates, originally from chile and now residing in spain, are close collaborators with ricardo villalobos and have released an album on cadenza. they loved bruised inside so much they offered us themselves to do a remix. thanks again jorge y loreto!

like >the final breaths of a game boy caught in the reeds and burbling under the waters< (nme), luke abbotts >holkham drones< has been making waves in all of the right places, and now as it finally drops in your record store of choice, the ripple effect begins to spread out across the world. >holkham drones< looks set to catapult luke from his provincial norfolk outpost of the uks burgeoning electronic underground straight into critics end-of-year best-of lists, in one fell swoop.

the red-hot underground duo sound navigators (chillin, dae)step up to calis doubledown with a choice three-track release. this is a cant-miss release for the jacking house heads, with the main cut the paper is not cry working an amped-up bass-heavy chicago acid house groove. very much in line with johnny fiascos material. on the flip active sol is a driving percussive track with a massive analog b-line while stevies acid thump boosts the 303 bass for more tweaked out midwest prime time flavor!

killer deep house tune on anton zaps label.

punch drunk broadcasts two transmissions direct from the murky depths of the bristol underground. debut 12 inch from respected underground stalwart superisk conjures shaolin indebted psychedelic visions of pathways through austere times. mensah turns up the heat on the flipside, reimagining the originals melodics & infecting them with his signature robust high energy funk.

support by: reboot, audiofly, dj t., michel cleis, gel abril, brothers vibe, ekkohaus, phil weeks, luca bacchetti, daniel dreier, toni rios, andre crom & many more ... bomb alert! for >bad habit< affkt and samuel dan get to work on one of the biggest vocals of house music, turning it into a pure underground club anthem. if youre not dancing to this you re dead. on the flipside they give a showcase of their much deeper side with the jazzy discoish playful piano madness on germinia, and the relaxed summerish deep groovetool that >forlyn< is. and if youre up for some real oldschool madness in early 80ies hiphop style, try the vocal version of germinia. altogether a very diverse release that shows a stunning combination of clubfocus and musical skills...!

played by: matthias tanzmann, audiofly, ray okpara, julien chaptal, anthony collins, pablo cahn, johnny d, gorge, nick curly,... 8 bit continue their tradition of presenting the next names to break through in the german underground scene, with this new ep from steffen deux. the mannheim based producer delivers new york sun ep , a 4 track ep for the deeper heads featuring standout single new york sun plus so flow , would you dance . following his first release yankee clipper on air london, new york sun reinforces steffen deux as a new name to watch out for.

dole & kom are coming up with their first vinyl ep on 3rd wave music. a pure lesson of deep and jacking detroit and chicago influenced house music. 1993 founded dole & kom dj team at berlin based delirium record store. played sets at legendary berlin underground clubs tresor (residency), e-werk, bunker, wmf... in the following years they played dj gigs and live acts all over germany, europe and the united states. first productions on legendary berlin based label formaldehyd as clubheroes. biggest success dum dum on relief/ chicago (remix by green velvet) & lost piano on sony. the 12 smoke monster came on bondage music in april 2009 and dole & kom teamed up with the plastic fm on ostwind ltd 014 which hitted nr. 5 in carl craigs summer charts.

mistanomista is a musical and social project, the main purpose of the group is focusing peoples attention on regaining peace in tajikistan. friends will be friends!. >detroit session< is a tribute to 313 house scene strongly influenced by moodymans music, live funky bassline and jazzy chords mixed together with smooth broken house drum patterns, raw deepness and timeless music for sunday morning party. on the other side >take 1< catch the attention of deep house heads a stunning bassline track with synth dubby texture effected with many echo-delay shots, keeping the vibe on the underground side of house music.

the cryovac machine is proud to present, for your inspection, >the musket e.p.<. cryovac is a platform to showcase the underground talent of detroits nightlife. the fifth release on the cryovac label features josh surma, a dj/producer that has carved out his own niche in the techno community. surmas surly style is a logical addition to the ever expanding family of cryovac artists!

final release !!! rush hour presents a new series of releases entitled -voyage direct-. this series is about all about feel good club music and is curated by tom trago. hence the name voyage direct, which was also the title of his debut double ep. dexter kicks off this series in a classy style with his junofest ep. this is easily his best work since his genre breaking electrofunk hit -i dont care- from 2000. and now its time for -junofest ep-. the title track is a steady, yet smooth club groove with enough wsing to make anyone dance to the music. a true party starter. on the aa side we find -not the only one-, an infectious vocoder vocal track that makes you smile. this is one of those rare tracks that has a poppy, commercial feel without losing its underground raw appeal. it could just be his biggest track since -i dont care-

the b.t.s are a detroit deep house live act crew. this is there first release in the world. the ex-member of underground resistance, derwin hall bang the dam walls down with this groove. this remake track with the late ron banks vox sample >treat me like man< is a detroit killer! derwin had some extra production on the drums by delano smith. this track is so hot, me (eddie fowlkes) and my momma had to get this for the cityboy music. what a great track for their first release.the black exterrestrials come back with >the journey< on the flip side. this deep minimal soul house groove has that element of a underground banger with euro flavor - with lead vocal by angie sexy ass!

immaculate expansive night music. written and recorded between hungry ghosts studios in west london and a remote kent shed the attention to gear on both tracks is really rather special. the view is from above, the lights... are they on? there is life underground: these shall not last long.

collaboration between swedish techno producers nihad tule & nima khak, bangin underground dark techno

unless welcomes now for its 6th vinyl release the duet bla bla bla with an impressive 3 track ep so called prisma ep. this recently created duet are serginho and mecre, some important and respected personalities of porto city who handle for many years now the local underground scene. serginho as an old school ruler and charismatic dj and mecre already approved as an impressive studio producer wanted to deliver some musical works. prisma ep starts with bad disco on a side which uses samples of old classic house tracks as a tribute to house music at the beginning of the 90s. mayfield the first track on the b side evokes some tribal feelings with deep textures and some actual techno dub also. finally the second track of the bside is rom a tech house track building its drum pattern on a massive bass line

sascha dive has been successful both as a producer, and as a dj. when you talk with him about club music, and in particular house music, you almost get the impression of talking to a human encyclopaedia. his expert knowledge combined with his definition of contemporary club tunes makes his sets a unique experience. he takes the audience on a trip towards the future and the past, and at the end of the night gently back into the here and now again.

yes, doubledown is back with another must-have spring sampler. this third installment features some of the best talents out there today, with the red-hot joey youngman burning down the house with his choppy, jazzy funky grooves on on the a-side. flip for two tracky, jacky cuts, one from midas thomas sahs and and the other from lhk and alex moran (lifting some great digital underground samples!)

hailing from leipzig in germany is an artist whos music has been pricking up many ears across the global underground over the last few years. its hard to put a finger on what it is about kassem mosses productions that make repeated listening a must, but the intricacy, fresh arrangements and musical depth definitely play a part in attracting labels such as the highly respected techno imprint workshop, the legendary soma records and now nonplus are honoured to present his latest 12 inch. a) kassem mosse – >we speak to those< first up on the a-side we have >we speak to those< a 4/4 track of the highest quality that keeps you guessing from start to finish. the rugged and raw kick and bassline immediately set the foundations for the incoming awkward chord stabs whilst reversed beats lazily slur in and out over the main groove giving the track the unnerving feeling that its almost changing tempo. random sound effects and a non conforming arrangement make this track about as predictable as the english summer. one listen to this and youll immediately understand why this artist is getting love from some of the scenes biggest players at the moment. aa) kassem mosse – >hi res< phased drum machine breakbeat patterns and stutered percussion redolent of the early detroit techno uprising give this track an outstanding quality of being able to conjure up the same feelings of hope and optimism for electronic music that the aforementioned era managed to. thought provoking chord progressions take your mind on an excursion to the future and leave you gagging for an extended trip. think skyways, flying cars and towering metal buildings footed with dark abysmal underworlds and youll get the drift. they don t come much deeper than this one

this summer seems to be the return of fabrice lig with his album on fine art, 12on r&s and this great third ear release with remixes by... underground resistance timeline (mike banks and jon dixon), luke slater, marco passarani and fluxion! slater delivers hot techno action... peak time big room sound that will get the hands up, nice job! ur delivers the hi-tech soul techno and is unique and special as always. passarani delivers some old school detroit influenced beats refering to the hay-days of kms and kevin saunderson. could easily be our favorite mix on this 12! fluxion drops some smoking hot dubby techno. total winner remix package!!

championed by: josh wink, karotte, stephan bodzin (my best track 2010 so far), len faki, reboot, john digweed, d julz, pete tong, nick curly, steve bug, kenny larkin, tobi neumann. systematic continue their never-ending hot streak with what is their 70th release, and the sixth from the dream team of marc romboy and blake baxter. after groundbreaking releases such as >freakin<, >house ya< and more recently >where would you be?<, the pair bring us the mighty >muzik<. for those unaware of the glittering background of mr. baxter, you should know that he holds a place as one of the protagonists in the historical development of detroit techno. his legendary releases on underground resistance, tresor and incognito are still firm favourites in the boxes of many of todays big jocks

the symp.tom imprint delivers a brutal 5-tracker by industrial hero the relic !!this new release already is very well received in industrial hardcore land. ragin kickdrums, dark sounds, and phat effects make this 12inch another powerful release for the underground!

underground-enterprise sub bubble offer up this first and very promising release from new signings matt williams & bahar canca. the writing/ production duo behind the original instrumental >latek< have re-worked and re-named this underground monster into the diamond encrusted house-crossover (we hope) is now pounding your subs. by bringing in the vocal talents of one mrs. graciela rodriguez whos fans include bjork and adrian sherwood, canca & williams have harnessed the spanish fire of rodriguez and taken the track to the next levelà now with a feisty latino twist we are certain the mainstream is next to fall to the floor. dr kucho! the >indisputable king of spanish house< (dj mag) with over 200 releases under his belt brings a twisted vocal and dub slant on the tracks solid house credentials. funkin with the original and delivering a slab for the jocks n jock-etes to get their needles and dials round.

in recent years lil silva has been responsible for some of the uks biggest underground bangers, with his uniquely stripped-back, heavyweight style blending jacking house with the raw sonic energy of 1st generation grime.
following up on his ltd white label release in april, night slugs are proud to present night skanker, lil silvas iconic new ep.
the four melodic, synth-laden tracks are typically raw and grimey but also run deeper with a newfound luminescence. constructed from a robotic new sound palette, silvas tuff flange-funk drum programming and twisted carnival rhythms are permeated by razor-sharp neon synths, jacking cowbells, massive slabs of sub bass and even silvas own sampled vocals. these are industrial-size riddims for worldwide dancefloor demolition!