omerta is the brand new techno imprint from the united states based gunjack and matt k. known from various releases on labels like audio assault, submissions, planet rhythm and many more, they decided it is time for their platform. this first release is an absolute techno bomb. steady beats, solid kicks and sometimes in a off-beat vibe.

if this were an episode of the game show jeopardy and the following track titles represented an answer, the correct question would undoubtedly be what is a huge hephner ep?. after his highly successful debut (booty drop ep) on siteholder uncut, as well as various remix projects, the funk slut himself returns with his virgin vinyl effort for siteholder records. following what he calls a highly inspirational trip to the strip clubs and whorehouses of las vegas, hephner took his sexual adventures and turned them into an ep that couples ass-shaking funk with in-your-face bass. it seems that his pimpin escapades have finally found an outlet that wont land him in jail, but instead on some of the sickest sound systems our planets nightclubs have to offer

to kick off into the new year, highgrade brings you a new edition of its various artists compilation. this time we focus on two surprising collaborations from the middle of berlins club circuit who seem to follow the same aim with different methods: clique artist daniel.fx joins up with one of highgrades main producers todd bodine for a deadpan minimal house groover, as well as the massive and challenging monster track by guido schneider from pokerflat together with ostgut/panorama barimpresario dj andre galuzzi - a demanding and enthusing track just perfect to bring on the perfect headrush on the legendary ostgut floor as well as everywhere else

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after their first various release with artist like barem ,sierra-sam, ditch and marcus vector, nomor is back with an entire artist ep, this time it’s redwan, the man behind indigp magenta net label and roman photo records together with sarah goldfarb, no need to present the dream team. this four tracker is like a tripy walk in marseille his own town… sometimes up sometimes down but always hot ! with a funky techno groove in the head. we like his fx, we like his bass, we like his dark side and we like this perfect peaktime record !

born in the west midlands, and now living in london, cj nelson started her musical career fronting bands covering various genres, touring around the uk and europe. after spending time in manchester, cj teamed up with chris joyce, former member of simply reds rhythm section. this collaboration resulted in the release of her 1st single release me in 2006 cj started to collaborate with the german based producer team of protone music. together they recorded this single. in 2007 matiz owners helmut hoinkis (u96, chocolate) and jan wayne joined the project, added 2 remixes and finally bring it back is available for your decks.

dark vibe, pumping beats and incredibly drifty with a touch of detroit-techno. the hamburg based dj and producer hatzler started with releases as solo artist and various projects on labels like injection, confused, bush, superstition, spiel-zeug, terrace.

the first various artists project on car belongs to daniel gloomy and lexis. a and b side consist of one lexis and one gloomy track. lexis tracks offer more forward going hard drum line tool tracks with powerful subbass lines as gloomy tracks offer a different approach to hard tech tools with powerful synth themes. all the tracks are peak time material for any hard tech playing dj

gavin herlihy has long been one of dance musics most respected journalists and djs, and with two acclaimed releases on mood music last year and more recently a brace of top-drawer remixes for unkle and alexkid, hes fast becoming one of its hottest producers. freshly relocated to berlin, his debut 12inch for kindisch, >opium haze<, confirms his status as a skilled and innovative player on the house and techno scene. >opium haze< is as heady and intoxicating as its title implies, an effortlessly psychedelic piece of music thats nonetheless firmly rooted on the dancefloor. it begins with a clicky, funked-up conga tattoo cloaked in disorienting effects which partly obscure the jazzy melody rising up from the mixs depths. out of that sticky, dubby fug emerges an insistent, upward-tripping piano line and synthesized string stabs - together forming the kind of rave-ready hook that will cause immediate damage in the club. herlihy is superbly heavy on the edit, using an eastern woodwind sample, disembodied voices and various percussive elements to deliver build after build, drop after explosive drop. >opium haze< is a hugely satisfying piece of music, and a club anthem-in-waiting. >professional exit< is a more stripped-down but no less accomplished affair, driven by a warm, rippling bassline and phased electronics. before the percussion intesifies and interlocks, offsetting a sparse one-note synth line which hangs in the air, thickening it with understated drama. at once seductive and unsettling, experimental and club-oriented, >professional exit< is indeed a professional end to a highly professional 12inch

neww tracks from mountain peoples rozzo supported by matthias tanzmann, shinedoe, 2000 and one, tobi neumann and karotte. rozzo has descended from the hills to drop two underproduced djtools that have been successfully tested on various dancefloors. nothing that will push boundaries of electronic music, however, lots of fun & function

natura sonoris is a new label that opens up to the world from barcelona to show a personal vision of electronic club music. we aim to create an intense musical landscape with organic and elaborated sounds. a music with content influenced by various elements: the power of techno, the precision of minimal, the hipnotic structures of trance and the evocative melodies of i.d.m... all this summarized in a unitary style with the dance floor in mind

map dances very own miles numan comes up with a hot summer track, which already got a lot of feedbacks by various a list djs. besides the funky original mix the groove junkies from the usa turned it into a sexy afrohouse bomb. for late hours miles numan comes up with a dub version with beats and a bassline that will drive your crowd crazy. try this!!

the next cool various artists ep on whirlpoolsex with tracks from daniel dexter, filter cutz, zoran dramicanin and dam_o. support comes from someone else, nikki b, haito, robsonic and david ekenbaeck

this newcomer already appeared on cardiac arrest, definition of mayhem and beast and shows an impressive capability to channel his bad tempers and aggressive moods into various tracks. this stuff will make your hair go up and for a couple of minutes you will experience what its like to chow down a portion of hallucinating mshrmz whilst suffering from a serious case of malaria fever!

in the title track dunkelgold orchestral brass and a deep bassline are carrying the voice of chava alberstein to the dancefloor. dj click of nofridge (paris), who had already presented himself as producer and remixer on various releases and samplers and the violinist estelle goldfarb, together they succeeded in a absolutely unique and danceable remix.

one of the most hyped & discussed remixes of 2007. alavi uploaded a demo version of his nirvana rerox on his myspace site only a few weeks. it was ripped from there & various mp3 blogs then published it. then many djs around the world used this one for their sets. finally the long awaited official version in good quality is there. even courtney love is showing her support & respect for this rerox. played by tommie sunshine, felix da housecat, annie mac, a.v.helden, freeform five & many many more! this one is gonna be huge!

parallel to the start of the campaign, man recordings is releasing the gatas gatas gatas ep which features various remixes. the crookers from italy, currently getting hyped as the next big thing have just remixed chemical brothers, bonde do role and armand von helden, and provided a ravey mix for the big dancefloors. scottie b, the king of baltimore club, has produced a booty shaking baltimore club bomb remix. last but not least, the ep contains a remix by dj fredi chernobyl, producer of hot ticket of the season bonde do role.

after some successful releases on various european labels, such as darkroom dubs (soma sublabel), miniscetch or get physical, to name a few, antony chose a real maneater track for his highgrade debut - cannibale is a glittering, long and deep journey into the heart of modern deephouse. tom clark and daniel dreier as remixers tear up all the meat from the track giving it a typical berlin-stylem treatment resulting in a dry and hypnotic groove

the very first part of the clockwork chronicles was received with amazing enthusiasm by many of todays leading techno jocks. in a continuous search for new and improved techno music, metroline mold various elements of techno into propelling dance floor action

circle music means continuous movement but not going round in circles, pure power yet brilliant soundscapes, various styles but one entire element - the perfect groove. circle is best suited for dance floor use as well as for driving around in the city or listening comfort somewhere on the outskirts of your hometown. the label consistently followed his vision of a musical community, a familiar environment which covers a great range of styles and approaches of producing and performing electronic music. the world of circle compilation is different to usual v.a. compilations you heard so far. its much more than a musical statement of a label giving a definition of its sound. its a personal statement of all featured artists because all tracks are presented exclusively on this compilation. incl audiofly, chaim, robert babicz, lopazz & …, v. kanzyani, alex flatner , bryan zentz , stryke & santos

with a blend artpop-disco-industrial-techno-newwave-electro-go-go punk and live vocals this duo creates a distinctive, futuristic hybrid of dance. the compelling mix of electronic punk features both jan & ariels emotive vocals, adding a taste of yesterdays anarchist sarcastic flavor, but never interferes with the music. jan as progammer and composer uses as many analogue sounds as possible, bringing musicians into the studio, creating a virtual band. featured on various tracks of the up and coming debut album, >bang!< is the guitar mastership of the legendary east bay ray of the dead kennedys. supporting members are johann bley on drums (ex-member of kmfdm & juno reactor) jasper scholtz, bass guitar and vocals

patterns and clr man with a strong debut on sanhajis enable ! big with speedy j, chris liebing & adam beyer! enable recordings is proud to welcome the austrian v e . in the last years he made himself a name with various fat releases such as the one on clr in 2006. now the time has come for another up to date techno release in typical enable style. two peaktime tracks that will definatly win over any dancefloor anywhere. i am sure you agree

fingerfoodmusics forth release (>delicious again<), is a various-artist-ep, containing four amazing tracks by four ulta-hot artists! the first track arrives from well-established producer >stereofunk< hailing from dresden germany, who already released on great labels like klang gymnastik, superfancy and karatemusik. with >computergirl< he deliveres a smooth-pumping neo-trance tune, with cleverly arranged structures and huge melodies! >dejonka< – one of the fingerfood founders – is responsible for the second musical contribution. >kj>kcal< starts with reserved antmosphere and gradually ends up in a ill-grooved monster suitable for every peaktime occasion!

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.

thema is bringing it up a notch with an amazing floor stomping ep from mikael stavöstrand featuring big bully. stavöstrand is no stranger in the techno world. originaly from sweden and now residing in berlin, stavöstrand has built an impressive reputation for his well crafted releases on labels such as contexterrior, mos ferry, we are, adjunct and on his own imprint sunset diskos. for this ep stavöstrand teams up with vocal master mr. big bully once again for another hit record! stavöstrands sensual grooves and big bullys uncanny vocals complement one another, allowing for a full range of uses on the dance floor. with a heavy stomper and prime time track to a soulful late afterhours inside track, its ability for interpretation and maliability in various conditions makes >please my pain< an an excellent dj tool not to be missed

played by dfa, boris dlugosch, phones, maral salmassi, jerry bouthier, cajuan, freeform five… azzido da bass is certainly a busy boy! this year he has been touring the world playing various shows in bejing, london and singapore. and on top of running his own label >luscious sounds< he has managed to find time to write and produce yet another track for it. and here it is >so wrong< feat adrian holtz on vocals. after the success of his last single >lonely by your side< feat. jonny blake of zoot woman with remixes by booka shade and play paul, >so wrong< is set to be a winner especially with its grinding remix from speaker junk. so wrong starts off with a late 80s-tastic m.a.r.r.s influenced beat, until a pleasing thick and squidgy bass line bounces in…

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mustafa is afrench dj and producer. his songs have been featured on various compilations and the upcoming album ginga brasileira featuring remixes from mo horizons, mj cole, groove assassins. por causa de você menina, originally written and performed by brasilian superstar jorge ben, comes up with 4 mixes from léo cuenca and mo horizons. a great package of mixes, perfect for the summer!

after the quite dark winter-release shotgun 01 could be found in various playlists in germany (f.e. dj karotte) and outside and is almost sold out now, here is the second shot, which is - according to the season - more housey and funky. >its going down< works with classic house-vocals and a killer-groove, whereas >young in paradise< is a track full of tension, using a quite funky guitar-sample. this >young in paradise< has just been used by dj linus for his new mix-compilation on exun records.

forteba was born and raised in hungary where he chooses the occupation of an electronic music producer at the age of eighteen. his early compositions were settled near breakbeat and chill-out area but he soon found his passion in straight rhythms and arrangements inspired by german deep-house stuff. he likes to embed various elements of dub and ambient into straight clear rhythms, so his borders of style are hard to define. he produced some successful singles in his home country as >the garage< together with gábor pasztoriális and got released at hungary-based underground labels……

connect four records is the new sub-label of tic tac toe records. weve established it to focus on all the brilliant sounds in the deep minimal house neighbourhood – and after 2 very successful releases, were now ready to give you the fabulous 3rd – this time from turkish newcomer murat Özer. murat was born in istanbul/turkey in 1977 and fell in love with music at such an early age that hes forgotten when. he started out his active musician-ship in the 90s as a bassist at a junior high rock band then went on as a guitarist and finally as a drummer in various jazz & rock bands. however, since his childhood, bands like >depeche mode<, >tears for fears<, >spandau ballet<, >human league< and such have always drawn his attention towards electronic music

nice price deal !!! after a string of releases from various labels like tommie sunshines >xjr<, jaimie is now set to make his debut with the >certified e.p.< on funktion recordings. featuring four blistering tracks ranging from switch styled-hip-hop/house madness on >k9 twist<, to the peak-time electro-house stomper of >meet you at six< and rounding things of with a dose of melodic, synth-pop infused house on >a new day< & >a new life<. jaimie fanatic delivers a well rounded e.p. being hammered across the board and one thats sure to be >certified< by the punters. dj suppport : john acquaviva, laidback luke

chymera, originally from ireland and temporarily based in costa rica, has been making various forms of techno, electro and electronica since 2002. he has had several low key releases in ireland to local support. in june 2006 he remixed titaniums paloozah on austrian label titanium which marked his first international release. in september 2006 the descent ep was released on an affiliate label, supreme entertainment, which was subsequently charted by carl cox at number 1. xcela from that ep was also featured in funk d voids year end top 10. also in september, a side project under the alias i am an exit was released on esteemed uk house label urban torque. the numbling ep drew great acclaim and comparisons to mathew jonson, carl craig and new order. january 2007 saw the release of midnight at the aquarium on french label mezzotinto. this received major support from the likes of laurent garnier, chris udoh, james talk, spiritcatcher and many others. upcoming in early 2007 is an ep on barcelona label tishomingo and also one on josh winks label ovum. chymeras mix of deep and melodic techno is already beginning to cause a stir on dancefloors around the world and its only the start.

based on dave clarks >red 2< concept continues with great releases. after hertz´s >recreate< this is the next huge techno-mover full of detroit flavours. 1st release from darren kay and the third on concept records, full support from various internationals including carl cox, tiesto, trevor rockcliffe, preach, anderson noise, michel de hey etc

roman salzger evolved into one of the most requested house remixers, providing mixes for steve angello, lifelike, dave armstrong, muttonheads,tube & berger, to name just a few. in addition to his production career, roman is also recognized as an enthusiastic dj with a dj style on his own. his well-thought-out and meticulously mixed sets have been heard in various international clubs. now its time that he delivers us three different mixes of an outstanding floorfilla called >sunday night shuffle<.

three tracks on the third part of the remix series. another three versions of various tracks by shed. a-side brings a mix of substance. well known for his work together with vainquer for the new started label scion versions. first track on b-side is made by the one and only scotish mate stephen brown and second track by a new face from the hague/netherlands a made up sound.

the irish is the only artist from cork who can claim to be part of the infamous stockholm electronic music scene known as the swedish invasion. long before making up one half of the successful techno house outfit dk7 - founded with partner jesper dahlbäck in 2003 -, mark, also known as the mighty quark or as mark and john when he produces with jespers cousin john dahlbäck, who moved to sweden in 1994, started to make music with various swedish artists perfecting his skills as an acoustically versed soundscape sculptor. with the prayer ep, marks first release on plastic city, o sullivan is returning to his dubby roots that made up an intrinsic part of him as a producer in the past as well - something that already shone through on his first two longplayers released on his own imprint king syndrome sounds. o sullivan, who is known for his world famous remixes and collaborations for and with leftfield, olaf hund, susuma yokota and digi dub

ep from label manager fernando daxta including a remix with lee van dowski. originally from the canary islands, this spanish dj/producer had already toured the world when he met ophelie ferrare and they both decided to start a record label for upfront electronic music. with two succesful various artists as first two imprints their third one comes with a collaboration from man of the moment lee van dowski (num, 60sec, soma, cadenza, bpitchcontrol…) during some lazy days after a gig on sunny tenerife, lvd decided to work on >outsider<, a track he specially liked from daxta repertoire. alongside the original version and >arminda<, a minimal tech house tune

the djs steel and smith alias andor van reeven and marco pronk earlier did the club encounters project. they have scored various club hits with that one. turn helds two mixes, both with great and catchy vocals from myran.the original mix is an optimistic dance floor oriented electro house tune, with a standout sound riding along on a bouncy beat. the mix by kurtis johnson is a more tech/electro twisted, with the ever so infectious fat sub retro bass line already supported and played by fedde le grand, anthony pappa

tony senghore is no stranger to the world of electronic house music. after countless releases under various monikers including records for paper recordings, music for freaks, underwater and seasons he now graces john dahlbäck s incredibly successful pickadoll imprint with his particular definition of driving & playful dance-floor insanity. way out is based upon a non-stop bass line and perfectly embodies tony s advanced musical temperement by including oriental melodies and fierce efx. careful you don’t lose control on the dancefloor! ‘way off’ on the flipside displays his ability to combine bass-heavy rhythms with simple, keen riffs – but no less mental for it!

kanzleramt welcomes mike gates from the usa. mikes >die trying< is an unusual techno-mix at 115bpm, it has hiphop oriented sounds used as rave-signal with a hint of an 80 s charm. mke gates has been producing music since 1995, he works together with various hip-hop and techno artists and had a few releases on labels like dj slips creation rebel

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cannibal society returns with yet another solid contribution to the hardtechno scene. this time we bring you a massive various artists ep with 4 of the hottest artists around !!

the 4th release on john henry come from the label boss himself: zoo brazil. everybody knows zoo brazil from various releases on many many labels including music for freaks, get physical or harthouse… bitch boys is their latest elaboration of electronic dance floor dynamite… synthetic dance music with fierce basslines, simple synth licks and kool drum programming with a certain dose of funk. digital garage culd be the name of the game!

fifth release of the drumpoet community recordlabel out of zurich.thabo is also a member of the massive soultourist collective.take root is a bootybouncing detroit groove which is indeed irresistable and euphoric. dark rhythms meet cinematic strings for an ecstatic feel. take root has already created a buzz on various dancefloors and left no one stand around. with barcelona he provides another solid track and makes clear that the sound of thabo is fuelled for the future

phreaky minimal bassy monster! growing up in a small town in southern germany, joachim landesvatter s main musical influences came via his older brothers in the form of bands like zz top, lynyrd skynyrd and uriah heep. these narrow boundaries could not contain his ever-evolving tastes, however. he soon found himself enthralled by german acts bap, die rodgau monotones and the scorpions, to name a few. the real turning point came in 1991 when he discovered the techno music being played by local djs in the small, rural clubs in and around his hometown. using techno as a springboard, he jumped ever-deeper into the quickly evolving experimental electronic scene and all of its various permutations

time to present a new duo here on triple-o. the hamburg based duo, mars fellows are dj phly & sebo aka philipp bruening and sebastian plehn !! philipp is running his kompass musik and play everywhere from ibiza to moscow. sebo is known from releases on plusquam, plastik park and others under various aliases such as buzz, buzzmonx and timetech..

dachshund is new to minimal techno, dont get us wrong, he is only new to the techno indeed. after brilliant releases under an uncountable number nick names in many various fine musical styles, dachshund reveals all it modern minimal producing talent here on 60sec. >boat for sale ep< is ahain full of groovy actions and unheard deepness...

second fat release from hugo on floppy funk! after his much acclaimed >ubitquity< (floppy funk 04) and the fabulous tongut releases, >hugoist< is a 100% pure hugo style: electronic, minimal, funky, deep, rough and clubby! yes, we dare to say it s a bit fuckpony stylee! 4 tracks of the a new italian sound hailing from torino, where hugo is part of the scene together with mates like titta. hugo is also involved in >concept<, a contemporary answer to the necessary integration of different media. concept starts from the music, spreading its contents through various channels like radio, magazines, multimedia and club nights. you can t resist the hugoist!