die famosen bostoner house djs/produzenten soul clap huldigen mit ihrer neuen mix-cd dem legendaeren house-label nice n ripe, das zwischen 1997-2001 seine hochphase hatte und ma§geblich den uk garage-sound mitpraegte, der heute wieder in aller munde (und ohren) ist. 30 clubklassiker und -hits von 24 hour people, industry standard, ty holden, u.v.a., die von ibiza bis nyc auf allen house-dancefloors liefen.

wenn es die letzten beiden jahren einen newcomer in der clubszene gab, der weltweit fuer ganz große furore gesorgt hat, dann war dies john talabot aus barcelona. unter seinen fans finden sich größen wie james murphy oder the xx, die den spanier für das vorprogramm ihrer diesjaehrigen nordamerika-tour ausgewaehlt haben. verglichen wurde er bereits mit leuten wie james holden, four tet oder caribou.

for fourteen years the island ibiza has been haunted by cocoons high-spirited tribe. in 2013, cocoon turned the beloved amnesia into a tropical jungle. the jungle seduces with lush colors and intriguing sounds. without hesitation you dive into lush greens, amazed by heat and beauty

morgiana (1972) / the cremator (1969) - original soundstracks dropped out by finders keepers

for the inaugural house masters release of 2013, we are proud to present a retrospective compilation celebrating the work of one of house musics true originals house masters charles webster! featuring 22 of his productions and remixes the compilation is almost entirely comprised of brand new reedits and remixes and previously unreleased material!

ikonika is one of the outstanding producers of her generation. her 2008 debut ÔpleaseÕ (hyperdub), announced a forward thinking, highly melodic, twisted take on uk underground dance music. after further singles for planet mu and hyperdub, she went on to release one of the best albums of 2010 Ôcontact, love, want, haveÕ, receiving glowing reviews from the guardian, bbc, nme, fact, resident advisor, pitchfork among many more. her remix projects have included interpol, caribou, cubic zirconia and dj mujava.

do you want funk? look no further! mindtech recordings is proud to present the myselor album. built to make you have good time, parallel consciousness lp includes 12 fresh tracks, an album full of awesome neurofunk tunes.

in the here and now of house and techno, a flux is taking place. the newest generation of souls possessed by the beat has never had a better chance to look back at the unbridled creativity and vitality of the 80s and 90s, and channel it into their contemporary creations.

toolroom goes deep returns for its third outing, showcasing the deeper side of toolroom records. cd1 takes you on a garage-inspired ride with tracks from cloud 9 and zeitgeist whilst cd2 is a techy, rolling mix. the compilation also showcases favourites from the toolroom catalogue, including vanilla aces hypnotic and tapeshs dope music, alongside exclusives from label favourites deep city groove and brett gould. crammed full of the best tracks from established and up-and-coming labels & producers, toolroom records is proud to present its latest deep offering with toolroom goes deep 3.

mit weit Ÿber 500.000 globalen verkaeufen der the sound of dubstep-serie launcht das britische compilation-imperium ministry of sound mit the sound of deep house eine brandneue serie zum aktuellen sound der stunde.40 tracks auf zwei cds inklusive der aktuellen deep house club-hits von duke dumont, maya jane coles, azari & iii, tensnake, nick curly, argy, jessie ware, aluna george, osunlade u.v.a.!

unmixed! deadmau5 at play in the usa vol. 1

nowadays house music has become a global phenomena and even bignames of the pop and rnb world polish their music with house remixes. harley&muscle from milan are the spearhead of the international deep house scene and who is supposed to know better how it all started at the end of the eighties. soulstar proudly presents the third edition of the house classics compilation. also on house classics iii harley&muscle present the who-is-who of the house world and deliver 26 titles the wrote house music history.

special double cd , compiled and mixed by al kent. even more rare disco & soul uncovered ! cd 1 = mixed by al kent. cd 2 = unmixed , dj friendly as well

rising electronic producer mario basanov releases his highly sought after debut album with long time label partners needwant records this autumn.

its all too easy for nostalgia to tip into something negative. at its best its a celebration of the best the past has to offer while putting it into a contemporary context, at its worst its moaning that things arent as good as they used to be. hercules & love affair have always been firmly in the first category. main man andy butler takes classic house and disco sounds and uses them to craft dance music that has one foot in the past, the other cutting a rug on dancefloors right now. its a well-judged and expertly executed balance.

limited nice price action !!! brilliant mix cd by berlins dj star !!

johnny clarke war in den 80ger jahren eine fest groesse in der jamaikanischen dancehall-szene! auf der cd finden sich besten dubs von johnny-clarke wieder, an denen bunny lee und der gro§e dubmeister king tubby hand angelegt haben. incl. vier bonus-tracks

hunx and his punx is the homoerotic vision of san francisco-based performer/personality hunx, aka seth bogart. carrying the banner of his gay sisters (rob halford, little richard, freddy mercury). hunx is proving himself a legendary child in his own right, charming gays and squares alike with his live shows and candor. the music pays homage to his varied influences (the ronettes, the ramones, al pacinos cruising), hunxs unique style defies genre and serves up equal helpings of 60?s girl group, bubblegum pop, and new wave with all of the hallmarks of the bay area garage rock scene seth emerged from.gay singles compiles all 5 of his sold-out singles released between 2008 and 2009 with a bonus track.

hed kandi starts up with their new ibiza 2012 issue! 3 cd compilation incl. the massive no. 1 hits: calvin harris remix of florence and the machine, spectrum - say my name, plus avicii, alesso, fedde le grand, nicky romero, jamie jones, hot chip and many more

this is the new cafe ole 2012 collection, containing twenty songs on a double cd mixed by the international djs and caf eole summer 2012s residents albert neve and rafha madrid.

2012 sees detroit label, kms records, celebrating its 25th anniversary.

here we are again, another dose of unsung heroes from the past. all the tunes on here (bar possibly the opening tune) will be well known by the rockabilly world. however to those of you who have recently become, or are about to be infatuated with this music you are now holding a compilation of some of the rarest and desirable tunes known to the serious collectors

nicholas bussmann has shed his skin once again, now transforming into nicholas desamory to release >like you< - a house album of such warmth and rough elegance, it will leave the scene all excited

as 2012s ibiza season opens,toolroom records presents the definitive guide to the summer.the cd features over 20 new and exclusive tracks with summer vibes catered for in the poolside mix, big room anthems in the club and tech house rollers in the afterclub.toolroom records ibiza 2012 is the ultimate start to your summer season! enjoy!

the debut album of these two young lads with baseball hats not only honours and delves into a sound that already peaked some fifteen years ago, it also hones and elevates it, without ever falling into the reynoldsmania trap (please see retromania for further reference) or being old gold retold. and this is all oh-so-clear from the very start: the fine flutes of >when its there< go straight to your heart and they do so without any self-mockery or hipster smiles as much as the gasping 303-sounds, chirping birds and healing dx-like bass sounds a few tracks later do. >salty days< - an allusion not to grim times, but to a certain members adoration for the crystalline mineral - is blessed with a coherence that isnt samey, with tradition that isnt leaden and a feeling that is pure.

2 cd compilation mixed and compiled by thomas gold! incl. tracks by adele, david guetta, mike snow, moguai and many more

fresh off the success of 80s groove, ministry of sound return with 3cds of soul, r&b and club anthems. let us introduce to you the perfect soundtrack to your summer. this is 90s groove. cd1 features the best in soulful grooves from jamiroquai, m people, george michael, soul ii soul, lisa stansfield to des-ree. disc 2 brings together a flawless collection of smooth r&b and hip hop featuring some of the biggest artists of all time r.kelly, jay z, mark morrison, tlc, usher, en vogue and eternal. disc 3 finishes with a journey deep into the underground grooves of the 90s dance floor, featuring huge cross over tracks such as robin s -show me love-, tina moore -never gonna let you go- and ultra nate -free-, along with classic tracks from moloko, groove armada and basement jaxx. the 80s groove series has so far sold nearly a third of a million copies, now get ready for the definitive collection of soulful hits that defined the 90s.

after months of hard work forbidden society can proudly present the new album to the treshold, which is coming out on forbidden society recordings label. album consits of 15 tracks total (6 available on lp, 13 on cd and 15 in digital form). the album is filled with all sorts of different genres from drum and bass, drumstep, crossbreed to electro or dubstep, all precisely fitted together with forbiddens charismatic and solid sound, which will creep under your skin up to the point where it is almost unbearable (that is why the new album is called to the treshold). solid fans of forbidden society were able to hear some of the tracks, remixes and co-operations with other artists on various places in europe, or even in tokyo, japan. the album itself can show off with awesome cover, all done by kikai(jap), well known for his manga-anime desings, in co-operation with kristof from nosqrl graphics. lp album is coming out on the 21st of may, and the cd one week later. you do not want to miss the great experience of the new album!

quakers is a hip-hop collective boasting 35 members which orbits around a core of three producers: fuzzface (geoff barrow), 7-stu-7 and katalyst.

dj w!ld is the french music maestro infamous for his dc10 residency and tireless work ethic. after his debut album last year, he now releases the superb d!rty on radio slaves cabin fever imprint.dj w!lds second album is a heady concoction of late night jacking cuts, interspersed with a clever use of sampling Ð infused with hip-hop attitude and vintage house. dirty is true of its namesake, a sensual journey that explores the primal instincts finely balancing male and female vocals with sonic vignettes and storming house numbers. it works as a perfect journey through w!lds sonic landscape of underground paris and beyond. dirty evokes the esteemed house sounds of dj sneak, chez damier, kerri chandler and hector moralez whilst pushing this sound further through his unique european experience and interpretation. dj w!lds album fit perfectsly on cabin fever with its famed reputation for upfront cutting edge house with a nod to the past. a perfect album for summer fun

2 x cd in gatefold sleeve for those who want to know the background, it is something like this. i bought an italian drawbar organ module around two years ago. apparently italian organs from that period had a bad reputation but i was so happy with it that it appeared on most of the tracks i had been working on. i thought i had an album together and was supposed to get it mastered on the day after the mastering session for the pinch and shackleton release on honest jons (sometime towards the end of summer 2011)

galaxy garden, the latest album by electronic explorer lone, already seems one of 2012s most hyped releases. following our in-depth interview with the man, were handling the uk premiere of a teaser trailer for the album, made by konx-om-pax. its your first chance to hear new music from the record c perhaps the most lasting realisation of lones vision of dance music yet c and it looks stunning to boot. what more could you want? r&s will release galaxy garden on may 5, its lead single crystal caverns 1991 is out this month.

the greatest female soul singers of all time! incl. aretha franklin, tina turner, nina simone..

nickel and penny are twin sides of the same eccentric coin, and that coin was chicagos no.1 dusties dj richard pegue. he was the writer,arranger and producer of some of the most beautiful chicago soul records in the 60s and 70s..

electro !!

jamaican 45s 1968-73 !

the legendary act terranova return with an explosive new album, bridging modern pop and classic house like never before !!

slamming 80s nyc disco classics

uk collection from the 60s soul legends. smokey robinson and the miracles are one of the greatest vocal groups of all time. they made some of the most important popular music of the 60s and early 70s, that sounds as fresh today as when they were first recorded. this 20-track collection contains some of the groups most loved moments such as the tracks of my tears, the tears of a clown and i second that emotion. this collection takes the listener on a journey through the vocal groups back catalog of albums, taking in many of their best loved tracks.

in kooperation mit skiinfo.de praesentiert das renommierte black hole-label die compilation -snow dance 002- mit einem stilsicheren und hochkaraetigen mix aus progressive, trance & electro auf cd1 (mit tiesto, deadmau5, ferry corsten, bt, ronski speed u.v.a.), sowie dubstep und drum & bass auf cd2 (mit noisia, drumsound & bassline smith, serial killaz, metrik, the crystal method, freestylers u.v.a.). die moderne art von apres-ski als 2cd!

do you love elegant, sophisticated music with a feeling, as much as raw, gutsy, hard-hitting music? guessing that you do penniman records takes great pride in introducing you to the excitements, because their music fits into both categories. they are an all natural free-of-additives-and-preservatives r&b / soul band. a band with both feet solidly planted on memphis and detroit, and with a heartbeat which is pure chicago. to put it simply, the excitements are what the doctor ordered: six dynamite musicians intent on bringing out the very best from koko jean davis extraordinary voice, a voice which will either break your heart or astonish your ears, whatever koko fancies the most. the excitements career is truly awesome. their first gig took place in july 2010, and a month after that the band embarked on the first of their three recording sessions, their first spanish tour and a series of concerts all across europe. very few groups can boast of enjoying such a critical success, selling so many 45s and capturing such a loyal following in so short a time. their splendid first album, -the excitements- available on vinyl and cd - has been produced by the great mike mariconda - the only living man with a direct connection between his ears and his crotch. hearing is believing, and koko and her partners are bound to mesmerize with numbers such as nathaniel mayer s -from now on-, barbara stephens s -wait a minute- and little richard s -never let you go-, a track which will go straight to your heart. you may call them old-fashioned. a classic sound, if you wish. one thing is clear: the good stuff is here to stay. stop reading, listen to the excitements and hear for yourself.

overview in the 1980s, as hip hop caught fire around new york, sparky d was coming up in the van dyke projects in brownsville brooklyn. she would go on to be one of the first recorded solo female rappers and rise to hip hop stardom. early in her career she was a pivotal player in what came to be known as the roxanne wars. it all kicked off with utfo s roxanne roxxane followed by roxanne shante s debut roxanne s revenge and then a salvo back at shante with utfo and a female mc known as the real roxanne. sparky d then started a trend that ran for what some say was over a hundred assorted answer records and nearly the rest of the decade by jumping into the roxanne trend with sparky s turn (roxanne, you re through). massive spins and sales throughout the city followed. the success of the cut lead to another handful of 12 releases, and this release, her proper full length debut this is sparky ds world,- produced by her boyfriend and old school legend spyder d. though the record didn t take off to the extent that her label mates boogie down productions found with criminal minded....well, what ever did take off like criminal minded. to this day the release serves as a testament to the power of one of hip hop s first female mcs, after all, this is sparky d s world. traffic entertainment group in partnership with b-boy records is proud to release this extended version of the album, out of print in any format for over 14 years. housed in a handsome 6 panel digipak featuring extended artwork and audio including all the 12-cuts, mixes and instrumentals from sparkys classic -throwdown- and -i can t stop- vinyl singles.

summer 2011 feat. jason derulo, rihanna, mann, nicole scherzinger, black eyed peas, dev.lmfao, usher, chris brown & loads more...

what a fantastic era the 80s was for music, to celebrate that time ministry of sound drop electronic 80s anthems. three cds ram packed of huge charts hits from inspirational groups and artists such as ultravox, gary numan, soft cell, joy division, duran duran, the human league, pet shop boys, new order, erasure, blondie and many more.

status quo are set to release their new studio album at the end of may, which will also featuring an exclusive official bootleg life albuum recording in amsterdam & melbourne in 2010.