unreleased tracks by the chicago master ...
ron maney also known as dj skull lived in the southside of chicago (il, usa). his musical career started during the summer of 1986, while recovering from a broken bone. during the following years he homed his craft, djing first at basement parties, building his reputation to go on to larger events such as, loft and hotel parties, and eventually the infamous music box and power plant clubs. at the age of fifteen ron shopped his first demo at trax records. there he first met chicago s legendary dj ron hardy, working as a&r for trax records. two years, and a new alias later (dj skull) later while at the power plant, chicago s own steve poindexter heard a dj playing one of rons tracks, and met ron. steve was now a&r at saber records and invited ron to release some tracks. so in october of 1991 dj skull s first record -n.r.g. music- was released. in 1993, he released the ep -the stomping grounds- on djax-up-beats, which was more noted than the first one. over the years that followed dj skull released lots of ep s on several labels. he has become well-respected producer and dj in the techno industry

ltd repress! ode continues! mysterious vinyl only label by well known artist. strong limited, no repress. 2 tracks with over 20 minutes playtime. only one copy per costumer.

after releases on john osbourne’s label tanstaafl bill youngman once again rips it off for killekill with our catalog number 019.from straight forward, hard hitting techno as in levitate he crosses over to the typical youngman style 2-step/techno hybrid as in magnetic. broken beats and playful me- oldies as in teardrop turns to solid are definitely not new to him, but the combi-nation of these two elements, as we find it here, definitely is. a beautiful masterpiece that works for the lonely hours as well as for the peaktime dancefloors.

resista returns after a lengthy hiatus with this scorching edits 12 inch perfect for long summer nights. alphonse rozel - the mystery alias of a well-known london-based producer - follows up his excellent 12 inch on london housing trust by digging deep for a couple of us-themed disco edits on resista.

2014 is doses year. known by his grandma as chris truman, dose is one mutherfucka of a kiwi. hailing from the broken city of christchurch and recently relocating to auckland, mr truman, has knuckled down to finally bring us his long awaited debut lp, mind the future. you might agree its quite an lp too – giving fans and champions of doses music an exiting and varied platter of his sound from driving and energetic cuts right through to tracks with a deeper, intimate style. since his first release in 2006 dose has forged a solid reputation as one of the top solo d&b artists to come out of new zealand. consistent releases on a vast spectrum of top labels including ram, renegade hardware, shogun audio and commercial suicide combined with dj sets of exceptional power, depth and quality, dose has built a well respected reputation as both a dj and producer. the 2x12 vinyl format comes with the full 12 track lp download.

in the eighth release from detroit ­based underground techno record label blank code, audio injection provides three well­crafted tracks in the style he has become widely known for. with this ep, audio injection cements himself as a cornerstone of blank code after previously offering up a remix on bcr001 mutate circle 1 & his original version of null on bcr005.

first word records proudly presents *the misadventures of a middle man*, the new album from essa. despite being a firm fixture in uk rap for over a decade, this will be essas first full-length since 2006s *grown man business* with dj mr thing. early releases *liquid love*, *city breaks* and *dancing shoes* (under former name yungun) established him as one of the uks most insightful mcs. collabs with guru (gang starr/jazzmatazz) and praise from nas and mark ronson followed. all of this whilst pursuing a parallel career as an entertainment lawyer.

mother recordings label boss nhan solo delivers his biggest club tune for 2013 so far. a sample from a well-known mexican orchestra combined with some funky drum loops is all he needs to unleash the magic

brill four track vinyl , fits perfect into house sets as well as into more techno sets. great work

there is in madrid a musical effervescence that nothing can tame. if the secular bleakness fits well the dark, sullen, industrial compositions of some of its famous musicians, an older tradition, looser, of dedication to the suave, stretched, paced nighttime

rawax proudly welcomes two friends to the family - rhythm factory aka arno völker & robin scholz!
arno völker aka einzelkind has been a driving force in the world of underground house music for nearly a decade, rising to fame through releases on get physical, playhouse, mule electronic, cocoon and white as well as the infamous la peña and pressure trax (run with frost) imprints.
robin scholz is one of the most taleted artists we saw in the last years. robin gave his debut on our ten inch series with the *retrospective ep*. no wonder he released after that on pressure traxx, la peña & white.
this is just the beginning - we feel a long journey with the rhythm factory!

first release of swedish label solkyss! born in the deep forest of northern sweden, solkyss is a loosely connected group of artists known for their vibrant open airs in the outskirts of stockholm. the first release is a blend of local acts with one thing in common - the love for good parties, early sunrises and getting sunburnt.

when two talented international producers such as tato and andrew grant get together and join forces, not even superstition that could surround the ominous 13th mallorcan tato - head of the label isgud - and yankee andrew grant are two of the main players for the ibizan club dc-10 and the well known italian party circoloco. oblack - the label from los pastores - united them on this ep and the result is.. carry on reading. the point is that with rewayna, tato, and with the collaboration of the tech master andrew grant, he gives a new twist to this underground house without concesions that characterize his sound.

with more than 10 years since the beginning of his carreer, el mundo is part of the well-known artists within the international electronic music community. together with a sound that is best described as psychedelic, deep & groovy, it is his refined musical vision that have made him a respected name in his league. as a dj, el mundo played worldwide and at the nation’s best venues and festivals, including awakenings, welcome to the future, doornroosje, studio 80 and utrecht’s poema. he s joining 8bit with a strong 4 tracker right on time for the upcoming festival season.

the second instalment in midnight shifts remix series sees eddie niguel and juju & jordash put their magic touch on already well-received tracks by iron curtis (johannes paluka) and detroit veteran terrence parker.

after a two year hiatus, jbsf return with a fresh ep comprising sample heavy analogue house, pure rhythmic techno, and deep machine soul, recorded live on an array of machinery. another well rounded release from detroits ferris park records

bait & switch returns on sop with perlenspiel, a big summer smasher which is well-stocked with real strings, pianos & harp-liked sounds rotating on a dirty driving bassline. on top there are two massive interpretations by no less than david keno and schlepp geist.

phiorios animals release has been a labour of love. after co-running metroline limited for the past 6 years and after a series of digital releases and remixes for both metroline and retrometro (as well as letroom limited and mbf amongst others), phiorios vinyl debut on ml finally sees the light of day. the choice of remixers has also been laborious but over at metroline hq we are really happy that in the end we managed to secure two stunning reworks by the likes of the more and more in demand french producer doubtingthomas (with releases on labels such as hummingbird, organic and of course, metroline limited) and the super-hot up and coming russian producers adjustment bureau

limited album pre-sampler on blue transparent vinyl!
pleasure zone and ali nasser was from the beginning on more than just a relationship – we are family! and so we proudly want to tell you that alis first artist album called *all we need* will be released on pleasure zone! so many fantastic tracks – that is why we decided to produce also an album pre-release. well … here it is - enjoy while waiting for more!
pressing on transparent, light blue coloured & marbled vinyl.

craig mcwhinney continues to deliever some outstanding techno cuts on romanian label snejl black . after appearing alongside echologist and american duo cv313 on haul music, as well as remixing for the dub techno heavyweight brendon moeller, craig proves once again that australia is breeding some of the best upcoming acts.

both being well established electronic musicians, producing music since the era of hardware samplers and dat tape, they recently teamed up for their new project named after the famous two dogs who travelled to space.

the us producer recently joined the ranks of talent residing in berlin and its evident the european techno capital is having a subtle sway on his sound on the basis of this apotheke ep, most notably the title track. theres a sense of driving momentum wedged deep in the sonic dna of this track, complemented well by a low slung bassline and airy synth melodies. elsewhere huertas sometime studio sparring partner urulu adds some percussive flex to the pulsating swing set, whilst kingsleys groove swerves the sound back towards deeper house and is apparently named in honour of a friends cat. glenn astro of the tartelet crew ends the release with a wonderfully bumping take on the track.

spirit wrestlers is the new imprint launched by diy discs dj, pete woosh(one half of digs & woosh). the label is a continuation of the sound heard on the infamous strictly4groovers and diy discs label s woosh is notably known for working with, diy is celebrating 25 years this year, testament to petes standing in the industry. this 1st sampler ep from the label draws on the incredible pedigree of music that nottingham produces and continues to lead the field with. as well as woosh himself, artists such as peej of diy discs, positive divide of littlemen and andy riley of inland knights/toka/drop all make for an impressive 4 tracker - just a taste of things to come. limited to 333 hand numbered 12s including sticker & insert, and packaged as a record should be.

for those who have been following macadam mambo from the beginning, you must have noticed that eclecticism and craziness are definitively the main lines of the label. well, this new release will prove it once again. we are honoured and have great pleasure of welcoming two new artists to the label. first we have the head of nation himself, hailing from chicago: traxx! and on top of that npnk , his agent, best friend and head of we like booking. a real family affair… they have prepared 4 stunning edits especially for us. exploring industrial, minimal synth pop, ebm, post punk. these are four raw, loud, insane, absolute must-haves. cut short: just sik!

after a short journey outta space, the militia strikes back on earth with its sixth reference! inspired by the 90s detroit scene, uk-based producer binny delivers here two fantastic weapons, full of millsian reminiscences, but still away from the hiss and swooshes. both destroyer & a function of time stay to the essential elements, combinating hardness and soul masterfully. on the b side, fundamental interactions remix as well as antigones reconstruction surprises with an unexpected u-turn. in fact, any techno addict will find his dose on this release.

nice price deal !!! recit records second release entitled first recitation is a compilation introducing tracks from label family artists.sabine macher a german poet living in paris, kassian troyer a sound engineer and producer from berlin havingreleases on dial records, antony martz a brand new french artist, the japanese electonica duo velveljin, ooscoand ysée the founders of the label, masahiko takeda a young japanese dj and producer, and the anonymoussound artist ollr fameck.the first track of the compilation, voina i mir sans je, (extrait) from sabine macher, is a simple sound poemwhere she reads some passages from her own unpublished text. swinging between personal stories andabstractions, recorded in her apartment in paris, it sounds like an imaginary recitation involving tensions betweenthe things around the poet.the compilation continues with the production of kassian troyer, zasso, a deep but refreshing abstract technotrack. having well-thought subtle layers of synthetic and concrete sounds with electro acoustical approaches, thetrack describes a very organic and warm sound texture...

the moscow duo is back with the followup to well supported glenview debut 12inch. apes in the orange groove has super funky piano chords, analog drum machine beats and on the original mix add l samples from kito jempere on the b-side secret circuit do an acid tinged balearic remix

glasgow based mermaids have been quietly making waves since 2011 with an infectious blend of choppy edit-style punchers and slow morphing body music. the duo have already had releases on their own eponymous imprint as well as nonlocal out of canada, but made their biggest splash on ali oofts recent foto recordings sampler ep fours a crowd. their contribution >run with the night< easily stole the show on the release and made its way into many well respected record bags including roberto rodriguez, ben la desh, andy ash, martin hayes of rose records and the always on point sleazy beats gents. the tides are steadily turning in their favour and have carried them to young adults for their finest material yet.

alex blaxx drops three original tracks for dessous recordings following a couple of very well received releases on buzzing fly and sccucci manucci.

an artist with a slew of solid releases behind him on respected labels such as skylax, black key and ragrange as well as his own label, white rabbit recordings, giovanni damico gets ready to launch a 3 track ep on the midlands based outfit, artful division, the third in their

hot on the heels of the well-received relaunch of his legendary storm label, house and techno grand maestro eddie richards is back with 4 cuts of high quality underground music for those who know. following a recent resurgence of interest and chart plays from djs including cassy, guy gerber, adam shelton subb an, sasha dive & others, the time is perfect for these remastered classics to hit the shelves again, along with brand new remixes from some of the best names in quality club music right now

let -exu- under your skin and you will find a dream worth every breath and heartbeat it takes. this dream belongs to you now and it s up to you how you make it your own.

-exu- was written by andre kronert over a six month period. andre kronert, our hero of deep grooves, is a true knight of the electronic scene, a great supporter that never sleeps and always puts our music and our well-being first. without andre s helping hand and passion, things would surely not be the same.

andre, thank you for everything you do, for sharing your feelings and your dreams! stockholm limited

first pressing in bloody red, not transparent, 180g vinyl!

rarely you come across a record which embodies dubstep so well that rallies the entire scene behind it. from the brosteppers to the deep heads this record has been getting love from all corners of the earth. were talking about under control the latest outing from germanys next top wobble aka bukez finezt. its eerie intro sets the tone perfectly to interlude this hypnotic stomper. once the sonic warfare is unleashed itll transport you to a word of desolation, where aliens run rampant and technology has absorbed everything around them

fasten musique is very proud to announce this extremely talented german female artist ana for its fifth establishment. after spending the last years in the studio, she signed her first release. ana is a dj/producer based in munich germany and is well known as dj in harry klein club since 2006 as well es co-foundeer harry klein records with julietta in 2010

ennio morricone composed and arranged scores for more than 500 film and television productions, making him one of the most influential and best-selling film composers since the late 1950s. he has sold well over 70 million records worldwide. his score for sergio leones once upon a time in the west is one of the top 5 best-selling original instrumental scores in the world today, with about 10 million copies sold. collected is a definitive journey through the vast work of morricone, stopping by landmark spaghetti westerns like a fistful of dollars, for a few dollars more, the good the bad & the ugly, once upon a time in america and most recently, quentin tarantinos django unchained. pressing on audiophile 180 gram vinyl, housed in gatefold sleeve.

limited picture cover! the belgian stereo express joins forces with aka aka & thalstroem as well as vocalist timmy shimmy to increase the anticipation of the long-player with the first single >when im with you<.

enso stands for electronica naturescapes set onslow, a new imprint set up by romanian up n coming artist maruntelu. in zen buddhism, an enso is a circle that is hand-drawn in one or two uninhibited brushstrokes to express a moment when the mind is free to let the body create. and this is exactly what enso label is all about: sheer talent and creativity. hailing from bragadiru, romania, maruntelu is one of those well hidden gems of which there are so many within the emerging romanian electronica scene.

the latest bass culture presents an exciting partnership between label boss d julz and his long time friend cassy, resulting in three tracks of the kind of refined house music that you would naturally expect from two well-travelled djs. her global status as a dj ensures cassy is never far from the minds of switched-on house heads, but its a rare treat to enjoy her own productions. when she appears on record she makes it count, and its no different here as her and djulz tap into what makes them tick as djs and dancers alike

surfacing from the back streets of greater mancunia, mystery artist belly arrives with the first record on their new belly dance label. with little more information to go on, let s focus on the music with the two original tracks from belly making for interesting listening. lead cut *dark autumn* is a slow beat sleaze production dominated by the vocals, big kicks and heavy synths that would go down well late into the night at horse meat disco. *farewell* is equally hard to pin down, taking on a more overtly hip hop style and is packed thick with textural and sampled detail. on the flip rob insinna turns in two new beat style remixes of *dark autumn* that will appeal to the more adventurous selectors.

plagued by two years of failed business ventures and well-publicized proprietary conflicts, mysteries of the mind triumphantly emerges with a release that shatters all expectations of what critics have categorized as world music.

after collaborating with droid brothers raiz back in 2012, jeff derringer returns to electric deluxe with his first solo effort for the label - a solid two-tracker of rigorous dancefloor material weve come to expect from the chicago resident. behind the decks, jeff derringer is a name well known as founder and visionary of the renowned oktave parties in the us.

after the release of his album angular half a year ago mathias schaffhäuser and mos ferry invite to discover the new remixes. the frenchman nicolas masseyeff and jorge ciccioli from argentina ensure international scope as well as musical variation.

this is only a usb stick - not a vinyl !!
pets recordings are partying at the very forefront of house music right now… with each release stretching their consistent-yet-excitingly unpredictable remit further into unchartered territories, the latest in their well-established friends will carry you home series compounds their curatorial creativity like never before. now on its third outing, this is the labels largest in the album series so far, tethering its myriad wild talents for one giant audio class photo, label bosses catz n dogz have successfully represented their labels vast remit with clarity and harmony.

whitesquare is already well known for his appearances on material abets this time we delivers the good on mrcarter 12inch grab it while its hot..!

helmut ebritsch is best known for his work as one half of klartraum, alongside partner in crime nadja lind as well as for his work as hatikvah with vocalist florian schirmacher.

luckily there werent any of the anticipated refund claims for the first two chapters of >if this is house i want my money back<. so we finally dared to compile number three. the concept of the compilation is pretty simple: we ask friends, pv regulars, and other good looking producers, who are famous for dancing around the edges of the genre, for an exclusive track, all of which we put together on one neat compact disc. this time the bill reaches from hot shot producer mano le tough (who celebrated his permanent vacation debut on vol. 2 of this series), maeve label buddy the drifter, the swedish house mafia in form of house dandy axel boman and edit ramajam hnny, rising star lake people, long time vacationer bostro pesopeo (together with local munich dj san quentin) and sizzling newcomer boska to the jack of all trades willie burns, fellow nyc resident octo octa, berlin-based melody masters kim brown, the neukölln acid kingpins achterbahn d’ amour (aka iron curtis & edit piafra) as well as hotflush and we play house regular locked groove. each and everyone of the participants are more than convincing in what they are doing and although they have different perspectives on the long runner house music, the tracks come together in sweet harmony on this compilation

from the two individually revered artists seuil and le loup, comes the debut lp under their collaborative dj/producing alias hold youth. a collection of dance-orientated tracks, designed to make the body move, de la club explores the origins of hold youth’s fundamental influences to their modern day stance.a lp in two parts, the first vinyl is almost a retrospective of primarily state-side club sounds, but also of the pair’s early musical staples. paying homage to old skool production, the inspiration drawn from the detroit greats like moodymann and andres is clear on the funked-out, jazzy vibes of street my baby or the smooth flowing les enfants du soleil. hold youths love affair with head-bobbing hip hop also makes an appearance on the intro and outro, sampling the one and only j dilla, perfectly combined with their own personal beat-boxing. not forgetting their french 90s roots, kool & the boug oozes that warmth defined so well by pepe bradock and trankilou… a club track which has the power of subtlety to submerge the dancefloor that one level deeper. part two looks to the example of german minimal and micro house and brings us up to date with the sounds fresh from hold youth’s record bag today. be it the weird and murky territory of dodge this, or the eerie, glitchy world of black dog, their modern vision of de la club is darker and sturdier in its stature. but it is the ability to weave seamlessly between the lps two halves, two ideals, which truly characterises the hold youth ethos and their signature djing style.

dial rb+47 for telephones! known for his releases on sex tags ufo and full pupp as well as dapper facial hair, the norwegian berliner graces running back with an island fantasy of his very own. immured in the sands between the beaches of rimini and sant antoni, the ocean called ep evokes the lucid dreams and hazy visions that pale club kids allways had of these places. think vintage irma and calpyso records done in a modern way, or tony humphries in swimming trunks. four tracks, four waves of joy well as rhythm tools and cool spots. barefoot in the head 4ever.

cassegrains brilliant tiamat releases are back. after the amazing original tracks from cassegrain, well known and respected remixers like svreca, mike parker, tm404 and inland aka. ed davenport have designed 4 tiamat tracks in order to provide a completely dedicated view on cassegrains fantastic ep. the result is simply a bomb.