white vinyl edition with two remastered tracks from levon. well done

retro was the by far most overworked musical term in all areas house and techno. and well, we have to admit it it: so is this release by our new player matt john and his debut for cocoon recordings

after his debut 12inch on werkdiscs comes moires new 3 track 12inch on rush hour. in february, ears were picked by the debut release from moire, a mysterious producer hiding behind hypnotic visuals and a well-groomed cloak of anonymity. now hes ready to show his hand further with this second release, a three-track ep of what he proudly calls london techno.

following on from the well-received first ep from dusky, school records return with their second release, this time from paleman. at just 19. manchesters paleman is a fast rising talent with support from the likes of loefah and mary ann hobbs already in the bag, on top of many plays on radio 1, rinse and xfm. the world has been waiting for a paleman release for a while now, and on this evidence it is unlikely to be disappointed.

he has been in the game for 15 years now, and throughout ark has proven he is not one to spread himself thinly. leading up to 2010Æs arkuarium on thema, he had released a string of collaborations that wandered enthusiastically and whose experimentalism culminated on that record. apart from a few celebrated remixes since then, ark has been busy in the studio crafting a new batch of focused heat, mostly alongside his brother pit spector, himself a respected producer and dj known from associations with circus company and minibar. as we finish exploring a heavier sound with our well received re:vision series, the sophisticated deep house tracks on ark and pit spectors new call of the horns ep announce a new direction for the artists and a direction we seek to illuminate as we define the different shades of the spectrum at thema.

slamming disco edits, huge dj support: dimitri from paris, late nite tuff guy, leftside wobble, ashley beedle, get down edits ...
cutting his teeth on the uk bar dj circuit with gigs six nights a week, as well as being a member of production duo casio social club, henry greenwood has nurtured an understanding of the vital ingredients required for a killer dance floor groove. from the early days of breaking both the pause buttons on his family stereo system (whilst crafting his first reworks) to spinning alongside derrick carter at londons disco-flavoured club night slide, henry is carving a razor-sharp niche in the ever-evolving re-edits movement.

slamming disco edits at it best, huge dj support: danny krivit, late nite tuff guy, ashley beedle, rayko ...
derek kaye married his schoolboy passions of music and electronics in 1973 when he constructed his first disco sound system, aged just 13. prior to this, with dj equipment something of a rarity in those days, he created a custom setup that bypassed the need for a mixer by rewiring his turntables in such a way that he could flip the sound from one deck to another, and installed a switch that would dip the music so a microphone from a portable cassette player could be used to announce the song on rotation. his work soon grew in sophistication and a new console was built, with his schoolmate, greg wilson, buying derek s old rig, thus beginning his own well-documented dj career.

varoslav is back with his 2nd release on his own imprint. already reaching the 10th release, he has two artists on remix duty, who are well known for their unique style. nick solé from mojuba and the enigmatic knowone. god bless the homeless people recorded in the streets of nyc. this ep is dedicated to you....

this debut release is the first in a series of remix eps featuring up and coming scottish artists remixed by well e stablished and emerging local and international talents.

a side with trippy techhouse vibes and b side comes with an outstanding bouncing acid house killer. halla lada, the debute ep from fulast, is a symbolic expression as well as a figure of speech of doing something inappropriate or just being loud. halla lada is a two track vinyl, pumping house with elements of acid.

hot on the heels of jay shepheards well received debut album home & garden, retrofit rolls on by welcoming a pair of duos to the label: the berlin/hamburg connection known as session victim, and a couple of hotly tipped london boys called casino times

nice price deal !!! ampc is acidmann and pleasure cruiser a new project by tokyo based artists diego acaqui and nic liu. ampc perform as a live duo showcasing their own unique productions mixed with effects and sensual, dark vocals. they have recently been playing in tokyos best venues as well as fashion shows and private parties

20 years ago the track *unfuture*, release on sven väths imprint eye q, marked a milestone in techno productions with its uncompromising style and sound, delivering a view on techno which was revolutionary at that time: stripped down to only a couple of sounds in general, the track had an impact on dancefloors as not often seen before in those trance-dominated times - and still has! alex grabbed the vinyl out of his vinyl-collection after years, did an edit for his own, sent it to pascal feos who produced the original back then and who really liked this edit and the idea in general, and so alex decided to start a remixproject on this pure classic track with young, but also established artists who were not afraid of taking the adventure to remix a track that actually consists of nothing more than a distorted kickdrum, a really monotone off-beat organ sound and an oldschool acidline. here we are with the first part of the repaints of this alltime-classic, coming from uk techno-heavywight and legend mark broom with two interpretation as well as berlins uprising and promising vault-series mastermind subjected. true and high class recycling again on credo to save our planet from bad music

asc returns to samurai red seal in his first release for the label since 2012s out of sync & lost sync series. debuted on mary anne hobbs xfm show, polemic is yet another genre bending, tempo shuffle that brings a powerful acid line to the table. a favourite with the likes of dbridge, om unit, and sam kdc as well as label head presha, this is a tune that truly goes back to go forward. oracle slides back into a more traditional, but not any less unique asc groove, combining a heavy dubbed out bass line with other world ambience and percussive perfection. 909 rhythm track comes as a vinyl only exclusive, in the techno tradition it does what it name says it does, a dj tool for the adventurous maestro. limited blue coloured / white marbled 12 inch vinyl.

l.s.d. light sensorial deviant e.p. is inspired by the a. hoffmans concept and his creature, one of the most well-known substances on the psychedelic planet, lsd. on the a side there are two light spheres tracks, on the b side two tracks of lyser. the vinyl copies are coloured green, and with a great artwork created by 2otsu as cover.

may 20th 2013 will see koreless release his debut solo ep yugen on young turks. following on from previous releases 4d/mti and lost in tokyo, and his collaboration with sampha for short stories, welsh born producer koreless has well and truly defined his own sound. existing somewhere between soulful electronica and eno-like ambience, the emotion filled soundscapes of y?gen give the listener a glimpse into the vast concepts imagined by koreless and presented through his music, artwork and performance.
remarkable in its restraint, sophisticated despite its simplicity, and almost entirely beatless, y?gen is a bold statement that deserves to be listened to and lost in.

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2 classic ciara rnb vocals, refixed by behling & simpson in their trademark chunky slow house style. following their extremely well received edits of faith evans love like this and julio bashmore father father on boogiefuturo, the production duo from bristol - known for their records on futureboogie, 2020 midnight visions, applepips and outernational - finally release their long-awaited refixes of ciaras classic tunes like a surgeon and goodies. strong early support from jackmaster, who used surgeon in his 2012 mastermix, as well as x-press 2, midland, redlight and eliphino, has led to a steady wave of requests for these edits for over a year, resulting in this limited vinyl-only release

the mysterious wpbh label strikes again with two killer tracks from the vaults of one certain harry baldi. all that is known about this harry baldi character is that he once squeezed 100 tracks into a 9 seconds mix on his soundcloud and that he has never played at panorama bar or any other club for that matter.
so this one is truly a matter of the music doing the talking, and with the reggaefied dubness of cant kick this feeling when it dubs and the vintage theo parrish-styled tonight tomorrow the music will well and truly talk to a lot of music lovers.

camp supafrico return with the sixth edition of their highly acclaimed sound of funky africa series. digging even deeper into the afro-funk vaults, side a features the ber-rare 1984 shina williams and his african percussionists agboju logun. grooving along for a massive eleven and a half minutes, this super-heavy nigerian disco cut splices raw sounding horns with choirs and chants. seriously epic. flip over for dont do it from bongi makeba, a mesmerising afro-funk workout with her powerful voice weaving in and out of the grooving bass and spaced-out sax. last up is the sought-after mangous ye from black soul. originally the b-side of a 1976 release on tiny but top-quality nyc label beam junction, this tom moulton mixed slice of high-octane percussion-soaked afro-disco hit big on italys cosmic scene as well as the clubs of new york. another surefire hit from the supafrico imprint.

adam beyers unique vision of the afterparty uses phased percussion, tripped out drums and an ethereal like pad and melody to create a stand out remix that blends together two unique ideas momentously. ben klock steps up to take on the afterparty too with the sound ever so synonymous with him. he uses rhythmic stabs and an unusual melody that works so well within the atmospheric landscape he has created.

making a techno shift, midnight shifts third release sees recondite on his upward trajectory pair up with the relatively reserved julien h mulder. both outputs possess a stripped down aesthetic, but while the former shows up straight up and shiny, the latter introduces lightness and play. a tightly packed, hardworking 4-track ep that will serve the many moods of a dj well.

highway records sublabel whats in the box presents debut ep by moscow-based project 2weeksonyacht, trio of leonid lipelis, nick fanick and sasha lipsky. amazing original track hot point is completed with remixes by russian talents lesca and arsenii, as well as rework by the mekanism (exploited, noir music, needwant).

founding sound traveller dj patrique collaborates with clarence on one track to be released on the vinyl edition only. clarence brandon is obviously inspired by the detroit heritage as all tracks bear the soul of this influential city. by using an uplifting track build-up, forward moving rhythms and inspiring melodies, all tracks are well suited for the lovers of fine techno and house. gracefully placing subtle sounds but never loosing sight of the dance floor, clarence diligently produced the first ever physical sound travels release.

in defiance of breakup rumors, their latest stroke of genius promises to arouse spring feelings for all electronic music fans. in the summer of 2011, acclaimed djs, alfred heinrichs and sascha braemer, had already conceived the initial ideas of their new album. in the meantime, the pair kept busy working on solo projects and remixes for various djs and labels as well as keeping active international careers.

ever since stephen sharp and roc jiménez de cisneros embarked on the deconstructive process they refer to as rave synthesis, the goal was to come up with odd relatives of well established sounds in techno culture by constantly messing with the original recipes, expanding the tropes, and hinting at novel paths for contemporary psychedelia. almost three years after the influential rave slime, their fifth long player takes the idea one step further.

willie burns doesnt need much introduction these days with several releases for trilogy tapes, l.i.e.s. and creme org under his belt, as well as numerous appearances, aliases, amounts of podcasts and radio shows bordering on the insane, not to mention his own label wt records and on and on and on it goes.. for a man who likes to keep a low profile he sure gets around! as it stands, here are four bright new signature cuts drenched in naivety and joie de vivre for yall to chew on.

still fresh from his debut full length traces last year, delta dunktionen is back with his first ep of the year. as well a new track, it features a special karenn remix of onkalo, a track previously released on traces, as well as challenger from the same album. ltd edition!

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we present a brand new artist with the debut ep from rydim, an alias from a well known producer who wishes to let the music of his new project do the talking.nash has been exclusively road tested by label boss kevin griffiths over recent months & is a big track for the dancefloor with hooky vox, percs and killer bassline. another tsuba ltd essential.

nice price deal !!! for almost a decade now, lovemonk has been releasing classy music and this new 12 inch is no exception. damian schwartz – who has previously released on the likes of oslo, apnea, bass culture and hypercolour as well as running his own a harmless deed imprint featuring producers like marcos cabral and dj f - presents a new two track ep that continues in that good tradition.

early bird is a collaboration of the swiss dj and producer diego hostettler (well-known for his huge techno-productions on kanzleramt, damage, k20, u-turn etc.) and ray kajioka. a fresh and juicy package of two driving techno tracks by diego & ray and two fantastic remixes by joel mull and sterac alias steve rachmad.

this is a record designed for dark, gritty, steamy basements and it goes straight to the floors. following the well received ohmu ep, cage & mirrors is enders new twelve-inch release on seahorse & castle. its featuring that trademark percussive and driving modern house / techno sound. a- sides title track >mirrors< has a truly classic detroit feel with grooving hi-hat and swelling keys. b-sides >cage< and >lush mile< both are analogue house cuts with the right tension throughout. eps beautiful cover art is designed by fellow compatriot eero johannes.

freedom school is well known for releasing ig cultures, kaidi tathams and mark de clive lowes conceptual albums. this label connects the big history of black rooted music and future science of beats and groove. and now they have decided to release the new ep by detroit legend rick the godson wilhite! rick is well known as a member of the 3chairs project with theo parrish and moodymann. and he gave big influence for detroit black music scene (house, techno, hip hop) as a owner of legendary record store called vibes rare & new music. and now rick the godson wilhite drops the 3 track ep called freedom school d.j. series vol.1! tribute is the black mid groover. here is fantastic mixture of jazz and disco and soul and african with some sample and loop and deeply beat groove science. techno dust is some like ron hardys spirit way of dance track with mad effect and jackin groove line. kinky is the raw black groove with the texture of jazz and black dub sounds.

after last years dystopic debut, super strength ep, rising parisian cedric bros aka marcelus returns to tresor with something a little more deep and shiny in emerald. once again marcelus conjures up the spirits of detroit and berlin techno, moulding them here into dreamy modern house incantations-an inspired blurring of the lines the well-versed frenchman has been rehearsing over the last decade.

vinyl only! we have a new release lined up from the enough! music family. there are so many words that could best describe the debut ep from plusculaar, but we prefer to simply say that this release is simply exceptional, we are in love with this sound! two tracks stai jos and romance are both full of passion and soul, detailed arrangements full of magic and expression, there is nothing ordinary about these, they are simply wonderful! for the remixes we have contribution from dana ruh and eveline fink, each providing their own personal touch, a fusion of techno and dub, well structured and subtle. each little hit, melody and percussion groove fits perfectly and is well matched and balanced in these two mixes. once you listen, you will understand straight away and all night long!

following on from his long awaited album ku:palm in november of last year, we now see its lead track pyramid get a vinyl release on photeks own label, photek productions. the eastern instrumentation and spacey beats may not be apt for every dance floor, but for fans of modus operandi era photek, pyramid is an essential tune. on the flip we have oshun, another track from ku:palm this time remixed by beneath, a producer that began making waves last year with a series of 12 inches on his own label, no symbols and a cracking mix for fact mag. he has gone on to release the illusions ep on dusk & blackdowns keysound recordings, as well as a 12 inch on pinchs influential tectonic recordings. mixing the darkest elements of funky, dub and syncopated grime with a distinctly uk edge, beneaths complex layered beats result in a truly unique sound that is a perfect matched to remix fellow experimentalist photek. a young producer that clearly knows his shit, beneath is a breath of fresh air.

nick woolfsons teng imprint drops, tactics, this april by german producer mias void, backed with a remix from the barking dogs. mias void, better known in the industry as matthias vogt, has been producing infectious house grooves for quite some time now, with releases for labels such as, chicagos large music and lazy days recordings. here vogt pushes into new territories under his new mias void guise, matthias sees this alias as a chance to express a new, more experimental side of his productions, yet keeping the mv initials to maintain a lock between the distinctions. with releases pinned down for polytone, lo:rise and fullbarr already, this new sound will undoubtedly be as well received as his deeper explorations.
supported by: dusky, iron curtis, akra, john osborn, jacques renault, seth troxler, laura jones, radio slave, uzuri, tony rodriguez, m50, maya jane coles, alex coulton, flori and many many more!

few people stand for a real underground approach to techno like adam x does. for over 20 years he has been right in the center of the scene. before moving to berlin he ran the sonic groove record shop in nyc for 15 years. the sonic groove label also owned by adam is still a dominating force in the scene and has released music of legends like abe duque, blake baxter, frankie bones, kevin saunderson and many more. with djing, producing music adam in recent years has received a lot of support from people like chris liebing and many others for his productions as adam x as well as for his aliases traversable wormhole, admx-71.adam’s sound is dark and heavily influenced by his passion for industrial and old school ebm music. with coercive persuasion on the a-side he combines these influences with a functionality that can only derive from his extensive touring as a dj and live act. it is a dark anthem that will destroy all real techno floors. no doubt. the b-side deprogramming sequence comes along with driving bells that give the stomping beat of the track a little uplift and therewith balances out the heavy dark side of the ep.

after a well noticed appearance on the dame-music 018 klub klub elite vol.3 with the track future drop, as well as the amazing success of his first live act in berlins notorious watergate club at the beginning of the year, john dimas is back on bloody mary imprint for his own solo ep

exploitation is the new film by dutch independent filmmaker edwin brienen. enfant terrible produced the soundtrack for this gothic-noir satiric fresco. 90 minutes of music to be enjoyed both as true soundtrack as well as a sequel to previous enfant terrible compilations... but more dramatic and ritualistic in the way the record is building up. it will please fans of minimal electronics and (post) industrial music but also moves into different styles such as idm, tekno, angst pop and chanson, while always keeping a dark and cold mood and/or dream state feeling throughout... limited edition of 250 copies!

for hardway bros first ep for throne of blood, sean looked back to the late 80s belgian new beat scene as well as chicagos storied wax trax imprint for inspiration, turning in two walloping originals that could just as easily soundtrack a gothic club night instead of an acid house rave. on the a-side, a/b musique kicks off the proceedings with a steady lurching rhythm, driving the dancefloor to ecstacy thanks to densely layered synths and the contributions of timothy j. fairplay of the asphodells fame. the flipside features the absolutely devasting rhythms of shorty backed by an utterly epic nine-minute remix by scott fraser which manages to fuse the disparate sounds of new beat and the lush analog house vibes of classic mr. fingers even as it name checks the latters legendary above the clouds lp.

30 year old london born ali pearce, aka stealth is a dj/producer that has been on the scene for many years. his diverse style and maturity of sound has seen him successful in many areas of the drum and bass spectrum, achieving releases on some of the industries most respected labels including – v recordings, renegade hardware, subtitles, frequency, intasound and many more… after honing his skills as a teenager on the illegal rave scene in the late 90s, his early days as a dj saw him picked up to be a resident warm up artist for the legendary promotion movement, going on to play at some of londons top nightclubs over the years, as well as abroad, and hosting weekly shows on origin fm. the last few years have been focussed more and more towards his productions, allowing him to cultivate his skills as an artist, and securing dj support of his work from the likes of – andy c, chase and status, subfocus, marky, bailey, bryan g, calyx, teebee, dbridge, break, ulterior motive, zero tolerance and xtrah to name a few! the future definitely looks bright for this budding producer, as 2013 kicks off with an ep due out on subtitles early in the year, as well as material lined up for release on andy cs new imprint program, so keep your ears peeled!

after a well received debut zagreb/frankfurt based house is ok trio returns with the 2nd part of the we make music compilation. once again oliver achatz, janis & homeboy deliver three deep house gems which should shake up the house, this time accompanied with a remix from dynamodyse.

emotional rescue is proud to reissue one of germanys best - if most underrated - collectives dunkelziffer. formed of dominik von senger, reiner linke and helmut zerlett, the floating line up also included contributions from cans damo suzuki and jaki liebetzeit, as well as the unknown cases stefan kratchen and reebop kwaku baah. this true supergroup, over a 6 year period, made 4 ground breaking albums that covered the classic krautrock blend of heavy, repetitive drumming, intricate, overlapping melody and sonic intonation, but expanded it to include heavy dub, soul and jazz elements. this special retrospection obi set is being issued as part of record store day and features the three 12 inches that will later be released individually.

last part of the cliff unknown series! again a wonderfull timeless track from very well known artists ... maybe you realise them :) its an older track from this loved duo and they contribute it for this project - thanks one more time!

the veric ep is the highly-anticipated fruit of an extended collaboration between vera heindel and another member of the extended robert johnson family, ricardo villalobos, who has frequently shared the decks with her back at her home club in frankfurt, as well as further afield in berlin, ibiza and beyond... and of course: vinyl only

martin landsky needs little introduction his services to the cause of house and techno have been well documented, particularly through his long and fruitful collaboration with steve bugs poker flat label. always willing to take chances, landsky continues this legacy with what might be the fiercest assault of the dancefloor of the year get ready for ekko trax.

cork label basic grooves keep the focus on irish talent for their fifth release as label boss shane linehan welcomes his namesake bambrick into the fold for some well judged, atmospheric deepness. the process finds the waterford based producer veering through dark, heads down terrain though the dubby elements are complemented by a woozy melodic melancholy thanks to the gentle chords that spread out. linehan maintains the basic groove momentum on the flip with a remix that is more stripped back, lending those chords some glowing incandescence, whilst the percussion swells with sweet intensity as it progresses.

geno presents its first record from label head, aaron hedges. aaron has been very busy djing in berlins best venues: kater holzig, prince charles, arena/badeschiff, and his bi-monthly residency at klangsuchts gegen kultur party. when aaron is not playing, he is been locked away in his studio working on a full length album and numerous forth coming vinyl/club oriented eps.
the title track, blasta, is a sleek and modern tech house stormer. blasta contains well blended and diverse influences, such as african jazz, jamaican dub, and german and french house. it is this unique and normally disparate genres of music and production styles that makes blasta a unique gem. the b side, collapsed caldera, is a break beat oriented, organic house song. guitar, harp, and vocals gently guide over complex yet natural percussive rhythms.

something in the slum went rum-pa-pum-pum. this one is representing thugs ghetto side as we welcome one of the truest soldiers in the game. straight out of norway, dj sotofett, co-owner of the ground breaking sex tags mania / wania & sex tags amfibia labels. bumpin across the 12 inch ep features 3 remixes and 1 interlude as well as custom label graphics by so-phat aka dj sotofett. recordings based on original versions by nick anthony simoncino & mark rogers. remix & devious production, drum programming, digital editing and dubs by dj sotofett. casio vl-1, piano & mc-202 bassline in session by tapes. background vocals by paleo. recorded at 6th-eonmania-fract2 std. final production and mix at 6th-transwania- fract2 std, santiago, chile.