every once in a while, there comes an artist who taps into the zeitgeist of music while injecting a lethal dose of individuality at the same time. glenn astros brand of 80s-and-90s-inspired house and hip hop contains an organic glow, a glorious shuffle, which sets the essen-based producer aside from his contemporaries. with releases on big bait, odd socks and ritmo sportivo, glenn has made fans of the likes of move d, dj ez, casino times and medlar, whose killer remix features on this release alongside a dark stomper from deft.

massimiliano is back where he belongs. a backbone of live at robert johnson records, pagliaras take on neo-dance, post-disco and proto-house is as unmistakable as it is dreamlike. with this sound palette, a love for hardware and surgical arrangements > magic serials< sees the berlin-based producers on top of his game. while name checking the tools of his work (the serials, got it?), mp unfolds untold stories of love, high spirits and deep meditation that every romantic rave craves for – acid poetry included.

after two years since the first vinyl release in 2010, other heights is proud to announce the tenth vinyl release, released as 3 seperate eps. the second ep is a combination of elements of techno and house.tom dicicco, markus suckut, brooks mosher and metrobox have been wandering around in the musical mind of other heights for quite a while. now the time has come to combine their work in one overwhelming deep & jacking techno ep.tip!

ltd coloured 12 inch , after two years since the first vinyl release in 2010, other heights is proud to announce the tenth vinyl release, released as 3 seperate eps. the second ep is a combination of elements of techno and house.tom dicicco, markus suckut, brooks mosher and metrobox have been wandering around in the musical mind of other heights for quite a while. now the time has come to combine their work in one overwhelming deep & jacking techno ep.tip!

rummage in some boxes of my favourite record store i found a cover that made me curious. l kubic & tagträumer² - the only thing in this world and on the flipside a remix by alle farben. when placing the needle at the beginning of the vinyl the first sounds were very strange. i thought that must be a record from the 60s lost in the tech-house box but than a straight beat turned everything different. a piano melody slowly sat down firmly in my ear and i was longing to know where the journey takes me. after a while an acidline pushed everything and i was sure at this time this is not a normal 4/4 tech-house record. alle farben remixed the themes very playful and i heard that he gives the elements more pressure for the club. so at the end i bought this one and i cannot imagine taking this unique record ever again out of my record case.

eight tracks from one of the worlds leading up and coming producers on two 12 inches in a picture sleeve. initially coming from a background in the musically raucous worlds of 2 step and garage, synkro has, over time, developed a sound that is altogether more introspective, more emotive and more emotionally complex. stepping up here with his second release on legendary apollo records, synkro delivers eight tracks that - while retaining some of the stutter and swing of garage, are far more rooted in the textural world of ambient music for which apollo is famed.

good things come to those that wait, that rings true of this, the most anticipated release on vitalik to date. the jedi house ep has been a while in the making and on listening you can immediately hear why. each high hat, each snare, each kick is meticulously crafted.
dj support: ashley beedle / jimmy edgar / andre lodemann / ralph lawson and many more.

robot needs oil debut on taste of honey! fantastic e.p. suitable for any situation. traveller is a great deep-track with a country sound, while walks the night is more dark, as if to remind the atmopsfere of the 80 . limited stock!

we are super stoked to have this killer ep out on local talk as we have been big fans of both c.r.s.t. and chesus productions for good while now. as these guys are down with both house music and the uk garage scene we get served an ep that combines the best of both styles. the result is a jacked up house release that would work equally well at the classic new jersey zanzibar club or in your dirty london basement club. the first three tracks (monster munch, newark and life) takes us on a deep and jackin house trip with a bouncy garage twist. but to stir things up a lil extra the last track (special) goes all disco with some soulful philly samples ... perfect for the southport weekender crews!

while a series of projects are slated for release under the dirt tech reck banner, the first is the electric street orchestra. its inspiration is from those who are called street people. forgotten people from a forgotten city. it has also steeped in the detroit tradition of ignoring the notion of genre and taking a broad range of elements and inspiration to create something that is both new and familiar. bringing together a constellation of detroits sonic masters. dtr-01 takes urs mad mike and agent chaos, house music king theo parrish, hip hop/house percussionist dez andres, and rock/funk master guitarist duminie deporres, and joins them through the lens of jeedo’s vision of the future

agile recordings cat. n. agile015 artist, uto karem title: wherever the bass takes me uto karems double dose of juiciness keeps the bounce going and the rhythm rolling while justifying the eps title in full.

this is a joint venture of up and coming paskal & urban absolutes and house veterans henry l & ingo saenger. all 4 producers are connected by their penchant for deep and raw house music, while living quite far apart in berlin (b), düsseldorf (d), dortmund (d) and koeln (k). paskal & urban absolutes recently released on the highly respected sonar kolletiv label among others, whereas henry l and ingo sänger released on their own farside label and have been playing house music all life long. the 2 original tracks plus the 2 remixes are all sexy swingers! welcome to 2013!

red-hot reissue of 1981 epic party jam *equality* by five points. the only record ever released on rissa chrissa records off-shoot label applegold, this hugely sought after disco boogie rap from nyc is truly phenomenal! bouncing straight in with infectious hand-claps, rough and ready beats, deep mellow chords and a kinky guitar, this track delivers a conscious female rap with a side order of big apple groove! sounding like a house party you just wanna be at, this mega-rare 12 inch is a firm favourite of dmitri from paris amongst many other discerning djs. grab one while you can!

slowrave, trancepop and wave – with their second release rss discos label mireia is introducing you to the mysterious band the building. while their original songs *reginac* and *youth* explore the dark side of pop, good guy mikesh & filburts remix forces your hands up in the air. building up slowly but irresistibly, you will find yourself on a sweaty 80s dance floor! the vinyl comes in a screen printed special edition sleeve.

when henrik schwarz heard the music from johannes brecht he knew now was the time to reactivate his label sunday-music again that hasnt released a record in quite a while now.

we are proud to say that the sampler for the magnificant the dark defender album is one of the most energetic outputs on the citrus label thusfar. these two tracks are already in high demand and will float around for a while after its releasedate. btk delivers some excellent remix work on the b side. on the a side you find heat one of the most slamming tracks on the album.

while sam barker & andreas baumecker are spending time on the road with their impressive hardware live set (during which they fuse tracks from their debut album *transsektoral* with new dancefloor burning material), some of their closest peers have been busy on their own re-workings, resulting in four tracks from their album in new, exciting flavours.

feelharmonic proudly welcomes birke tm to our label with his debut ep *oro jackson*. the young german producer steps up to the mark with the warm, extra-deep title track *oro jackson* leading the way followed by the storming *the white tree*, a cut created specifically with the underground party scene in mind, while *all star swing* is a gentler and emotional groover. when it came to remixing *oro jackson* we had only one man in mind, birke tms friend iron curtis who delivers a brighter and more soulful interpretation of the original.

for its tenth release, sharivari presents nakama ep, another special project with 4 tracks from the land of the rising sun. ufos acid jazz classic somewhere gets re-edited by the serbian duo j-house, aka jan nemecek and danilo tomic, while sapporo based musician kuniyuki takahashi brings his usual deep and percussive vision of house music. on the flip, rush hour artist haruki matsuo and japanese techno legend ken ishii deliver 2 straight but warm & deep techno cuts. 300 copies pressed on marbled vinyl.

manmakemusic kick-off 2013 with their housiest offering to date from two new label artists, natan h & amy jean. natan h made his debut last year with anton zaps ethereal sound and on this occasion collaborates with longtime creative partner for an ep of bumping, unconventional house music. title track, *for her*, is a beast of unrivalled warmth working a deep and steady groove to perfection. on the flip, *i know* is a soulful disco-infused workout while *rush* takes aim squarely at the late night raver with its enveloping pads and low-slung bass line.

benno blome and adrian martin have created a reminiscence of sound. echoes calling from the past into the very moment you are in. *echoes from home* recalls the deepest and hidden treasures lying and waiting patiently inside your soul. creatively complex in movement, the sound carpet is easy and accessible from every point of listening. a touch of incense from the past combined with todays visionary artistry of both performers. close your eyes and follow the echo, the capturing flow from the original version. the nico stojan mix is a sexy combination of the original flow with a touch of bitchy attitude added to the bass line. perfect for a more hidden place near the dance floor while kellerkind has added a deep sassy feel to his interpretation of *echoes from home*. both versions pay tribute to the original mix without losing either the originals or their own character. this is *echoes from home*, the more you hear it, the more you want to play it!

as the rumors tell, this obscure piece of music was arranged by three acquaintances, who, by mere coincidence, formed a spontaneous, poly-toxic think tank one marvellous sunday morning, celebrating the beauty of old house music, while at the same time mocking the somehow cheap and predictable functionality of the four to the floor sound design. to honor the inspirational value of situations like these, the decision was made to share the result with a bigger audience. as a meta text, the lyrics form a tongue in cheek comment on nostalgic good old days aesthetics, and are simultaneously, and quite paradoxically, reminiscent of the utopian and transgressive vision of early house and techno music. if there is anything that we can retrieve from this vision today, it is the encouragement to create funny, pleasant and playful situations for ourselves and the like-minded, escaping the seriousness and boredom of the professionalized party and music business. and this is exactly the spirit, which is materialized on this piece of wax.

format b are back in single business! after their successful high-sea album, the two allow themself a short holiday in the romantic sample land, boiling a hissing, primeval soup called drawn to a ravers potion with which obelix would have smashed up the romans for the next 2000 years to come. as solid as the a1 bomb, the b-side continues. spinning formatesque towards sonic speed, the title rise lives up to its honour while dusk finally underlines the obvious request of this 10th formatik chief-release fatness galore!

oliver hos alias for the less obvious techno stompers has always been full of surprises. although you can take the man out of the rave, but not the rave out of the man, raudives >traffic ep< is a retro futuristic team of hermaphrodites. four tracks that recall metal dance - the genre that never was - as well as disco elements, house hints, a techno taste and wave wonders. a record made for sven vaeth and trevor jackson, with >beams< already on heavy rotation with dixon and ame for a while now.

after appearances on werkstoff and kammer musik neal white is back home on eintakt records with a quite playful while straight ahead thinking 12 inch. we start off deep underwater with the title track, a melancholic dubtechno drifter with a touch of pop called goldfish. enjoyable pianos, a rainy atmosphere, some classic chords and that tasty voice by klavinora make that track a proper name giver. after that wet a-side we come up afloat facing the livefish remix from rhauder (famous artist on the great label ornaments) on the other vinyl side, a reduced (even a bit) stoic floor operator, driving us through the confusions of the autumn sea. coming ashore and meeting queen ema is peaceable after all that. conciliating with the world and weather while getting surrounded by warm pads, curly effects and again the piano hints played by klavinora

preceding the release of bad cop bad cops debut album >wings of techno<, 4 tracks of the long player get the remix treatment by a unique quartet of techno artists: tobias, group niob, brendon moeller and pomelos upcoming star kemetrix. >wings of techno< is a psychedelic tour-de force through various styles of electronic sounds. deep and unique, jacking at times while laid back and cosmic at others. all four remixers on duty here manage to keep the psychedelic and surreal feel of the originals intact while adding a great dose of dancefloor friendliness to the tracks. ostguts tobias. reworks hilton hihat into a deep and dreamy acid techno tune. he is followed by motor city talent kemetrix, who steps up the pace and edginess with a twisted, stomping electro-techno hybrid remake of beauty. group niob, the viennese duo formed by cheap records legend gerhard potuznik and martin dibek, contrast the goth-pop vocals of the original bodyless material with deep dubbed- out techno beats. and lastly, the unmistakeable brendon moeller turns cheeky into an undulating, deep bass driven dub techno stomper

autumn days are coming quite near and with >jahreszwei< – an ambient tape by berlin based artist the marx trukker – we deliver the soundtrack for that more thoughtful time of the year. as the 4-track ep is put together chronological (starting with the track that was produced last), the a-side is more dark and dusty (roughly produced beginning of autumn with an electric bass, an old portastudio and loads of forbidden recording-techniques) while the b-side shines a bit brighter and lighter (produced digital end of summer, concentrating on the dave smith evolver synthesizer only). so take a walk through a forest next to you and enjoy the beautiful autumn-nature while having >jahreszwei< on your ears!
· limited tape (edition of 75)
· nice and arty black/white printed fold-out-poster as inlay (total size a4)
· 12 different unique artwork-labels
· produced by audio service (rand muzik)/leipzig
· printed and assembled by noorden/cologne
· including download-code for flac/mp3/etc.

tanstaafl ends the year with october and john osborn manning the helm bracing us for the dark days that lie ahead. big kicks and pseudo acid sounds collide with dub sound system principles in this collaboration between the two label heads. limited to 300 units so get them while they last.

enifa takes the a side with the the track ?are you going with it? once again grabbing your attention where it matters most in the soles of your feet and never letting go… side b the don jus-ed brings the deep searing burner ?struggle for success part 8? guaranteed to make you shed a few tears of joy while you’re working it out.

after the well-received treats vol.4, retreat closes its 2012 chapter with a fantastic 4-tracker from house maestro iron curtis! following his accomplished debut album on mirau, glazing is a highly versatile ep which sees the producer breaking new ground while staying true to his inimitable style.

progressive and mental acid tribe, deep and pumpin, travelling between 170 andd 180 bpm. limited 200 copies. sizzling acid melodies turning higher and higher while an ambient dark melody comes slowly on the front... serious sound.

phoenix g. ferm and deep kickdrums that are being accompanied by lengthy chords and a frequently return male vocal that states, bounce. all and all this is the dancefloor music we are used to from mr.g. the a2 brings a more technoish vibe to dance to. this fits perfect in the modern trend of bass producers turning techno. while of course g is somewhat more of a legend and he didnt just turn to this type of music recently. it does proove that he is still abel to catch any kind of vibe to get the people moving. on the b1 we find a ben sims remix. which of course is enough said. mr sims turns the a2 original into an absolute floor wrecker.

it is the end of the world (again!) and laut & luise gladly welcomes a new artist to the family: on akumal ep - his first vinyl release - christopher schwarzwalder puts together four exploratory, driving and hypnotic tracks. after waking you from your slumber with >keep< (a1), >jakob< (a2) entices you to take a little ride into the sunset. on the flip side, >barely legal< (b1) easily brings you down into the night, while the hidden energy of >das ganze boot auf acid< (b2) will mesmerize you for the hours after the hours, leaving you in a place where time is of no interest.

piek and friends deliver a solid retro themed deep house pack on pistons latest vinyl outing. top quality beats and classic samples will have you bouncing all night long. bjerk peterson joins in on nasty serving up a real tasty club cut with those familiar sounds we all love while pawas delivers a sublime, deep funk fuelled remix. on the flip efron drops by on the stunning bass monster ma business backed up with a super remix from hector couto. a straight up solid groove and a definite must have 12inch for those boxes!

every once in a while a record or in this case an ep comes along and its so bursting with feel good vibes that even the most cynical dance music listener cant resist. at the mere age of 19, francisco davalos is about to grab the attention of many. simply put, the young mexican has a superb ear for the language of music. after a recent 12 on nurvous (nervous records new sublabel), on the prowl finds itself lucky to land these four tropical themed disco tinged club bombs. with hints of what made tensnakess coma cat so successful the bronx skillfully puts together his tropical ep packed with plenty of playful pianos, strings, congas, marimbas... theres no holding back.

these redux releases are like buses, we dont hear anything for ages then they hit us with three killer eps in a row. following the grand corporation and machete savane comes the return of phoreski. we have not heard much from phoreski for a little while, but you will soon hear why when you put the needle to the record on these two new tracks. he has been busily building up his studio into an enviable aladdins den of vintage kit, wires and analogue recording equipment. all synths and vocals you hear on these tracks come from phoreski, no samples, no guests, no edits. he has been hinting at this raw, analogue authentic sound for a while, but these tracks showcase a producer at one with the machines. >brown biscuits< comes across like some lost italo/cosmic gem, but via the north east of england rather than the lakes of italy. >machines< flexes tight proto-house rhythms with some bass that will make mince meat of lesser club soundsystems whilst the feuding synth lines fight for attention. this is proper body music, play loud!

after almost 4 years of silence tolcha are back with neustadt, another intense and suspensefully cinematic full-length lp. like the title of the record suggests, the berlin based four piece decided to pursue a neo-retro vision of a sonic after-future with this one. what does that mean? the record clearly leans on a motorik aesthetic, but all the while redefining it with modern production techniques and surges of their very own breed of dub, rather than rehashing genre related cliches.

atjazz & fred everything are back together again. their last collaboration dates 2010 on lazy days but the pair have been friends since the late 90s and have collaborated and remixed each other countless times. the beast and the ghost explores the deeper, dubber side of their production. the project was started in derby and finished in san francisco, while atjazz worked on his inside dub from home. this will be featured on the upcoming lazy dubs compilation, out in january.

while channel x took us on a full-length musical journey through their very own ‘wonderland in september, this follow-up remix package guarantees to drag you even deeper into the metaphorical rabbit hole thanks to mind-altering reworks by doctor dru, robosonic, nico stojan and our competition winners, juicy jay & sh.

this ep picks up where those moments left off. windfall and lied are killer non-linear batty disco infused house jams that set dancefloors alight while try the impossible and in public are deeper jams for the more serious moments of club emotion if you can put it that way. a rare future classic club twelve inch for our deejay friends.

dva started off hyperdubs barrage of albums in 2012 with his brilliant >pretty ugly<, and now closes the the year with the >fly juice< eps bumper selection of machine tooled tracks, each created for optimum dancefloor damage and road tested by dva, kode9 and a select bunch of djs. these tracks are a brilliant example of what he has been describing as power house for a while, a colourful chunky techno sound that switches up every 8 bars like grime and has plenty of shuffle and offbeat swing as a counterpoint to the 4/4 drums.

as a man well versed in the moves of the old-school, fabio monesi launches his albion imprint with the immaculately executed styles of 623, full of sexy 90s synth notes and crisp, pumping beats. washerman brings a more rugged style on his remix of the tune, dropping in some cheeky and thoroughly familiar samples, while the melody wobbles around an amorphous scale. the peephouse finds monesi reaching back to the soothing organ tones of the dx7, with a gentle and piano-driven throw down that stills carries plenty of heft for the floor. rio padice steps up for another remix of 623 and spreads a strange and nervous shape-shifter of a late-night jam, scattering the vocals like confetti and nudging the drums out of joint on a whim.

feverish new eaux release, limited white vinyl 1st edition, printed disco bag. although rroses alma mater record label sandwell district may now be defunct, the actively ambiguous american producer shows no signs of slowing down. after launching his own experimental techno label eaux earlier this year and making true-to-name appearances dressed as a sophisticated, chic female, rrose has continued to pursue elusiveness while ironically garnering an enthusiastic following amongst techno purists. without a doubt, the release of > wedge of chastity< will further reinforce the sonic niche that the eaux label has carved out for itself.

truss returns to sighas fantastic label ! twice hand-stamped, black label package with 24 x 12 inch folded poster in a poly jacket ! truss continues his recent run of form with a 12 inch on our circula sound that demonstrates the depth and breadth of his palate. audens slow burning groove and metallic dub call to mind silent servants historia y violencia imprint, while splots distorted kicks and frantic pace blur the lines between truss sound and his current mpia3 project. a huge mpia3 remix of beacon takes over the b side for maximum acid damage

in their own words, like a radio-controlled mechanical, electro-mechanical and multifunctional musical instrument, berliner ring build up relentless and relentlessly different grooves in a characteristically non-direct way. as if playing around without focus they layer their tracks and slowly position them into form. the tracks featured here were originally released on cd on the art yard label. melodies are fragmented, often even sparse, the groove never stops, but does so with intervals and while changing focus. berliner ring references similar bands in the krautrock and post-rock genre, but it s subtlety, the originality of their self-built instruments and their songs that shift from downright groovy to more atmospheric explorations of ambience and texture guarantee them a unique voice and perspective. essential stuff.

this various artist release has a very different vibe on each side, bastedos churn out two belters sitting around the 130/140bpm mark while the b-sides takes it down a notch for two funky midtempo goodies. an interesting release, packed with the greatness that dessert island discs is becoming known for!

volume 1 of finale sessions new alias series featuring 2 pseudononymous deep house producers, 1 from detroit & 1 from queens. fp197 drops a 2am bass heavy dream while rechord delivers an atmospheric building block.

custom 12 inch vinyl with hand-stamped labels, limited first pressing.
la producer gb and a race of angels, two mysterious figures in the west coast music scene, join forces as they bring to us their self-titled project, the steoples.
this 4-track ep is a beautiful hybrid of electronic and soul brilliantly put together in a most unique way. lush analog synths and syncopated rhythms animate this offering throughout, while the vocals embody an infectious feel that will have you singing all day.
each jacket has been individually and uniquely hand-sprayed by dame (msk). as every jacket is different, yours will not be exactly like the ones pictured. instead, yours will be totally one of a kind.

echer has been around for quite a while, producing under duffstep & duffdisco to great acclaim he has decided to step out of the limelight and into the shadows. more than a metaphorical manoeuvre, he has already made a name for himself as a manipulator of a cheeky sample and a producer not afraid to add some bombast to the often-linear world of dance music.