inally, this club smasher from londons underground blog merchants venom and damage is due for release! having cut their teeth in londons gutter house bass movement with tracks like >love in the club<, >paradise slugs< and their >maximum carnage< mixtapes, venom and damage drop a new take on the uks house sound, in the form of >deeper<. its hard edged production, syncopated rhythms and anthem-like synths are recognisable from a mile off and are no doubt what has been causing such a stir in the clubs. if youve seen modeselektor any time in the past 12 months, chances are youve gone nuts to this track – so big, the guys included it as a focal point of their recent global live sets, and featured it on their resident advisor podcast. it has also and gained support from djs such as adam freeland, marcus nasty, martyn, brodinski, jackmaster, xxxy, julio bashmore and more. deeper becomes the first release on the ten thousand yen imprint, co-run by the uks rising star doc daneeka and its the man himself who delivers on remix duties, keeping the strong melodic feel, but giving it that more oppressive basement vibe.

mabaan soul are back on metroline limited with their third release for the label. the talented italian duo have been causing a stir in the house and techno underground world with their 2009 release on metroline being charted by chicago legend dj sneak in his best of the year chart! on top of that, another house legend satoshi tomiie after hearing their debut new orleans ep on metroline limited, promptly asked the guys to release on his label saw recordings! the opening track joseph is jacking disco groove with an insistent bass hook and infectious lead synth. summer is nearly here! frankfurt, is a love song for the original robert johnson crew - the good people of frankfurt who really know what they’re dancing to. its an intense 5am grind that brings driving european warehouse techno together with the deep soulful grooves of detroit house. inxec and matt tolfrey pump up the midrange on their remix. they pick out a nice groove, and build on it with bright and airy percussion while maintaining the original disorientating shuffle and boomin low end. funky is definitely back. that rolling bassline keeps you locked in, and those brutal mpc-style percussion loops are would make marley marl proud.

a made up sound bringing house for the emotionally unstable on 003. drunkenly swaggering along, the punchy discofied-bass-clap-whatever ‘alarm’ is owned by a pair of synth stabs that got out of bed with the wrong foot first. after an almost clowny breakdown, moody pads soon make clear this track ain’t funny at all... ‘crisis’ on the b-side is all about restraint. thick house-not-house beats and a thumping acid bassline move on and on while a vacuum cleaner blues and hazy will-o-the-wisp-like strings slowly creep under the skin. those who like it nice and shiny better think twice... killer twelve!

new bootleg label - super class deep and tech house tunes by a famous but scret producer.. guess who

support by: in flagranti, toby tobias, andy black, munk, bottin, babyg, massimiliano pagliara, dicodromo, rayko, clap rules, love supreme, club silencioà after record, slow motions follow up û wrong era ep is set to catapult this small italian label into the big time. this time around and its all about the charms of italys very own motorcycle boy who delivers two stunning original tracks backed up with white hot remixes from the heels of love and old school disco legend fabrizio mammarella. try begins as a sleazy electro disco cut, thats swaggers along until breaking out with melodic strings that lighten the mood, before things drop back down to a perfect 4am groove that john carpenter would have been proud to call his own.

techno and house heavyweights chymera and king roc who both delivered not one but 2 mixes for this ep!

bop doo is a hot tempo dance slammer that scorches across cut up vocals and sensual synth treatments. intense and relentless, its definitely a tune for those with serious energy to burn. do not cross brings deep, warm edged stabs to big room beats to create a melody marathon for those who like to get funked up

there is certainly always a place for hugo, the man who has been heavily in demand for some time now. he has done great with his remix of mihalis safras original >there is no place<. his mix is a great house tune that invites us to celebrate the party and it is a cool track to feel well and happy with. the vocal sample is filtered in a nice way and has a cool hookline.

desolat are proud to present basti grub. basti is a young talented german producer and label owner from the vibrant frankfurt area. his musical journey begins at the age of 14 with a birthday present - an roland mc303 - and since then basti grub shapes his musical vision day and night. he regularly sent beats and tracks to dice who tested them on the road. after a while we had a collection of tracks for a nice 12inch and we simply had to share this music with you: modern groovin house with influences from all over the place. the 12inch comes on colored vinyl with fine artwork by our man florian pohl and will remain a collectors item.

marcus price & carli have been leading djs in the swedish electronic scene for almost 10 years. both accomplished producers - carli is one half of savage skulls (dubsided) and one half of stay gold (magnatron) - while marcus price, also known as basutbudet, produced the infamous rapper mapei s debut release. he is also a member of the noted hip hop group fattaru, who reached the uppermost echelons of musical success in scandinavia in the early 00 s.

2nd part of nick holders people in the shadows sampler... nice groovin deep house with futuristic moments, for those who knows

we will get more stock on friday 21th of may !!! brand new ep from sigha on hotflush recordings, a producer who has made quite a name for himself since affiliating himself with the hotflush family. deep, intricate and atmospheric techno is sighas style and this has to be a collection of his strongest music to date. absolutely awesome ep, dont sleep on this

nice price deal !!! berlin based resopal label head mri returns with his second remix package of tracks off his album heroes. this second 12 comes with 4-to-the-floor tracks which will kick, but in a very smooth and warm way. ahmet sisman is the turkish/ german sensation who is already making international waves with his strong batch of releases, flagged by sven väth and mathias kaden as one to watch. ahmet has been on mri s radar for sometime. with a dense impact of heavy efx and speaker-rattling low-end bass, ahmet is the perfect match for mris track filthy lesson to remix too. the b side contains the original mix by mri and is simply modern house that will blow your mind.

so sorry , its totally sold out >> no repress !!! strong limited - only 250 worldwide! vinyl only – no repress, no digital release! smoky marbled white vinyl, hand stamped, hand numbered & shrink-wrapped!
deep dubby basic channel influenced tracks by a known artist who remains unknown - the music speaks for itself. rare!

the third and last part of the outstanding 2010 compilation 12inch series celebrating one decade of dial records. pigon open the single with an awesomly deep and reduced techno mover. newcomer john roberts continues what he started with his work on laid and john dalys feel label: lovely house music with a touch real instrument music. another highlight of the jubilee compilation is the ultradeep >new heaven & earth< by christian naujoks, who presents his very first house tune. the 12inch series ends with the star of the moment pantha du prince who just released his third album. another pure love issue!

>privilege< deals with the fortune of living out a dream in a world that does not grant all people with the same opportunities. over the last year i had the fortune to visit places around the globe in which i felt the obscene wealth of opportunities i have in life. its hard to bear that the majority of humanity will never have the chance to even dream of who and what they could have been. (glitterbug about his new album)

a great collaboration of 2 great labels - balance alliance and mojuba. for ba it is dj aly who takes care of side a while mojubas oracy remixes the flip. limited clear vinyl!

bovie and rox have been blazing a trail at strictly rhythm with their own productions >stop playing with my mind< and >love me< as well as a superb remix of south st players classic >(who?) keeps changing your mind<. for this second bite of >love me we have handed the precious parts to atfc, who continues a rich vein of form with a clubbed up soultek vocal mix and a tough, trademark lektrotek dub.

after having contributed a remix a few years ago, green are proud and excited to welcome deetron for what is his debut release with us.
whether its creating the deepest and most soulful of house, or the grandest of emotional techno. deetrons ability to craft exquisite, timeless pieces is second to none.
>deetron is not only a good friend, but also an amazing producer who keeps the detroit spirit alive in his music.< - joris voorn
on >collide< that detroit spirit is evident once more. a majestic track, thats power is held in its euphoric synth arpeggio, which builds constantly to its climax. >dark matter< on the flip is a bassheavy, almost steppin affair, with a darker atmosphere that is brightened temporarily by the lush pads in the break.

big with karotte, len faki, paco osuna, gregor tresher, hugo, laurent garnier and many more! amam is the new label from bright young italian producer alessio mereu, who has already made a name for himself releasing on labels like contexterrior, cmyk and toys for boys. while amams first release found alessio going solo, this time hes half the duo of pet soul boys alongside barcelona-based coyu -- you might have heard his productions and remixes that have appeared on diynamic, 2020 vision, liebe detail and saved. the debut psb single from earlier this year, >calypso soul< on hypnotone, was played by the likes of paul woolford, nick curly and italoboyz. not so bad for a couple of guys in their early 20s!

might niko schwind be the new kingpin of house music? everybody needs to find out for himself of course and that is best done when listening to his freshest output for stil vor talent: the “midnightfunk” ep. it kicks off with the title track that features the great chicagoeske vocal skills of patrick blasa, who takes us in on this journey towards a time when house music ruled the waves of the club oceans. imagine a sticky slap bass, cowbells, high-pitched vocals and low-pitched male laughing plus of course the greatest thing about this scorcher: a somewhat jetlagged piano that seems to leap behind in one moment to then be right there again when it matters. ace!

allow us to introduce creatures of habit. the brainchild of dj/producer brenden wesley, the boston outfit s membership boasts a wild band of guest players, with musical virtuosos and analogue gear whores alike. relentless jam sessions between wesley and close pals chas bronz & robbie roland yielded lustre , their debut offering on the esteemed solardisco label. an aural innuendo anchored by a hypnotic, low-slung bassline, the song deftly trades in warm, flirtatious instrumentation and studio wizardry. through his akult party, brenden s not only honed his chops as a dj, he s befriended a whole host of the new disco cognoscenti. amongst them are brooklyn s own nick chacona, who recently released his debut long player on moodmusic to much acclaim, and dfa darlings runaway, who have been reeled in for remix duties. both artists head straight into house territory with decidedly different results. chacona shoots for the stars with his cosmic take on the original, adding just the right amount of sleaze and putting in one of his finest reworks in recent memory. runaway deepen things out with aplomb, dusting off the rhodes to drive their quirky mix home. connecting the dots between boston and brooklyn discotheques, this ep marks quite the auspicious debut for creatures of habit.

chris is very happy that his long term friend adam beyer from sweden, who runs the drumcode and truesoul labels (as most of you may know), has contribute to the 10 year anniversary label compilation. chris said >he managed to give me an amazing track that i have already been playing up and down since probably the beginning of last summer<. you have to know that most of these tracks have been collected over a period of at least the last six months. this one from adam is called >antistius< not only is chris out for having international artists on this compilation but also his home base in frankfurt equally has some amazing artists to offer. this track on the b-side is by clr artist and mastering engineer brian sanhaji who has also recently released his album on the label. his contribution to 10 years of clr is pretty phat. this one is called >higgs< and chris had already been playing it, all over the place, with amazing responses.

who said the wait wouldnt be worth it? the brothers in house fritz zander and sven von thülen have made themselves somewhat scarce over the past year. after having impressed in 2008 with their ep >get up<, remixes for artists including ratman, elphine and oorsprong, and tracks on the watergate 02 compilation, their audible activities the following year remained confined to fritz zanders superb 12 inch >connection< and successful compilation appearances on >ten years cocoon ibiza< and >time warp<. now there is finally something new, and the current zander vt release certainly lives up to the promise of its title: >some more< picks up where >get up< left off. its fourno-frills house pearls prove resoundingly that continuity doesnt have to entail standing still.

this third release in the series mostly touches on the magic of jamie principle. however, this ep opens with a sublime deep vocal track originally released on trax sub-label saber in 1991 by ace & the sandman (who are also responsible for the virgo four tracks). featured here are some of jamie principles best tracks, produced by frankie knuckles. as with many trax releases, there are lots of unreleased , reel to reel only mixes around. we came across an unreleased version of >bad boy<. the quality is not at best, but we included it nevertheless. magic stuff!

a new name appears in the hispanic techno scene: architectural, label and author, all in one. but who is the mind that draws the plans with this new pseudonym. we still ignore it, but this one, who has wanted to give free rein to the creativity that beat under his skin, has sculpted the first tracks that you will be able to listen, from a solid matter base composed by pure sonic techno with minimalist touches from chicago, with detroit streaks and forged alloy derived from the most genuine soul.

luetzenkirchen is a musician who needs little to no introduction. whether it be through his blistering studio productions or his inimitable, high energy dj sets his is a name that has become synonymous with quality and consistency. it is these attributes that he now brings to 1605, with his debut release, the >somebody & the music ep<.
striking a perfect balance with the 1605 ethos and his own, modern and fresh approach to techno infused house, these two sterling productions are both surefire dancefloor burners that are bound to appeal to a wide variety of jocks and audiences across the board!
another modern classic and standout release from your dedicated, loyal and always dependable techno provider!

second release on sharivari records, coming from parisian musician art bleek, who already worked for rush hour, room with a view, loungin recordings, resopal or connaisseur.

the french label pilbus records has decided to strike hard with this new ep, offering us great tracks by nathan hell, who took part of the label adventure a few months ago. >heloise< is a really important track for nathan who expressed his feelings to produce a heavy but groovy bassline gimmick around which the rhythm revolves.

nice price deal !!! the portraits series is a project born out of the meeting between music and art. the pictures on the record covers of the five releases are a sample of the photographic work of claudio gaiaschi, renowned milanese photographer, who shot dozens advertising campaigns for numerous international brands but also author of artistic pictures being showed at exhibitions in paris, london, new york, rome, baku, tblisi. claudio gaiaschi has been praised by masters artists of the photo like mario giacomelli and in tratti (the collection where the portraits series covers are taken from) he tells the stories of new families framing them in a non-pose having a result of >... pictures that last: in embarassment, in tenderness, in hostility. actual faces of ancestors.< (cit. nicola del falco)
supported by: thomas shumacher, brothers vibe, diesel (x-press 2), michel cleis, ughl, mihai popoviciu, alex neri, alex picone, federico grazzini, ...

early support from: danny tenaglia, dubfire, timo maas, slam, laurent garnier, joris voorn, dave ellesmere, mihai popoviciu, hugo, gel abril, tim green, federico grazzini, audiojack, marcin czubala and many more ...
born from one of the most influential vinyl distributors in italy, etichetta nera will bring you hot tunes, produced by the best underground affirmed and new comer italian artists. for our first release we have one the the best upcoming italian talents, francesco bonora who is well known for his productions on frequenza ltd. he produced these wicked tracks together with mirko one of the minds behind electronix network. a1: apice is a killer hypno tech track, b1: indice is a detroit influenced monster tune.

tattoo man is the new rock,disco,indie track from faze action,after playing tattoo man at recent electrifying live shows,they decided to take the whole band in to the recording studios with nathan curran aka tugg on drums,rob lee on bass, pete z on keys (who has also played for the likes of rub n tugg and dj harvey) simon lee congas and percussion, mary moore on vocals and rob lee on guitar.

nice price deal !!! aka jks first release on throne of blood is a reflection of years in basement with sequencers, apartments with macintoshes, van front seats with laptops and international flights with xanex and most importantly his long-standing friendship with the rapture boys, culminating in this vito roccoforte produced stinger. its a world-wide dedication to all his dj friends who rock it out night after night, luring people from their broadband lives to sweat it out and transcend in clubs, bars on beaches and venues across the planet.

helsinki-based non person has been crafting his quirky audio sculptures since 2006, embracing the citys burgeoning experimental music scenes as his playground. from dirty club tracks to audio installations and deep listening, he is no stranger to the numerous ways of compressing organic emotions into expressions in data. coming from one of the first local proponents of the new wave of multicoloured beat music moving feet in select locations around the globe, presenser / mi empress is a study in elasticized electronic hip-hop and moist, yet fiery 140bpm bass structures. the first release bearing the non person name, this one is a keeper. channel zero is a new label run by dead-o of clouds with the aim of pushing new, forward-looking music to new sets of ears around the globe, with no boundaries set as to the type of music being released. as anyone who has witnessed a dead-o dj set can attest, he is a man who knows how to connect the dots. gaining momentum, channel zero is set for further releases this spring ? stay tuned

vakant is continuing its valt series with nico purman after dario zenker’s excursion into detroit techno some months ago. nico, who just moved to berlin recently, drops a dirty disco bomb which is our soundtrack to your spring! enjoy.

we are proud to have discovered a new artist for traum who will boost the cinematic and electronic side of the label. the debut sees a sound evolving with thomas bjerring that is emotionally deep to the heart, masterfully produced and unique. the a-side >stratus< moves like fog over woods and landscapes. it is rich and mighty in texture but light as well. it is somehow detached and at the same time very touching... a master piece of techno.

deep down from the heart of motorcity stuttgart comes a fresh new label from the founder of the well known techno imprints neue heimat & mutter rec. - daniel benavente and oliver hauf - coworker of the vinyl store humpty records stuttgart. the born baby is called salon rosi - conform with the events were celebrating in club rocker33 since years. the first release is starting off with newcomer konstantin sibold who brings us his neuland e.p. - containing two slices of pure technosoul with very different characters. the a-side >apart< is a mixture of traditional detroit techno combined with modern tech-house rhythms which builts and builts, ending in an climax of pure euphorism. b-side >gestade< is a well funky and deep explosion with a subtle throbbing acid-bassline vibe, well-flavoured with pieces of bitter sweet harmonies.

who is maetrik and just how does he get his beats and bleeps to sound so good? we cant be the only ones asking this question as recently eric comes on a string of big hits for audiomatique and mothership. erics been banging out stormers of late, but with dumb-unit its different. here we do our typical du magic and present something a little bit slankier, a wee bit dirtier, and a tad more tripped out. something that dancers and freaks can equally get their head around, something that will blast through the sound systems straight through the summer! and so without further ado we suggest you dig in ... and get ready ...

symp.tom welcomes another new name on the imprint, this time its nobody other than sei2ure who strengthen our ranks!
known for his very raw distortion-packed style, sei2ure aka jan kamphuis already gained a lot of fame with his smashing tracks at enzyme records (pneumatic transmission, zinc, armorgeddon and rocket fuel to only name a handful). we always felt that sei2ure would suit perfectly on the symp.tom label and therefore we are very happy to have him unleash his newest ep >noise pollution<!

4th part of paul winleys disco collection.

the second release of >vibes - new&rare music< brings rick wilhites long time friend and fellow 3chairs producer theo parrish to the table. theo gives us an adventurous ride like only theo can. starting out on a blues tip, this track morphs into a string laden jazz affair without missing a beat. epic stuff!
on the b-side its a one-way ride to chicago with ricardo miranda blasting on the car stereo. this relative newcomer, who has recorded for hour house is your rush and vega records, really outdoes himself on >urbanism<. as we cruise into town, heading straight to lakeshore drive, this track kicks off so soulful, yet so raw! it reminds us of the best days of prescription underground, on which this easily could have been released. addictive.

our man will sabatino aka sabo doesnt need too much introduction to those who know. his long running ep series is back as he continues to move away from the tropacalia vibe he used to be known for into a well rounded party vibe. this time we got deep cosmic disco remix of the radiohead tune >house of cards<, a beefed up edit of bow wow wows classic >i want candy< with extended intro and outro. on the flip theres some african space disco with lots of dubby elements and atmospheric break downs, plus amadou & mariams >artistiya<, with pumped up drums, subtle edits, and some smart delays to take this classic straight to the dancefloor.

boy we couldnt resist hooking up with one of the youngest and brightest proteges in the west-coast undergound to slap out some crazy remixes of the bsu ep for yall. who is he? why, a made up sound ofcourse, or 2562 for short. steamrolling his way onto the scene in 2007, 2562 has been a mainstay from the get go, with amazing production skills and a keen ear for what rocks the house. in a very short time the 2562 name became almost synonimous for dubstep. but luckily for us theres the made up sound guise to provide us with a more mutant hybrid of slamming jak-step (and remember where you read that first). so take your pick, heres one for the heads and one for the bodies.

thirtyonetwenty is the international dialling code to reach amsterdam. its also the name of amsterdams hot label run by sandy huner, who co-founded techno imprint 100% pure in 1992.
for the 13th release on thirtyonetwenty we welcome gabriele baldi, a young, talented italian whose recent release on label bitten got heavy play from top djs such as oxia, ricardo villalobos and 2000 and one, causing havoc on the dancefloors.
gabrieles passion for music began at a very early age, from piano to rock, blues to soul, funk to 80s … his evolving eclectic musical background provides him with the foundations for his productions now – heavily influenced with deep, house and acid-funk sounds.
this time he is back with two grooving funky (tech) housetracks >all i want< and >crash love<. amsterdams own tom ruijg (bangbang!) finishes it off with a deeper house-take of >all want<.

night slugs are extremely proud to announce a new addition to their roster in the form of the one and only lil silva! the young mastermind behind potent uk funky anthems such as seasons, funky flex, different and the funky pulse, lil silvas house-meets-grime style has become iconic of the ukf scene. his tracks are cornerstones for djs like marcus nasty, who describes them as having the unique ability to consistently bun down raves. with that in mind lil silvas addition to the night slugs family makes perfect sense. his contribution to their limited vinyl-only white label series is a taster of what can be expected from his official ep for ns, dropping later this year. in the mean time feast yourself on the ultra-upfront a million, featuring carnival synths, glass breaks and snare destruction in the typical silva fashion. on the flip, silva pays tribute to house pioneer kenny dope in the form of the ultra-stripped down bassline-driven banger no hooks. bruckout time!

inspired by nu-wave disco, italo disco, pop cliches and 60s glamour magazines: dutch band le le is a unique force. made up of parra, graphic talent par excellence, serge faberge (who used to be in the dutch rap-electro crew djvt) and rimer london (who has been part of the electro duo comtron).
their album le classics is a collection of weird electro funk songs. rough and lofi pop techno and fucked up house.…introducing the new art of >espernatology<: a crazy combination of different languages and fantasy words. the 10-track album will be released next week, meanwhile we are already putting out a limited 5-track album sampler (including special parra poster) on 12 inch vinyl.
dj-support by dj mehdi, headman, erol alkan, munk, telonius and many more!

second part of the fabulous 2010 compilation 12inch series celebrating the 10th anniversary of dial records. carsten jost continues his lovely hymn productions after he delighted the dancefloor with the unbelievable remix for phantom ghost on dial 49. with kassian troyer a new star is born and his very first release >tourist< is an outstandingly deep techno mover never to stop. rndm who is part of the efdemin cooperation pigon comes along with >no beginning<, a grower for all night peaktime madness. oh my god!

crash boom bang! fucking new electrotrash label with the german indie punk ladies petula plansch and a electro remix by daniel dexter (acidkids / playtime / craft music / whirlpoolsex) mia nena punk in justice boys noize style, throw your lipglosses in the corner and break your puff! dont trust on dusted eggs, put down your dirty panties and shit on the wall! supported by play paul, malente, jackpot, mr. future, boo kings and markus lange who will deliver the forthcoming hot release!!!

after their magical 23rd digital release, polands elektropunkz label take their metaphysical musical offerings to the physical product for the first time with their debut vinyl release. this is a bee-stinging super sharp shooting yellow limited 1-sided ep with tracks from fotoplastikon, interfunk & loyal plastic robot. first to detonate is interfunks pacy bubbling claustrophobic >get up< electro wave workout. moving east is gdansks loyal plastic robot (who has previously released on bunker) with >italian bomber<, a string-driven track with italo layers and keys contrasting with a bassline smothered in darkness. last up is the euphoric symphonic majesty of fotoplastikons >misja profesora terbovena< – a dynamite piece of classic analogue italo-synth stylings with some ultra-funky keys breaking through to take you to outer space and the fitting finale for this first vinyl release on elektropunkz. limited release of 111 copies!