just a classic!

the debut album from charlie alex march is a wonderfully melodic and satisfying affair, gloriously english in a non sniffy manner, like tea and crumpets or a stroll on an autumn day. like a soft collision between aphex twin at his most melodic, nick drake at his string soaked finest or some hybrid of steve reich and syd barrett scoring a tim burton movie, the music of charlie march has a lingering, delicate beauty that will be around for a long time.

newcomers may ask - so what is pop ambient? a genre? possibly. a statement of musical mindset? absolutely! pop ambient was conceived by kompakt co-owner and producer wolfgang voigt and remains a collection selected and curated by voigt. pop ambient 2010 features a great selection of ambient tracks by wolfgang voigt, dj koze, jŸrgen paape, mikkel metal, thomas fehlmann, the orb, marsen jules, bvdub, dettinger, popnoname, andrew thomas & triola

featuring new, exclusive and unreleased tracks from the likes of dave dk, kiki & sasse, filippo moscatello, tigerskin, stel, penner+muder

>matias aguayo will change the way you think about dance music< - los angeles weekly ! das sensationelle dieser platte besteht darin, dass man nach den ersten paar takte schlichtweg vergisst, dass es sich um ein accapella-album handelt. wir dŸrfen mit stolz behaupten, dass aguayo mit seinen mitstreitern ein echter geniestreich gelungen ist.

lost for 30 years - the revolutionary album by one of dance musicÕs most influential producers finally sees the day of light! containing an incredible array of synth-driven innovation, electonic musics history books will be rewritten.

this mix precedes kelpes brand new studio album >cambio weschel<, which will be released in october 2009!

this summer beni will continue to reign the dancefloor supreme with a new monster slab of black plastic, maximus featuring vocals from the mighty sam sparro. who put the fun in acid-funk you ask? the answer is: beni did. a low-slung exercise in dark and dirty arpeggiated sleaze, maximus marries a sparse bubble-groove that creeps up behind you and licks your ear with a very purple vocal performance by sparro to devastating effect. the resulting track is something akin to kiss-era prince and friends dirty dancing at a toga party while ancient rome burns down around them. on the flipside beni and nicky night time give maximus a night-time re-dub rubdown, taking the track away from the creepy funk freak and towards a straighter slammer jammer, favouring blatant dancefloor manipulation over the subtle and the sexy. also featured (and included on the next kitsune maison 7 installment) is fringe element, which encapsulates the feeling of surfing on a shooting star like never before, with beni sitting proudly at the controls. an electronic orchestra of descending basslines, vocoder snippets, bleeps and acid squeaks, fringe element caps off another compelling chapter in benis lifelong voyage through dance. after the cover of his first ep my love sees you made by geneviíve gauckler, his new 12 is illustrated by french artist andre.

hibernation volume 1 is the first of a new series of compilations. these unmixed cds will feature greatest hits of the previous months, future smashes and some exclusives unavailable elsewhere. a fine bear-tinted slice of whats at the cutting edge of todays disco spectrum

the soul assassins album will be supported by a full radio, online and press campaign in north america, uk, germany, france, italy and japan. - features appearances by bun b, b real, sick jacken, evidence, alchemist, la coka nostra, planet asia, prodigy and xzibit!

a state of trance 2009 is armins special selection of exclusive, unreleased tracks, new remixes or approaches and top notch trance tracks, all qualified with the signature asot sound. a state of trance 2009 also means the return of armins gaia moniker. with a brand new track, >tuvan<, armin finally produced a follow-up to the legendary >4 elements<. besides armins own input, youll also find new tracks by andy moor, sunlounger, the blizzard, john ocallaghan, tydi, aly & fila, signum, robert nickson and many more. divided onto two disc, a total of 29 tracks will provide you all the right sounds to get into that state of trance. the first cd covers the >on the beach< theme, with a spellbinding intro and purely melodic oriented sounds, while the second disk, >in the club<, breaths one of armins club sessions, with a distinctive peak-time sound.

this is a celebration of the 5th anniversary of the housepacific! incl. dan rubell, filippo fedetto,christian hornbostel,hanna hais and many more!

musical aesthete, superstar dj, fashion icon and underground idol Ð tiga is ready to refresh your palette with a sublime collection of tunes aimed sometimes at your heart, sometimes at your head and very often at your feet and the raging clubber within you.he dropped louder than the bomb on us, we have danced to his fabulous version of hot in here, mouthed the words to >sunglasses at night<, got up to all sorts of misbehaviour to >you gonna want me< and he delivered a work of beauty with his last album >sexor<.now tiga is giving us a whole new set to enjoy with >ciao!< Ð which includes >shoes< Ð a hymn to his 3 favourite things, shoes, hair and gloves, luxury, a tale of opulent consumerism and a 10 minute modern disco extravaganza entitled >love donÕt dance here anymore< - countered with the club bangers >what you want< and >mind dimension 2< which will send you spinning into orbit. with collaborations from the likes of soulwax, jesper dahlback, gonzales, jori hulkonnen, jake shears and james murphy, itÕs a riot.of the writing process tiga explains, i thought this would primarily entail aging sheet music with teabags, but i quickly learned otherwise. itÕs ultimately a matter of trusting yourself, of having the courage to say, these are the times, and these are the rhymes.

exile began his musical career in 2000, releasing drum & bass on labels such as beta and moving shadow, but as the years progressed, his sound started to become more complicated and abstract. this was mostly due to his obsession with the reaktor software, which enabled him to spend much of his time creating new and interesting sounds from scratch. his debut full-length, 2006s pro agonist, saw him add elements of breakcore to his constantly mutating yper-breakbeats, but that gradual change in style is nothing compared to the total departure that hes taken on listening tree. long-term fans may be shocked to know that listening tree is peppered with exiles own vocal tracks, as he tackles issues such as britains buy-now-pay-later culture, and even the dynamic nature of the universe on family galaxy, the first single. >family galaxy< is about the constant process of change that underpins everything, explains exile. its a tale from a thingless world where nothing stays the same. as now shines its shifting shades on then, so our ideas of what we have done and will do continually morph.the result is an eccentric electro-pop album that is just as likely to appeal to fans of hot chip as it is otto von schirach

the seventh album from producer geoff wilkinsonÕs hip-hop-jazz crew us3 sees the introduction of 2 new young mcs hot off the streets of new york. underground hip-hop fans will already know the name of 23 year-old sene, and spoken word aficionados will certainly be aware of 20 year-old brook yung who is already a rising star on the us spoken word circuit. last year he won 1st place in laÕs adult poetry slam and 1st place in the nyc urban word youth slam. he is currently a member of nycÕs urban word team, and performed alongside wyclef at the 2009 sundance film festival.

alongside italics great affinity for electronic dance music in its multitude of forms, from techno to house to disco, they have always harboured a love for pop (attitudes), as exemplified by the likes of prefab sprout, steely dan, orange juice, scritti politti, japan, pulp or scott walker. the fourth coloma album is a song cycle with recurring harmonic and rhythmic themes. lyrically, loves recurring dream is a narrative chronicling the phases of a romance, which symbolically runs over the course of a year. in the twelve songs, singer rob taylor follows the progress of the seasons from spring, summer and autumn to winter, with the implicit promise that a new spring will follow. in its entirety, loves recurring dream is a modern concept album featuring classic song writing and bold production, combined to create profound popular music

excellente mixture aus electropop , house and technotracks...

very fresh french elctro-clash

trailing, distant voices, folk-leaning, yet wholly otherwise melodies, and a grounding in both electro-acoustic origins and a decidedly rooted sense of place characterize acre loss, a collaborative project which brings together musician mark templeton and filmmaker aaron munson to create 10 musical compositions accompanied by 10 short films. working together on all pieces of this project, the resulting blend of sonic orientation and cinematic warmth gives acre loss an unusual, yet familiar perspective into the impact of a fleeting sense of home

very nice reggae-songs by luciano.

top selection is topradios weekly radio show with the upcoming groove & dance hits. top selection is known to be the first show where future hit records from bob sinclar, frank ti-aya, paris avenue... were presented to the belgian public. the first top selection compilations were top 10 in the ultratop compilation chart for weeks. top selection 7 looks very promising again, featuring thŽ hot grooves of tomorrow... today. all the tracks on the compilation will get massive radio support on the entire topradio network in the next weeks.

between dream and rave, agoria found himself, without any difference whatsoever. the public will soon realise this. very soon. yet, go, quick. go fast!

groove cd des monats. >supershelter< ist ein intimes album voll von einzigartigen kombinationen. klassischer house & techno treffen auf harfen, streichern, akkordeons und tiefen, treibenden bŠssen. darŸber hinaus ist >supershelter< eine Ÿberraschende mischung aus berŸhrender & eleganter tanz- & hšrmusik

time for the party season again (as if there is just one!). the days get shorter and colder but the nights certainly get longer, (and with a housexy dj playing certainly much hotter!), which can only mean a good thing for a good night out... with office parties, over indulgence, a new winter wardrobe and lots of events on the social calendar, the season of good will really kicks into gear housexy style! with our winter parties all over the world we hope that housexy winter becomes your soundtrack to the silly season. everyone is making an effort, including us, so get your dancing shoes on and leave your coats at the door,with tracks from eric prydz, x press 2, mark knight, the japanese popstars, joey negro, martin solvieg and many more... its going to be a long night!

with his releases for innervisions, perlon and macro stefan goldmann has been a key figure at the cutting edge of post minimal techno and the renewal of house music. with the transitory state, he finally unleashes his highly anticipated debut cd. two separate albums in one package - a double whammy with benchmark club tracks on cd1 and an electroacoustic concept album on cd2. cd1 features some of todays most significant underground anthems, including sleepy hollow and lunatic fringe - both voted top 10 tracks of the year in the polls of groove, resident advisor and de:bug mags, seriously crossing boundaries with heavy dj support all accross the board from richie hawtin to carl craig to laurent garnier to gilles peterson. the entire collection ranges from the lush afterhour bliss of prefecture to the dark modernism of blood to peak time frenzy with the bribe. all tracks have been carefully edited exclusively for this release by the artist and six appear on cd for the first time ever, thus adding brand new and previously unreleaed tracks and parts. cd2 contains the album voices of the dead which will also be released as a ltd. edition 5x7? vinyl box set. starting a trilogy of concept albums, stefan goldmann searches for the common root of all music in an electroacoustic setting. from this album turret is already renowned as the intro sequence of richie hawtins groundbreaking de9 transitions mix compilation and was also commissioned by the bibliotheque nationale de france for the imeb phonotheque public collection.

special nice price action !!!neben 8 wegweisenden tracks von timbaland sa§ auch kanye west an weiteren stŸcken an den reglern. herausgekommen ist eine sehr modernes album, das qualitŠtsmŠ§ig eindeutig aus dem r&b einheitsbrei heraussticht und viele musikalische †berraschungen zu bieten hat.

hot chips sind in aller munde .. tolle cd incl extra dvd !! us-import

italic would like to announce antonellis new album soulkiller. it is stefan schwanders aka antonellis 6th album and was produced using analogue drummachines, synthesizers and sequencers only and recorded live without any overdubs onto an old-school tape recorder. the result is amazing: antonellis house music on soulkiller is so incredibly rough and emotional that it reminds of the garage rock from the stooges. and the tracks sound as if esg was doing cover versions of moodymann. moreover, you will find flamboyant pop references, from bohannon to te r ry hall. the first single release taken from this album is the track hamilton and comes in the original version and in a remix version

whether it be blues, rock >n< roll, jazz or doo- wop -all these songs have an irresistible charm, guaranteed to make that christmas party swing. they range from guitar instrumentals (les paul - >jingle bells<), through to the hawaiian influenced

best of 2007 trance on 2cds

cd1 compiled by steve bug and cd 2 mixed an compiled by vincenzo ... great

kitsunŽ maison keeps selecting the best among musical insurgents, ignoring continents and currents. lost in myspace ? anxious in department stores ? thirsty for new blood ? once again, kitsunŽ maison 4 will be your dowsing rod, uncovering an unexpected musical collage to listen to in a car, in a club or with earphones Ð but always very loud. and once more, here are unpublished gems, rarities, exclusives Ð and even stars, featuring darkel, the whip, feist, boys noize, hadouken !, whitey, dragonette, thieves like us

mixed by roberto rodriguez

the sound of rob mac and matt smooth aka jumbonics is something bethween crunchy jazz breaks and bass lines with a little bit of pop and melody!you cant pigeonhole them, but you will like it!

2006 re-issue of classic soulful wackies roots reggae in showcase format