expect the unexpected, they say, and it should come as a surprise to many as we warmly welcome to the kompakt family one of americas most celebrated producers in dance music, john tejada! born in austria, he relocated to his current home of los angeles at the age of 8 and, following a brief career in hip-hop, found his home in electronic music. if you are even the slightest fan of the genre, you will be hard-pressed not to have heard his music over his decade+-long career. >parabolas< is a true highlight in john tejadas deep catalogue. bold words indeed for a producer who is known for unexpected variation and tremendous musical imagination

the first in a new series from roots records, bringing in guest compilers to pick the choice sounds from the hit sound and midnight rock catalogue. first up is the legendary barry ashworth from the dub pistols, picking artists like anthony johnson, king tubby, barry brown and jah thomas. for fans of soul jazz, blood & fire and greensleeves records.

whats the point of a concept album when no one hears the concept in it? maybe that it sets a boundary, forcing mr artist to go even deeper into the fewer possibilities left. creativity by limitation and all thatÉ well spare you further theorizing. >fever<, the third longplayer by dutch low end scientist 2562, then, is his disco album: a thorough reinterpretation of underground disco music from the mid seventies to the early eighties, with his own birthyear 1979 as the gravitational point. all based on one simple rule: every single sound, from the smallest background shiver to the most obese sub bass, originates from a disco record Ð no additional synthesizers, drumcomputers or other samplesources involved. disco-edits, italo homages or filtered loops then? hardly. this is genuinely new and retro-free music that respectfully flips its sources so hard even the biggest paradise garage connaisseurs wont recognize what just hit them. or in the words of musical allies martyn and pinch, who independently drew the same conclusion: >sorry, but i dont hear that whole disco story in there. this simply sounds like you.< completely failed as a concept album, then Ð and all the better for it.

mikael feels very lucky that he had the chance to work with artists who he admires and trust.etten is the voice of this project, however, in a mysterious way her voice sounds like the listeners inner voice .billie ray martin in her also excellent performance confesses to us her oedipal relationship with her mother, this constant bond we are all prisoners of. tech me away is an album made of sounds and references to good old techno. mikael didnt follow whats in fashion in music at all. he only followed his instinct.

the latin influence regeins supreme in south beach,miami,so who better to soundtrack the 2011 parties than spanish superstars dj chus & david penn.mixing classic vibes with contemporary flavours,this is a hedonistic indulgence of pure, beatdriven house.

no. 16 with adrian lux, crookers, the chemical brothers, jamie lidell, siriusmo, joris voorn and many more

mixed by studio appartment & rae! feat. new and forthcoming reeleases from: dj gregory, sandy rivera, louie viga, butch, hideo kobayashi, atfc, david penn & a brand new exclusive track from studio appartment and rae

>to share and to increase the love, to let the soul speak through the music, is a feeling which can hardly be described with words. with loving, i want to embrace the whole world, because this journey to the origins of electronic dance music in between modern detroit, high tech soul and house is coming from the very bottom of my heart.< (johannes heil, 2010)

elizabeth shepherds rhythmisch verschlungenen groove-orientierten melodien, ihre ehrlichen texte und ihre soulige stimme bescherten ihr eine weltweite anhaengerschaft. fans, kritiker, hipster & musikfreunde von london bis tokio werden auch von ihrem neuen album >heavy falls the night< begeistert sein. das album nimmt den hoerer mit auf eine unvorhersehbare musikalische reise.

58 minutes of alienated, global sound oddities. mixed by dom thomas (b-music/finders keepers). following on from the highly acclaimed miscellaneous mutant mishaps, b-music and finders keepers linchpin dom thomas digs deep into his library of forgotten and unloved sound oddities. blurring the lines of mixtape and original composition, this is an explosive mix of denizen funk, psyche rock and proto house, effortlesly crossing boundaries and uncharted sonic soundscapes, defying genre classification. check!

>we are proud of our choices< is a delightful listen in every sensibility and truly brings his artistic talent as a dj and producer together in a very personal mix. we certainly hope you enjoy this landmark addition to our series as much as we do and leave you with ewan pearsons own words about his mix

dolle dancefloorbomben, jackende oldschool tracks und fantastische downbeat exkursionen machen >kaiku< zu einem album, das mit abstand das reifeste und zeitloseste ist, was man bisher von kiki gehšrt hat. absolute empfehlung

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.

the new album by janet jackson! incl. the new single: feedback