audio familys debut release was picked up with huge enthusiasm and now its time for a suitable follow up! the label is a platform for the best funky techno outings around and features a broad range of well-known producers. volume 2 combines an impressive set of artist from across the globe. starting in greece with axel karakasis (intec, omega audio, primate) and works its way from brazil (wehbba and marcelinho cic) to holland (alexander koning from madnurse, upstruct, dolls).

be is from manchester. his music has no equals. here is how be describes his superb disco sound. each day brings inspiration. people, words, skies and sounds form the solid foundations of the personal experience that be uses to express the abstract ideas drawn from these interactions. a deep love for soul music, jazz, funk, disco and electronic, combined with a respect for those who have gone before and created allows be to embrace performance and production with an open mind. experimenting with recording techniques, sampling, direction and writing, be works with music as a dj and artist to express a universal message that can be felt by anyone who listens.

support comes from alex from tokyo (innervisions), chloe, muallem (compost), tim paris, will saul and philip sherburne (lan muzik). the belgian power-trio mugwump have gained solid support from the likes of ewan pearson, ivan smagghe and ata among others in the recent years for their floor crunching sound on labels such as eskimo, hi-phen, suicide, crosstown rebels and brique rouge. >memory lane refund< was projected for moodmusic as a proud statement. building on a solid house basement, the original is influenced by early chicago and uk house with jacking beats and excellent synth workout from the belgian maestros. their own acid retraxion remix works out some more rolling beats and an evil bassline straight from chicago ala 1987. for remix duties alexander maier (buzzin fly/criminal) turned the original upside down and injected a funky, yet melodic dose of new school house in its best form. this rocks. sasse deliveres a serious sunday afternoon rocker with same flow as his recent work with kiki & nick chacona

limited to 500 copies. incl remix by dopplereffekt aka a. heinrich mueller. bochum welt is one of the original gang of rephlex braindancers and has released several works on the label since 1994. this ep serves to promote his forthcoming album on rephlex, entitled >robotic operating buddy<

his style is a fascinating mix of house, electro and techno including all sub genres. after his debut album alles wird gut on beatmodul records in early 2007, which was supported by djs like steve angello or sebastien leger this track has a lugging electro bassline with a stomping kick in the beginning. squired by a discreet tricky melody which works with several highs and depths the track is getting a brandnew style from the middle on which gives it a big kick. as remixers we could manage the swedish superstar jeff bennett (malmo) and kaiser souzai.

cerrone teams up with masters at works louie vega for this afro rhythm club bomb. mixes by vincent martin, alex nocera & maurizio montanari and daddys groove. a must have

audio familys debut release was picked up with huge enthusiasm and now its time for a suitable follow up! the label is a platform for the best funky techno outings around and features a broad range of well-known producers. volume 2 combines an impressive set of artist from across the globe. starting in greece with axel karakasis (intec, omega audio, primate) and works its way from brazil (wehbba and marcelinho cic) to holland (alexander koning from madnurse, upstruct, dolls). charted bx carl cox, umek, valentino kanzyani

beware! this guy has 13 dobermans and he s fu**ing dangerous! oliver chesler releases the most infernal track of his new album as a dj vinyl. remixes by the advent (well known for their remix works for kevin saunderson and derick may), felix kröcher

the second part of the three-ep series celebrating level records tenth anniversary >top ten 2/3<, is literally a miniature world tour on vinyl. ferenc vaspoeri kicks off with an escape from the city and deep into hungarian forests yet maintains a metropolitan perspective with his harmonic, almost texture-free sound design. next on the map is hidenobu ito, who summons ghosts in tokyos asakusa district with the spookiest house sneaker released on level records to date. on the flipside, it s back to duesseldorf, germany, with local legend antonelli electr. throwing on a twisted chicago-esque house tune before fax from mexico invites us to his mountainous home with a miracoulous track which may surprise fans of his earlier works with electric guitar sounds over a massive and insisting groove

basic unit are yair etziony (vermont) & shlomi avni (dj sola) pioneers of the israeli electronic music scene, and production partners since 2005. their debut release for fine art takes no prisoners, 4 tracks of jackin minimal tech. remixes from gary beck & pedro cali bring out the detroit elements from the original track and works them into a late night dancefloor frenzy.

deadset return to front room with their third single tick tock from their album keys open doors. deadset set the bar impressively high. based on a simple sample sound taken from a grandfather clock that stands in the hall way of the studio where most of the album was written, this track perfectly illustrates the organic house feel that defines the deadset sound.the a side is a perfect late night/early morning dance floor session on wax. made for dancing, its heavy bottom end works perfectly with the vocal elements and grandfather clock to create a truly memorable piece of audio.the b side features the tough stripped back dub efforts of none other than man of the moment and reigning title holder of worlds biggest deadset fan, jesse rose. effortlessly powerful and designed for the heads down, hip wigglers amongst you.is it any wonder that djs like jesse rose, laurent garnier, dj t and switch all put their hands up in class when asked if they re dead certain about deadset.

as you can expect, chunky, funky low slung jazz house from the creaters of this red hot label. jacking percussion, with a funky slap bassline that takes the lead from the moment it appears, deep jazz chords and swirling fx come into play as the track moves into a infectious hypnotic state of control, one of their best works yet...not to be missed!!

someone else remix! this young belgian minimal producer delivers a great new ep after his previous works on toys for boys, aesthetik and red factory. support by mark broom & josh wink

after several works on sound division, southern fried and remixes for some of the most popular producers worldwide such as david guetta, bob sinclair or erick morillo he presents his first ep on our own imprint with this massive 4 happy people ep. his original mix is all about bass. distorted, mean and loud and actually a pleasure to use for kicking serious ass. the tea mix is more driving and fluently building up with steady percussions and filterings on the bassline while the alex delia remix focusses on minimal aspects and fragments perfectly twisting the tune for the likes of any underground set

support by joel mull, pascal feos, david duriez, mason, karotte, hernan cattaneo, wally lopez, marco v, sebastian ingrosso valentino kanzyani is in the middle of a successful development having reached everything to be desired as a global player and producer. amongst laibach and umek he is the biggest musical export of slovenia, works with labels as primevil, intec, tronic and many more, runs recycled loops and earresistible together with umek and recently remixed carl cox. pete tong chose the three-deck-wizard for his essential selection. circle music presents his new single >zvijaca<, a deep tribal and minimal monster with huge atmospheric impact on the dancefloor including a magnificent christian smith and john selway remix

arne weinberg returns on his own label with a new release. parabolum contains three tracks in different styles. parabol, the main track, is a dub infected hypnotic techno piece that shows arnes vision of so called dubtechno that works on the floor and in your mind aswell. omega rising is a detroitesque dancefloor track with the aw-recordings trademarks, melodies, timeless soul and groove - let your mind dance! microscopic closes the record with a very athmospheric offbeat rhythm underneath deepest melodies in the vein of the so called uk electronica era

based on a smooth german hip hop groove. max flavour works it into a slamming bigroom electrohouse anthem. includes 2 acapella dj tools to work with

huge with: david duriez, ziel 100, paul hazendonk, tomaz, slok, alex flatner, dave lambert … big in raveline, freshguide & on radio fritz after some years of silence and only occasional releases,now since summer 2006 mijk van dijk is paving his way back into the second term of his career. his releases on labels such as international deejay gigolo recordings, big & dirty, kling klong and blufin are again landmarks in electronic music and yet breathe the spirit of his best works in the 90s. mijk created new alter egos like >plato<, whose >bass erstaunt-ep< won fans worldwide. the new plato >wanderlust-ep< has just been released on big & dirty records. this >motherwomb< ep is definetely part of the new trend, as techno and trance are finally cellebrating their comeback after years of minimal and tech-house...

imagination of the shape draws a new skyline while not abandoning the roots of the city. the tracks this time obviously point towards the future of course a bright one! the mixture of established artists and newcomers declares that plastic city has many great names and artists inside the city limits and nevertheless searches for new flavours, techniques, sounds and people but this time something is really different. all artists mentioned on the double 12inch compilation come up with neverseen creations which all have a new flavour and perfectly fit together. imagination of the shape sounds like science fiction house music something you never heard before. high quality tech house touches new spheres and instantly grabs the listeners attention. approved artists as terry lee brown junior, the timewriter, greg parker, rob pearson, colin dale or eddie richards prepared a row of pleasant surprises as they left the old centre of their city. slightly more minimal but still housy and groovy the tracks are connected to each other as it has always been greatly compiled at plastic city. theres much consideration behind the artists works as well as behind this chapter. imagine the shape imagine the future

superb minimal tech / neotrance 2 - tracker, sounds very well and it works too !!

the latest offering from redshape in his special style. a -side is a massive track that builds around a seductive and effective minimal detroit-ish groove with a driving bassline reminiscent to some carl craig works. but redshape totally builds it to another level with sublime melodies and a additional bouncing bassline! a track that gets the crowd focused on the music and keeps going for more then 8 minutes! b-side is a typical redshape track, an addictive groove and then slowly building and teasing the listener/dancer

drivecom presents a new limited series thru this reference. this first one is produced by the label boss and well known electro artist boris divider. this new limited series will release special works and exclusive tracks for all electroheads and drivecom fans. you will find surprises and unreleased tracks from the drivecom headquarter s hard disks. so here is >remote operador< an intensive and dark track, prepared for the floor but to hearing aswell at the same time

here comes the storm ram by head honcho marco remus. as a follow up to the huge yet mysterious n34 release which adds a little nerven spice to some classic prodigy material, remus presents the butan ep. the ep is one of his most progressing works to date from the hands remus. the ep starts with a stripped down and mental jackhammer which has already shown its power during marcos world tour. the ep even comes with something more melodic and slightly more spaced out than you ve perhaps come to expect. a true masterpiece that will not only please the die hard followers of marco remus

mas que nada must be one of the biggest summer anthems of all time, if not the biggest of them all, with countless covers and versions recorded and released over the years. if you have been searching for the definitive version to play this summer and many summers to come, look no further, as hollands hottest house producer gregor salto has created a version that not only puts his own fantastic production skills in the limelight, but also showcases the wonderful helena mendes, who delivers an amazing interpretation of jorge ben&#146,s original. gregors respect to the master mix is what can only be described as a perfect summer record, and it works as well by the pool at sundown as on the floor at 2am. gregor is fusing favela funk style beats, batucada percussion with helena mendes soft but yeat energetic latinjazz, and with this deadly combination of styles, he has created a solid dancefloor monster. straight up summer madness! with this release on slip n slide, ericke repays the favour and delivers a storming club mix that combines latin driven electro house beats with balearic piano chords that works beautifully with the vocals and keeps the ibiza vibe of gregors version. further remixes on this package comes from hollands dj madskillz and spains jesse garcia, who with releases on roger sanchez stealth label amongst others is carving a name out for himself as the self styled king of tribal house.

return of the cocoon-proof techno don! some phat business from jaceks underwater lab - yet another exercise in his very own concept of combining minimal groove with maximal sound spectrum. and it works: solid mid-tempo rhythm carries what seems to be a thousand of layers of sound. meaty, bouncing bass stabs intertwine with washes of synthetic melodies, while percussion drops and unidentified samples swirl around in this bio-robotic monster of a tune. >green river< takes jaceks minimal obsession into cold outer space, where you can hear the planets spin and the only hope seems to be coming from a dying communication device... cold, stark and haunting, this is either work of a madman or truly the future now

a-side mix is by thundertruck (anthony mansfield & cole). they take austins uber rock spoon and give it a little disco-dub-rub. already in the hands of many key sf djs including tasho and jeno. flip for the extra fun redoo of the wonder band s cover of led zeps >whole lotta love< by the corsican brothers >anthony mansfield-hector works & sneak-e pete<.

peter has already graced numerous labels with his unique yet constantly evolving studio style. after numerous afterhour situations with the doc family, we caught wind of grummichs new productions. we believe that the therapy ep continues the development of peters uncompromising underground productions. the title track, therapy, is a nine-minute journey into dancefloor dynamics. slowly building with concentrated breaks, therapy works it out and then some. label boss, aaron hedges, has been giving it heavy dj support and has found that its been quite some time since well placed hat crashes can drive an audience crazy. minimal, sexy and sleek, but at 7 minutes the listener is surprised with a full on new-rave lead which takes the song in a different direction. get it is a nice tech-house track with building percussive patterns and highly concentrated synth breakdowns. this track is only for the most sophisticated house djs that know when to drop a track like this. drymilk is a seriously twisted hard minimal track. nasty sound effects and perplexing pitch shifts will keep you guessing. is it genius or insanity? you be the judge!

if zox was a sculptor, his works would be angled and polished, simple and magically effective. no sound on this record (which is called >more fluff<, which astonishes me) hangs around too long between the acrylic clear beats, the square waves are bellied and cold as vodka from an iceberg, the higher frequencies refreshingly cool as hills in the highlands, and straight lines are the dominating theme by far. this is dance music in itself. the basses live in rich bounteousness which is strictly controlled, though. why boom it when you can bang it? perfect shapes, functional beauty and a refreshing taste will rock you.

incl mental overdrive (r&s) remix !! the second single from cato canari, who was born in norway and gets going for his project in tokyo these days. the 12 single consists of 3 brand new tracks and the latest remix versions of which originals were heard on his debut album >out of tune<

+ huge gui boratto remix cerebral and modern, a little anti establishment, somewhat guerilla style.octopus is the peculiar and artistic home of quite unusual producers, a common ground for diverse creations of techno, house, deep- whatever works when we a

adam beyers mad eye imprint has been the quietest of his 3 in terms of its output over the last few years but it has by no means made he least impact. the 5 releases so far have had massive dj support from across the techno scene with the last release being played by a huge cross section of djs. this time adam has really turned on the style with these 2 tracks with the a side china girl being a funky killer with its grooving bassline and drum groove immediately bringing you in before the addictive wooden block melody and warped edits creating an addictive intensity that put simply - just works. hear it on a system and see the dancefloor react and youll see where were coming from

merry, amusing nonsense - some of the attributes used to describe the last kritik records. these terms are unlikely to be appropriate here: the young sebastian simmert from the outskirts of berlin has submitted his first own production. noticable are the influences of techno producers from recent years and the work of this 22 year old demonstrates he knows the whos who. is this an up and comer? the first track is in the tradition of pumping bodzin/romboy works, the second references 2step, including the bad little ravemonster. finally, a hymne for the early morning hours, for the more contemplative dancefloor - enjoy while sipping bionade. beyond minimalism

incredible old school house mix by agnes !! chaton, the geneva techno cat joins us on sthlmaudio recordings with a stunning modern groovy techno journey. catch the beat is a track full of swing, including tremendous basslines and wonderful dubby effects. wait for the full effect beat to come middle of the journey. a perfect club shaker for your dancing heavy works loads. on the flip side, agnes got his hands on the remix duties. limmat luftmadratz redive is in opposition very housey and slightly slower then the original version. huge kickin action, sparkling pads and rhodes along with the dance appealing vocals that keeps reminding you to catch the beat!! played by sven väth

big electro house tune prod by dÜse !! 2 massive groovy tracks with murder basslines and cool vocs. + horny minimal blackjackers (selected works artist) remix. remix supported by: thomas schumacher, samuel l session, bad boy bill, tomcraft, westbam, hardy hard, jens lissat, toby montana, eric smax, karotte, thomas schumacher, bad boy bill, samuel l session...

after some remixes for some labels, jaumëtic returns to his label with a shining and renewed sound, that will also see the light in new works for other european labels in the next months. dulces paparruchas is what we could call >hit< in all rule. intense, changing and forceful to equal parts, and with a impressive progression able to burn all the dancefloors. terribles albricias maintain an excelent groove from the principle to the final. a noticeable flavor of summer and a surprising mutation to perviete and transfers the track at another hotter level.

sunburst offers layers of eerie, whispered vocals wrapped around a dark and menacing chord pattern. as the track develops though, the chords open out to bring light to the dancefloor and dramatically change the mood into something wonderfully uplifting. marc also offers a reduced version of >sunburst< as a dub to complete the trip. the alexkid remix brings some proper old school house vibes to the mix. alex and his 909 go to work on marcs stabs to devastating effect. all hands are destined to reach for the lasers when the bass-line drops, and just in time for the summer. parisian alexkid works his magic for the remix. alexkid has in the past remixed everyone from astor piazzolla to george michael, provided serious dancefloor fuel with tracks like >dont hide it< and a number of critically acclaimed albums for the fantastic french label f communications

with evil concussion mutekki welcomes yet another rising star on the techno horizon. his mutekki debut single >tak tak< is a bulldozer of a track! a massive drumming, an accelerating bass line and tricky little breaks get combined with a piano hook, which will immediately make you raise your hands into the air. sounds cheesy, but if you dont believe us, just check and try! ziel100, known for his remix works for the likes of the horrorist and gloria gaynor as well as for his label zielscheiben, strips down the groove to its basic elements and turns his version of “tak tak” into a real freak show.

supreme bass driven comedy by verviers finest, the result of a production session at the merlin hq, brussels. influenced by hip hop and electronics their >no bling, no bitch< sees three electronica tracks in different flavours. raw, abstract and head-nodding, much in te vein of eog and some harder autechre works

the new project of japanese dj/producer yukihiro fukutomi. he is well known as a pioneer of the japanese house/dance music scene. his career started as the dj of legendary club gold in the late 80s, and started productions from 1990. his works are known worldwide, releasing on king street, irma and jcr. foog is a project inspired by his musical roots old school chicago,detroit techno,spiritual jazz,progressive rock…he makes fourth dimension sounds with digital synths and real vintage keyboards. 4040s rhythms and textures are inspired by spiritual jazz, this would be great stuff for fans of henrik schwarz,carl craig,and the deep space sound

loco dice undertakes the remixing of the ibadan classic son of raw in the first of a series of remixes of ferrer works originally out on ibadan. with some of the most soulful and original techno productions on the market, he does not disappoint. an epic ten minute slice of modern house music that falls, like the original, somewhere between genres, loco dice creates a tunnel of atmosphere combining key elements for the original and adding fly life type efx that build throughout.

here is another piece of the puzzle to solve the mysterious enigma of gerard hansons mind. after his highly praised debut lp – convextion- and his e.r.p release on frantic flowers. -romantic interface- features 4 different facets of styles: ranging model 500 influenced futuristic techno to deep and dubby basic channel-esque techno, and -consumer identity- has a strong reference to aphex twins -ambient works-. already playlisted and played by laurent garnier: >sweet monster!<

this is the yellow vinyl limited edition (only 300 copies worldwide). here is another piece of the puzzle to solve the mysterious enigma of gerard hansons mind. after his highly praised debut lp – convextion- and his e.r.p release on frantic flowers. -romantic interface- features 4 different facets of styles: ranging model 500 influenced futuristic techno to deep and dubby basic channel-esque techno, and -consumer identity- has a strong reference to aphex twins -ambient works-. already playlisted and played by laurent garnier: >sweet monster!< .

the original clublive version starts with effective and bouncy lynn drum beats. then a trancey synth arpeggio and some dirty bassline come in along with a catchy vocal by gustaf. the glimmers deliver effective synth works with phat double bass

taken from her stunning album, rosanova, bel amant is another shining example of hannas sultry and commanding vocal skills. here matthias heilbronn drops two mixes that feature three of masters at works session musicians playing up a storm and matty on point on the controls of the production. deep, musical, funky latin flavored house music that is guaranteed to shake asses. yellow productions tom & joy also provide a remix on this plate, a sunkissed mix for outdoor beach bbq parties!

montréals guillaume coutu dumont doesnt lack for collaborations. he works alongside julien roy as egg (karat. m_utek), with david fafard under the luci (morris audio, titbit) moniker, and collaborates with argentinas ernesto ferreyra in chic miniature (raum musik, musique risque). but now its time for guillaume to continue his quest for the ultimate ham bone funk recipe with his solo project: guillaume & the coutu dumonts! a special blend of funk, house, techno, gospel, swing, barbershop quartet and afro-beat! >boogie woogui<, his second solo output after his hartchef debut, presents two special tracks of sweet and hypnotic grooves that will make any dancefloor climb a few steps towards a better place. the funky basslines wrapped in warm and soulfull blanket of old bluesy samples will seduce even the grumpiest. this 12inch is completed by a matt john (perlon) remix which keeps the groove steady and focused on one goal: make you all dance, smile and wiggle! jump on our soul train and shake your ass... shake your ass!

after the quite dark winter-release shotgun 01 could be found in various playlists in germany (f.e. dj karotte) and outside and is almost sold out now, here is the second shot, which is - according to the season - more housey and funky. >its going down< works with classic house-vocals and a killer-groove, whereas >young in paradise< is a track full of tension, using a quite funky guitar-sample. this >young in paradise< has just been used by dj linus for his new mix-compilation on exun records.

full support by mauro picotto, adam beyer, christian smith, paco osuna… third release of the alchemy elements series which features works from the alchemy crew. alchemy elements c includes brand new tracks by riccardo ferri, athos and daniele papini

special limited edition 10 inch record from label heads the sound republic, on an ultra high quality pressing with full jackets and 2 super hot joints, making this a record for the collectors as well as the disc jockeys who have come to rely on tsr for slammin dancefloor material. a return to their roots in funk and jazz, the a side get loose (take a breath) hits with absolutely crushing beats, a running bassline, and a sax bit that has every partygoer running to the dj booth whenever the track gets played asking what in the good god they are hearing! flip the cute little guy over for funkyard junk, a tune that starts with a garbage can percussion jam that eventually works up in to some good old down home southern funk, complete with hand clappin, foot stompin hoots and hollers and yet another infectious guitar hook that can only be described as good times house music. these two funky cuts still have a fresh and modern sound while maintaining that good ole chicago vibe that sends the dancefloors in to a tizzy. receiving massive support from the heavy hitters of the underground, raoul belmans, dj mes, diz, justin long, dj heather, and bryan jones amongst others were caning the hell out of this at this years wmc. dont sleep on this extremely special limited edition pressing of the fifth spatulacity record, yet another quality minded release from some one of the most consistent names in house musics new school

ultra smooth deep house with seasoned quality vocal by tyrone supported by subtle keys, strong bassline, organ,all laying back a bit to let the vocal take front and center. b side mix stands out with a stripped down darker feel and deep techy edge that play nicely off the vocal for an unexpected combination that works well. remixes by reel soul and martino from 83 west.