edie sedgwick was the true it girl of the pop art age a woman who famously said she wanted to turn the world on just for a moment. part of andy warhol s factory for a year in the mid 60s, she is widely believed to have inspired the velvet underground s femme fatale as well as bob dylan s leopard-skin pill-box hat and just like a woman

favorite recordings and charles maurice present the 3rd edition of their acclaimed aor global sounds compilations series. another fine selection of 14 rare and hidden tracks, produced between 1976 and 1985 in various parts of the world! on aor global sounds vol.3, dj and producer charles maurice delivers again a fine overview of the aor and westcoast influences for many artists in the late 70s and early 80s. even more than on previous volumes, he selected highly forgotten productions, deeply infused with disco and soul flavors.

stefano ghittoni and luca Ôdj roccaÕ roccatagliati, two renowned names in the vast world of electronic music, unite their minds in an artistic partnership giving life to the nine tracks of Òatemporal space testsÓ, a haunting collection of electronic jazz-funk songs, from mid to downtempo. itÕs a fully instrumental record that plays very rhythmic and groovy, built on both analogic and digital sounds, like a floating and psychedelic soundtrack to a modern science fiction movie.

when it comes to a state of trance, thereÕs no desire stronger. we need it in order to make the most of life, to fill the gap that would otherwise remain unfilled. to make us want to be in that moment, to have the very essence of our existence looking for that emotion. itÕs what we live for. with Ôa state of trance 2017Õ, the titans of trance have gathered round to show us all that we envision. it is a happy place where we can celebrate music and life, chock-full with exclusive records and emotion-driven cuts from flag-bearers such as alexander popov, armin van buuren, marlo, omnia, orjan nilsen, protoculture, super8 & tab. the compilation has captured the essence of all we hold so dear, touching us in ways that makes us shine even brighter. if you are part of the movement, you will share its beliefs and swear by its ideals. yet, few words are needed to explain the feeling. one phrase says it all. i live for that energy.

needless to introduce beats in space + tim sweeney! 2 cd compilation

psychedelic new jazz trio, pioneers in the tel aviv music scene, mainly by introducing through this band a brand new sound, blending jazz with rock and electronics. guitarist/pedal master yonatan albalak, drummer/producer aviv cohen (aka sol monk) and bass player gilad abro, are all well-known jazz-oriented musicians, constantly performing around the world with various projects. the three create under the name of layerz since 2010. things on top of each other is their second album, written and recorded during a 3 days session in the studio. it feels like a natural progression from memory tower their first album recorded in 2012. this album has a distinctly more beats-oriented approach. guests in the album are pianist nitai hershkovits, vocalist kerendun and vocalist marina maximilian blumin.

when the gaming laws changed in jamaica in 1970, the hookim brothers joseph joe joe and ernest, who ran jukebox and one armed bandit distribution, decided it was time to expand their empire. they would build their own recording studio in the heart of kingstons ghetto land on maxfield avenue. the name would become legendary in the reggae world - >channel 1 studios< was born. this set of classic unreleased dubs comes from the in-house session band the revolutionaries , produced by the great bunny striker lee.

with his third album vin ploile the bucharest, romania based producer, musician and dj petre in-spirescu captured a whole new audience in 2015 and reached out with minimal leftfield ambient sounds to music loving folks, that are not part of the world-wide dance music universe. well known as one of the key figures of the romanian electronic dance music scene since his first ep tips on lucianos label cadenza, inspirescu stepped away from club sounds that made him famous due to releases on labels like vinyl club, lick my deck or amphia.

after their first (very) successful album, cassius decided not to rely on their natural ability to make us dance to their groovy basslines, and came back with a daring project: integrate some mostly african-american influenced singings in their compositions to give electronic music a new dimension. dont worry, the catchy-rythmic sound of cassius is still here. you might recognise the voice of ghostface killah, one of wu tang clans members that delivers a punchy performance on the upbeat tempo track thrilla, as well as steve edwards, the house music singer who sang with swedish producer axwell, and whos also known for having lent his voice to bob sinclar on the famous world, hold on. were releasing the album once more, so that you can get back into the fabulous swing of cassius.

bereits 2010 gaben shobaleader one featuring tom jenkinson aka squarepusher am e-bass mit dem album d demonstrator ein erstes lebenszeichen von sich. mit elektrac meldet sich die band nun 2017 zurŸck und liefert live eingespielte interpretationen von 11 squarepusher tracks aus dessen reichhaltiger diskografie ab. shobaleader ones sound ist retrofuturistische, organische space-fusion aus funk, jazz und electro. diese prŠsentieren sie im markanten outfit aus mšnchskutten mit led-masken auch live. das prŠgnante artwork stammt Ÿbrigens von iron maiden-designer mark wilkinson aka the masque.

the 2cd set does a good job in providing an overview of his musical journey to date, serving up both original productions early defected highlight this feeling, the massive thrill me and notable e samb, for starters and key remixes (check his revisions of thick dick, djd presents hydraulic dogs and atfc).

3 x cd compilation, incl. top 80s hits. incl spandau ballet, paul young, japan, donna summer, the s.o.s. band and more

pophop looks like a pirate, and what he launches from his music studio sounds like pirate ships. on board of these ships there s always a very colorful, exotic bunch of personalities. they are the multicultural characters of the original tracks from all corners of the world. under the command of pophop they sail straight towards the eye of the thunderstorm, which means the heart of the dancefloor. it s the place where he feels home. little by little pophop accumulated so many remixes, edits and own tracks that they fill a whole treasure chest. that s exactly what you get: a treasure chest full of dancefloor gold, and a string of pearls that is a mixed version of all these precious grooves.

given the longevity of ron hardys residency at chicagos muzic box, not to mention his legendary status as trailblazing dj with an unquenchable lust for life, there s no shortage of material to fill the muzic box classics series

gareth dickson is ghost like. from the dark outskirts of glasgow he has sent three studio studio albums in to the world - collected recordings (2009), the dance (2010) and quite a way away (2012). these albums have bewitched a growing inner circle, including some of the most innovative musicians around today - juana molina and vashti bunyan to name just two. gareth has been the only constant member of vashtis touring outfit over the past ten years and latterly they have stripped down to a duet on their worldwide travels. vashti indeed makes a spectral apparition on the first track of gareth s new album orwell court.

rewarding those who have been loyal to the trance genre for so long, trance 100 is back with its final installment of the year. to close off the year splendidly and simultaneously start the new one with a bang, no less than one-hundred of your favorite trance tracks have made it to the final selection, made for the sole purpose of blowing your mind. comprising 2016s most awe-inspiring contributions from scene leaders such as armin van buuren, above & beyond, cosmic gate, ferry corsten, ¯rjan nilsen, gaia, andrew rayel, super8 & tab, rank 1, arty & andrew bayer, khomha, alex m.o.r.p.h. & paul van dyk, omnia, ilan bluestone and so many other key artists, this has got to be the biggest and baddest collection of trance highlights. this is trance 100 Ð best of 2016 and its the closest thing to trance heaven there is.

les graciŽs is a collaboration in the truest sense between paris-based sound artist ga‘l segalen and deepblak co-founder afrikan sciences. segalenÕs experiments in electroacoustic sound met the wider world this year via a debut lp for erratum, an arresting work that showcases her ability to merge hypnotic murk ala angus maclise with the hard concrŽte of parmegiani & reibel. segalenÕs ihearu imprint / organisation is a platform for her various doings, including psychogeographical audio works and multi-media collaborations, as well as servicing as a reference point for other contemporary female artists working across various mediums. eric douglas porter aka african sciences has been deconstructing and re-building forms of contemporary black music since the mid-2000Õs, through releases on deepblak (the label he co-runs with aybee) and pan. his musical universe is one of warping cadences and celestial melody, referencing the bold work of percussionists like milford graves & art jenkins, the dissonant chords of motor city techno and stripped back essence of early chicago house matched with broken hard bop sentiments: all tied together with an aesthetic that sits somewhere between sun raÕs omniverse, jean giraud mÏbius and dogon cosmology. together as le graciŽs, segalen and porter make a wholly unclassifiable strain of music that, while containing recognisable elements of each individual s work, also creates a third entity in the process, which can be heard to stunning effect on their forthcoming debut lp Ôlow dosesÕ for firecracker recordings.

best of hardstyle - top 10 - best of 2016

hotflush are proud to introduce an exciting young artist, pyur, along with her singular debut lp epoch sinus. despite her relative newness, pyur meets the world with fully formed and unique signatures in both visual and sonic work, revealing a deep artistry that transcends medium. growing up in munich, in and amongst the same fecund scene that spawned artists like the zenker brothers and skee mask, pyur cut her teeth from a young age as a guitarist and singer before becoming spellbound by the electronic worldÕs endless scope for sound design. endowed with innately strong synaesthesia and reared in a shamanic household, she tells how music Òplayed the biggest role in my growth. it alone had the purpose to help me dissolve boundaries, discover the beauty of lifeÕs mechanisms, create freely. it talked. soon i felt like the music was making me, not the other way round.Ó epoch sinus is a seamless and heartfelt whole, a life-like being unto itself, describing the disintegration of barriers between the self and the all. here pyur offers an intimate and personal statement, combining knowledge of universal harmony with electronic music. she states: Òi m mainly influenced by my inner visions and nature itself, yet also a lot from club culture, which is undoubtedly an important space of connection and freedom for so many people. the record dances playfully between supposedly incompatible qualities: moments of brutality turn to softness, new life embraces decomposition, while explosive rhythmic and melodic structures are tempered with gentle and subtle percussion.

slam! hardstyle ist eine der hei§esten hardstyle-compilationserien auf dem markt. die dritte ausgabe 2016 slam! hardstyle vol.13 bietet wieder ein sattes doppelpaket mit 40 tracks der hardstyle protagonisten, von adaro, alpha2 und audiofreq bis ran-d, showtek und x-pander.

infine prŠsentiert einen bezaubernden release zwischen moderner klassik und spooky electronica. der mexikanische ambient-pionier fernando corona aka murcof und die mehrfach ausgezeichnete franzšsische pianistin vanessa wagner zelebrieren ihre gemeinsame liebe zum minimalismus. auf dem album statea interpretieren die beiden ausnahmekŸnstler werke von arvo pŠrt, philip glass, john cage, ligeti, erik satie und aphex twin und eršffnen so eine neue perspektive auf diese werke.

a collaboration between aphex twin (richard d. james) and µÐziq (mike paradinas), mike & rich - Õexpert knob twiddlersÕ was made back in 1994. richard edited the tracks into shape later in 1996 with his new apple mac computer and it was released later that year on rephlex, the label he co-owned and which released the first two albums by µ-ziq. this new reissued version has been carefully cleaned up, re-edited and remastered from the original dat tapes, put into a more fitting order and, more excitingly, seven new bonus tracks and alternative versions have also been added. the album was recorded over a few days during the 1994 world cup, back when richard lived in a big shared flat in stoke newington. richard had tried to collaborate with a few other likeminded artists but something clicked when mike and rich worked together and the sessions have a unique feel, playful and at times actually drunk. these are fun experiments in the spirit of lighthearted moog pop and ripe 70s british tv themes, standing out from the po-faced electronica of the time with a garish glee. the record was made on what is now seen as pretty primitive gear - an atari, roland mks-80, memorymoog, roland r8 and a handful of samples on a casio fz-10m - but itÕs to their credit that it resonates well with the hardware workouts coming out today. there s a broadminded but sloppy funk to the record, even whistling, singing and harpsichord in reg and wonky beat pile-ons in jelly fish . there s latin piano and wheezy drunken techno in ÔvodkaÕ, or the sleepy spaced out ambience of Ôbu bu bu ba with its barely contained laughter which seems to reflect the absurdity. the new versions and bonus tracks are an absolute delight - from a trancier version of Ôvodka to the wonky bounce of Ôportamento gosh , the 3/4 dub of waltz, the banging door bass of brivert and muonds , the creepy seasick atmosphere of clissold bathroom and finishing with the strangely graceful and serious organ plodder . a generous and welcome return to the racks

les sans pattes is the rock band of robert combas (world renowned contemporary painter and creator of the free figuration movement) and lucas mancione. both are all-rounder, multi-instrumentalists, rigorous and nutty at the same time. they handle plastic arts, are musicians, video makers, actors, performers in short, complete artists. theyve got a rich and eclectic repertoire of more than 100 songs, and no limit: youÕll hear them moving from rock to techno, from a love song to punk, with the same dexterity in each and every register. if you have the chance to be in paris around june 24th, theyll deliver a live performance during michel houellebecqÕs exhibition, at the palais de tokyo, to inaugurate the release of their album. tracklist dvd: 1.ta peau (feat gael manangou) 2.animal, cuir noir 3.une fin de quelque chose 4.la danse de lamour 5.ta peau (live)

the third time is the charme...thatÕs right. thus, the joy about the third album by marek hemmann is huge. likewise, the third album is perceived as an important brand which ought to show the actual extent of a musicianÕs potential. either hold oneÕs ground or dare something new? marek hemmann is not deterred by such expectations. he was merely in the mood for new tracks. the eight newcomers on ÒmomentsÓ sound accordingly - easygoing, detached and characterised by the same profoundly and harmonically balanced musicality for which marek hemmann is world-renowned. anyhow, a Òjust continue as beforeÓ mentality is not an option for the berliner by choice - from the beginning, his music effort- lessly blurred the established genre lines. in this vein, his new work is influenced by a great candour. as already accomplished with his highly esteemed albums Òin betweenÓand ÒbittersweetÓ, in ÒmomentsÓ marek hem- man takes the listeners - and certainly the dancers - on a journey through different spheres of contemporary electronic music.

sound and rhythm are effective means of individuals self-defence in face of chaotic steamroller of everyday life. hiding in a familiar yet simultaneously hardly recognisable parallel space does not have to result from the need of escaping the world or nurturing one’s ego. too many times to mention, music appearing under recognition imprint served as a peculiar type of a vehicle of survival and a tool for internal transformation. hideland, new record by polish electronic music producer jacek sienkiewicz is released precisely year after drifting, which largely explored tropes of classical club techno sound. eight (nine in extended cd version) tracks comprising this album go beyond easy-to-pigeonhole genres, creating a microcosm of utopian sound constructs. surprisingly unobvious and precisely composed release could be fascinating both for loyal fans and for new listeners looking for threads of experimentalism. its another intriguing proposal in jacek sienkiewiczs growing discography, but above all, a laboratory where dreams and artistic visions metamorphose into concrete reality.

matt karmil is a british musician currently residing in sweden. ++++ is his third album, following 2014 s pnn debut - - - - and idle033, released on bristol label idle hands earlier this year. his output also includes a variety of singles for labels such as new york s beats in space recordings and stockholm s studio barnhus. on this new album, karmil can be heard exploring the concepts of impossible objects, reflection, symmetry, infinity perspective, truncated and stellated polyhedra - hyperbolic geometry, tessellations and lost love. while making the music that constitutes ++++ he interacted with mathematicians george p—lya, roger penrose and harold coxeter as well as the crystallographer friedrich haag, and also conducted his own research into tessellation. the result is ++++, karmil s most clever, strange, emotional and fun work yet, a testament to his breadth and depth as a musician. did we forget to mention that he s an awesome party dj?

as both a producer and the helmsman of the outis music label, dino sabatini has carved out a distinctive musical style that shows a great reverence for both ancient archetypes and future possibilities for change (see, for example, his mnemosyne co-release with edit select, in which each track is dedicated to a separate greek goddess). with one foot planted in a mysterious past and the other foot planted in a world yet to arrive, sabatiniÕs works are carefully realized emotional journeys that intertwine shimmers of optimism with undercurrents of poignancy or nostalgia.

as one of the pioneers of the signature hospital records sound logistics already has an impressive succession of albums, eps, collaborations and remixes in his repertoire. fortunately for us heÕs adding one more to the list with his incredible sixth studio album, Ôelectric sunÕ filled with jungle flavoured rollers, garage-inspired chop-ups, down tempo head-nodders, swirling synths and merciless subs.
the double vinyl comes in a gatefold sleeve with album-cd included.

slam! hardstyle ist eine der hei§esten hardstyle-compilationserien auf dem markt. die erste ausgabe 2016 slam! hardstyle vol.11 bietet ein sattes doppelpaket mit 40 tracks der hardstyle-protagonisten, von dj isaac Ÿber endymion bis wildstylez.

classic disco tracks, reworked with love by joey negro.

auf 2cds werden 40 topaktuelle tracks prŠsentiert, die momentan garantiert in allen clubs rauf und runter laufen und die tanzflŠchen zum brodeln bringen. no filler, just killer hier kommt ein burner nach dem nŠchsten und das verpackt in einem energiegeladenen dj-mix. djs und produzenten von hardwell, milk & sugar, robin schulz Ÿber roger sanchez bis hin zu moby und lost frequencies alle sind sie auf dj sounds 2016.1 vertreten

der kanadische produzent mathew jonson, der auch mit seinem label wagon repair musikgeschichte geschrieben hat, schneidet seine fabric-ausgabe komplett auf sich zu. er beginnt sehr technoid mit seinem bekanntesten projekt, cobblestone jazz, bringt eigene klassiker wie * decompression* in mehreren extended versions, fŠhrt fort mit den remixen fŸr subb-an und tobias. sowie mit seinem engsten kollaborateur the mole, droppt danach unveršffentlichtes material und beendet sein set stilvoll mit seinem acid-mix von inner citys * good life*.

ltd edition cd box with 12 beautiful post cards ! the best seas are those who have been sailed yet. the most interesting people are those who have not smiled to us yet. the most fascinated sunsets are those which havent emerged on the horizon yet. how can one stare at the world from 20.000 feet high while on board the aircraft and not feel like a small god? all it takes is to close your eyes for a while and rhodes will appear for ever to be there! the awarded dj and radio producer tasos giasiranis is being inspired by the rhodes themed louvre museums exhibition rhodes: a greek island and gateway to the east and creates the 5th installment of the islands official compilation. rhodes inspirational: from east to west. 12 chill out, atmospheric, deep, electronic tracks, many previously unreleased followed by 12 breathtaking carte postale, photographed by stelios kalisperis and nikos brouzakis.

itÕs the season of the juiciest, sweetest fruit, of shorts, tank tops and thongs, the time of year when you look at life through a dark pair of sunglasses. summer is also the time of year when lovers of soul, disco, funk, bossa, jazz and other similar grooves get together to enjoy the sunny vibrations sampled by guts and mambo from the world over.

sechs trance/progressive-kŸnstler aus 14 jahren armin van buuren, a state of trance radioshow prŠsentieren ihre aktuell besten tracks und remixes in sechs individuell erstellten dj-mixsets auf zwei cds. hierbei handelt es sich um heatbeat, marlo, jorn van deynhoven, mark sixma, ruben de ronde und rodg, die nicht nur szenegrš§en wie armin van buuren, cosmic gate oder dash berlin remixen, sondern auch bislang unveršffentlichtes material hier erstmals verfŸgbar machen. sechs kŸnstler mal sieben tracks plus armin van buurens hymne together (in a state of trance) als bonustrack machen zusammen 43 top-tracks auf zwei asot silberlingen!

mit ihrem 1998 er debŸtalbum -wormhole- Šnderten ed rush & optical den drum & bass fŸr immer. das album gilt seitdem als zeitloser klassiker des genres, seine macher stiegen ohne umwege direkt in den drum & bass-olymp auf und inspirieren die szene bis heute. nun steht ihr fabric-mix an, mit dem sie wieder verdeutlichen, wer weiterhin das zepter in der hand hŠlt. fabric live 82 ist ein mammutmix aus 39(!) tracks mit vielen exclusives, unveršffentlichten tracks und mixes und kurztrips in die drum & bass-historie. ein schneller, furioser und hochenergetischer ritt durch ein genre, das gekommen ist, um zu bleiben.

nach der veršffentlichung seiner dreamzone ep verbrachte der gebŸrtige finne jaakko eino kalevi das vergangene jahr hauptsŠchlich damit, shows und festivals von europa bis japan zu bespielen. letzten sommer veršffentlichte der finnische workaholic zudem seine -yin yang theatre ep- fŸr das beats in space label des new yorker djs & radio hosts tim sweeney, die mit ihrem bohemen disco-sound erneut aufzeigte, wie vielseitig kalevi sein kann. die zweite hŠlfte des jahres 2014 mixte kalevi sein fertiges album dann in new york mit nicolas vernhes (the war on drugs, run the jewels) und zog anschlie§end nach berlin. sein selbstbetiteltes synthie-pop album erscheint mitte juni auf cd und vinyl via weird world/domino records.

standard edition - doppel-vinyl im klappcover inklusive downloadcode.
sechs jahre nach seinem debŸtalbum *butter*, in denen der fleissige produzent u.a. mit seinem projekt tnght (zusammen mit partner lunice) vorfŸhrte, wie man edm und hiphop zu einem neuen modernen clubsound vermengt, bietet sein zweitling *lantern* alles, was wir uns gewŸnscht, aber niemals erwartet hŠtten. *lantern* ist ein fusion-album, das alles kristallisiert, woran hudson bislang gearbeitet hat, ein entwurf seines masterplans. eine moderne fusion von avantgardistischem ansatz und urbaner pop-sensibilitŠt, intensiv und dynamisch orchestriert. ein zeitloser, in die zukunft blickender, neuer massstab fŸr pop und soul musik. herausragende beispiele dafŸr sind die potentiellen singletracks *very first breath* mit dem franzšsischen r&b-sŠnger irfane, der chorale hurricane namens *warriors* mit dem kalifornischen mysterium ruckazoid an seiner seite, sowie die elegische symphonie *indian steps* mit antony hegarty on vocals

sonnige tracks mit einer ordentlichen portion groove begleiten sie vom grillen am baggersee bis zum abtanzen in den frŸhen morgen. beach house grooves vol.1 bietet auf dieser cd relaxte ambient- und chill out-tracks, aber auch groovige house-rhythmen. dive into the sound!

special cd alert! after the succesful yagya and deepchord album release we are proud to present the follow up. this is a 34 minute trip into deep and mystical techno. limited edition. asfŽrico presents -serie 1-. the first volume of a collection of four releases mixed live at stšrung studio. long developments that transform asfŽrico s series in electronic musical trips full of humanity in an aiming for perfection and computer-based world. cd contains the extended version of -serie 1-

die neue ausgabe der trendsetterserie future disco bringt 15 neue dancefloor-smashes in the mix (cd1) , sowie 10 highlights voll ausgespielt auf cd2. mit tracks & mixes von zoot woman, hot chip, chopstick & johnjon, tuff city kids, james zabiela, portable, u.v.a

half lives is the gizeh records follow-up album to bakers acclaimed 2013 album already drowning.

straight out of the czech republic come the ferocious electronic exploits of scene stalwart, forbidden society. heavily influenced by the industrial sounds synomous with drum & bass during the golden era, fss hardline take draws on pioneers such as ed rush and tech itch, whilst bringing a little of his own punk ethos into the mix. the results are not for the faint hearted and with his second album ready to kick off 2015, throne crusher looks set to cement his status as czechs most major league drum & bass producer.

the trained pianist max loderbauer, together with ricardo villalobos, has just breezily launched the jazz sanctuary of the munich-based ecm records into the ether as re: ecm. on the new adventure he now logically again finds himself working with sanctuaries. for the tool he uses for creating worlds is the finest modular synthesizer in the world, the buchla 200

in between worlds - that is the name of the debut album from likeable artist satori alias djordje petrovic released on underyourskin records. the longplayer mirrors his serbian & south-african roots the 30 years old dutchman grew up with. with beautiful melancholy djordje creates a story about life and the love between worlds & cultures. satoris music is a riveting collage of electronica lounge pop, african jazz, hip hop and world music. a homage to the beauty of life.

following the international success of his much acclaimed debut lp, drone logic, daniel avery expands on his wide reaching world with a carefully curated collection of remixes from the artists with whom averys forward facing electronic style shares the deepest affinity. inviting each producer to either compliment, reconstruct or occasionally rebuild his original compositions, new energy stands as a testament to the strength of the current state of affairs in electronic music, borne out of one of its most original talents.