new years deal - fun analog deep house tracks by italian producers luca ballerini & rio padice, obviously inspired by early us house, but with a fresh and authentic signature which make them stand out, and just perfect for modern club abuse. tip!

for a short period in 1981 and with brand-new equipment such as roland 808, sh 101, gr 500, we made some 8-track just for fun jam tapes. mainly just to experiment for our own pleasure. from those sessions, only white horse made it to a final treatment. the rest of the material was left behind, as our record company at the time found it too different. after white horse being a track indeed defining our sound, we thought it would be interesting to dig out left-overs to fulfill a documentation of that period - crucial for us at the time. we were still innocent newcomers, without actually knowing to be creating a new sound! recently, that left-over material was transferred from analogue to digital and, to stay as true as possible to original intentions, we only added vocals, bass and drumbeats ahead of a final mix. we hope that you will enjoy listening to it. good vibes from laid back copenhagen 2012.

part 1/3! the treibgut sonder kompilation consists of tracks by artists which played at the treibgut parties over the last five years. the opening track is the perfect warm up for listening to this compilation. chris established an ideal symbiosis of a smooth bass and a warm vocal line quickening your appetite for more. a groovy funky filtertypen track as we love it. you can spot their hip-hop roots in the vocal parts. the tight kickdrum contributes the uplifting punch making this track defintely a dancefloor tune rather than a warm up. a groovy piece of house music with a spherical break and a deep bassline for our brothers and sisters. this is a slip- proof track with a catchy vocal – definetely causing fun. deep, warm and drifty – this track is putting you in the perfect mood for enjoying sunset in the meadows or warming up at the club. if you cant let go and relax with this track you are probably a hopeless case.

ferdinando apicella aka kernel key adds to his extensive discography with pass it on backed with a remix by sebastian leger the release will drop on italian imprint loose records this december. a sound engineer by trade, apicellas work as kernel key is inspired by detroit techno but sounds entirely his own man. having released his first release on mkt rec, a close affiliate of loose, last year his productions are solidly growing in stature.pass it on not only marks kernel keys debut for loose but also the first remix for the imprint from the irrepressible sebastien leger, whose version of pass it on opens the ep.frenetic, swinging and massively infections, legers version is pure dancefloor mayhem and sees the revered producer inject fun and funk into the original.kernel kes original pass it on is relentless groove with short melodic loops and nagging bass doing all the required work while bizarre filtered keys cut through the tracks nicely judged breakdown for maximum build.lady red rounds off the ep with yet another squarely aimed dancefloor cut. as tight and urgent as pass it on but with slightly detuned stabs and a freakier feel, its a peak time animal of a tune.

following a 12 inch for doc daneekas tty, presk returns home to deliver his second 12 inch for fourth wave. delivering his most progressive and unique work yet, presks latest injects some fun into his synth-heavy sound, while deftly swerving the moodiness of his future-techno contemporaries. >hesitate / kook< marks the first release in 2012 for what promises to be another ridiculous year for new label fourth wave – an upcoming 12 inch from newcomer felix lenferink, and man of the moment gerry reds debut album are all set for release over the next few months.

erol alkan & boys noize - roland rat/brain storm after their gobal impact releases waves/death suite (boysnoize records 2009) and avalanche/lemonade (phantasy sound 2010) erol alkan & boys noize teaming up again, using their sound forces to produce two new tracks roland rat and brain storm. following the enormous success of recent lemonade picture vinyl re-release and the rework of avalanche, that included jarvis cocker on the vocals, roland rat & brain storm are again two fun, unexpected & 100% analog tracks.

like hardly any other ambassador of modern rhein main house music, christian burkhardt has experienced a true rocket-like takeoff in the last year. burkhardts cocoon debut ep stopover goa has, after one year, still a place of honour in many djs record cases. also his legendary live set in the pouring rain at last years green & blue may belong to the lasting memories of a life dedicated to electronic music. the heidelberg-born producer has already worked for la peña, raum…musik and oslo, and his collaborations with einzelkind and sascha dive became a talking point, too. with his second ep for cocoon, he again sets new standards. theres nobody around who is able to alienate vocals from the collective memory of afro-american culture into a hallucinogenic cocktail without harmful side effects in such a way than burkhardt is. nevertheless, and despite the massive, forward-pushing bass drum and hand claps, he never loses the focus of his soul. so - open your mind, we wish you lots of fun with heart and mind and the considerably acid-like waffles, while the tropical-hypnotic seagull atmosphere of twentysecondcenturydrama already whets the appetite for the upcoming club summer season of 2012.

arts & leni on deich records! incl. huge rmx by well known damm artist sebastian boldt! peak time ep for the best hours on the dancefloor...have fun @ furious love-making

great inventive, fun, and super enegetic bunch from dublin. fans of the futureheads, two door cinema club, adebesi shank and devo should get what this is all about

this is the catalogue number one of the freshly launched falkplatz xtracts series. here you will find some of the pearls of falkplatzs digital sublabel for the first time on coloured or transparent vinyl. all the tracks are remastered vinyl versions and essential. have fun!

metropolitan recordings presents another extremely limited series (only 250 copies) and this time uses the input of two beautiful voices. re-tide is a mysterious new project of which you will hear very soon! the luthers sound is very very house, as to celebrate the 90s. sylvia is a real funky bomb, useable for any dance floor around the world. the sound is right, have fun!

music is about stories. some of those stories can be meaningful and still be fun.
after spending the last few years painting in train yards across france and europe, clio now focuses on music. he describes his own productions as fun while at the same time signifying deep meaning.
while clios heart is in techno music, he also credits hip hop, jazz, dance, dub as important influences to him when younger.

tunnel signs is the new studio project of ash moses - graphic designer, dj and exactly one half of death strobe records.
sun is his debut release - a driving disco-house jam written over a glorious sydney summer with axe provided by ghostwoods paddy harrowsmith and cutters records house legend nile delta on production duties. the ep neatly ties together the various influences and vibes that have inspired ash in his never ending tumble down the rabbit hole of techno. dark yet happy, serious but fun ... the stuff they call dance music!

if you have heard daniel martin-mccormicks name recently, it would probably have been either in association with his disco/punk/echo band mi ami, or as sex worker on the not not fun label, or finally as ital on nnfs sister label 100% silk, recording quite different sounding house music to this album. raised in washington dc, daniel has a history in the citys hardcore scene, he was in the dischord records signed black eyes, but was also making dance inspired tracks at the same period, but coming from a very different angle from your average guy with a copy of logic and a working knowledge of dance musics history.
double 12 inch vinyl, including code for free download of this release.

this one is with morgan phalen, from a band called diamond nights that we love but went unnoticed 6/7 years ago. he lives in los angeles and we had him come over to paris to record. we wrote the lyrics with him and tried, as always, not to sound too stupid, avoiding clichés like come to the dancefoor, but without pretending to be bob dylan either. our lyrics are always a bit quirky. if they sound good and theres a little edge or something fun to them, were happy.

this one is with morgan phalen, from a band called diamond nights that we love but went unnoticed 6/7 years ago. he lives in los angeles and we had him come over to paris to record. we wrote the lyrics with him and tried, as always, not to sound too stupid, avoiding clichés like come to the dancefoor, but without pretending to be bob dylan either. our lyrics are always a bit quirky. if they sound good and theres a little edge or something fun to them, were happy.

when no one is watching ramona, is usually listening to future times records and beautiful swimmers all days. maxmillion dunbar is not only half of those aquanauts, but also running the label and releasing music as max(million) d(unbar). what a guy! hanging out in the vague territory between slow-motion house with a hip hop feeling or dubby and dubious fun music, his melodious approach is extremely hard to categorize but all the more enjoyable. >polo< already saw the light of day on >max trax for world peace<, but ramonas favorite dj ata and live at robert johnson manager oliver hafenbauer were so much in love with the bleepy bonbon that they offered it a place by their fireside. now cautiously modified, fine-tuned and extended for its label home, its a rainforest serenade for beatnik boys and girls, with all the ingredients you want from tha d. the only kid able to thrown down the gauntlet in front of maxi is frankfurts melody man phillip lauer (arto mwambe, brontosaurus, etcetera etcetera). turning >polo< into one of his trademark sluggish bass line barrage tracks with falsetto synths and sharp snares. get your vogue brogue out.

supportet by: richie hawtin, joy kitikonti , siopis, bjoern larsen, dean newton, rene bourgeois, nudisco, dr. motte, axel bartsch and many more!
after a successful launch with the sushi & sex ep of his own label so what music, lars wickinger now comes with the second strike!
>say yes to another excess< is just the right slogan! the track with the same name is a peak time slider! >easy ride< is a cool melodic minimal ride! >jesus wants more fun< will blow up every floor with its knarziger rhythmic bass line! finally >riff raf< is a push forward minimal track with old school flavor!

please welcome: its the arps! oslos magic music maker todd terje has already gained a wunderkind like reputation for his gentle yet potent productions (we wont mention the e-word here) on labels like full pupp, permanent vacation or running back on top of being one of the best remixers money can buy (shit robot, bryan ferry, dølle jølle et cetera et cetera). what is there left for him to do? establish a label of his own! >its the arps< is the starting signal for olsen. and what a splendid one it is. created from scratch and solely on the mythical synthesizer arp 2600 (check www.letsnerd.com for help), it features four tracks (reads instant classics) that couldn’t be a better follow-up to his 2011 super hit ep >ragysh<.

all four tracks bring the fun back to the dancefloor.

ales boek alias alex long delivers yet another fine ep filled with four hot peak time techno-house tunes for the cold winter days to come! he sure loves his chords and stabbs and has turned his style into his distinctive sound, that can easily cross the bridge between techno and house! but once again let the music speak for itself!

boys noize – the remixes 2004-2011’ shows ridha’s electro stylings applied to the best and brightest in the industry. spanning over 6 years of work, this album showcases boys noize’s ability to rework source material into his own unique and inspiring compositions. from the stunning beauty of his remix of feist’s ‘my moon my man’ to the emotive synth work on daft punk’s recent ‘end of line’, alex’s touch never fails to impress. when we say ‘the best and the brightest’, we truly mean it, from critically acclaimed legends like david lynch to the cooler than cool n*e*r*d, this release truly has ‘a lot’ for everyone. be curious on the remixes boys noize did for depeche mode, snoop dogg and justice.

next detroit influenced techno - techhouse bomb on thoughtless music incl. huge someone else remix. don not call it a comeback: philadelphia techno legend and 611 records founder nigel richards drops three tracks of abstract late night warehouse music with his debut release on thoughtless. the title track works a chugging low-end and insistent percussion which combine to propel it through a vortex of intergalactic analog textures. taking time out from his busy release schedule for foundsound and little helpers, fellow philadelphian someone else turns in a deeply hypnotic rework that brings reverberant chimes to the foreground atop a bass line that refuses to quit. >deeeep< sees mr. richards exploring further regions of uncharted space by crafting a sleek techno vessel out of thick bass slabs and quicksilver high-hats, pushing forward as all manner of nebula and supernova stream past at light speed. one of the most influential names of east coast techno is back with a vengeance - fasten your space suit for zero-gravity fun...

putting the fun into funky !!

matt returns with the 3rd installment on rebel intelligence. this time 4 tracks of finely crafted acid house in keeping with his acclaimed live sets of the past 2 years. mastered onto 1/2inch tape to give an authentic warmth synonymous with the golden era of house music. from the inner city inspired >good fun< to the deep atmosphere of the title track >obsession<, this e.p. captures a sound and feeling guaranteed to move both hearts and feet on the dancefloor. limited to 200 vinyl copies only.

*** limited vinyl copies*** comprised of former members of hercules and love affair, new york citys jessica 6 has been commanding dance floors for years, globetrotting from london to miami, san francisco to santiago, bergen to belgrade, seducing the dancing, sweaty masses with an electrifying blend of disco, soul and r&b.
see the light opens with a classic-in-waiting, the behemoth of a single, >white horse<, that forces you to move like a witch doctor would. >champagne bubbles< is the kind of gritty r&b that isnt afraid to be as angry as it is melancholic, its piano flourishes punctuated with a heavy kick and snare. >prisoner of love<, which bridges electro and freestyle, featuring a soaring vocal melody that finds nomi and guest vocalist antony weaving their voices around each other to a stunning effect.

spezial price!!! the creative hub of taron-trekka, as well as dj team and beat crafter furnishes an individual experience of togetherness, a complete understanding on a deeper level. they have this primal groove, around which everything rotates, internalized. they carry this groove with their own signature out into the world. this raw groove diamond is constantly sharpened without being completely polished on all facets. on the new fat release they stand for an electric-infected development, that allows only the solution to seep in: deep-in-the-peak! thereby the kraken clutches fiercely to the coral reefs of the soul. their vision of a living sound can thereby sometimes morph precipitously into a technoid, housy, fine-spirited sort and then at once jazzy. the required resolve as it pertains to the dance floor is hardly missed from taron-trekka. the desire-principle and body language mimic are most definitely functional. the big bang doesnt explode in the space, but rather in the heart. as a special treat, the fellas adorn the cover of their 12-inch from the illustrator, designer and photographer tine drefahl (http://www. tinedrefahl.com). thus is presented from freude am tanzen a worthy conclusion to a sometimes turbulent jubilee year, a complete package of artistic expression in tone and picture that is at home both on the mantel as well as the turntables.

amazing collaboration between arttu and detroits jerry the cat. two tracks recorded in spontanious live jams in arttus studio. two tracks that deliver what we like in house music! emotion, passion and fun.. and fun is exactly what these two guys had while recording these two crazy funk driven raw house jams! classic tracks rooted in the best chicago tradition combined with the unique voice of jerry. goose bumps!!!

originally recorded in less than a week, the fun and moxie will hit you with every beat of >better living through chemistry<.
released in 1996, this is the first full-length album norman cook was to release under his successful moniker fatboy slim. fuelled by his signature big beats that would come to dominate the 90s dance scene, sprinkled with acid house bleeps and squeaks and heavily sample-laced, >better living through chemistry< proved to be just the tip of cooks proverbial iceberg.
re-issue on audiophile 180 gram heavyweight vinyl.

3 years ago patrick & frederic started their marvelous career as kaiserdisco and made it to one of the most interesting acts in the global underground scene. they are not only a techno or minimal act, kaiserdisco is fascinating people all over the world cause they are producing music from lazy deep house to groovy techno, always with the right sense for the dancefloor. in the last years they remixed artists like booka shade, kosheen, extrawelt, sebastien leger, 2000 & one...., and had releases on legendary labels like drumcode, 100% pure, strictly rhythm, my best friend, global underground etc... and now it is time to start their own imprint. the first kd music release la famillia ep comes from kaiserdisco themselves. the a-side la benjamina is a typical kaiserdisco anthem. strong beats, groovy bass and a hypnotizing melody. you can feel it in every second of this track how much fun it was to produce this piece of music. especially the big break will make you go mad!! hija major on the b-side is a heavyweight techno layout. a massive rolling bassline catches you from the first second! the hole track reminds you of a fast rolling train packed full of wood. it rattles from first to last and when it falls into the breaks you can imagine it pushes the train even more and more and more...

these two guys from lithuania doing their vinyl debut here on bigm productions, are the discovery of 2011. ultra funky hip hop touching breaks that guarantee a lot of fun and floor movement. four original tracks and two rocking remixes by moodbase and telephunken are as much as you can have on one ep. a sixpack full of krafty skills you cant miss?

limited backstock action !!!

returning to flapjack records vinyl department after a 10 release difference are those lovely uk chaps jackin box. to celebrate their return, they present us with the time honored traditional fun filled experience of the >cow tippin ep<. i used to think this may have only been an american past time, but apparently this is an international phenomena. not only do we love to eat cows, but we like to fuck with them for fun, by pushing them over while helplessly asleep standing up in a field. what a total dick move, but is as equal in fun as it is in douche baggery. so flapjack commends these boys and the fine jams that have inspired such mindless fun.

the eraly years of a decade are good times for exploration, just like in 1993 when we (alex & sasa) first started working together. we rented a huge loft space on ave b & 2nd st. in the east village in manhattan. the winter was tough, we had 16 snow storms and due to a landlord who hated everybody, we had our heating turned off except for a few hours in the morning, sometimes not even that... the only way to stay warm was to wear hats, gloves and scarves the whole winter... but that was fine because nightlife was a lot of fun. there was a good club/party every night. right below where we lived was one of the best after hour clubs called >save the robots<. but one of my favourite parties was >sugar babes< which was at the cbgbs gallery space right next door to cbgbs, every monday night. the dj used to sample parts of the records he was mixing and then just play the loop of the sample and alongside was a drummer playing to it. it was really inspiring. so we wanted to go back to this idea of sound assembly and create a new series for us to work with called >skematics< its like a diagram or manual to help understand the interconnections between the odd parts we find and assemble, an imaginary manual for a new decade that has not been musically defined yet

we welcome a newcomer to the audiomatique roster as talented brazilian producer wehbba comes to the fore with the glorious >3days<. wehbba has explored many zones of the tech-house genre and now brings his expertly polished beats to steve bugs pioneering label. the groovy, sample-laden beats of >3days< are a tribute to that very special 60s festival of fun and music.

part iii boasts contributions from portland, oregons performance art and house music group the miracles club (following releases on cut copys cutters label and famed mexican summer), wurst vet nick chacona - here with longtime partner anthony mansfield, and neurotic drum bands ulysses. the miracles clubs >i cant help it< is a heart-wrenching, ethereal ballad set atop a rock solid, chicago house-inspired rhythm section. easily the deepest cut to emerge from the nick chacona and anthony mansfields fun-filled studio sessions, >tase the wizard< is tailor made for desert raves and smoky basement clubs alike. >soular power< sees ulysses at the top of his talents, bringing the tempo way, way down for a slow-burning balearic beast.

ruff revival livens up the dance by offering the best in raw bass driven tunes for the floor. jungle, garage, and dubstep vibes get mashed up together on each release, with the emphasis on fun, rudeness, rhythms, and bass experimentation.

sixth release on the burgeoning diner city sound label, we have featured the legendary 1979 orchestra before on a well received collaborative effort with his buddy volta cab on dcs004. we decided to invite him back to release his own ep with us. 4 brilliant tracks, beat down and fun all round from this exciting young producer!

>i dont have any plans, i just make music for fun< said the latest addition to the hypercolour roster, christopher rau, in a recent interview. the hamburg house don is not wrong, either, with his deep and non-linear sounds leading the way on labels like smallville and pampa. here teaming up with friend tilman tausendfreund, the pair turns in one effort each, plus two collaborative tracks on their pea gravel ep.

raw and dirty phunkin chicago house ep...

london based dj and producer brackles makes his debut as a rinse artist with his new 12 inch release, released on august 8. brackles has steadily built a name for himself as a dj and producer to watch after he started djing at 15 years old, going on to be a regular at londons world famous fwd>> club night and with his own weekly show on rinse fm.
as a producer he has released several highly sought-after releases for some of the best labels around - planet mu, appleblims apple pips label, berkane sol and numerous releases on his own blunted robots imprint with co-owner shortstuff.
brackles dj sets are renowned party starters, energetic and elastic, effortlessly taking in funky, grime, vintage 2-step and bassline. this 12 inch, a taster from his upcoming rinse presents full length release, encompassing all of that without losing that unique brackles production sound. catch brackles every thursday 3pm-5pm on rinse fm 106.8 fm london and www.rinse.fm

vault series is a cheeky little series where rush hour drops never before released tracks and mixes from its vaults as well as tracks which are in dire need of a re-release.
the series kicks off with an unreleased track by the mysterious duster valentine. an anthemic disco track that, with its catchy piano loop, pays homage to the golden days of new york house music. music that will make you sweat!
on the other side we find aardvarcks fun-loving-freestyle-disco-mash-up-party-jam. its original release a few years ago saw support by many djs around the world. it was only released as a limited once sided promo. here is a chance for those who missed it to own a copy. this version is remastered and extended!

killekills next release comes from snuff crew, a crew you might and should have heard about. snuff crews mission is to bring back the fun on the dancefloors worldwide. the masked duo is known for their jacking live shows that combine the raw energy of early chicago and acid house with a fresh and modern sound. rumour has it that they come from >somewhere in germany<, but their sounds draw a very heavy influence from the original acid house city of chicago alongside italo-disco and old school techno flavours. the use of old school roland boxes as sound sources and almost non existent use of even basic effects means their sound is rough, raw and aimed squarely at the dancefloor. their records have been released on labels like skylax, gigolo records, rush hour, playhouse and many more, but the two guys also run their own imprint called snuff trax where they release music of jackmates like kink and neville watson as well as their own tracks and collaborations with artists such as legendary robert owens. thats enough for now with the name dropping. killekill has got a lot of great exclusive material from the guys but decided to release only two very strong and distinctive tracks for now: domo on the one side is a proper acid monster that will go down on dancefloors worldwide like a hurricane and leave the dancers breathless. eat this on the other side is a rudimentary chicago jack track that might well have been taken off a dance mania record from 1992. this track is working its way with nothing but a few drum tracks and a vocal sample and is pure raw sexual energy.

what do you call musicians like com truise? he seems easy enough to pin down—throw out some words like nostalgia, synth-wave, eighties, and electro-funk and you will scrape by—but to be truly insightful about his music is tough, because art that is so blatantly referencing certain things in a certain way while also making them weird and new and unique is confusing. how do you classify something that is so obviously both vintage and current but is too fun to call postmodern? awesome is an option. especially when it sounds like you are driving the knight rider car through thick clouds of nitrous oxide, like >fairlight<, the title track from truises new single, which previously appeared on an iso50 comp called dry waves and also has this jarring, falling-all-over-itself middle section that prevents you from trancing out too hard. >beta eyes<, the track that follows, is even more restless, with a drum pattern that is fidgety and clustered, kicks and snares fighting each other like two drum and bass heads arguing over an atari remote. >polyhurt<, a narcotic, almost ballad-like closer that inevitably leaves you thinking, >now, how the hell am i going to describe that to someone?< the vinyl exclusive cut >colorvision< could be truises most dancefloor friendly track yet.
limited to 500 units worldwide (200 in europe).

ltd price deal

bottin with his 3rd installment on the artifacts series! artifacts 1 and 2 did did becoe small cult releases that sold out everywhere. no3 is another massive disco release based on early italo disco tracks that have been produced for packed dance floors in rimini, venice and milan. bottin managed to deliver tracks that stay true to their roots and have the energy of modern club tracks. even for non italo disco fetishists these tracks are delivering the fun! limited supplies on transparent blue vinyl!

deep purple: pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal. legends of rawk. it is about time music on vinyl gave them the start treatment. and we re starting with an album that was never before released on vinyl: purpendicular. the legendary band s 15th studio album was the first one they recorded with new guitarist steve morse, who pulled the band up to new heights and made this the most experimental deep purple album to date. there was more focus on the guitar, they used pinch harmonies, they sounded like they were having fun again, most famously so in vavoom: ted the mechanic based on a true story ian gillan once heard in a pub. the excellent riffs and awe-inspiring solos appear on two 180 grams audiophile vinyl lps, alongside the exclusive - and elusive - bonus track >dont hold your breath<.

support by: radio slave, okain, phonique, osunlade, spencer parker, shaun reeves, loco dice, joris voorn, sebo k, marco resmann,.. may saw the first release of 2011 and ians own >groove me< ep is also the foundation of pooledmusic 029, as the tracks are reworked by some of ians favourite current producers. first up on the title track is matthew dekay& lee burridge. having ruled the dj and download charts in 2010 with their cecille release >wongel<, and with the launch of their exciting label >all day i dream< imminent, pooledmusic could not have timed it better to bring their friends onboard. the meeting of musical minds and dekays studio know-how has once again seen the pair strike gold. beautifully intricate and yet subtle on the ear, their mix rolls solely of its kick drum for the first four mins. sweeping strings announce its break before the real fun and feeling begins with the drop of the bassline. our next two remixes are fro the hands of berlin based englishma