bralli records, located in sao paulo/brazil, initiated its works in the year of 1998, having as goal to release, spread out and divulge brazilian high quality electronic music. here comes a great electro banging 4 tracker by frederic de carvalho

support comes from laurent garnier, mike shannon and karotte. one year after the release of his first masterful first solo album >foe destroyer<, on musique risquée and mutek_rec, stephen beaupre is back with with >fish fry<. for a first release on circus company we can say that monsieur beaupre is striking hard! on a side, >fish fry< is the tipical powerfull and psychedelic track stephen got the secret. thats the one you need to rock a dancefloor on peak time. we could compare it to a volcano. on b side, >stutter< leads us to a more straight 4/4 beat track

after the big success about >lift me up< - co-produced with brown sugar - niko de luka now releases his new imprint >good night< with dawn tallman on the microphone. just like his recent releases and remixes he focuses on dawns beautiful soulful vocals that bulid a perfect match with his funky beat programming. nikos roots reach back to the year 1995, as he - influenced by the us house of masters at work, roger sanchez and danny tenaglia - startsspinning the records. in 1998 his first >rich vibes< e.p. is signed by scorpio music france and opens up the doors for international dj bookings. after a short time in barcelona, niko de luka founds his own label, kaa recordings, and gains success with his mix of deep baslines, funk and latin.

played by move d., deetron, agnes, lerosa, quarion, … attention: limited to 350 copies! hot on the heels of his real soon limited release, berlinbased producer hauke freer offers another fab piece of deep house music! hauke has an old-school production approach, working with contemporary software but using a palette of mainly vinyl samples to give a loose, rawsounding edge. all 3 tracks maintain a deep, dark yet smooth feel, using some lo-fi percussion. hauke is keeping a >minimal< edge, fusing detroit flavoured electronics with a rough berlin feel. old-fashioned in a good way - just the way we like it! hauke freer grew up in a small town near hamburg and moved to berlin in 2000 to work for the techno label kanzleramt. after spending a year in australia djing and working for the label future classic, hauke returned to berlin to work for the resopal schallware label

dj suppport : chris fortier, angel molina, miss kittin, pablo bolivar, maurice aymard, davide squilache, jay x, xpansul and many more.... third and last part of the vinyl series conforming >19< the new album of iñaqui marín. petal bomber: starting the year, its destinated to be one of the best tracks in 2008. an absolutely hit with the touch of class from iñaqui. siq : everything is in the tittle: siqy, breaker, super groovie and diabolic. yeah! i dont know: a great sample of the open sights from iñaqui and regular. electro vocal track, elegant, personal and with a strong work in the studio..

what can i do for you? its been a busy year for yapacc. released a handful of quality releases on wir, the green empire and lessizmore, remixed dole & kom, german pop-duo 2raumwohnung, co-produced three releases with good groove, the studio wizard is also working currently on his very first solo debut - coming out in march 2008 on neutonmusic. with >n!ce< yapacc returns to neutonmusic on where he has collaborated with fadila demirtas. ex-repeat repeat member, mark rutherford, shows his first solo work under his object object moniker. and proves easily why andrew weatherall calls himself a fan: this is dark, somehow trippy, much weirder (and faster) version of the original - which reminds us of submarine raves from back in the late 1950s... played by sven väth

ibadan records releases yet another double-pack of killer remixes. this time of >f12< and >elevation<. jerome sydenham and tiger stripes started their collective creative journey with the now classic >stockholm go bang!< they followed up with two installations. >f12< and >elevation<, on the successful ibadan 10inch beats series which leads us to this searing new double-pack. featuring delectable remixes from radio slave, argy, ink & needle, and hideo kobayashi. f12 in true argy style he delivers two exemplary and innovative remixes giving us fresh insight into his state of mind for the next musical season. hideo serves up a punchy jacked tech mix with progressive overtones. a winner for those so inclined. elevation radio slave yet again shows his musical prowess with two remixes from both ends of the tech spectrum that will more than satisfy his ever expanding fan base. ink & needle waste no time proving why everyone will be paying them serious attention in the new year. what else is there to say – tech-house at its freshest!

this >sources ep< shows exactly where matthews heads at as a producer and dj, wonderfully deep groove-lead modern house with his own unique twist. being released on dinkys highly-desired horizontal imprint, its the first of a run of releases with another ep soon to be released on diamonds & pearls, a label whose small roster includes luciano, ricardo villalobos and henrik schwarz. >double exposure< on the sources ep can also be heard as the penultimate track on dinkys fantastic new get lost 3 mix for crosstown rebels, its safe to say shes a big fan, but then again its hard to find anyone who knows matthew personally or through his music that isnt a fan. 2008 could be a big year for the unlikely but highly talented star

lets have a minibar refill and listen to this milkshake ep2 compilation! the best occasion to present new groove makers and keep track of the minibarians latest sweet refreshments. agnès, ultrakurt, ditch as unyielding minibar bedrocks, offer new deep and shaky cuts. inviting john thomas & barbara goes for an exceptional funky time that will surely sparkle this new year! digging up the woods on zip and dan bells lands, they met amazing inhabitants. you will love spasm and lincs fine and striking funksters. its all about house, minimal twists and tricks minibarians love

earlier this year, todd sines inaugurated yore with the slamming techno-funk of the .xtrak release back_up ep and now returns for round two with dont stop. without losing the stripped-down, minimal tech-house funk essence of the .xtrak sound, sines ups the acid-house ante considerably in the new material. the old-school title cut makes an immediately vivid impression by repeating the insistent vocal hook >dont stop<-both command and mantra-over a towering backbeat. >cut to the chase< does exactly that with funky handclaps and syncopated swing, while the b-sides low-riding >unreflect< pairs dropouts and bass-crawling boogie. slightly different in character, the squiggly acid-techno track >quantum mechanics< is as precision-tooled as its title suggests. despite the subtle shift in stylistic emphasis, dont stop offers a splendid complement to the earlier release

the package comes complete with mixes from hardsoul, sergio flores and dj prom and is to be one of the post-summer anthems of the year.not bad for a dat tape that was gathering dust in a house in the centre of amsterdam

one of the most impressive releases coming from spain this year!!! morillas has created a modern anthem with an incredible versatility. he has mixed elements of electro funk, house & break beat to a killer smashing club hit!

you may already know barem (aka mauricio barembuem) from his releases on (un)foundsound, pariter and phonocult or from his remixes on resopal, mos ferry and einmaleins. if so you, wont be surprised in the slightest to find him surfacing on minus with never better than late to round off what has been another groundbreaking year for this ubiquitous label. the electro flavoured broken beats of so serial (digital only) make it the perfect tool for opening a set or for shifting the mood. the melancholy tones, the massive snare reverbs and the low, stuttering acid bassline gradually turn up the pressure before eventually triggering the 4/4 section, establishing the perfect platform to propel the eve! ning onto the next level. the fantastically titled ears conclu! des the release,offering more subsonic trickery in a similar vein. the percussive licks shift up and down amid a wash of reverbs and delays, while the bubbling bassline motors forward, keeping the scuttling efx in check

ltd upfront promos , boddhi satva and abel tabu have fused their interpretation of african music by returning to their roots, providing us with one of the most interesting projects this year on atal music. they asked the talented congolese guitarist, danny mpiana, to bless their production with a true central african musical feeling ensuring they capture and soothe both heart and soul of dancers and listeners worldwide. the name boddhi satva has become for the most part, synonymous with deep, afro ancestral beats, melodies and rhythms. all these elements and more are present in his past productions, so its only fitting that he capitalize on this trend and join forces with his friend abel tabu to bring forth the best of both musical backgrounds. the end result is moina ya mokili, a formidable collaboration that confirms their true love and passion for deep soulful music. furthermore, this project is endorsed and enriched with support from abicah soul. his remix incorporates scintillating afro latin smooth, yet powerful beats and the signature abicah soul touch of deepness.

mihalis safras has become quite a hype over the last year. his productions were picked up by many key players and labels and the way thing are looking now his materials imprint is turning out to be a huge success also! mihalis invites dustin zahn from the usa, known from the enemy and enemy limited imprints. zahn comes up with two highly original clean cuts who can come in handy when the crowd needs a good stirr! stockholm limited artist s.linzatti strips the original and polishes up the bare essentials

roberto rodriguez is going deeper with the hypnotising camera obscura ep to end 2007 with real housemusic for 2008. if warehouse would be still alive, itd sound like this. essential, soulful & timeless masterpiece from one of the hottest newcomers this year !!

2007 has been a promising year for dj mika. following his productions on mastertraxx and submissions he signs two eps on the ignition technician label pirate audio and the legendary planet rhythm! pedro delgardo has shown to have a nose for digging up those special gems with his previous yin yang cuts. he was pretty impressed when a new set of tracks by mister mika hit his desk, so here we have a brandnu masterpiece in true yin yang style! stephane from belgium rubs up verona, making the 19 a proper rocker for peak time action!

natus n arkus – notably robert natus and arkus p. - both leaders and pioneers of the new hardtechno scene. after individual releases at platforms as highball, definition, artillery, fine audio, bitshift, favourite tools and many more they allied for a track called >hardcore salsa< which became club hit of the year and best sold track 2004. their joint battle live performance is a must-have-seen. the venues they appear at are crowded with fanatic fans and their reputation grows all over the globe. natus recently entered the a&ring doors at compressed and he says the time is ripe for another boneshaker by natus and arkus

here we have one of the most anticipated ad ltd release. its a two track ep displaying these two friends solo production skills. on one side we have xpansul throwing down >formula humo< massive dance floor filler with one of those twisted melodic hooks that he has come to be famous for. on the flip, label boss alexi delano presents us with >operations< a deeper but equally as high of a quality track that has been circulating amongst the techno elite for over a year

this year marc has released eps on leftroom under his full name marcashken and labels esperanza and archipel under his alias sozadams.have you seen my dancing shoes’ is marc’s debut album on leftroom. it is a collection of tracks and skits taken from a period of 6 months where his whole focus was on this project. there is a mix of house, breakbeat, techno, minimal and downtempo. this is the 4 track vinyl sampler set to tease you before the full album release.

its been a big year for the attias brothers. their first release nebukai on still music is still shaking a lot of dancefloors wordlwide. attias is the project of brothers alex and stephane attias. based in lausanne switzerland, the duo have been djing all over the world and making records and remixes for many years on a diverse list of labels ranging from compost to talkin loud and their own visions and freedom soundz imprints. nebukai has been licensed by tom middleton for his next mix cd (and countless other comps) and featured on dj mags cd last summer. after a release on carl craigs planet e and on isoul8s reincarnation, attias is back on still music for another mindblowing opus. aquilo and okada are reflecting how fast stephan and alex matured as a duo and is demonstrating with no question their grasp on techno and house. deep dubby techno is the way for aquilo while okada is an epic deep tech house tune and make up for a stunning release.

col hamilton is resident dj/promoter @ the world famous lush! in portrush, northern ireland which was recently voted 24th best club in the world in djmag. col returns to the mena music studios after his top 40 chart success with c-sixty four produced with label owner aaron mcclellend last year. the result is catch it. kill it. scran it a quirky slice of electronic house music with a peak time riff to rock those groovier dancefloors. finally the trio lewis, pippi, cooper is back !. the sexy voice of kim cooper (club 69) gives to this production a special erotic touch. you wont be surprised to hear it everywhere as it was hammered all this summer in ibiza

incl michael gray remix !! splittr is the meeting of minds of martijn ten velden and mark yardley (from stanton warriors fame), two of modern dance musics biggest production heavyweights. as splittr, mark and martijn combine their collective skills and tastes to produce a dance/rock hybrid (new order infected guitar part) and a very fresh take on electronic music. in fact they started the project to give them the opportunity to split awayfrom any preconceptions people may have of them and any musical restrictions dance music genres can create. their first release, >all alone< (which sees mark take on vocal duties), has already created an underground buzz, with pete tong playing it on almost a weekly basis from the start of the year, regular spot plays on radio1 and major support coming from the likes of roger sanchez and deep dish. splittr are clearly set to take their sound worldwide

golem episode 3 : he has now left the earth to conquer the universe. and this 12inch deliver us the soundtrack of this space odyssey ! on a side youll find spacerock. this time, contrary to what you could think when youre listening to it, its not an edit of a forgotten italo b-side but an original track done this year by a famous french producers duo. no need to launch the worldwide nerd contest to find who did it in the late 70s.... on b-side, a.l-t. give us 2 new edits. reaching to the sky is an early electronic piece, hypnotic and completely weird with its guitar >à la morricone< ! and cosmic rocket, with its powerful drum and its siren all along the track, prove us how a 70s psychedelic library music production could be a dancefloor filler ! an epic song which sounds like chemical brothers produced by vangelis !

sebastien leger s mistakes has undoubtedly been received as one of the coolest imprints this year. here it returns with the 3rd release, again in the planets theme : venus / jupiter. its easy to see why these two stormers are doing the business for sander kleinenberg, chris lake, pete tong and a host of other djs

after his first release on flash recordings together with daso on the night express ep, pawas is now back with his very own three-track ep on the label of koletzki & meindl. all tracks were created in pune in india, pawas’ hometown, and the ep is about three different characters. alicia, charlie and edward. each one of them has a certain distinctive vibe about them: alicia is deep and eloquent, edward is more hectic and restless while charlie seems the funky and witty sort. in terms of music, edward is carried on a powerful, deep synthie melody, a big breathing bassline and some great percussive clicks and clacks that turn into a slightly ravey minimal burner later on in the tune. very hot! edward is a little lighter and is pushed forward by a great funky melody that creates the perfect after hour moment. imagine yourself on the beach when the sun is coming up. alicia on the a side is a deeper, more housy affair has a melodic, percussive and detroity appeal. pawas has managed to create a very fresh and unique signature sound and with releases on squonk, connaisseur and flash records, 2007 seems to be the year for him.

rmxs by paul ritch & guillaume & the couto dumonts >2 fast 4 u< was one of the stand-out tracks from kook kook, a tune positioned somewhere wonderful between techno, house and disco, and of course it appears on this 12” in its original form. but for the lead track, lopazz hands over the reins to paul ritch, whose string of fine releases over the past year or so – for labels like resopal, fumakilla and get physical – have made him one of the scenes most sought-after names. a single-minded 4x4 pulse sets the pace, providing the basis for increasingly intense, tribalesque percussion, and dubbed-out samples of lopazz s original instrumentation. this unbelievably deep, hypnotic remix demonstrates an allegiance to both classic detroit techno and the razor-sharp vanguard of modern day minimal techno. on the flip, lopazz offers >2 4 fast u< to another underground techno visionary for re-interpretation,this time guillaume, also known as guillaume and the coutu dumonts. beautifully produced, exuberant eps for mutek and hartchef discos have seen guillaume become a producer of note to those in the know

king unique are one of the most influential dance production/dj outfits of the past 10 years, and now the legends that are matthew roberts & matt thomas are back with a killer new single >yohkoh<. a melodic tech/prog/house gurn-fest of epic proportions, >yohkoh< is kus first single since their year off from the studio – a year that saw them tour their >electric< mix album across the globe, a journey that found matthew roberts marooned in a mud soaked brazilian rainforest and matt thomas cornered by tasmanian devils on a beach at midnight amongst many other (mis)adventures

broken rules is a busy producer. this year he has hit more labels then any other hard industrial techno producer in the usa. appearing on labels such as men in motion, industrial movement, the third movement, monoid, compressed. here on industrial strength he comes with e mixture between brutal hard techno and hardcore

two of new york finest alix alvarez and jon cutler revisited this deep garage track from earlier this year and applied more stripped down, pumping makeovers

riva starr is new on the house scene after a successful career as top breaks artist, >madox.< his first house release came out earlier this year on jesse roses frontroom recordings and he has also teamed up on remixes for john acquaviva. this new release takes dirtybird back to the big basslines on which it was built. the bubble ep is a collection of floppy gurgling bass, heavy stacked drums and slow cooked barbeque funk.

with already huge releases on labels like recycled loops, primate and last year spilo 008, we now bring you the follow up ep to this great release, shanice ep... with a collection of 4 tracks, 3 original boriqua tracks with a superb ignition technician remix! the 2 main tracks, deliciosa and shanice, are guaranteed to set all dancefloors on fire in real boriqua tribez style! and finally the electra track which is a bit more experimental style to complete this ep to one of the highpoints for 2007

here comes andreas heiszenberger (ware/normoton) with what seems like a requiem to a past love. the track is moody, twisted, dubby and full of intense ambivalent emotions, from love to hate and from pop to abstraction. then comes nass aka geiger (firm/teile/kindish) to give the original the treatment and what a treatment! surely more effective than your post-depression counselor, nass goes for a dub techno oddissey that will make hardwax enthusiasts drop their prozac prescription. on the flip side one of the men of the year, mr. efdemin (dial / liebe*detail / curle) comes with the definitive solution: go deep, then stand up and dance. efdemin presents us with a work of love, an unmistaken hommage to the sound of berlin. to finalise, andreas heiszenberger goes for the traditional medicine to relieve any heartache: deep house with a nod to lowtec, theo parrish and the dial ensemble. a truly perfect moment

the a-side remix comes from the man who is to blame for one of the biggest hits this year, >volta< . but his remix of >herr reporter< is even mightier! already featured on the official amnesia 2007 compilation. the tony senghore sound can be described as pugnacious, belligerent and slightly gung-ho - keeping the elegant xylophone part from the original version and turns into a piece of shuffled madness. previous remix work for artists like bodyrox, til west and audiobullys proves it to be working. apart from being a member of the berlin-based blip blop pop phenomenon slagsmålsklubben, din stalker is the moniker of hannes stenström when being solo. >herr reporter< is his best track to date, a perfect 8-bit electro workout

la musique is a pumped-up party track that is set to scorch dancefloors all over the planet. first appearing as a stand out track on the trail blazing kitsune maison compilation 4, relish recordings label maestro headman wanted to bring riot in belgium to the clubbing masses…and were so glad he did. the track draws you straight in with one of the catchiest hooks of the year and teases you until the beat drops like getting slapped in the face with an 808 state record thrown by justice. upon hearing the track kiss fm and london dj star sinden couldnt help but take a break from his busy schedule to bestow us upon us a killer socca-bass remix that will turn heads upside down and give clubbers a bombastic vibe that will have them up for days. on the flipside relish recordings new artist revlover injected some steroids into the original. harder and stronger the revlover edit blasts riot in belgium to the upper stratospheres of filthy electro

omar s presents another newcomer with this just 15 year old prodigy kyle hall who produced this debut offering solely on analogue tapes. ruff bizzniss!

probably the biggest dancetunes for maripoza this year! the opener >a little bird forever< is a huge dreamy melody monster. the recipe of this smasher is the sophisticated arrangement and the amazing hookline of a warm bass. listening spots is a sound from another galaxy with a lightly deepness.. thats all u have to say about it. so maripoza grows with this two tracker to everyones favourite label

now fedde has prepared his third salvo, and has remixed ida corrs original into one of the most addictive and ingenious dance records for time, the tracks monster hook is dominating dancefloors already, with pete tong simply calling it, >one of the records of the year<, 12 inch delivers a top remix package from eddie thoneick, jason herd and micky slim

check track 4 >> a massive carl craig rmx!!!! original versions are aken from the massively acclaimed and already touted by many as an album of the year >sound of silver<. with its emotive refrain and rhythmic precision >someone great< was recognized critically as an album standout and has become a key part of their live set. its release is backed by a spectacular array of new and exclusive mixes of other s.o.s standouts in the form soulwax (>get innocuous<), carl craig (>sound of silver<), sorcerer (>us v them<) and gucci sound system (>time to get away<). award winning artist/ filmmaker doug aitken is currently shooting an experimental short film for >someone great.< doug aitkens work has been exhibited extensively at museums and festivals throughout europe and the u.s. his most recent work, >sleepwalkers< , was commissioned by moma

one year and half after el-bazar on terminal m, end-jy is back with a new single >sitaro< on the new move recordings. incl dimitri andreas remix

played by shinedone, jack de marseille, dan curtin, laurent garnier and jamie anderson. latest pick from deetrons amazing debut album >twisted<. this part includes the wonderful original version (already supported by ame and gilles peterson) and a remix by aril brikha, one of the most in demand producers of the moment after his new releases on kompakt, pokerflat and peacefrog earlier this year.

>too long< is a bossa-house ballad with a heart-warming vocal line and an irresistable groove that will pack any dance floor. with vocals, guitar and keys all recorded live by aroop himself, this track has an undeniable authenticity and soulfulness. on the flipside, >dirty groove< is a broken jazz funker with a killer beat, dirty bass and synth lines reminiscent of herbie hancock. already a massive response from djs such as dj spinna, rainer truby, recloose and simbad this is set to be one of the biggest tracks of the year

hot! massive rockin new breaks monster on the aside !! funkatech have been getting serious support all year and are dramarically building their rep and this single proves exactly why

this 12 inch features brand new music from legendary uk producer martin rushent (human league, the buzzcocks, the stranglers, xtc, etc). disco unlimited is martins first new project after a 25 year hiatus from the music industry. the debut single itchy hips is a piece of late 70s style disco with a modern twist.

jean jacques perrey, the godfather of space age pop, meets the undisputed champ of left field moog beats to create one of the most unusual records of the year so far. an eclectic but accessible mixture of electronica, dnb, disco, hip hop and beyond. jean jacques perry is a legendary figure in the history of electronic music having worked with edith piaf, walt disney, fatboy slim, dj premier and air

simon baker is fast becoming a major player in the global electronic community. working steadily through the ranks at 2020vision after producing his first single the lip trick in 2004 he has worked, fine tuned and greatly improved his production skills gaining worldwide respect with a bang this year.

big with: john acquaviva, ivan smagghe, umek, mark knight, mason, stephan bodzin, rui da silva, johnathan ulysses, tomcraft, moonbootica, dj delicious, namito, zoo brazil, groove rebels, ascii.disko, delon & dalcan, tom wax,… 2007 will go down in history as a year of many happenings and the release of envy my music records 2nd single will definitely crystallise itself to be an outstanding one. marathon by bastian heerhorst is already one of the best tracks to hit the scene this autumn. the remixes by internationally acclaimed superproducer tocadisco and the emm records in-house wonder butch interpret >marathon< in their very own typical prime-time sound and complete this release to plainly be the must-have record for the club-season. definitely the floor-filler and hit of late 2007!

big with c-rock, ben watt, agoria, tiefschwarz, mike monday, shinedoe, miss jools, 3 channels, fabrice lig,…! estroe and zoëxenia already teamed up for connaisseurs compilation grand cru 2007 with their wonderful track >dont forget<. this time the ladies share a split ep with one original track and one remix of both. estroes >driven< was already a big success on connaisseur supérieur at the beginning of this year and found its way on some important compilations and cd-mixes like ellen alliens fabric mix. beside her production activities, estroe is a remarkable and stylistically confident dj. famous in the netherlands, but also slowly recognized outside her home country. zoëxenia is a singer and songwriter since her teenage years. her impressing presence combined with her soulful voice made her succeed at the finals of diesel u-music benelux as well as at grote prijs van nederland in 2004. but not only singing is her passion. when she was infected by house music she began to develop her own electronic style as a producer, which ended in her first release on artminimal in spring 2007. more releases on remote area will follow soon

first release from this new talented dutch 20 year old producer/dj who is better known to his mum as laurens hollemans. both tunes have that typical so called dutch house style. wobbling electro filled bassline with a touch of latin vibe to it.with nearly every dutch major league house player already on support it looks like lauw is entering the scene by storm!