working non-stop, danny wolfers is back again on greeces echovolt label after last years acclaimed comeback dust remix. once again we see his trademark style of soulful, narrative electronic music spread across these four barrio tinged tracks, the standout being the massive poverties paradise which is a deeply emotional vocal excursion reminiscent of some of the most classic chicago cuts with the signature legowelt stamp planted firmly on it. not to be missed!

tim kelly, new upcoming artist on the techno scene but with a 20 years experience in the music arena delivers here a really inspired ep, with a crazy deepness and outstanding synths and feelings.three original tracks, all with a specific groove and atmosphere are attracting your mind, and pushing your body to the dancefloor! this ep is supported by both remixes from the well known artist perc, and the owner of the silent steps label, octave.

john tejada and justin maxwell have been floating on top now for more than 10 years taking into account that an army of hungry music programmers have tried out every trick to motivate the masses and to become the new stars. john tejada and justin maxwell can afford the luxury of not needing to do that, since they have written techno history. their education which started with hardware in the earlier techno days ... gives them the privilege to accomplish also this release with machines only. so you will witness 3 raw and beautiful tracks that activate our minds.
played by: secret cinema, yousef, martin eyerer, agoria, laurent garnier, stephan bodzin, alexi delano, sian, umek, dj 3000, dave seaman/ steve parry, john digweed, igor tchkotoua/ pig and dan, jeff samuel, orde meikle/ slam, max cooper, ryan davis, phil kieran, microtrauma, mauro picotto, dixon, onionz, fabrice lig, phonique, philip sherburne, alland byallo, mihalis safras , maxime dangles, coyu, patrick pulsinger, goldfish, deepchild, tom leclercq, stefan gubatz, marcus sur, scott byrne, zidan, taster peter, freska, luca agnelli, toni d, andrew technique ...

producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist dead seal aka derrick boyd has been on the scene for a number of years, releasing a debut album on maverick west coast label auralism and building a reputation for his energetic live performances. but it seems that his time in the international spotlight is about to arrive with some of the coolest labels around flocking to him for remixes and productions: boyd has recently been drafted in by damian lazarus for remix duties on crosstown rebels, is set to record a full length album for jonny art department whites no19 music label and has been snapped up by kings of canada, my favorite robot for this superb new single. more quality from the team at my favorite robot records and a single from an artist who we are certain to be hearing a lot more of in the months to come!

500 limited edition 180 gram vinyl double album that comes with 32 page comic novel. written and illustrated by ulrich troyer. songs for william is the first in a trilogy of experimental dub projects from ulrich troyer and deep medi musik. ulrich troyer was born in innsbruck and raised in tyrol austria, he studied architecture and music at university and now resides in vienna where he lives and works as a freelance artist and musician. ulrich has been producing music and experimenting with electronics for over 10 years on various projects that include soundtracks for movies, dance productions, exhibitions and sound installations. since 2005 ulrich has also been performing live as a member of the vegetable orchestra.songs for william sees ulrich explore his love for dub music and the experimentations of pioneers such as king tubby, sound dimension and rhythm and sound alongside the influences of mulatu, tony allen and the psychedelic sounds of selda. to accompany this release is the first part chapter of a comic novel featuring the main character william (a guitar effect pedal!) and his journey! all analogue synthesizers, effects, stompboxes, samplers, guitars, percussion and melodica played, programmed, recorded and dubbed by ulrich troyer at the 4bit studio vienna.

soul jazz records subsiduary electronic label microsolutions to megaproblems celebrates two years of releases with this new album. microsolutions to megaproblems brings together many of the finest experimental electronic artists working in their respective fields today – whether it be electronica, avant hip-hop, twisted disco, deep jazz and more. this album features tracks from all the earlier 12 inch releases plus unique exclusives for this album. established electronic-pioneers such as kit clayton, kid 606 and sutekh are present alongside west-coast left-field hip-hop/beat-heads daedelus and ammon contact. from the uk, underground remixer to the stars radio slave, a/k/a rekid (kylie minogue, paul macartney!), tech-disco artist secondo (with a unique to this album acid mix), a.greenman are featured alongside exclusive new music from tim exile.

limited to 500 copies!!!! hardly any other german music producer is so involved in the powerful development of elektro, techno house and noise pop over the last six years as almost 30-year-old alex ridha from berlin. with highly acclaimed releases on international deejay gigolos, turbo and last not least his own label boys noize records

duke & sill are new producers that we will sure hear more of, this offering >rue saint bernard< takes you back in time and brings you to the future, this electro tech soul is a classic in the making, smooth deep and with lots of soul. common people produced by one of our up and coming producers volta cab, the title may take you by surprise >queen of elephants< we wanted to release the original before the remixes so that we hope you would love the song as we do, deep, memorable and great keyboard melodies, the vibe is a feel good one. b/w mark & paul are no strangers to dance music the production team of mark thomas bell & paul birchall has produced for us neuvo ritmo a classic piano groove over a low key aggressive beat, a sure peek time track for those who dare. urban crews >go< was originally presented by chez damier >the gathering< some years back we have decided to add this with the unplugged project to complete this classic theme, inspiring to say the least.

the incoming label rue de plaisance is proud to announce his first release >somewhere in my head< from the producer david k. after a first collaboration on freak n chic label few years ago, david k, well-known for some releases on cocoon, tsuba or supplement facts tied again with opium, the bass player and back vocals of nouvelle vague. with >somewhere in my head<, david k is pushing the boundaries with a raw, deep and cutting-edge sound which is always refreshing and truly personal. the two remixes from the switzerland based producer deetron and the french based and label owner, varoslav retain the deepness and craziness of the track but also both artist bring their personal groove and identity to the original.

ross allens meltdown music recordings is kick-starting into life with this stunning mini album/ep from welsh native and production talent evm. evms music holds a fine balance between the contemporary and the classic, between uk garage, broken hip-hop, and the vibe of reggae, house and soul, wrapped in velvety production and a technical style all of his own. title track >groove content< has been a mainstay on ross weekly ministry of sound show for six months, and its now in the hands of gilles peterson who has already hailed it as a classic, supporting it on his bbc radio 1 show and tearing it up on the main stage at this years sonar festival.

in 2009 we released our first season collection called >somero2009< two years later coming back with an another huge collection of fresh and already well known talents and artists. the double vinyl starts with matthew dekay & lee burridge great song >out of order<. pirupa draws with >raw orbit< an awesome ruff techno track. the french connection g-rom, jef k & gwen maze gives an amazing dreamy house song. from russian we got tripmastaz & arram mantana with a trippy circus track. one big newcomer from stuttgart city is emanuel satie with his old school addicted track >hans<. julien bracht & martyné are two of the new talents from frankfurt-freebase connection, watch out for them! arado & marco faraone the german-italian team kicking with >get reverse< a real groove bass monster. and something special from düsseldorf / germany the new talent lahib alekozei gives his best with a romantic and mind catching song >behind closed doors<.

>cut me down< was the bi-product of this years ims conference in ibiza where sasha was assumed the honour of creating the 2011 ims anthem in conjunction with burn studios. the track was then handed over to layo & bushwacka for the masterclass in remixing. their stunning mix appears on the flipside with full l&b signature riffs, basslines and bouncy drums.

big with: joris voorn, raresh. ryan crosson, terry francis, sebo k, laurent garnier, nick curly, sascha dive, deetron, christian smith, radio slave, arnaud le texier, kiki, anthony collins, axel boman ...
uk producer and bass culture regular, mr. g makes a welcome return to the label with his latest three track bonanza, >gs spot!< ep. with last years >extended pain< ep still causing damage, mr. g tweaks and teases our senses once again as he electrifies with both sides of the vinyl release. the vinyl only title track, >gs spot!< sees him stamp his authority from the get-go. its big-room reach is unquestionable as it builds from its opening bongos and hi-hats into an intense number, driven by its demanding horn stabs. having ramped things up from the off, on the flip >new dayz< brings us back down, if only for a moment. like an alter-ego to our a side, >new dayz< opens with piercing bongos. its soothing synth laps like the tide as it builds to crescendo and then soothed by its bassline.

played and supported by chris liebing, speedy j,perc, tommy four seven, markus suckut, dino sabatini, jonas kopp, dadub, slam, technasia, dasha rush, max m, electric indigo, bcr boys, audio injection and more.
the first vinyl release of the record label was born from the mind and the taste of freddy k. a person with many years of experience, which is currently behind k1971 etc.. in the past, one of the minds of elettronica romana, virus, remix shop .. and one of the producers of the old roman techno scene (see acv records etc. ..). the choice of artists is very precise: new artists who have something to say in the future of the techno scene.the first vinyl release is signed conrad van orton. already known by many producers, djs, radio and magazines that specialize in techno. he has many releases already out with its c.r.s. recordings (along with vsk) and beyond. his style is very modern and innovative.

san francisco electronic/techno pioneer kit clayton as the first in a series of new electronica releases under the banner microsolutions for mega problems. kit clayton has been releasing music on labels such as mille plateaux, seventh city, plug research for the last few years as well as his own orthlorng musork label. he is the producer of the current left-field hip-hop faves gold chains which is also released on his label in the us. kit clayton is at the front of a movement of lap-top electronic artists such as herbert, bola, sutekh, pole etc. these two tracks are firmly in the electronic dance field and have been specially recorded for soul jazz records.

ashford & simpsons return to europe for the first time in 20 years is celebrated with the release of this 16 classic song compilation on limited edition double album. nicholas ashford & valerie simpson are soul icons responsible for gold and platinum hits through the 60s, 70s and 80s for such artists as marvin gaye, chaka khan, diana ross and gladys knight (their solo hits include >solid<). this is the first time many of these have been assembled on one collection, but expansion have gone one step further by combining the hits with seminal disco records like >over & over< (sylvester), the two-step anthem >keep away girls< (stephanie mills), the awesome >california soul< (by marlena shaw, as utilized by kfc), the modern soul smash >top of the stairs< (collins & collins) and an exclusive remix of >aint no mountain high enough< (marvin gaye/tammi terrell).

its fitting that this summer season sees months of culprit planning and scheming come to fruition. a relationship that began almost four years ago, between culprits la crew and parisian native shonky, has finally been realized, with the mercurial frenchman stepping up for his first full culprit release, >oasis<. shonky first ventured to la when droog hosted him on the now defunct terrace space at avalon in late 2007. since then he and culprit founders droog have become close cohorts, sharing the same musical wavelength, having playied together half-a-dozen times at locations ranging from miami, barcelona and los angeles. shonky was finally introduced on the label earlier this year, when he and dyed soundorom collaborated on a remix of lee foss >your turn girl<

going on five years after the release of the highly superior debut album yoyoyoyoyo, mastermind spank rock aka naeem juwan touched ground with the sophomore full-length, the excellently titled >everything is boring and everyone is a fucking liar< (e.i.b.a.e.i.a.f.l.), due in september. featuring production mostly handled by boys noize in addition to single-shot offerings from the neptunes pharrell williams, original spank rock producer xxxchange, well known super-producer mark ronson, as well as sam spiegel aka squeak e. clean of n.a.s.a. and chris rockswell. the first single comes with a little aural accompaniment in the shape of >energy<, which ditches synthetic sheen to sample cans vitamin c. >i need new energy<, runs the chorus, showing juwans vision for 2011. alongside the original track three remixers excellently joining the party: jan driver, win win and the glimmers.

murmurs main label returns after more than a years absence with an artist who has undergone something of a transformation of late with a future release set for the revitalised and highly revered >classic< label, marc ashken eschews the more stripped down, minimal beats of past releases to bring together a more phatter, housier sound in collaboration with fabio teti on >don do dat< and floyd lavine on flip side track >do dat<. >don do dat< is s chunky house main room house groover and will no doubt be a key feature in many a djs box over the coming months. flip for the >anonym< remix of >do dat< for a techier workout whilst the original version rounds off the package with an altogether more uplifting jaunt

we are happy to announce xdb on echocord dj/producer xdb aka kosta athanassiadis has been djing since the early nineties but its in the last few years that his abilities as a producer have come to fore both through his recordings for labels such as detroits sistrum and francois ks wave music, remixes for norm talley, conforce and patrice scott to name a few, along with the releases on his own metrolux label which he founded in 2006. lately, kosta athanassiadis is garnering the overdue attention of popular writers and fellow musicians. throughout his growing popularity, xdb has kept his identity nearly silent, allowing his music to be unpolluted by preconceived notions that comes with branding ones image. less is more, he suggests, applying the advice to inspiring and established artists. in the end, it was this tactic – of letting the music speak for itself – that cultivated the respect and trust of his fans. recent 2011 releases are his bakfom ep on harbour city sorrow and now followed by the apari ep on echocord. two powerfull dubby tracks by xdb + a fantastic remix by sven weisemann

daniela la luz, a berlin-based producer, brings her first ep on moody heights, a sublabel from other heights. in the past couple years she has brought her live house-sets with full enthousiasm, of which a little extraordinary selection of dubby and vocal house-tracks is now showcased on moody heights.

for our 22nd release, we decided to bring you guys the producers cream of the cream! this warrior dance part i ep will feature 5 amazing cuts from the wonderfull new talent coming from italy : simoncino!
this italian producer has done some tracks on hotmix along with nicholas, joe drive & marcello napoletano, also an ep on mathematics (headed by jamal moss aka hieroglyphic being). heavily influenced by proto – house, mr fingers, mike dunn, joe lewis & all the legendary music that came from the chi-town first in the early 80s, these are some of the best tunes we have heard for years! house is back, definitely!

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fresh-faced berlin imprint, casual lab, launch their new house and techno stable with a double track and remix package from a new collaborative force. for casual lab, the italian veteran luigi gori has teamed up with one of its rosters rising stars sin tek aka 28- year-old anis hachemi to produce an infectious techhouse floor-filler. berlin stalwart marc poppcke offers a sultry deep house remix of the pairs debut collaboration for casual lab, dimming the lights and upping the groove to provide a glimpse of the citys smoldering club circuit. gog piaf wraps up the debut ep with another crisp, polished house offering from berlins effervescent pool of untapped talent. informed by nine years of classical training, gog piafs productions blend technicality with a far ranging source of influences and styles enough to charm any dancefloor.

saved regular ross evana returns to the label with the monstrous >these sounds<, a vocal infused future classic that cannot be ignored. combining an infectious groove with devastatingly catchy vocals the lead single will slip with ease into any djs box and remain there for years to come.
continuing with the quality expected of a saved release, gregor tresher makes his debut on the label, presenting his take on the lead single and adding a flavour to the original that only he knows how.

how do you follow-up last years monster mr.spock? of course with something even more ghetto, more dirty and more fun. lezgo is the 2nd collaboration between justin martin and ardalan, a curious bay area duo of master and apprentice that seems to be magic in the studio. this time they delve deep into the footwork meets house sound delivering cool r&b respites inside mega booty grooves for 3 minutes then letting down the hammer on the kick drum in the finale that kills every time. this is the type of tune that gets everyone moving and smiling and makes you wish you had 10 of them just like it in your bag. i ve played this to every type of crowd from techno chin scratchers to college kids, festival crowds, london know-it-alls, fund raising 40+ year olds, deep house heads, post dubsteppers, basement afterpartiers, hip-hop crews, disco kids and straight up ravers. it works everywhere and thats the sign of a big tune.

2 tracks of previously unreleased holger czukay (can)! - ltd edition of 777 copies, and comes with beautiful sleeve art.
at the age of 43 holger czukay was working on a message for his fans. he kept it unreleased for 30 years. music is a miracle takes you on 18 minute time travel through holger’s own musical universe. he gives the listener the chance to become a part of his world of music giving sound examples of the following tracks: ode to perfume, fragrance, 2 bass shuffle, witches multiplication table which were released on the album >on the way to the peak of normal< in 1981. side b is an unreleased version of ode to perfume that was created in holgers home lab and in the can studio. his friend and producer conny plank helped him with a cheap korg vocoder and they recorded the music on one of the first 16-track recorders of mci.

tartelet laber manager emil margetli and copenhagen dj stalwart mathias mesteno make up this newly formed duo. the two of them have been djing together for years and share a mutual interest in vintage electronic music.
enter the muff : this warm, bumping and decidedly sticky affair will suck you right in and never relinquish it vice-like grip until the very last compressed 808 clap has been shot out the love canon. its an a-side with the word builder written all over it. laced with heavy sub bass, organ licks, cooing soul vox and rides galore, this is intense, classic house that will provide the dance floor with an elegant slap upside the head.
steady muffin : on the flip, muff deep arms itself with piano licks, lush, organic percussion and all-out, good-time party vibrations. this track embraces everything that is summer from balearic atmospherics, over your favourite childhood sunset, to italo and straight-up disco.

walls are once again getting set to frazzle minds and make hearts swoon with the release of their second album >coracle< (26th september) - set to once again capture the shimmering layers of guitar and synths, ecstatic melodies and emotive vocals that made their debut an instant classic. their first single >sunporch< reinforces the ground they explored with last years >gaberdine<, a towering arpeggiated bass line surrounded by a swirling web of guitars and percussion. alongside an exclusive edit of >sunporch< and an unreleased ambient crooner, >tight spots< this is an essential followup that will leave you starved for what awaits within >coracle<.

london based james what is a well known musician treading the more left-field and creative end of the tech house spectrum. his numerous eps alongside dan berkson have become poker flat classics in recent years and so we are happy to welcome him in his first solo effort for the label. lead cut >it feels wrong< fuses classic analog bass with lively synth work and satisfyingly complex question-answer passages that whisk us away into a sweaty, late night vibe immediately. berlin based lord of the witching hour lee curtiss adds his touch on the remix side with a killer acidic treatment of >it feels wrong<. tense, soulful and teasing, this warm and super playable version will no doubt find its way to freaky dancefloors everywhere. >in the dark< slowly builds edgy, spooky elements in a deep, dark and sexy trip. combining smooth chords and keys, with trippy synths and sinister vocal snippets, whats bright and clear production works wonders in this slow-burner.

with influences ranging from early house and disco to turntablism and techno, dallas, txs brett johnson successfully straddles the line between knowledgable >thinking mans< dj and genuine, primal floor-filler. bretts sound is best known as groovy, bumping house with a hearty dose of techno elements, crafted and mixed in a way that is truly identifiable as his own. over the past ten years brett has released serious, futuristic sounding house music on numerous labels including classic, freerange, lazy days, and bretts own aesoteric and bang the box imprints. denvers full flavor music is honored to have brett on board for its latest release, the someday ep.

the wait is over ... the bomb has dropped! since grant dropped the classic mix at this years southport weekender back in may the phones havent stopped ringing for this one! if it wasn’t huge enough the last time out, the brand new remixes courtesy of none other than code reds own dj spen, delecto recordings christian alvarez & solar sounds honcho rob hayes have taken the track onto a whole new level – the classic is back, so hold on tight!

krasimir gyurov (vizar) has dealt with electronic music since 2000. his style is influenced by nature with hypnotic deep pads and mystic drones. in 2004 he made a contact with underground a netlabel scene and several years later he released his first eps for spanish netlabels offaudio and antiritmo. from 2008 he played on the biggest underground techno festival in his country bulgaria - artmospheric festival, where the guests were donato dozzy, brando lupi, dave twomey. ness became interested in electronic music in the late 90s. in 2004 he started djing, taking inspiration from various genres going from trance to pure experimentation. the interest in music led him to attend various courses and audio engineer for some years and the conservatory of his hometown. the need to express his emotions through music led him to experiment and research in recent years that better reflect his sound.since 2009 he founded his own label mono records with his friend bettosun, and releases music in labels such as prologue, sonata and varianz. the experience gained over the years leads to define his dj sets that are characterized by a strong array of techno and house at the same time.

quality uk deep house label started by the inland knights.
after years of beans on toast, spending any spare pennies on vinyl, lugging sound systems around fields and clubs and playing free parties, the brainchildren behind inland knights thought it might be time to cash in. the recipe was simple and drop music was born. here they present the third sampler from the house bound series and delight us with 3 gems.

acid jazzs rare mod series is a collection of vinyl eps, compilation albums and books that shines a light on the forgotten side of the british mod scene.
one such album is live 65 from kenny bernard & the wranglers, which is an extraordinary historical document that turned up at a car boot sale a couple of years back.

after being enclosed for several years with his mpcs and synthesizers, josé rico carries out the 5th downbeat 12 inch influenced by detroit and chicago. the record starts with september rain, a classic deep house track with warm percussion, deep synths and a jazzy piano. urtzi reworks it into a mesmerizing theme with spooky synths and a naïve bassline. then its on to stage, with raw drums, hammond and keyboards somewhere between tetrode and deep transportation. the record is closed by ciclico with a super-bass and a catchy melody. absolutely hypnotic. a diverse release for deep house lovers.

fatman ds label biological beats has been running for seven years now and this is the hottest release to date. on the a side nu elementz and decimal bass come with their first release and trust me its a monster. on the aa you are treated to a sought after remix by majistrate. this is a big release and make sure you check out biological beats digital label as well.

rainbow arabia have been one kompakts most endearing acts to work with us in years. the husband and wife duo danny and tiffany preston started our year out with the genre-defying full length >boys and diamonds< which went on to become one our most acclaimed releases of recent time - the los angeles times went so far as to proclaim >rainbow arabia are l.a.s new electro heroes< in a recent feature. in honor of the exhaustive touring throughout the us and europe the band continues to trail blaze, we found the need to put out another limited edition 7 inch for the fans and collectors out there. the title song >boys and diamonds< combines the sway of >80s pop< with the raw power of cumbia and ethno-dance mayhem. tiffanys vocals are hauntingly powerful and a testament to the sheer will and work this band has put in over the past year. hardmix are a favorite of the band and we here at kompakt were honored have him tackle the song. what we received is melodic techno bliss - a shapeshifting extravagance that uniquely keeps the essence of the original but with a solid bass kick to keep the dance floor well on momentum

supported by: burns, helsinki 78-82, etc you know we love disco, right? so meet our latest signing from helsinki, bright shades. ville & roope who together are bright shades, are no strangers to dance music as they already have several years of dj experience under their belt and their debut ep is a tribute to all the disco music they love. their tracks are bursting with energy and definitely designed to the dance floor. with the current state of disco business, we know this is a breath of fresh air.bright shades already have a ton of remix work lined up for them, even before the release of their debut ep so we predict a bright (pun intended) future for them. welcome guys, we love disco and house too.

probably the biggest, most exciting new house producer to emerge from new york in the last five years osunlade continues his strong run. almost a new masterpiece every week and he doesnt stop with this new project called atelewo that also marks the return of his influential yoruba imprint. jumping, uplifting afro/latin house with beautiful vocals by the man himself. this is only the teaser to a fortcoming full length album!

tw is back with brand new original works on his own imprint. continuing in the spirit of the series & moving further light years into the future we welcome you into traversable wormhole vol 8. comes on gorgeous smokey red vinyl - transparent dark red, black marbled.

luis flores delievers a great techno ep for micro.fon. packed with good stuff the two originals come along with 2 tool edits and two fat remixes. audio injection from the usa delievered a dubby dirty gritty stripped down tech version of >love your machine<. veteran of mexicos techno scene and years of pushing innovating and non-conforming concepts, luis has developed his own production style that is precise and hypnotic with a healthy degree of dance floor groove. his first release on droid recordings was enthusiastically lauded and put into heavy rotation by the likes of chris liebing and speedy j. already gaining momentum with interest from dj heavyweights and international tours in europe, china, the u.s. and elsewhere, he now offers 3 slabs of pure sizzling dark groove for micro.fons latest, including a remix by super-in-demand audio injection. support by: andreas henneberg, daniel sanchez, danilo vigorito, dj murphy, drumcell, jeremy p caulfield, joseph capriati, klein & meister, paco osuna, thomas krome, tommy four seven, tony rohr & many more.

limited edition on pink couloured & marbled vinyl, artist and title printed on sleeve in gold/glitter.
hailing from a maelstrom of reinvention, reckless idealism, and rainbow-chasing known as los angeles, puro instinct are the psychedelic pop discovery thats about to make your year look a while lot stronger. the speech marks come courtesy of their mouthpiece, 24-year-old piper kaplan, who joined by her 16-year-old sister skylar have cut one of the most striking and formidable pairings on the west coast indie-rock circuit in recent years. together, they have created a sound thats already made the year for all kinds of esteemed folks all around the world, from the likes of gorilla versus bear in the states to dear old blightys nme,as their debut long-player headbangers in ecstasy dawned upon them.

hot new 12 inch from new yorks favorite punk-funk sisters! the legendary esg return with their first new release in nearly five years with this super-limited one-off pressing on soul jazz records. featuring their trademark stripped down punk/funk style that has spawned a whole generation of fans and bands thirty years on from their first release, >moody/ufo< ep on factory records (and the infamous 99 records in america), esg return to the fold with this awesome piece of minimal dance. this will be followed by a new album >keep on moving< in the summer.

edition without picture sleeve but with a new printed insert. blackest ever black return following tropic of cancers recent hit (blackest003). blackest ever black is proud to present in a syrian tongue: karl o connors first solo ep as regis in ten years. on the a-side is >blood witness<, is sleek, predatory techno for sex workers and serial killers, on the b-side a slower, noisier live edit of the same track by o connor and mick harris (aka scorn) that accentuates its rugged breakbeat architecture, and then >blinding horses<, a suitably pummelling, punishing hymn to desert conflict ancient and modern. across these three tracks, regis showcases a sound that delivers the industrial intensity of his vintage downwards work, the elegance and swing of his sandwell district contributions, and a seemingly new ingredient: something powerfully, irreducibly blackest ever black. blackest ever black is a london-based label home to releases from raime, regis and tropic of cancer. this is regiss second contribution to its catalogue, following his remix of raimes >this foundry< (blackest002).

first 500 pieces only in limited printed sleeve - first come first served. second edition repress will ship at the same time without picture sleeve but with a new printed insert. blackest ever black return following tropic of cancers recent hit (blackest003). blackest ever black is proud to present in a syrian tongue: karl o connors first solo ep as regis in ten years. on the a-side is >blood witness<, is sleek, predatory techno for sex workers and serial killers, on the b-side a slower, noisier live edit of the same track by o connor and mick harris (aka scorn) that accentuates its rugged breakbeat architecture, and then >blinding horses<, a suitably pummelling, punishing hymn to desert conflict ancient and modern. across these three tracks, regis showcases a sound that delivers the industrial intensity of his vintage downwards work, the elegance and swing of his sandwell district contributions, and a seemingly new ingredient: something powerfully, irreducibly blackest ever black. blackest ever black is a london-based label home to releases from raime, regis and tropic of cancer. this is regiss second contribution to its catalogue, following his remix of raimes >this foundry< (blackest002).

after being introduced with his >life on titan ep< on mathematics this dope rising producer brings his debut full-length containing some of the best & freshest sounding material of present day house. dirty beats, lo-fi gritty melodies with mind crushing energy. this is essential. 10 tracks total

rennbahn records welcomes a new member of the family, rich.vom.dorf. grown up in a small village at the lovely countryside in mecklenburg-vorpommern, he decided to move to hamburg a couple of years ago. his debut ep on rennbahn bauernglueck in a certain way reflects the way of life at a countryside through his own intrumental techhouse style. if you listen carefully enough, you might be able to picture how the farmer is dancing with his wife on his farm, after doing his daily job. this ep puts nearly everybody a smile on his face, while dancing open air. basti grub ( desolat / hoehenregler ) produced a remix with a hypnotic & driving touch, which is also simply perfect for the summer. altogether 4 tracks with a lot of good mode!

for this release kurbits is happy to announce a new artist for the label – laurentiu suciu – aka. faster. laurentiu has been around on the romanian scene for a couple of years and has earned himself a large number of fans throughout the country. under the name faster, laurentiu has already released a couple of remixes and tracks on various digital labels such as the digital divisions of air drop records and cray1 labworks. whereas his previous releases has been more of straight up house affairs, this release sees laurentiu going for the more minimal and hypnotic shades of dance music. on the a-side we have omego, a track with instant hypnotic qualities. the rolling bass line and the atmospheric pads make the track a perfect choice for those in between moments when you are about to take your set from one direction to another. on the flip we have rost, a rhythmic skeleton based around a simple groove and a little hint of melody. the track might not have the ingredients of a chart buster, but we can assure you that it has all the ingredients of what we call a perfect tool. we sincerely hope youll have as much pleasure with these tracks as we are. well be back soon with new and exciting rhythms. happy mixing!