harthouse is proud to welcome tigerskin alias alex krügeron harthouse. the berlin based artist counts to the most busy electronic heroes from germany with numerousreleases on countless labels like forcetracks, müller rec., bcc, raum musik, komfort musik, tongut, lebensfreude, highgrade, deep in rhythm, mood, opossum, sender and more. he collaborated with artists like detroit grand pubahs, phonique, thugfucker, erlend oye ore rosenstolz and remixed kings of tomorrow, denkigroove, oliver koletzki or umek. with his pseudonyms korsakow, dub taylor, vincent belgrano or magic soulorchestra (to name a few) he sounds out the noumerous styles of electronic music and is on tour at the moment withhis new dub taylor longplayer humatron through asia and europe.

since their last releases on forcetracks and pokerflat crane a.k. have intelligently developed their style. with genius remixes by tom clark and orlando/nobel, the most talented newcomers on forcetracks label, they have compiled a cool and minimal-groovy record. crane a.k.s unique way of arranging tracks surprises with spherical and extremely danceable sequences - diversify to take a step out of the conventional minimalist monotony. forcetracks calls this new groundbreaking style >affected<. all four tracks are dance floor fillers

after several releases for stil vor talen / forcetracks / armut here is the debut on heinrichs & hirtenfellers imprint. incl. mixes by marek hemmann (freude am tanzen / glÜckskind)

coming off a variety of 12 releases in the past few years on handheld, forcetracks & defchild, igor vlasov presents his latest offerings aimed at the dancefloor with nods to the lounge or casa. keeping true his house roots and while channeling his alter-ego as s.p.c., igor demonstrates a remarkable proficiency in a variety of deep, evocative and yet grooving sounds. the outer tracks, >fellow’s traveller< and >phoenix< are keen on ampliflying the dancefloor energy, while the deep, highly-structured textural excursions in >nalim< and >horizon-c< are suggestive of the penetrating works of markus guentner

mri first came to prominence in 2000 with the release of the ground breaking rhythmogenesis on forcetracks and his acclaimed mille plateaux productions. due to the massive reaction drawn from the contribution on the latest 12, take kare not acid, mri returns back to the resopal imprint with two new tracks to redesign the past and further the future. title track bateau is a banging builder that is reminiscent of the current house flavored tracks but resonates the touch of classiness and depth of mid 90s reduced techno arrangements. decayed bassdrum, pad, chords and a break - distinctly marked with modern hyper percussive tendencies, based in between house and techno soundscapes this a-side is a pure bomb. the flipside ivre by all means reaching the dancefloors of today. cascading rhythms build subtly behind the fuelled drive of bass, and druggy vocals fully defined by mris signature formula. all in all, bateau ivre tunes up in fresh formula towards techy driven reduced microhouse, bring through a soothing and completely refreshing 12that will be sure to please old and new fans alike. ltd. stock

ivan smagghe: >best record this year!!< further support coming from chloe, prins thomas (on minus 6), tiefschwarz, karotte, laurent garnier… tip ! the first release of forcetracks in 2008 has the catalog no.082 and is made by the upcoming artists cerosine nathalies. this project is produced by the both berliners philip bader and sasha hirtenfellner. the title >on time< is pleading for to be in time on the dance floor, because the track on the a-side is deep, gloomy and needs a essential dancing. with the oriental vibrant tune in the middle of the track will be the a-side a massive club hit! the b-side comes to the fore with a stracato-vocal sample, a clicky starting minimal track, friendly grooving until the sunshine is merging with the lights in the club.

asem liefert nach kreativen ausflügen auf on records und forcetracks mit dem zweiten teil der >sharade< serie einen leckeren nachschlag, wo keine technowünsche mehr offen bleiben

billy dalessandro – working as a multimedia designer during the day, the american with italian roots creates his music in his legendary dojo studios in chicago while releasing it mostly on german labels – which is not as paradox as it seems…. his productions, thought-through, fluid, rolling monsters that surprise with darkness and groove, are released on labels such as resopal, force inc, forcetracks, konvex-konkav, disco inc., relax, kompute and soniculture, as well as his own imprint siteholder, and make the dj and producer a much sought-after artist whose records end up in crates of well-known artists as diverse as mathew dear and john digweed.

the acos coolkas was found in 2001 in omsk russia. the influence of projects as space and cerrone made them to write tracks with space topic and slow dance rhythm. their first maxi on forcetracks contains two tracks, flowing drums, nice melodies, the touch of the 80ties transformed in electro techhouse hightechsound. and a more minimal mix by st. petersburgs dj oleg wave

forcetracks is back with a strong minimal techno slammer by berlin honchos autotune, known from their killer releases on woodys fumakilla label. stronger than ever!

igors defchild debut is quite mesmerizing. with tracks on handheld and forcetracks igor draws upon his detroit, chicago and berlin influences to produce three bewitching tracks.these largely instrumental pieces combine the production aesthetics of house and techno with exquisite and subtle compositional flairs from dub and blues/soul fusions. northern european production team of aleksander chernishov and maksim vasilevsky refashion somewhere with jazz influenced musicality and poise

satoshi fumi is one of the most exciting producers from japan.. with his new maxi on forcetracks, he explores the field of house music again, somewhere between funky electro techhouse and moody detroit sound. satoshi adds energetic electro house grooves to sensual sequences accompanied by sweet strings.. perfect sounds for urban clubbing

igor o. vlasow from moscow presents his fantastic debut on reborn forcetracks !!! this e.p. contains four tracks with smooth and dubby atmospheres of the latest house sound. its swinging and quirling along the click house sound, which was founded by forcetracks years ago..