roland appel is the well loved and respected producer and dj, based in southern germany. quickly recognised for his work for sonar kollektiv or compost, we are proud to announce his debut for poker flat recordings. the beautifully original and stand-out >fleurs du mal< is a classically themed masterpiece in the making. warm, phasing synth energies build before introducing cosmic choirs and bell melodies that blurs the boundaries between mysterious cult soundtrack and club bomb! the deep searchin >black leather< shows yet more techno promise with a brooding, textural synth at the centre of a full-on exploration into dark, tactile and satisfyingly underground territories. a true slow-burner, and a post tech-house killer in its own right, this detailed and accomplished cut forms the ideal futuristic backdrop to take us into 2011

roland appel of trueby trio, fauna flash and voom:voom fame is following up his huge hit dark soldier and the album talk to your angel (both released on sonar kollektiv) with an eerie tech house 12inch which is destined to be massive.

roland dark soldier appel unleashes two tracks on night moves. two great tracks from mr appel here. check the deep crushed sound of no memory which prepares you for the madness of silver bullet.

roland appel started producing music and spinning records in the early nineties. he was a member of fauna flash (together with christian prommer) and the trüby trio (with rainer trüby + christian prommer). in 2002 he released an album with peter kruder and christian prommer as voom:voom . with every project he toured the world and played clubs and festivals from montreal jazz festival, sonar festival to fabric london, new york, berlin and tokyo. from 2004 to 2006 roland lived in paris. during this time he started to write music for his solo career which quickly gained an international following. in 2006 returning to his home town of munich he teamed up with engineer jan krause to start recording once again. whether roland incorporates an accomplice or is working solo, thereÆs hardly a dull moment in the studio or on stage, captivating his audience by combining the integral influences of detroit techno, folk, disco all the way to soul and house. one of the most in demand tracks from the all night long album, snow gets a full single release as a result of the huge response from disco heavyweights horse meat disco, who took the time to contact us to tell us how much they love it. old school disco in every way, certainly not space and nothing nu about ita.. dfa darlings runaway turn it in a slow burning house direction that builds the tension until every last drop is wrung out in a sweaty pool on the dancefloor. nice.

this the 3rd installment of the 12inch series based on misunderstandings selected by jazzanovas alex barck and named after his monthly night at weekend club in berlin, is surely the hottest yet. arto mwambe has worked his remix magic on roland appel and lars bartkuhn making this a must have maxi single.

following his new album, talk to your angel, roland appel now returns with a remix 12inch containing 2 hot new mixes of tracks taken from the album.

with inner soul (sk178/elektrish) on sonar kollektiv roland appel will tear the clubs down with some new and irresistible deep-house drama. after one year and 2 great eps that have taken dance floors down all over the world munich-born roland appel needs hardly introduction anymore! just 2 words will suffice: dark soldier. this stunning track was a secret hit at the 2007 miami winter music conference, and found its way into the bags and the charts of the biggest djs in the world.

unforgiven is an emotive and intense house track with an irresistible dancefloor flavour. straight 4/4 rhythms, beautiful layer of strings and cheerful keyboard stabs associated with the sublime voice of singer araba walton gives an impression of tranquillity to the track. on the flipside berlin dj star dixon is at the controls for an edit of roland appels dark soldier. dixons version is a pure dancefloor tear-jacker that will make your heart beat faster and that will fit perfectly in any house set.

check !! this stunning track was already a secret hit at miami winter music conference and sonar festival and was played by the bbc radio one shows of pete tong, annie mac and gilles peterson. other supporter are dj hell, miss kittin, tiefschwarz, michale mayer, laurent garnier, ame, rainer trueby, agoria and many many more

rsd, 2xlp with printed inners & numbered sleeve, 1 per customer

bavarian stallion series vol.4 feat four tracks served by roland appel – marco wachs – mn – nihko. house / detroit house infected dj friendly tracks on a techy edge

less presents his house heroes as classic chicago oldschool house dj tool cuts. remixes coming from thomas stieler, ruede hagelstein and the analog roland orchestra.

christian prommer veroffentlicht mit dieser ep einen großartigen vorboten auf sein im märz 2014 erscheinendes, erstes solo-album >Übermood< auf compost black label! gespickt mit tollen kollaborationen und remixen. zum einen gibt es - unglaublich aber wahr - mit duckwalk die erste gemeinschaftsproduktion mit dem langjährigen münchener weggefährten und compost-labelkollegen jan krause von beanfield. 70s synths, futuristische beats in kombination mit klassik-vocals und eine äußerst crispe produktion bilden das fundament für diesen erhaben anmutenden midtempo-tune.

inside out records returns with stevie r and ian mckenzie at hand to register another &#64257,ne jewel within its growing catalogue of releases. the london based label, still within its early stages, has maintained its philosophy of delivering high quality underground music and *lost little girl* is no exception. remixes come from aki bergen, roland appel and alex zed.

moody yet not morbid, futuristic but not foreign, modern but not without class

subfossils music can be defined as being both deep and musical trying to give his tracks twists and turns from beginning to end. daniel ramm is a real teutonian perfectionist, each sound has been clearly defined in every nuance.munich native roland appel delivers the cant get no sleep remix - a solid floor filler with emotional outbursts typical of his production style!

nach längerer abstinenz ist audision mit zwei deepen house schubsern zurück im musikzirkus angelangt. elegant, souverän & stilvoll widmet man sich der aufgabe bevor roland appel auf der flipseite einen ganz dicken treffer landet und ordentlich punkte macht

brand new amazing vibe here for the eclectic very well respected anglo italian label, includes original mix plus roland appel and reprise remix!!

remixes are courtesy of roland dark soldier appel, and norwegian remix master prins thomas in his amazing balearic disco way. welcome to an exciting and innovative artist for 2008.

2 cds with 31 tracks...

compiled by jazzanova / feat. soulphiction, christian prommers drum lesson, paul bryan, the black seeds, thief, roland appel, quasimode, two banks of four, lars bartkuhn (needs), benny sings, recloose, and others

martyn needs no introduction and his p-funk inspired melody and bassline provide another entirely fresh take on the deliciously broken rhythms we have come to love from him. we thought it only fitting that we should try and get a different take on lee jones’s ‘aria’ for the project, as it has been the most in demand single from the first 20 releases on aus.