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Hirofumi Goto AKA Rondenion made his debut releases on Still Music back in 2005. Shortly after, he released a streak of Detroit infused House 12 on Rushhour, Aesthetic Audio and more to great critical acclaim.


A DJ and producer born in Japan. He began working as a recording artist in the late 90s under the name Hirofumi Goto, and released his global debut, 'Ameria EP'. It drew attention for its dark beats, unusual for a Japanese artist, and was played by top DJs like Derrik May. He changed his name to RONDENION to show respect to Chicago and Detroit, and began working on an overseas release. Ultimately, his 'Love Bound EP' was released by major labels such as 'Rush Hour' and became a big hit. It reached the top on the RushHourStore sales chart, and became popular in Europe. In 2012 he formed 'Ragrange Symphony' with his old friends NO MILK and KEZ YM, and he is currently working on a number of projects for his own record label, 'Ragrange Records'.


After being approached by Roundabout Sounds for a remix, discussions shortly after were directed towards a plan for releasing Rondenion's
debut album on both vinyl (Roundabout Sounds) and Digital (Plug Research). The result is the Luster Grand Hotel debut album, ready to drop in September 2013.


Luster Grand Hotel is the most accomplished project from Rondenion, an absolute blend of Detroit and Chicago house, reminiscent of the music from Moodymann, Theo Parrish and Rick Wilhite. A must have for any real house music fans.

Tin Man has been creating a stir on dance floors worldwide for many years with his unique vision of acid, techno and house.
In recent times he has opened his production toolbox to a wider variety of styles, also focusing on songwriting, often adding vocals.
The Underdog series, produced last winter in New York, emphasizes on deep killer techno -
This new release - the Underdog EP Part 2 - features three floor shaking techno cuts in different shapes.
On the A Side the aptly titled 'Swarm' features an epic minimal acid tune building over 10 minutes driven by twirling soundscapes resembling a swarm of killerbees on attack.
Flipping over there is 'Hack', which bows towards Soundhack with its dirty funked up sample chords and cut up groove.
The EP finishes off with 'Rocky', a masterpiece in reduction - hypnotic and deep techno.

For almost a decade now, Lovemonk has been releasing classy music and this new 12" is no exception. Damian Schwartz - who has previously released on the likes of Oslo, Apnea, Bass Culture and Hypercolour as well as running his own A Harmless Deed imprint featuring producers like Marcos Cabral and DJ F - presents a new two track EP that continues in that good tradition.
'Inwards' is a fullsome, rich and rounded house cut built on rambunctious basslines, dramatic percussive splashes and plenty of rhythm ingenuity. Blotches of melodic colour the rubbery bassline throughout and the whole thing is set alight by a neo-soulful diva vocal from Odille Lima that enriches the track no-end.

After the recent success of their expansive debut full length on Idle Hands and while they bask in the glory of their recently well received Resident Advisor podcast, Jacob Hodge and Matt Lambert push on with a new EP on Bristol's Futureboogie. To date Outboxx have fomented their own ebullient house style that is imbued with a keen sense of uplifting melody, plenty of analogue dust and some heavyweight bass, largely on Bristol based labels, and this new EP sees them continue in that fine form.
The EP kicks off with 'The Fade', a lively deep house cut with sandy hi hats and harmonic melody hits that surfs and skips with a subtle but sensuous energy. Growing increasingly garage in style as it rolls on, chopped up vocal patches add more oomph before 'Rikkies Groove' gets nimble within its authentically aged house framework. Serene and golden pads twist and turn behind frazzled melody stabs and twinkly colours add that late night feel Outboxx are such masters at evoking.
'Letting Go' is more in line with the downbeat trip-hop that made up the latter half of their debut: the glowing vocals of regular collaborator Naomi drift between loose drum hits, scattered beats and genuinely jazzy melody motifs. The results are inescapably dreamy and delightful.
Finally, 'Need You' is a cavernous construct of echoing claps and buried deep kicks that swells and subsides, implodes and explodes. The titles refrain is repeated over and over and bleeds seamlessly into the arrangements between big string sweeps, noodling horns and classic cymbal splashes.

Once again Outboxx prove that feel-good house music needn't be lowest common denominator or weak-ass house but that it instead can be as richly musical and artistic as any avant-movements.

S2 kicks off his new label w/2 new tracks that straddle the house / techno divide, catchy & warm on the A, sleek & contemplative on the B. Chicago's Defend:R takes apart the B to form a hybrid electro style remix.

Jamal Moss continues to channel the energy of the sun w/2 tough tunes that channel beats, melodies, & rhythms out that are typically celestial in nature. Sometimes harsh but always soulful & raw. That's how we like it over here.

Live and Raw retakes from the Crow Castle Cuts series with an unreleased bonus track too.
Black vinyl, black label, black bags, limited edition.
Llangollen's Dinas Bran Boys invited Marquis Hawkes, In Fields, Zoovox and Gnork to quite simply do their thing = CCCRAW.1

New We Play House summer special. Tracks by Kiani & His Legion, Metrobox and a remix of FCL by David Morales.

Cassy Britton's status as a DJ is hard to rival: she currently holds residencies at four top clubs—Panorama Bar, Trouw, Rex Club and Output—and used to work behind the counter at famed Berlin record shop Hard Wax. "The tracks on the mix all represent what I love about electronic music, and what I love playing," she says. "Simply, each track is individually beautiful-there is not much more to add." Her 17-track effort includes tracks from Norm Talley, John Talabot, Basic Soul Unit, Emptyset and Marco Zenker among others.

fabric 71 will be Cassy's fourth commercially released mix, following 2006's Panorama Bar 01 and two subsequent efforts for Cocoon. She adds: "The project has come at a perfect time for me in terms of me being able to communicate where I am at artistically. I have aimed to get back to the roots of what this should be about for every DJ—namely playing records for the love of playing records—and not because of anything else."

Principal Records follow up the superb debut from S & M with the 'M' from that partnership (That man Monkz) alongside the mysterious Mr. Vasir
As before it's the finest, roughed up soulful House which could just as easily have emerged from Detroit as Sheffield. Mr Moncrieff is going from strength to strength !
Fellow Steel City heavy-hitter and exciting new talent Squarehead handles the remix, turning in a rough and ready club workout that really hits home.

Released earlier this summer Rachel Row's beautiful single created a storm both on the White Isle and across the world, and this superb set of remixes look set to further elevate it to anthemic status. First up are Belgium duo FCL with their 'Gentil Mix'. Being a lover of prominent vocals in their own productions (see 'More Than Seven and the massive 'It's You' for further details) it's not surprising to see FCL really focus on Rachel Row's voice, with a square, bassy hook breaking up ambient synths and Row's silky vocals with mesmerising results. Next up is Breach, following on from the massive success of his own 'Jack' record. His effort is a killer production which contains deep and seductive garage vibes which merge together beautifully. Almost unrecognizable from the original, Breach Hood Remix is the Mr Hyde to Rachel Row's Dr Jekyll; transformed from a blissful summer anthem to a bassy dance floor monster. The original record's producer KiNK also returns to bring us his 'Bass & Beats Mix', a version which does exactly what it says on the tin by featuring prominent percussive elements that move towards a growing drop that is dominated by both bass and snare.

finally repressed!
Wonderful release by Kyle Hall on his new Detroit based label Wild Oats. Masterpiece 4 track EP, each track divine and Unique in its own way. Hot jazzy Kyle Hall fashioned deephouse that can serve a lounge and at the same time bang even harder on a dancefloor. Kyle Hall's Experimentalist off beat Antics meets smooth Jazz would be a way to describe the sound. Poly rhythms everywhere but at the same time a cohesive groovy soulful feel. Overall this EP is a Must Buy for anyone who is for the future of the electronic music genre and enjoys quality.

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Warehouse Find!

Time to welcome Soul 223 to the label with his debut Delusions EP entitled Fear Of Stopping. Something of a complete legend in our eyes and ears, Steve Pickton has been releasing top drawer tuneage for over two decades both as Stasis on influential labels such as B12 and Peacefrog and more recently as Soul 223 on equally well regarded imprints like Delsin, Soul Jazz and Neroli. Always one to shy away from any limelight or self promotion it's true to say that this underrated British producer remains something of an anomaly, staying true to his underground roots where faceless, shadowy and obscure reigns supreme over the latest over-exposed cover star. This ethos naturally carries through into his music where you will always find both expansive beauty and unrefined rawness in equal measures ensuring his tracks always sound fresh rather than over produced or contrived.

Fear Of Stopping opens the EP with a low-slung disco groove providing the backbone for intermittent pad washes and reversing stabs. The focus here is firmly on the drums and simple conga riff with thankfully very little else to deter you from this sublime slice of abstract dance music.

Next up we have a remix from another ridiculously talented producer who chooses quality over quantity, having only ever had one release under his own name, albeit for one of the most respected labels in the world; Rush Hour. Maxi Mill came to our attention having released one of the tracks of 2011 namely To The Next. On this, his first ever solo remix he brings a brilliant bump to the EP with a raw, warehousey and bass-heavy workout. Just the right amount of strings and pads keep the deep vibe intact but the filtering bass and jacking drums definitely take this one to the floor.

Flipping over we have Walberswick in it's Hoist Covert Mix incarnation. Almost thirteen minutes of spaced out, deep Detroit house music awaits you, ready to lure you in and cocoon you with it's warm and hypnotizing machine funk. Lovely to hear the old Stasis influence working it's way into this one sounding both decidedly old-school and completely futuristic and otherworldly as only the best tracks ever do.

Closing the EP we have Birdbrook Rain dropping the BPM's for a beautifully sparse track that brings with it an almost desolate and disconnected feeling, echoing synths providing a naive melody while a dusty pad shifts simply beneath. A little slice of magic concluding a fresh and interesting EP, we hope you agree.

Terrence Parker is a Detroit legend and to celebrate this first edition of 'Finally' (Terrence Parker Late Night Dub), in the pure house

tradition with shaking bass, glamourous vocals, strings and piano, we decided to asked a remix to the one in France that keeps the

House's flag high and strong: MANOO. Maya Jane Coles' remixer, mixed on Panorama Bar 04 by Nick Höppner, signed on such

Labels as Deeply Rooted House, Real Tone Record, ... With Manoo 's remix, the vocal has been changed in an hypnotic Mantra,
Synths are like rolling waves and the drum section is like a heartbeat.
Also two others remixers from the D!fu's team lead the track in real different directions: Laurent Caligaris choosed the Love and deep side:
nostalgic and beautifull. MaxCo found the Dark side of the deepness, miles away from the original reconstructed on rythmics,

A brand new label split between Stockholm and York, homes of the two artists on this first release. Despite the label name, this is far from being the final chapter, simply the beginning of a new collaboration to push raw club tracks and machine tones inspired by Chicago House and Detroit Techno. Full force, full quality electronic music, plain and simple.
Neville Watson - "Loving the original of Warehouse. Lovely booming kick and deep bass. Atmospheric pads, judicial use of those few elements really gives the track plenty of soul" -
John Heckle - "The Perseus Traxx remix of Warehouse is sounding really nice!"
Jared Wilson - "I dig this record. Good Stuff. My favorites are Final Chapter and the remix of Warehouse"
Lee Holman - "Really great Old Skool feelings on this EP. The Perseus Traxx remix and the original of "Warehouse" are doing the biz for me from this EP!"
Dan Monox / Dixon Avenue Basement Jams - "Feelin' this bro. really liking the classic sound of "Warehouse" and Perseus Traxx remix of it is a nailer too. Will def be dropping this"

Lethal Chicagoid acid madness produced by a team of rabid suburban producers who prefers to remain in the shadows. Just one side of extreme loudness. Vinyl only.

Chicago's Beau Wanzer known for his work with Mutant Beat Dance and Streetwalker makes his debut on L.I.E.S. with his first solo ep..absolute killer!
Wanzer who has been involved in the underbelly of American electronic music for many years, cut his teeth working at Magas' now defunct Weekend Records and Soap. Through that time Wanzer constantly worked on music amassing a sizable studio where he worked in various electronic strains creating an impressive body of work. These tracks come from different points of his career and are stripped down functional pieces made for the dj even if that was not their initial intention.

D.J. Maaco is back at it again by keeping D.I.E. on the MAP! With long over due favorites such as Dutch Friends and Move Yo Body, this will be a 12 inch you don't want to miss. Listen as he drops the bass in Break It Down and bring the funk Like No Other.

Plan B Recordings' Lola aka Dakini9 returns with another 10' in her series of favorite formats. Fans of her work will enjoy these two deep tracks with an outer- planetary vibe. 'Kuiper Belt' pumps along with synths and sounds appearing at random like asteroids in space while 'Plutonian Moon' plumbs the depths of inner and outer space with deep basslines, samples, and chords.

Sampler 1 from the Femme En Fourrure album.

Canadian producer Kevin McPhee made his Idle Hands debut back in 2011 with 'Sleep' and 'House 44'
Over a year on, he returns to the label with two floor friendly, house leaning cuts.
A- side 'Unwind' takes the bumping bottom end and swung drums of early Sneak and pairs it with punchy horn stabs and an
infectious vocal hook.
B-side, A-Jam is slightly more subdued but equally as jacking with McPhee's trademark loose percussion providing the foundation
for lush Uk house pads and a heavyweight bassline.

Brasstronaut, a band 6 piece from Vancouver, caught the ear of Tom Millionhands when he came across their track on Feel My Bicep some two years ago. Opportunity channels the loose discoid funk of ESG & Hercules & Love Affair.

Jacques Renault needs little introduction. His Let's Play House imprint is riding high on the house wave. His remix hisses and crackles with tension.
Sounding like the result off like Wildpitch era DJ Pierre and Hercules & Love Affair jam session.

O F F M S G are back with at hird vinyl outing in as many months. (With earlier records going for £50 a pop on discogs!!)
Their remix is in an analogue beast, brimming with undulating Juno, loose piano and spiced with extra vocals from MH newbie Hadi.
Coming off like early Marshall Jefferson / Jungle Wonz record.

For the inaugural House Masters release of 2013, Defected are proud to present a retrospective compilation celebrating the work of one of house music's true originals; House Masters Charles Webster. Featuring 22 of his productions and remixes - with an additional 14 tracks included on the digital version - the compilation is almost entirely comprised of brand new reedits and remixes and previously unreleased material, including new versions of Furry Phreaks 'Lament For A Dead Computer Part 1', Charles Webster & Cathy Batistessa 'I Am The Sun' , Charles Webster's 'forget the past' and Jullian Gomes featuring Bobby 'Love Song 28' (Charles Webster Live Mix)
Charles Webster is one of the best-loved music professionals of his generation. DJs love him for making their jobs easier, producers love him for the inspiration he provides and his loyal fan base love him because they can trust him to deliver time and again. After twenty-odd years it's fair to say that Webster has proved himself an essential, consistent innovator in the often fickle world of electronic music.
A true innovator in the scene, Charles Webster is one of the few real mould breakers in an increasingly predictable dance music world. He has sold over 200,000 albums without ever being considered a sell-out, has toured the world with a full live band while regularly DJing worldwide, all of which he has achieved without ever having had the need to be feted by the dance media as a 'flavour of the month'.

House Masters Charles Webster attempts to capture the eclectic, inspirational and peerless body of work of this masterful producer in a single compilation; a bold undertaking but one it undoubtedly manages to accomplish.

With no less than 20 exclusive tracks - some of which are brand new edits of some of his best-known records (all tracks are also lovingly remastered ) - House Masters Charles Webster truly spans the entire breadth of his career, affording the listener a complete view of the illustrious producer. The collection includes early works like the re-edited version of Webster's 1994 classic under his Furry Phreaks guise 'Gonna Find A Way' and Presence's stunning 'Better Day', right up to Webster's brand new 2013 Recalibration of his and Cathy Batistessa's 'I Am The Sun'. Other inclusions are either previously unreleased (Lo:Rise 'Life Goes On', Charles Webster's 'tubes' etc)) or have never previously been available digitally (Presence's 'getting lifted).

House Masters Charles Webster is an intimate collection detailing the exceptional artistic range of one of the UK's most remarkable producers, and is an essential purchase for life-long fans and newcomers to his genius alike.
CD1








(Charles Webster Club Mix 1)

Memory Mix)




CD2


Webster Live Mix)

Webster 2013 Recalibration)


Webster's Deep Dream Vocal)

Vocal Mix)

Crazier Mix)

(Charles Webster Dub)

Webster Mix One)


Webster's Love From San Francisco Mix)

Kelpe makes his first outing on Don't Be Afraid as part of their coveted DBA DUBS series. Monte Verità sees the London based beat veteran at his housiest (sic) yet. The track sports a low slung four to the floor and a deadly analogue funk bassline. Kevin Reynolds improvises on the original with a more upbeat outsider house groove and an acid line guaranteed to bring the dancefloor to its knees.

Paris Club kings, Concrete, unleash a series of Textures, representing their diverse and hugely popular events ....
The label say, in a cool french accent : "TEXTURES I, is a collection of tracks produced by foreign and French artists. All have played at CONCRETE and they all try here to transcribe in their respective styles, the atmosphere of these Sundays on the bank of Port De La Rapée. In this second part we emphasis Techno music which is a huge component of the party... "

Echovolt records begins a new series of official re-issues, shining light on productions that formed the label's identity.
First up is the underground NYC house smash 'Give Ya Luv Show Ya Luv' by Vil-N-X originally released on Island Noyze Records back in 1992. Two essential mixes from two highly sought after gems from the golden era of deep house remastered and pressed LOUD.

..2 BE HEARD". 9 track double pack from the Chicago based MATHEMATICS labelboss featuring a mix of tribal and live electronics, field recordings, andnu age house. Fans of his distinctive brand of Chicago styled acid traxand analog compositions will not be disappointed. All brand new cuts.

Fourth release on the Black Ops sub label from the SLEAZYBEATS crew...

While in Europe for a tour slash trip last year, Andy Hart (of Melbourne Deepcast fame) met up with Max Graef (Berlin's golden boy) in Berlin, they hit it off like Batman and Robin and got dirty in the studio together very successfully.
They've been pinging ideas and tracks back and forth ever since, which led to the duo releasing some awe-inspiring dusty deep house together on Box Aus Holz (Graef's own label), Melbourne Deepcast and recently on Ali Ooft's FOTO imprint.

It didn't take long for the Black Ops camp to cotton on and squeeze the splendid 'Heavy Setters' EP out of this odd couple, the fourth release on the Sleazy Beats offshoot project.

The A side of the record is reserved for 'Biting', the delightful inaugural venture of the EP - and perhaps the most groove-oriented of the bunch.
Set at a leisurely pace, it combines moody, hazy organs with a classic bass and loose woodblock claps. Hart & Graef tease us with some well-placed soul/jazz vocal samples before properly unleashing things at the breakdown with a jazz cat banging on about his take on all things 'hip'.

Flip over for title track 'Heavy Setters', where you'll find the 'full-on and lights off' affair of the EP.
Reaching immediately for the jugular, Heavy Setters pulls you under and doesn't let go for 7 glorious minutes. A repetitive keynote arrives on the kick and remains firmly on display here, while open cymbal highs are cemented within the heavy drums and a sci-fi flashback sample.
Things get ever so deep for a second at the halfway break before kicking back to the nasty. A monster slice of chuggy deephouse that works a real treat on a packed floor.

Also on the B is 'Pass the Mortek', a bongo-laced groover that climbs nicely alongside more open cymbal brass and another crisp organ line. Not too intense but also wary of venturing too deep, Hart & Graef create a killer groove with vocal snips and heavy-ass keys. One of those tunes that is perfect to take a dj set in either direction, right up to the next level or down a notch, depending on mood, vibe etc.
Small pops and crackles from sampling from a dusty turntable add to the overall charm of the record and the lovely lady winking at you from the center sticker seals the deal here.

A great EP then, and a great addition to the Black Ops roster.

Unestablished Moves presents Primitive Sci-Fi's debut EP featuring 4 tracks of unrelenting gear oriented madness sure to hypnotize the dancefloor. All 4 tracks on the EP were writting live on the fly using an TR707 SH101 and TB303. Primitive Sci-Fi takes the soundscape of the past and updates it for today's dancefloor. Enjoy!

Roundabout Sounds presents the Soul Desire EP from Japanese artist Rondenion (Ragrange Records)
Two tracks to wet your appetite for Rondenion's first full length LP to be released this summer on Roundabout Sounds. Remixes on the flipside by Rick (The Godson) Wilhite of Detroit and Baaz (Office Recordings) in Berlin.

From the depths of the cavernous Restoration Headquarters comes the debut album from the notorious Analogue Cops and marks their return to the infamous Berlin imprint. After a busy 2012 curating the Third Side project together with Steffi, the duo pair up for this filthy, distorted and crackling collection of hardware oddities, body stompers and circuit-bending analogue excursions built for total dance floor annihilation. From the pouncing, distorted kicks and funked-out-as-fuck samples of 'Steffi's Disco Crime' or the the seductively grooving house swirls of 'SecondDiscoCrime' featuring Steffi herself, the LP immediately sets the scene for what evolves into a standout work from the Cops. Separated by crafty infusions of machine drones, each side of the two wax plates emanates ferocity, such as on 'Blackmails' - a scorching, industrialist viewpoint on techno and even the broken, percolating beats of 'Fraudulent Advisors'. UK techno crafter and Parassela co-member, Blawan, injects his inimitable grit into 'Light Reduction', a fearlessly scorching bundle of distorted percussion and improvisational sonics; whilst the uncontainable bursts of drums on 'Vopo' are guaranteed to send your jaw into a twist...Last but not least, 'Grove Line Forcing' showcases the duo's undeniably individualistic sampling methods, whilst 'Pearls Robbery' (featuring the mysterious Stanley Anscorm) heads down murkier, more convoluted paths, where lo-fi bass lines meet glitched-out percussion breaks for an early morning mutant techno workout. Watch your back - techno restoration is upon us...

Santonio Echol's is back with another release on Detroit Dancer. First track 'The Intimate Setting' is a deep, warm & soulful techno production, B1 is a remix from the classic Force Field track which was originally released on KMS back in the late 80's! Here Santonio gives it a warmer and deeper Detroit feel to it. B2 is a collaboration with UK's Mike Anderson on the vocal's, again a warm, deep & soulful production, just as we like it. Enjoy :)

As Apple Pips continues to explore its opening mantra of echo, depth, swing and bass within the duplicitous realms of modern
electronica, it welcomes to the fold two long-standing friends of the label and in turn sheds light on their own fresh avenues within
house music.
You might already know Lrusse as ID or Behling, commonly found kicking up the dust alongside Sam 'Baobinga' Simpson in all
manner of styles and tempos, while Bleecker has an accomplished back-story in dubstep as Wedge & through his own If Symptoms
Persist imprint. In their new venture both producers fuse their dancefloor inclinations with more searching, experimental textures and
tones, placing crafty sound design on a level pegging with the more immediate tropes of groove and presence.
'Dot Product' dives out of the speakers with a direct hook of a lead synth, but all around it shards of sonic matter flutter and twirl in
the finely spaced mix, from micro-samples of percussion to dismembered vocal snippets. With a limber, easy-strutting beat and some
sub-baiting bass to boot, the track manages to be both leftfield and utterly accessible all in the same breath.
Plotting a less obvious course, 'Stairwell' comes to life in an atmospheric haze of found sounds and shapeless drones, until a subtly
swung beat slips through a crack and into the foreground. The same embrace of intricate detail is present on this cut, but wielded in a
more restrained setting that rises slowly over the duration rather than kicking in from the off. Even the central melody comes draped
in a finely filtered veneer that implies as much as it elicits, making for the perfect foil to the unabashed extrovert Aside.
This record is a decisive step forward for both Lrusse and Bleecker, staying true to their past achievements whilst showcasing the
vitality and imagination inherent in both their shared studio adventures and their individual forays to come. 'Dot Product' has already
been included on Will Saul's brilliant recent Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1.

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The next generation has arrived... 19 yr old Space Dimension Controller with his take on music history! The best ingredients from big inspirators innocently mixed together with a natural cool that gives him a own unique sound! Dr Dre's sexy funk combined with deep Drexciya and the Other Peoples place vibes, early UK house and techno melodies from people such as Plaid and Boards Of Canada all stisiness