House News

Harbour City 2014. Sometimes people from different environmental backgrounds cross paths with one another through similar interests, and they notice that they have more in common then a certain taste in music alone. Boris Bunnik (aka Conforce) is hailing from the small scenic Dutch island Terschelling, that can be seen as the complete opposite environmental background as the dirty streets of Rotterdam's South Side that drew the first guidelines for Frustrated Funk's watchword: Mad Drama From Everyday Life. Although the background is opposite, the drama and struggle of daily life seem to have more similarities then one would expect. Struggling creative minds searching for correct paths, fighting to keep focused with daily routines, burning ships, moving forward, trying to bend negativity into something positive, writing music as an outlet for their compulsive need to create. This is our game. No hits, no hype, no bullshit, just the real deal, bringing timeless techno from the heart that will always stay untouched. So here's FR029, experimental techno from the young master mind that's Versalife. Small batch on crystal clear green mixed vinyl. Check!

A series of raw house tracks engineered for heavy DJ use. Three tight tracks inspired by 90s NY house music. Underground!

Pink Skull is one of those delightfully weird and innovative under-the-radar acts that you'll wish you'd stumbled across far sooner. Beginning in 2004, based around the musical pairing of Julian Grefe and Justin Geller, Pink Skull has done its fair share of morphing over the years, working its way through experimental tech minimalism early on, becoming a five-piece live band playing electronic psyche-rock and alt. hip hop (racking up a collaboration with Wu-Tang's Ghostface Killah), and recently taming their multicoloured dance spectre into 303-hugging electronica and solid trip-techno, nailed on their 'Skin Game' and 'Braindance' EPs.

It's this latest Pink Skull incarnation that shines through in the group's bubbling, acidic mix for Clash, with electronica royalty like Aphex, 808 State and The Black Dog sitting alongside newer 303 warriors like SFV Acid (from ace Brooklyn label UNO) and Jared Wilson, putting in a fine, spooky and spiky take on Detroit techno. It's a cracking little selection, clearly chosen by a few informed musical minds.

Compilation of current Amsterdam house music featuring 12 exclusive tracks from Amsterdam based (or born) producers like Awanto3, San Proper, Tom Trago, Boris Werner and more.
If you want to get a piece of some top-notch, upfront action from the underground culture of Amsterdam, this compilation gives you a front row seat. The 12 exclusive tracks that together make up for this compilation take you straight to the heart of what's bubbling in the nightlife of Mokum town.

UK producer Mr. G is set to release a new EP on Don't Be Afraid later this month. 'The Tutonic' EP, made up of three tracks, will arrive on May 9th, becoming the imprint's third addition to its Special Editions series. It won't be the first time he appears on the label, having remixed label boss Semtek's 'Bells' in 2010, and follows the techno producer's mammoth 'Retrospective' album on Rekids last year

A diverse and damaging three track EP from Bone, exploring and exhibiting Detroit Techno musically, figuratively and spiritually.
A1. Here To Stay (Won't Fade Away)
A nod to Detroit as an ever-present - a marker by which others are measured, Bone's first track on The Detroit EP, Here To Stay (Won't Fade Away) makes a statement
above and beyond just being a fine example the music it refers to. The sumptuous melody that opens the track is accompanied by a substantial yet soft, almost warm, kick, a combination that somehow provides an atmosphere and depth way beyond merely the of the sum of its parts. More rolling percussion and drums are crisply ushered in before the Here To Stay (Won't Fade Away) vocal begins looping over the composition. Linear, straight up loops, grooves and rhythm give a consistent sense of railroad-esque motion atop of an ever-present vein of lush synth and melody. A track that is certainly hereto stay. A2. Detroit Is ... Soul With more of an emotional focus than symbolic this time, it's clear this one is from Bone's heart. Detroit Is ... Soul, ducks and weaves in the grey area between house and techno; the initial percussion that is brushed over the kick giving more of a house
swing than a techno groove. The on/off, cut-and-dry synth chords contrast with the looser fluidity in Here To Stay (Won't Fade Away), and gives a real sense of intent and desire. The real focal point however is the profound vocal that comes swirling over the top, "Detroit is what I love, Detroit is what I need, Detroit is where I'm from, Detroit's the air I breathe" No explanation necessary. B. Detroit Is ... Hard
Bone rounds off part 1 of his Detroit EP with aplomb. Where the previous two tracks have drawn on the emotional and symbolic significance of Detroit as a place and as an ideal, Detroit Is ... Hard, cuts straight to the chase. Utilizing the same vocal
sample as Detroit Is ... Soul, Bone feeds things through the grinder and comes out with a late night dancefloor destroyer that blends Millsian fury and Red Planet mystique with the archetypal Subject Detroit aesthetic. Chaotic arpeggiated melody, indignant claps and breakneck drums and percussion are the chosen company for Bone's words on this flipside to Detroit Is ... Soul. Detroit is ... Hard, undoubtedly to become a mainstay for
sweaty after-hours affairs the world over

First volume of house tracks picked from the Velocet catalogue, Nail's previous label, which he ran very badly between 1995 and 1997. Most of the unsold, OG copies now lay in his ex-wife's cellar, covered in mushrooms.
300 on clear vinyl, no repress.

Love or hate his infamous 'Twitter beefs' there is no denying the legendary status of this house music vanguard. With 20+ years of DJing and producing under his belt, this is DJ Sneak's first release on Exploited: A collaboration with Murk (Oscar G and Ralph Falcon). Back in 2003 Murk released 'Dark Beat' - a track that topped the Billboard Dance charts and became the underground smash of the year.
A few months ago we asked Sneak for a remix by mail but we didn't get a reply. After 4 months he suddenly popped up in our mailbox, apologized and said that he finally had some studio time. In the end he sent through some tracks to see if we like them. The rest is history as you're probably listening to one of the tracks right now. This quirky and funky house track (a 10 minute journey) is only the tip of the ice berg though. Expect 2 Releases from Sneak on Exploited

There s only one thing that matches a new My Love Is Underground 12 - a remastered pressing of one of the label s certified hits! Paris Underground Trax Volume 1 was one of the records that catapulted the French label into the spotlight - at the time produced anonymously, it later emerged that Mr Brawther was the man behind the four retro house cuts. It s a wonderful homage to the deeper strains of 90s New Jersey, NYC Underground and Sexy Thing Remix still smack of Kerri Chandler at his most bumping, with fat pads, sultry vocals and gritty basslines. The B-Side features uptempo gem Hardcore Deep House , while GTFO! glides along with warm, embracing chords. If you missed out first time round, don t make the same mistake again.

Two 12's have landed and magic number three is on the way! The A side got fixed by the legendary chaps of Duplex. They've been coming along since the first waves of house and techno and gave proof of this with their contribution 'Population Density'. A true grooving body banger indeed. On the flip we find Tuff Sherm's 10 min excursion holding beastly percussions and melomanic fatness. This mayne is situated on the other side of the planet, he has been popping by on TTT & Berceuse Heroique, and is amongst Midlight's ranks this time..

The third in the white label Boogiefuturo series.
Hand stamped white label.

Boogiefuturo 2 sold out in less than 10 days, so you don't want to sleep on this one.

Only 1 per customer !!!
Fathers & Sons together this time on the FAS008 release. A Project started by sons who have joined forces and soul to express their sound in common..

LUCA LOZANO DROPS 3 SHEFFIELD BLEEP ANTHEMS PLUS A DJ FETT BURGER REMIX TO BURN YO AZZ UP!

4 tunes to show of his melodic chops, the dance energy is non-stop, & as the EP progresses so does the deepness. Four jams moving in unison to bang the box!

Hand-stamped 12" 180g vinyl only release (limited to 300 copies)
Black Venison's début release, the 'Benz EP', recorded by newcomer 'Vrrs'. The EP consists of three tracks that straddle the blurred lines of techno and house. The tracks were produced using an eclectic set of samplers, synthesizers and drum machine

NDATL continues with future talent Stefan Ringer aka REKchampa. After a chance meeting he submitted "The Fix" and the rest is the present! Featured at last year's NDATL's annual DeepDetroit party "The Fix" was a highlight. The unique chord structure & shuffling drums keep the crowd enthralled until the break that will make you remember "The Fix". Stefan's diversity is further shown in the quirky downtempo duet with vocalist Afua. The flip features the sexy aggressiveness of "Meagangood" inspired by the beauty of the same name. "MYM" debuted on Kai Alcé's seminal Boiler Room set in London. This midtempo let's u know by the end of the groove you'll be his. "Transitions" wraps up this eclectic EP with sleazy cords & Quasimoto styled vocals and just enough bump! Pick this up as this is future classic!