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Reissue of this club classic from 1999, remastered for 2021!

Anasthasia was a huge hit in the early 90's, now the iconic song is honored with a great remix package. Released digitally and on vinyl by iG Recording.

Hardcore-Liebhaber, das ist für dich! Hardcore-Liebhaber, hier ist deine Chance! Be Yourself Music startet im Jahr 2023 ein Markenkonzept mit dem Namen 'Hardcore Legends'. Eine Ode an die Helden des Hardcore und eine hervorragende Gelegenheit, die Welt mit diesen Hits wieder bekannt zu machen. Wir starten mit den einzigartigen 3 Steps Ahead, die für Hits wie 'Drop It', 'In The Name Of Love', 'Hakkuh' und 'Gangster' verantwortlich ist. Alle Tracks wurden neu gemastert, um das beste Klangerlebnis zu erhalten, das diese Musik verdient. Ein Muss für alle (Hardcore-)Vinyl-Sammler.

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split ep mit sehr schöne deepen housetracks !!!

limited edition - reissue, remastered - remix by Ricardo Villalobos 12" deluxe sleeve with 3mm spine, custom inner-sleeve, ink stamp application, A3 poster, 180g Vinyl. Artwork: Art Direction by Plusyes Graphic Design by Plusyes Illustration by Luca Zamoc

The first release of #secondhand series on Autum Records: vinyl reissues of iconic tracks from the past, brought back to life through contemporary remixes signed by the most influential artists of the electronic scene. Ricardo lends a hand for the first one.

a megaphat new minimal techno release by nico purman !!

Crafty techno w/ a nautical metalic sound sphere

The Detroit Party Train brings you more Detroit In Effect Classics Remastered for 2019.

First three releases in Ministry Of Sound's new 'Origins Of' series of vinyl releases.Taking it right back to where it all began, Ministry of Sound’s Origins series charts a selection of pioneering records responsible for shaping the sound of modern-day dance music. Origins of Techno charts a brief history of the Techno revolution bubbling away in Detroit in the early 1980s. It was a raw, futuristic sound taking influence from the industrial surroundings of the once-thriving Motor City. This limited edition, 2x LP compilation presents a selection key innovators from the scene including; Mr Fingers, Cybotron, LFO, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Blake Baxter, Joey Beltram and many more

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Biblical heat from the one and only Floorplan as the father-daughter duo of Robert and Lyric Hood return with two new tracks for Robert's M-Plant label. 'So Glad' conveys the classic Floorplan sound, blending gospel vocals with a disco house groove that's ripe and ready for the summer. Meanwhile, flipside 'I Feel Him Moving' is harder edged and tracky with a tough Chicago house twist under its preacher sampling. The release coincides with their first live show at this year's Movement in Detroit.

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Heatwave Whatever. Get ready for the coldest shit this summer. Randomer opens up a brand new chapter for Hemlock with two
iceberg sized hunks of pure stereo freeze.
Bring: An ice cold shard of techsteppin' techno with kicks so dense they could sink ships.
Curtains: A slo-mo steppers cut that's darker and sparser than George Osborne's mailbox on Valentines. Cold.

We celebrate our seven year itch with 2 separate double-LP's containing the new and exclusive tracks and remixes taken from the Double CD Compilation with the same title.

The first vinyl part opens with excellent tunes by our Swissman Diego, another exclusive subway track by Munich-hero Richard Bartz, some deep birthday wishes by NY based John Selway, one more exclusive by Heiko Laux and a very beautiful ending by electro master Anthony Rother. Not to forget the 3 remixes by Samuel L Session, Steve Rachmad (aka Sterac) and di_indicator.

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Following on from Lyric Hood's solo release, 'Everything / Social Distance' in July, M-Plant takes us into August with the first new release this year from Robert Hood and Floorplan.

Opening the proceedings is a solo mission from Robert Hood. 'The Struggle' opens with acidic-funk that's highlighted by Tamika Mallory's stirring speech following the murder of George Floyd, before launching into powerful stripped-back Techno. This is protest music, Hood-style.

The rest of the EP is devoted to Robert and Lyric Hood's collaborative Floorplan project. The original version of 'Save The Children' brings tough House with blazing horns and vocal refrains to continue the themes of social change. While the Detroit Mix goes deep and bassy, overlaid with poignant vocal samples including the words of Dick Gregory.

Black Lives Matter.

Serotonin Records brings an eclectic fusion of electro styles, from experimental electronica to synth-pop.
First release in 1997

Blue Vinyl
Steve Bicknell presents: 27

“Track 12” and Reinterpretations.
“Flame in Darkness” EP – Released 1993

It was back in 1993 when Steve Bicknell first resealed “Track 12” on Cosmic Records.
27 years later the veteran artist travels back in time and teams up with KR3 to re-issue this techno masterpiece, inclusive of the original re-edit plus three new interpretations by Jing, Metro Skim & Heartless.

Available from September 28th both on vinyl from Ready Made Distribution, 27 symbolises a meeting point between past, present and future of techno.
The music is there to remind us that time is circular, nothing is still and everything evolves.

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Dominik Eulberg, of Traumschallplatten, Cocoon and Kompakt notoriety, presents the next installment of the Hertzblut Recordings EP series in the form of 'Backslash'. The EP opens with 'Opel Tantra', a delectable example of a living, breathing techno orchestra in full effect. B-side 'Noch Ein Bass im Ärmel' sees plucked strings and key stabs pick out an alluring groove, as distant chimes twinkle evoking the enchanted forest ever-present in Eulberg's thoughts.

Reissue of this club classic from 1991, remastered for 2021!

It's 18 years ago now that Paul Mac found his mission into dj'ing and 10 years that he laid his foundation stone as producer. Since that, Paul Mac recorded tracks for over 30 labels and with nearly 100 releases now to his name it's probably fair to call him an inveterate artist of the scene. The past couple of years have seen Paul's profile raised dramatically thanks to his high profile releases on Primate, Intec, Primevil, Phont or on Ben Sim's label Ingoma. Paul Mac's first album "Old School Former Pupil" was released in 1998 on Fragmented Recordings and five years later his second album "Push Came To Shove" on Primate. In Septemer this year Paul will release his third album "Defined By Association" on Ingoma and besides the traditional labels as usual also his first 12inch on Kanzleramt. Paul's "What Are You" sounds really mental and all four tracks are energetic floorfiller, have their own qualities and it's just a question of your individual choice which one rocks the crowd!

A classic science fiction sound track album - outstanding & masterfully executed by Convextion aka ERP/Gerard Hanson. Artwork by David A. Hardy. Including download via bandcamp.

Egyptian Lover's first record since 1994..... Solid electro dancefloor tracks like no other. Still rocking and still making the ladies shake their hot pants! BIG TIP!!...

CHIWAX CLASSIC EDITION PRESENTS THE CHICAGO LEGEND, DJ DEEON!
"CHOP SHOP" IS THE FORMER DANCE MANIA #183 FROM 1996
THE RE-MASTERED VERSION WAS TAKEN FROM ORIGINAL DAT

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Following on from his recent 'Obey / Resurrection' single which continues to receive phenomenal DJ support, Robert Hood returns with the next release for his formidable M-Plant label !!

"Tenebre" is the soundtrack of the eponymous film directed by Dario
Argento in 1982, which celebrated its 40th anniversary
Even if released as 'Simonetti - Pignatelli - Morante', it's usually considered an actual Goblin album; "Tenebre" is the last great collaboration between Argento and Goblin, before a 20- year break until 2001's "Non ho sonno". Here Dario Argento moved from a warm-coloured sound to a cold hard sound of Rome. The music of "Tenebre" responds to this change: Claudio Simonetti was returning
from his first experiences in the techno/ dance field and, since the band was missing a drummer, synthesizers and samplers were used, in a mix of rock and electronic music that blends perfectly with the images of the film. Not to be missed by any horror movie and soundtrack fans.

Heiko's first Kanzleramt release was actually produced back in 1992, always pending for the chance to start the label.

The Egyptian Lover's 2021 album 1986 was a widely-hailed blast of electro funk perfection from a true lifer - is there anyone other than Greg Broussard you would trust to bring the heat with an 808 and not much else? Now one of the album's standout cuts, 'Lose Control', is getting the single treatment with an extended mix which lets Jamie Jupiter and Brian Ellis' bonus musical contributions to the track take off in full flight. As a bonus treat on the flip, we get the sparkling new joint 'Vocoder Jam', ensuring you have two sides of raw electro heat from one of the sound's true originators.

Timeless classic delivered entirely by 8-bit tracker by Alex Cortex.

Track A1 recorded live in Warszawa, Sala Kongresowa.
Track A2 recorded live in Ljubljana, Krizanke.
Tracks A3, A4 and A5 recorded live in Riga, Olimpiska Hall.
Track B1 recorded live in Moscow, Lushniki.
Track B2 recorded live in Paris, Le Grand Rex.
Track B3 recorded live in Berlin, Tempodrom.
Track B4 recorded live in London, Brixton Academy.

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Starting out in 2001 as a mere compilation series to tie up some loose ends from our regulars, SPEICHER has since become a guarantee for vanguard dance sounds from all over the planet, allowing KOMPAKT to invite and support electronic artists that comfortably inhabit both the delicate and the more deliberate ends of the electronic music spectrum. For SPEICHER 75, label staple and world-venerated club juggernaut KÖLSCH returns to the series with two expectedly masterful epics for the discerning floor. We're quite used to the sight of even the most composed of crowds going strictly mental when Denmark's Rune Reilly KÖLSCH drops another one of his anthemic cuts during a live performance - just think of timeless masterpieces like the hallucinogenic LORELEY (KOMPAKT EXTRA 68), the slightly nutty OPA (KOMPAKT EXTRA 70) or the sumptuous ALL THAT MATTERS (FMX/ATM 001): with literally every single one of his tracks being a wildly popular DJ choice, the man behind the chartbusters certainly knows how to create an impact.

It's those highly emotive yet unimpeachably simple leads we love so much with KÖLSCH, and we're more than delighted to find them again in GOLDFISCH, a deliriously beautiful track full of shimmering pads and cinemascopic chords. A soaring trip to the eye of the storm, this will enchant hopers and mopers alike, making it the perfect primer for ZIG, the B-side's majestic prime time mover. Here, you'll find fizzy percussion and spanking disco riddims leading your way to melodic bliss, fleshing out a unique vista on a mythical place where the melancholic and the ecstatic meet as friends.

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A long-awaited vinyl-only sampler showcases some of the most seminal and vanguard recordings from one of the finest minds behind the American electro and Miami bass scene. The four tracks listed here are all original recordings from 1984-85 fully licensed by the author himself James McCauley and accurately remastered via Omaggio Records. Thirty-five years later, its still the case to say: "Welcome to the Future".

Classic original version. Limited clear vinyl repress.

! Repress incoming..! in Silver Vinyl

Repress in Oaks repress sleeve

Originally released between 2002 and 2006 by Antidandruff. Remastered by Joel Krozer at 6BitDeep Studio Copenhagen. Respect to Rumenige and Loktibrada for making this reissue transcend to the next generation and probably to eternity.

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Splendid re-issue of this sought after Dutch ambient techno classic from the early 90's. Produced by the same team behind the It's Thinking project: Gerd, Dirk & Mark. Originally released through Deviate from Utrecht. Now manufactured by the self titled Marvo Genetic imprint, a one-off subsidiary to Gerd's own Frame Of Mind. Including a previously unreleased track called The Reprise found on the original session tapes. Tip!

Either gray or black vinyl colour.

The real ROBOTRON has been active since the 90s and now back on track to refresh some PORNOGRAPHIX action with serious 80s power by THE EGYPTIAN LOVER – delivering pure egyptian sexiness on V1.0 and lo-fied cybersonic harassment via V2.0 on the third release out of ROBOTRON’s home base called SKYNET CYBERSONIX.

Skynet T.3 is a juicy object of desire – limited to 200 x 12″ on black or silver marbled vinyl. Each record comes with a numbered sheet and a bonus sticker adorned with the original hand notes by THE LOVER himself. 50 randomly enclosed DIN A2 posters even exist – WATCH OUT and DO NOT trust any other ROBOTRON copycat out there!

For the first time, the greatest electronic music magazine DJ Mag is curating two double vinyls : HOUSE & TECHNO Discover the two first volumes of the collection : House & Techno The House volume is including

Originally released in 2009. This 'Mike Huckaby S Y N T H Remix' to Vladislav Delay become instantly a gem into Semantica Discography. Now we designed a brand new edition reimagining the 12" as a S Y N T H release with the intention to dedicate this work to the legacy and memory of Mike Huckaby.

A staggering collection Detroit techno-soul music, beamed directly into your consciousness from 1994. Kenny Larkin should need no introduction to those whose ears are trained in the ways of the motor city and her musical sons and daughters. He is one of a handful of artists from the city whose original and unique sonic output has helped shape and advance techno as an art form and as a serious musical movement across the world and it's galaxies beyond, a formidable DJ and producer whose music continues to push the envelope today. 'Azimuth' gives us what would be Larkin's first full length offering, and across 11 tracks of blistering hi-tech machine funk, ambient, soul drenched rhythms and futurist club music he deftly crafted a classic. This is the album you hold in your hands now, here in 2021. Originally released on Warp Records, 'Azimuth' is back here in it's expanded form of a 2 x LP and bonus 10" reissue. A record that effortlessly sounds like it came to earth yesterday while being 25 years old, a true Detroit classic that still makes waves across the planet today. File under - 'Essential'.

'Azimuth' has been legitimately reissued for 2021 on Kenny’s own Art Of Dance imprint. Remastered from DAT tapes and original sources by Curve Pusher. Designed by Atelier Superplus

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While we continue to dig into our archives, techno stalwart Insider came up with 3 massive tunes from the 90’s. Boots On The Run was once remixed by Thomas P. Heckman and made the dancefloors go nuts with it’s driving tribal beats, backed with Trial Bells with a similar sound and feel. In addition as a third bonus track we’ve added What You’re About To Hear, which is a rework of one of his old Music Man classics. A must have for every Bonzai record collector coming on a 10" black wax package.

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Gui's fresh hip-swinging Techno goes directly into the interface of experimental Minimal & catchy Tech House.

this is the long-awaited, highly-anticipated debut full-length release from architect, producer, musician and composer, gui boratto, born in sao paulo, brazil. those who have followed his steady stream of 12" singles are already well acquainted with his remarkable ear for coming up with emotive, savvy dance music. whether it be his minimal-techno burners for kompakt's k2 imprint, energetic house for steve bug's audiomatique recordings and plastic city, and of course, there was "like you," the sensational pop-techno anthem that broke him wide open on the international circuit early last year. though he recently began producing under his real name (debuting with a remix for the film city of god), what many don't know about gui boratto is that for over 10 years he has been one of brazil's most in-demand producers having worked with such consecrated artists/bands as pato banton, steel pulse, desiree, manu chao and many, many others. with chromophobia, boratto surpasses all experience and expectation with infinite catchy hooks, lazy synths, romantic vocals, and so many shimmering techno-colors, it'll make your eyes squint in the sunshine. many scribes spoke that last year was the year techno learned how to make a proper artist album. well, boratto very well could be the first to perfect the art with this momentous release. it's easy to coin gui boratto as "varied" and "eclectic," however, gui brings a vast spectrum of influences together with an uncanny sensibility to make arguably the seminal kompakt record filled with all the grace and roar in the world to shake the bottoms of the biggest dance haters out there, and get our fans so excited they'll feel like they're on their fifth caipirinha raving on top of the sugarloaf

Founded back in 1997, Trax Magazine is the pionneer of Electonic Music and soon became the referent for this movement. Please find the finest selection of three genres of the Club Culture with artists and tracks that forged these styles : House,Techno and Drum'n'Bass. From the start in Detroit to the endless nights of Berlin, go through the greatest Techno Hits. From Dave Clarke to Josh Wink or Laurent Garnier, all the main names of Techno on a double vinyl.

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Blue vinyl repress of this Bonzai classic!

After a hugely successful first vinyl run of the superb Bart Skils Remix of Universal Nation, alongside the Original Mix of course, we’re delighted to announce a special Gold Edition repress to celebrate the record achieving gold status. This is a huge achievement, thanks to you, our fans.

The repress will be a limited run and we will also be introducing our newly designed Bonzai branded inner sleeve, so keep your eye on our websites and socials for more info about how you can own this wonderful piece of history.

To honour the creator and musical genius behind Universal Nation, M.I.K.E. / Push will receive a specially commissioned gold record in recognition of all-time sales, which is a testament to his overall contribution to electronic music.

'As I'm always evolving, every now and again I need to make a point about my latest sound. Curveballs has been especially written to showcase the full range of my current sound and features a carefully selected collection of tracks designed for a club environment. "Riva Starr

Dance music's prolific Italian-born London-based sharpshooter Riva Starr set to release fourth artist album Curveballs via Adam Beyer's revered Truesoul Records.

Riva Starr has been shaking up the world of dance music with his eclectic and unpredictable palette of sounds and styles for over a decade. Over the years, he has racked up numerous accolades and achievements including releasing 3 acclaimed albums (If Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade in 2010, Hand In Hand in 2013 and Definition of Sound in 2016), having a myriad of single/EP releases on some of dance music's most established labels (Snatch! Records, Hot Creations, Relief, Crosstown Rebels, Dirtybird) and amassing an impressive remix resume of artists including; Audion, Groove Armada, Dennis Ferrer, Usher, Estelle, London Grammar, Fatboy Slim, Reboot and David Morales.

With all of this success and experience under his belt, the time has come for the talented Italian to deliver his much awaited fourth long-player, Curveballs - comprising of 12 stellar tracks inspired by current club sounds and old school music elements, driven by Starr's endeavor to produce music that stands the test of time.

The LP's striking opener, 'Always' gets things underway and sets the tone with its powerful house groove, warm chord stabs and divine soulful vocal courtesy of legendary house diva Jocelyn Brown. Elsewhere, there's the funk-driven disco-tinged 'Piknik', the uplifting 'Needin' U' esque 'Disco Loco', the dark and commanding 'The Hole (Release Your Soul) and the pounding peak-time synth-laden roller 'Give Me Love'.

Other highlights include, the infectious breakbeat workout 'Britcoin', the techy electro-tinged 'Fresh' and the experimental synth-driven Techno gem 'AnalHog'. The album concludes with 3 fine cuts in the form of the bass heavy TR-909 laden 'Ride', the funk-fueled house groover 'Mantra (Early In The Morning)' and an exclusive deep-house-esque Dub version of 'Give Me Love' to round off yet another essential long-player from one of dance music's much-loved artists.

30 Years Bonzai - 5LP Vinyl Box

The 30 Years Bonzai 5x12” vinyl box set features 28 massive tracks spanning 3 decades. An all-inclusive aural history of the Bonzai sound and a foundational guide for those wanting to know more about electronic dance music in all its forms in the 90’s. From those very first sparks of hard techno in 1992, to the nu rave cuts of 2022, Bonzai stands the test of time, offering the sounds of now and then, as your vehicle to lose yourself in the music if only for a short period. We’re humbled to be still at the cutting edge of our scene and we invite you to celebrate with us by owning this piece of history as a tribute to the artists and DJ’s. Spread across each 12” you’ll find tracks from Yves Deruyter, Bountyhunter, Thunderball, Final Analyzis, Airwave, Push, DJ Looney Tune, Blue Alphabet, Trancescape, Dave Davis, Quadran, Zolex, Axis and a superb contemporary take by Charlotte De Witte of Jones & Stephenson’s The First Rebirth and many more.

Alexander Kowalski presents two wonderful track-highlights, produced in collaboration with Funk D'Void and Joris Voorn. This 12" wants to give you a taste for his upcoming album which was released for the first time in 2005.

The Funk D.Void remix of Alexander's "You Think You Know?" was the beginning of a really efficient team play between two exceptionally gifted musicians. Alexander Kowalski made a remix for Funk D'Void in return and after having a good collaboration both decided to compose a track. So we listen tot Alexander Kowalski's and Funk D'Void's first track in cooperation "Can't Hold Me Back", accompanied by the well-defined deep vocals by Fritz Kalkbrenner.

Alexander Kowalski and Joris Voorn have been knowing each other for a long time. They also did remixes for each other like Joris' Tribaliscious Mix of "Days Of The Liar" and by this way they found their musical solidarity. It was obvious that they had to do a track together: "She's Worth It" is their output of the team play in the studio.

"Alexander Kowalski with Funk D'Void and Joris Voorn" proves us that these three global-techno-players complement one another perfectly and let us listen how wonderful it can be...

RAWAX proudly present the new series by Woody McBride aka DJ ESP!

You can expect some new, unreleased and classic re-issues on this platform form the Mastermind himself! Starting in May with the former Synewave #09 from 1995!

Oldschool Modeselektor tapedeck-material with newly crafted remixes from Sarah Farina and Hard Wax affiliate Dj Pete aka Substance.

Alexander Kowalski comes along with another floor burning piece of vinyl - the pre-single of his same titled 2nd album! After his recently released debut-album "Echoes" Alexander just dropped two more bombs which we couldn't wait to release.

Khan presents: Jammin Unit - Remote Car Babe

Jammin' Unit is not only my brother but one of the most prolific producer of electronic music since the early days of techno. He is one half of legendary electronic super group Air Liquide and made his way into history books with tracks like 'If The Was No Gravity' and 'Revelation' lately featured on Nina Kraviz - Fabric 91 mix.

'Remore Car Babe' was originally released on clear 10' via Temple Records NYC in 1997 and is now remastered by the man himself for our 2018 ears. Re-issued on 12' black vinyl for more gain and better audio quality.

In his own words he describes the 4 track e.p. as: 'The sound was created for headphone listening during remote car racing. Enhancing the feel of speed and aggressiveness was the goal'.

To me it feels like a manga comic strip eched on vinyl. No headphone necessary to go on this speed racing trip of extacy and pounding bliss.
A re-issue I am especially proud of to hear on dance-floors around the globe.

'Don't eat before going to sleep but Do eat before going out!'

Yours sincerely,
Khan (Of Finland)

Everybody loves a good mystery. The second chapter of the NOWHERE Series brings you to France, Kalamazoo, Arnhem and Den Haag. Four forgotten dance floor bangers by folks who clearly remember the first summer of love, back in 1988. All remastered for your listening pleasure and available again on vinyl. First up is a dark and twisted acid track by Laurent Garnier. Flashback stems from 1997, but has aged like a good single malt whiskey from France. You better believe it. It Talks To Me is proper Detroit techno, with it's abstract stabs and moody strings. Except it's from Kalamazoo, where Donnell Knox resides and where he -since 1995- has pumped out an amazing discography. You can't get any closer to early Transmat-energy than with this raw track. On the flip it is over to Holland, for two forgotten gems. Inferno only came out on vinyl, back in 1993. On the legendary label Gyrate. It's a full on acid affair, with a massive break. Made by Dutchies Frederik (of Pako & Frederik fame), Eric De Man & Heiko van Eindhoven. Solartrek by Roland Klinkenberg was picked up by I-F in 1995 for his Top Secret label. The energetic and surprisingly bright track is now remastered and available again on vinyl and on digital platforms for the very first time.

Delirium 17 by Silver Zone aka Marco Repetto & Stefan Riesen in the rebound.

It's the first official re-issue after 1994!

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Techno is all too often described as timeless but while most of it eventually evaporates into the ether, there are some riffs, melodies, and breakdowns that remain etched into our collective consciousness forever. Legendary Frankfurt label Harthouse is home to more than its fair share of such moments, but you have to go all the way back to 1992, the opening strains of the Metal Master classic ‘Spectrum’ to locate the source for this special single-sided remix release.

The common denominator and catalyst to all this is of course Sven Väth, co-creator of ‘Spectrum’ and founder of both Harthouse and Cocoon Recordings, while the independent variables in the equation are Bart Skils and Weska, who lend their considerable talent and vision to this sublime makeover.

Coming on like rolling thunder, sparks fly immediately as crackling vocoder licks, silky ride cymbals and soaring arpeggios build an atmosphere taut with anticipation before giving way to that iconic melody - a love letter from Frankfurt to Ibiza, wrought from metal, drenched in distortion yet pulling at the heartstrings - the perfect soundtrack to any chemical sunrise.

It‘s a powerful re-interpretation that pays the warmest respects to the original and, despite the relentless groove, there is still room for sentimentality - an invitation to momentarily pause for thought and reflect on the journey so far as the sumptuous breakdown washes over the dance-floor. But not for long, the simmering bass line soon emerges from the euphoria and the track kicks in again, driving us forward towards a new, uncharted spectrum of possibilities.

typische kölner stuff !!!

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Bona-fide techno classic gets a much-needed re-release. Features original mix (remastered for extra volume) and bass-heavy remix from Jerome Hill.

This new EP, entitled "Serenity remixes", pays tribute to POPOF's eponymous hit released in 2009. True Who's Who of electronic music, it will include several remixes of this classic by artists that we no longer present to you: Vitalic, NTO, Pig & Dan, Booka Shade, Oxia and Atoem.

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Mobys neuestes Album Reprise - Remixes ist jetzt verfügbar. Das Doppelalbum enthält persönliche Zitate aller beteiligten Remixer, sowie von Moby selbst. Reprise – Remixes erobert ein Grenzland, in dem elektronische und akustische Klänge aufeinandertreffen. Das Album erscheint am 20. Mai 2022 bei Deutsche Grammophon, pünktlich zum Jubiläum von Mobys erster Scheibe, die 1992 erschien.
Zwölf Künstler:innen – zwölf Stimmen: Bambounou, Biscits, Max Cooper, Efdemin, Anfisa Letyago, Mathame, Planningtorock, Topic, Felsmann + Tiley, Peter Gregson und Christian Löffler kommen auf Reprise

– Remixes zusammen. Und auch Moby selbst ist mit vier Remixes dabei.

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Originally released in the year 2000, the album represents a pivotal moment in the emergence of the “Birmingham Sound”; a stripped-back sub-genre of Techno, pioneered around this time in the English hub by artists such as Regis, Female, and Surgeon.

Influenced more by Industrial, Music Concrete, and EBM than from the melodic sounds of its Detroit predecessor, Regis later described the music as being made with a fractured pop sensibility which created a sound that may be faceless but by design loses none of the soul of its American counterpart.

Nowhere is this sonic changing of the guard more apparent than in opening track, Washing My Hands, which sets the stage with a vignette of field recordings: arc welders, water boilers and other sounds reminiscent of industrial workshops reframe your senses, placing your mind into a familiar yet unsettling dreamlike space. From this sound- scape emerges a high-pitched, vitreous noise heralding the jarring introduction of Let Them Bleed, the first of several trance-inducing tracks on the album such as Join Us In Paradise, and Guiltless, which layer percussive and sampled loops creating what Peter Sutton (aka Female) described as exotic hypnotics.

This remastered edition of Againstnature also features the additional track, Theme From Streetwalker, previously only available on Volume 6 of the Tresor Compilation series.

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When this record was first released back in 1996, it came with an hilarious press release that had something to do with a hidden data track featuring the voice controlled web browser U-Scape. As outdated this nonsense is now, the music still sounds fresh like with most U-TRAX original releases from the 90s. Created by Dutch techno veterans Maarten van der Vleuten and Tjeerd Verbeek, this is one of the three last U-TRAX releases of the 90s; releases that marked a new, more intense musical direction for the label and that are all very dear to us personally.

The title of the 5-track EP is inspired by the area in Utrecht where Tjeerd and U-TRAX label boss DJ White Delight used to live in. Tjeerd then was very successful as Trance Induction and Pyrex Detox, and had just founded his own record-label Desert Rose Industries. Maarten's collected works include hundreds of tracks, using 40+ aliases, like Major Malfunction, In Existence and Flux. He too had then just started his own record-label, named Signum Recordings. Like U-TRAX, both producers have been releasing new material on their old labels in recent years.

Maarten and Tjeerd at one point got together and composed some soothing, yet dark and deep techno-tracks with an ambient feel to them. "MT34" makes you feel you're walking across an Indian marketplace, with snake charmers playing their characteristic sounds, backed by some jumpy 909-rhythms, while "Winter" sounds like the darkest Icelandic winter storm you can imagine. "101" was singled out in the infamous 1996 press release as the data-track containing the U-Scape browser. Coincidentally, it is quite pleasant to listen to! It sounds like an experimental track with crispy clear ultra-low and extremely high pitched sounds. The flipside brings you the melancholic and gripping Ice and the old-school and tranquilizing ambient track "Fusion".

Original release date: November 1996.

Humanoid strikes back on De:tuned with a remastered version of the pioneering 1988 crossover UK number 1 Dance Single "Stakker Humanoid". This major influential UK acid house cut has been breaking down UK culture barriers since its original release. Humanoid's music was also used in Stakker "Eurotechno", now housed in The Museum of Modern Art located in New York. De:tuned have invited personal favourites Autechre, Luke Vibert and Mike Dred to rework the new and uncompromising update "sT8818r" (previously released on DE:10.08) to complement the classic original. Prepare to have your mind blown once more!

The impeccable Ian Anderson at The Designers Republic created all the graphic work. Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis and pressed on 180 gr vinyl. Stay tuned!

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Humanoid strikes back on De:tuned with a remastered version of the pioneering 1988 crossover UK number 1 Dance Single "Stakker Humanoid". This major influential UK acid house cut has been breaking down UK culture barriers since its original release. Humanoid's music was also used in Stakker "Eurotechno", now housed in The Museum of Modern Art located in New York. De:tuned have invited personal favourites Autechre, Luke Vibert and Mike Dred to rework the new and uncompromising update "sT8818r" (previously released on DE:10.08) to complement the classic original. Prepare to have your mind blown once more!

The impeccable Ian Anderson at The Designers Republic created all the graphic work. Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis and pressed on 180 gr vinyl. Stay tuned!

Lost In Space is an exotic music excursion into the unknown - discovering the sectors of Outer Space and encountering unexpected occurrences which is to be the objective, narrative and attraction. Like the architecture and habitation structure of a jungle, life exist and persist everywhere, but only by the degree of our 5 basic human senses.An extraordinary musical creation by the Electronic Music and artist Jeff Mills, he conceives Lost In Space with the future of mankind's advances in Space travel and colonizing other planets in mind. It is a reach to grasp for subjects like the other types of time", "the crashing of Worlds" and "the illusions we create" in our minds and what we believe to reality. Fusing Classical and Electronic music is the only way to play out a scenario of such magnitude of possibilities.The music was created for the classical orchestral version commissioned by Orchestre National Du Capitole de Toulouse, France. The concerts are scheduled to be in early April 2018.

Stunning 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Boxset, 12x12” 180g Vinyl Silver Pantone + Foil on Ultrablack Board, 16 page booklet , Download Card, Double-sided 90x60 Poster, Sticker Pack. (Non-Returnable)

Since 1991, Tresor has provided a home for artists to germinate their ideas for advanced new sounds and broadcast them to the world. The pioneers that first traversed the Detroit-Berlin connection and were at the forefront of a new cultural movement gave to Tresor its original and continuing mission: community, resistance and reshaping the world to come.

The Tresor 30 compilation represents a major land- mark in this continuing history of electronic music. This unique collection of music profiles some of the artists that gave the previous three decades of Tresor its sound and foundation, but it also casts its gaze forward. Writing new postcards from the future, this collection brings new artists who main- tain a connection to that original mission to the fore, charting ways in which this ethos can contin- ue to build bridges and break walls in the next 30 years.

Bringing together 52 essential tracks - both clas- sics and exclusive commissions - each of the 12 records in this box-set charts a unique line of flight from those artists that helped define the shape of this new music to those who continue to pattern its landscape further.

The future is bright and it’s now.

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Remastered repressing of Stephan Bodzin´s and Marc Romboy´s biggest common classic track „Atlas“ plus „Hyperion“, an insiders tip on the flipside. The pressing comes along with the original signature artwork which made the imprint Systematic popular. Go and get this temporary released collector´s item!

All the gems of Electronic Music in a 5 LP boxset with : Fakear • Kölsch • Fritz Kalkbrenner • Laurent Garnier • Bicep • Kerri Chandler • Thylacine • Bob Sinclar • Mr. Oizo • The Prodigy • Alex Gopher • Purple Disco Machine…

The story of each re-release begins with the original. In the late 90s, Uwe Zahn (Arovane), along with Robert Henke (Monolake) and Stefan Betke (Pole), began releasing music on Torsten Pröfrock’s (Dynamo) newly launched DIN label. This was a very inconspicuous undertaking, but fans of the flourishing IDM, glitch, and constantly evolving abstract techno genres quickly picked up on the quality of sound coming out of Germany. After a few successful EPs, Zahn began working on his debut full-length, Atol Scrap. The release was a success, at least in the underground circles, where followers of the melodic harmonies, stuttering off-beat rhythms, and, most importantly, advanced sound design feverishly consumed the imprint’s output. There was only one thing missing – the album was never pressed on vinyl, and for decades remained in the digital domain. The fans, of course, inquired. There were multiple offers on the table, but Zahn retained control until he was assured that it was properly attained. “I thought of taking everything into my own hands and releasing the record myself,” says Zahn, “but at the end of last year, Matthias from Keplar asked me to re-release Atol Scrap on vinyl.” The label and its owner revolve in the Morr Music universe, and so it made sense for Zahn to trust the platform to treat the record right.

Listening to Atol Scrap over twenty years later it is inane not to admit how well it has held up. Where other genres clearly aged, becoming stale, bland, and dull, the music on eleven tasty tracks still keeps the neurons tickled with each note. More than an echo of the past, the bottled sound truly has matured. Many of the newly evolving techniques are recognizable on the album. “I created the digital artifacts with a digital multi-track recorder, the Fostex D80,” recalls Zahn. “The thing had a scrub wheel with which I could achieve wonderful glitch effects by winding through the audio data. I have sampled and further processed these artifacts.” And this approach is still embedded in Zahn’s sound design. “I still use my 24-track analog desk from Tascam to mix my audio. I love to use hardware synths and samplers. I’ve definitely built upon my studio experience in the 90s.” From this debut to the most recent output, Arovane’s sound has evolved to become more intricate, detailed, and pronounced. “My music has become much quieter and much slower. But that’s probably also due to the noise in the world.” And just as Atol Scrap reminds Zahn of the past, retaining charm preserved in a container traveling through time, it also jitters memories of long ago, when we were twenty years younger, less experienced, and bold. For me, among the many records of the time, this album held a special place in life, my heart, and many CD boxes moved across the world. And now I’m only happy to restock the vinyl space, where Atol Scrap belongs among the beloved records. Welcome home. - Mike Lazarev

Remastered and cut to vinyl by Kassian Troyer @ D&M. Cover art by Jim Kühnel based on a photograph by Uwe Zahn.

'No Photos on the Dance Floor! Berlin Techno 1992–Today', compiled by Heiko Hoffmann, follows a hugely successful photography and video art exhibition by the same name that was co-curated by Hoffmann and shown at C/O Berlin in late 2019. The exhibition included works by photographers and visual artists such as Wolfgang Tillmans, Romual Karmakar, Sven Marquardt and Camille Blake, that dealt with Berlin’s club culture since the fall of the wall. It was followed in 2020 by a book of the same name which collected together the most striking imagery from the exhibition alongside interviews and personal essays.

'No Photos on the Dance Floor!' is the first compilation to trace the history of techno made in Berlin over the last three decades, with a selection of classics and hidden gems that have helped shape Berlin’s sound from the early 90s until now. The title refers to a particularity of the Berlin club scene: photography is banned in almost all the important clubs to allow partying together in a space where you can lose yourself to the music and feel free and safe at the same time.

After the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, abandoned spaces and buildings were waiting to be filled with new life in the form of clubs, bars, galleries, workshops, and studios. Berlin became the epicenter of a new nightlife culture that soon resonated around the world. Berlin’s techno scene was heavily influenced by the pioneering sounds of Detroit techno created by African-American producers such as Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Underground Resistance.

Their records were imported to the Berlin DJ scene by the record store Hardwax, based on the ground floor of a building on Reichenberger Straße in Kreuzberg, from December 1989 onward. The original temples of DJ culture in New York amd Chicago, as well as the emerging rave culture developing in London and Manchester via Ibiza, would also go on to shape Berlin’s nightlife. Party series like Tekknozid and clubs such as Ufo, Tresor, and Planet can retrospectively be interpreted as the big bang of the first shared culture between Germany's East and West, having paved the way for what is still the last and biggest expression of European youth culture.

Part 1 of the vinyl edition focuses on the period between 1992 and 2006, with early 90s tracks by Thomas Fehlmann and Moritz von Oswald’s 3MB project (who teamed up with Detroit’s Juan Atkins on compilation opener 'The 4th Quarter'), Berlin techno pioneer DJ Tanith and Mijk van Dijk’s short-lived project 9-10-Boy, von Oswald’s and Ernestus’ influential Maurizio alias, and Alec Empire, who would later go on to start influential noise/industrial band Atari Teenage Riot. Further key tracks from the first half of the aughts come from Mo Loschelder and Klaus Kotai’s Elektro Music Department label, Sleeparchive and Ableton Live co-developer Robert Henke aka Monolake.

Part 2 is drawn from tracks made between 2007 and today, starting at a point when the city became the center for a new creative community of international artists, DJs and producers who often favoured the minimalist aesthetic & musical styles of clubs such as Berghain, Bar25 and Watergate and stayed for the ease of living. Beginning with a remix by Plastikman aka Richie Hawtin of his Minus label signee Heartthrob, the two 12"s also feature contributions from Ben Klock, Avalon Emerson and Modeselektor.

In addition to the two-part vinyl release, 'No Photos on the Dance Floor!' will also be available in expanded CD & digital formats, featuring additional tracks by Rødhad, Efdemin and Ricardo Villalobos.

The record was compiled by Heiko Hoffmann, former editor of Groove magazine and co-curator and co-editor of the 'No Photos on the Dance Floor!' exhibition and accompanying book. The double-vinyl release also features full-format photography by George Nebieridze and Wolfgang Tillmans.

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This 3 track EP produced by Noise Factory and showcases sum serious anthems that can stand the test of time.
Upholding the essence of hardcore musik scene n the merging into what was to be jungle musik ... Can You Feel The Rush - This track was produced in 1992 by Noise Factory and sums up the vibes at that time and stands out due to the piano stabs merging with the drum patterns while upholding the hardcore elements with the strong leading vocals from homeboy Danny from Tottenham.

AA. The Buzz - This track produced by Noise Factory back in 1991 was a major game changer with the piano stabs and sub bass crossing over with the hardcore elements helps this track to stand the testimony of time. This track was named by Mad P from Top Buzz.
AAA. Feel The Music - This track produced in 1991 by Noise Factory represents hardcore jungle at its best with the samples and speeded up vocals alongside sum heavy sub bass.

Steady rockin bass/electronica tracks with those melancholic Rephlex hints.

This is one of the biggest finds of the millenium for us here at Underground Music. Unreleased music by Grand Master Lenny Dee. Originally produced back in the early 90s, the master DAT has sat in a bottom drawer until it was unearthed by us. It's hard to put in to words the influence Lenny Dee and Caspar Pound had on the dance music scene. Witnessing Lenny Djing back in 1992 influenced the path Underground Music would take for the next 25 years. It's true to say this is very much a vanity project for UM. The fact it has incredible unreleased music on it too is a bonus. We've gone all out on a mind warping 12" printed sleeve with superb vinyl mastering by Shane The Cutter. Shanes work tops off these ground breaking seminal techno tunes from one of the planets finest artists to grace the scene. Limited to 300 copies.

The Artists Formerly Known As The Connection Machine (Utrecht, Netherlands) go raw and mean on this one! If the underground The Hague-style from the 90s is your thing, this 12" is your cup of tea. 4 hectic 808/303 trax, all mixed in a dirty way, with loadsa fx on the 303.

The Connection Machine/Cray Emoticon is the multi-talented duo of Natasja Hagemeier and Jeroen Brandjes, who debuted on U-TRAX in 1993 with their instant classic and much sought after 'The Dreamtec Album' (catalogue no: 3 UTR UMM 1). They went on to create another epic release called 'The Black Hole EP' on U-TRAX (catalogue no: 5 UTR UMM 2), but not after they presented 'Bitflower', a true work of art on Planet E from Detroit. Later they released the CD album 'Painless' on Down Low Music and in more recent years two 12"s (shared with The Lost Trax) and an album on Tabernacle Records from the UK.

The title track is originally meant as a replacement for the original game music of level 9 of the 2nd episode (E2L9) of the computer game Doom. The artists thought the original score wasn't doing right to the intensity of the game and made their own apocalyptic soundtrack. 'Gnawing The Heart' already proved its usefulness on many a dancefloor, whilst 'Choice Chip' will satisfy the ultimate speed freaks amongst you. If you're not into drugs or mushrooms, 'I Wish My Zapper Was A Gun' can deliver you the same effects: it's a psychedelic space-acid trip, built around a sample of the sitcom 'Neighbours'.

You can't get wrong with this vintage and merciless dance floor material from the mid-nineties.

Original release date: October 1995.

the new stimulus (paul mac label) is here !!!

fetter fünf tracker !!!! spacige technotracks !!!