Techno News

The raw jacking sexiness of Ghetto House has always played a big role in the Killekill universe. So it's high time to put out our first release which goes that direction. Italian Andrew Soul is an artist we have been watching for a while already. When he sent the demo with the extremely raw and dirty tunes that you find on the A-side of this 12, the decision was easy: Killer stuff which makes you bounce immediately - We want to put this out!
The B-side comes from Dirtbox, who is also one half of Snuff Crew and therefore has been part of the Killekill family for a while already. Actually almost from the start. Being the musical wizard he is, he can not only make house and acid music and anything else you could think of, but also class A Ghetto House. Maybe even more classic than Andrew Soul's side but ranging from the percussive style of SMMFD and Work That to the raw energy of Fukk it is definitely in no way less original.
Shake dat ass!

During these days where lo-fi analogue house productions seems to be the it thing, its time to dig out a release by one of the true pioneers of house music. Not an outsider but one of the names thats been around forever and thats known for several timeless house classics. Almost 20 years after its original release date we are happy to share this forgotten and overlooked gem by Roy Davis Jr. - Roy's Chicago Basement Traxx. Originally released as 4 track ep on Kumba Records, but we thought it was appropriate to shine some light on our three favorites, Chemical Warfare, Jack Da Rhythms and Broken Machines. Three dirty, raw, jacking and most of all intense tracks, that are among the best things that came out of Chicago. Jerking rhythms, hypnotic synths and live arrangements stripped to the bare essential! Endless respect to Roy Davis Jr. for being such a versatile and inspirational producer. Oh and this one is not changing hands for big money (which we see so often as sales argument). Untill recently it actually always used to be pretty cheap on Discogs ;-) ps. we thought of releasing this on Clone Classic Cuts, but this is what the word Jack is about... and despite the Basement in the title, our Clone Jack For Daze series dedicated to Chicago inspired tracks seems the only appropriate place for this!

Clone's label founder Serge with his buddy Alden Tyrell on the case with some hot jacking tracks!

Collecting orders for repress

4 madd traks in the best chicago tradition. Big no nonsense tools from Arttu, Mr. Ho, Rushmore and Alden Tyrell!

Vinyl collectors, record lovers: get yourself ready to watch this black gold getting "Straight in Business" as native italian Andrew Soul strikes into vinyl only record label Dizzy Tunes.

Andrew's story started behind the turntables, with his pure passion for DJing. He turned his hands to producing and started going more public with it while playing on occasion in nightclubs, adopting a deep ghetto house to techno style, which drops mostly unexpected acid particles in all them bits and pieces.

He'll never let you anticipate what's happening throghout his sets or productions - you gotta listen and love, getting straight into business. The four tracker is being released in limited numbers, holding an exclusive remix by well-known artist DJ Krime.

mastering at schatz.mastering.studio, limited copies only

Mark Henning is back on his own label Swing, showing off his more melodic side with some acid and squelchy arpeggios.

Support from Adam Beyer, Scuba, Eric Cloutier, Trevino, John Osborn, John Heckle, Slam, Locked Groove, Italo Johnson, KiNK, Alan Fitzpatrick, Sammy Dee and B.Traits...

The next EP on CCDC comes from Owen Ni. The 19 year old from Alabama shows up with some deep
tunes that ride the line between house and techno in his EP entitled Studies'.

A1: Adolescence - Chunky percussion begins the experience quickly followed by morphing chord
stabs that give of a bright feeling of energy. The percussion changes as the stabs make up the
headlining space, later a vox chords come in to help fill out the tune. Meanwhile a pulsating bass line
is riding so subtly in the underneath the brightness.

A2: Running By The Beat - Deep chord flow while the kick drum slowly appears to establish the
groove. A voice is heard meanwhile the baseline is pulsating. Minimal percussion is heard, yet really
it on the slow build until the entire groove is established

B1: Running By The Beat (Whim-ee Remix) - Whim-EE decides to take it into straight beating
territory. The tempo picks up as the distorted kick drum wangs the woofers. Percussion comes in
slowly, and an acid line takes up the main attention of the track. The vocals are in audible, however it
fits the feel of the idea. Sparse elements continue to make surprise appearances, as the chords are re-
freaked.

B2: Studies - Swirling chords scrape through the air showcases Owen's emotions. In beat down mode,
the percussion comes in slowly to establish a groove. The percussion is low and really for those
heads that like to rock those slower hypnotic waveforms.

HM 1203. Remastered 2016 edition..

Limitiertes Triple-set Der Frühen Peacegrog-ep's Des Schottischen Techno-produzenten Neil Landstrumm, Der - Beeinflusst Von Der Sheffielder Bleep-szene, Electro Und Miami Bass - Oft Mit Christian Vogel Kooperierte Und Auch Auf Tresor Und Planet Mu Veröffentlichte. "threesome" Enthält Die "index Man Ep" (1995) Mit Dem Chicage-jack-highlight "takks", Die "m. Cap Ep" (1995) Mit Dem Dancefloor-zerstörer "swing/jerk" Sowie "inhabit The Machines" (1996) Mit Dem Raw-funk-stomper "sniff And Destroy".

Misled Youth 001 Misled Youth 001!

The Burrell Connection is somewhat a resident with Craigie Knowes; he lived in the same flat in Glasgow with label boss Max when he started the label in 2015, he featured on the first release, he contributed to second fundraiser album, he's also played half of the parties at their Glasgow home, La Cheetah Club, and travelled with the Craigie Knowes DJ team to wow crowds around Europe. But enough of the history, this is now - The Burrell Connection's debut EP with the imprint, Hyper/Orbit. Hyperactive techno and breaks blended together, emotive pads, 808 basslines and that ever-creative and homage-paying sampling ability that The Burrell Connection's noble followers have come to love. It's Scotland's poster-boy at his finest. Diversity is the key to longevity.

'Les Appointment Royale' is the seventh quest of the Appointment program. 4 organic tracks of mesmerizing techno, ranging from condensed House somnambulism to electrostatic power outages, designed to provoke severe transient faults on dancefloors.

The first of three samplers, comprised of selected tracks taken from Spencer Parker's new album, 'Dance Music' out via his own label Work Them Records.

'There was no real concept behind the album, all I knew is that I wanted to do something honest. The tracks I make are the tracks I play in my sets and tracks I want people to dance to - that's where the title comes from.' - Spencer Parker.

Part One of the sampler opens with 'It Was Just A Dream', a ghostly cauldron of glitches, bleeps and sound bites that locks you into a dazed state of hypnosis. Next up, 'The Oh' hits with a taste of classic house, marrying emotive stabs, a tough kick and fizzing ride cymbals.

On the B side, 'You're Under My Control Now' takes the sound industrial combining a Kraftwerk-esque metronomic breath with rapid fire toms and a dynamic kick. 'Absolutely Raving' closes out the first of Parker's 'Dance Music' samplers offering a rave leaning techno weapon that wouldn't be out of place in the hallowed grounds of Berghain.

The first release on Tava Discs arrives courtesy of label-founder Beigean, confidently establishing their remit of discovering and showcasing charismatic house and techno from a gritty, DIY perspective. Influenced by a diverse joyful musical upbringing of East Coast hip-hop, turn of the millennium tribal techno, UK bass, Punjabi folk and Bollywood disco, each of the four tracks on Beigean's EP flawlessly but daringly weave each of these specific musical avenues into hyper-specific and utterly physical tapestries of sound, road-tested and engineered to turn open-minded dancefloors outside of their heads.

The record's unrelenting focus on groove is immediately established by a vintage disco bassline on Baat, one that's suddenly submerged in reverb and reintroduced with a stuttering, echo-laden female vocal chop, one of many elements cribbed from the vast, all-vinyl Bollywood soundtrack archive of Beigean's father. Here, these audience-pleasing chorus lines are respectfully blended with a very different purpose, building to a memorable disco climax and stitched together with an authentic reel-to-reel appeal. On Kyaa, a punchy, admirably bouncy bassline rides another obscure musical number, one that's soon buried under a cresting wave of acidic feedback, creating a weightless moment of sensory rave pleasure from the most unexpected of sources.

Beginning the reverse trip, 'Geet' takes things in a tougher, trippier and more percussive direction, constantly pushing and pulling tension built around corresponding male and female vocal samples. Here, a tough UK attitude immediately makes its presence known in the hard-hitting drum work, playfully offset by grandiose and grainy interjections from the vintage peak of Indian cinema. The EP concludes with 'Mein', arguably the more uncompromising and dense moment of the record, creating a constantly unfolding and kinetic distillation of Beigean's notable influences, and delivering each transformed through layers of reverb and distortion, then uplifted by a cosmic, Buchla-like synth interjection.

Rooted in a cross-generational and cross-cultural heritage specific to UK dance and rave culture, Beigean's debut EP announces a new talent with an irresistible perspective.

4 new techno cuts from Mark Henning

Early support from Eric Cloutier, DJ Rolando, Trevino, Ryan Elliot, BNJMN, Gary Beck, Philippe Petit, Echoplex and Marcelus.

300 copies limited!

Often called one of Chicago's talented hidden gems, singer/songwriter/DJ/producer Tai Davis means House in almost every sense. He's dropped vocals for and worked with established producers such as Paul Johnson, Stacy Kidd, and also Galactik Knights, DJ Sound, Nate Caswell and DJ Yakka. Preferring to use vintage analog gear, his classic house sound consistently packs dance floors worldwide!
supported by DJ Deeon, Victor Parris Mitchell and DJ KRIME
Mastered at schatz.mastering.studio

1996 Analogue techno that will still rock dance floors today. Crazy warehouse find... original sealed copies!

New label by Bens Sims and Truncate!!

Four tracks of taut, relentless techno grooves rooted in the late 90's tradition of energetic and ravey & jacking tracks to rock the dancefloor. No surprise there are passionate and skilled dj's behind this project... Ben Sims & Truncate have formed to create Assailants. Their new studio and b2b DJ project's first output comes on the new imprint, Obscurity is Infinite. Early support from Robert Hood, Ben Klock, Luke Slater and Mark Broom. All killer!!

Support and feedback from:
Ben Klock, Robert Hood, Mark Broom, Billy Nasty, Laurent Garnier, Markus Suckut, Rodhad, D'Julz,
Luke Slater 'Full Support. 5/5'
Slam 'Great Tunes'
Marcel Fengler 'Massive! Will play for sure, thank you'
Benjamin Damage 'Really Strong Ep'
Dave Clarke 'Great Effort - will support 8,3 and 7'

abgehakt und rollende trackmonster !!!

These four beautifully deep old school analogue tracks combine ultimate acid with melancholic sounds which, on any occasion, sum it up to an outstanding piece of art.

Heads up for fresh vibes out of your favourite corner! Dizzy Tunes brings DJ Krime back on track shaping it up with Mr Krush and their Chicago Vibes EP. As if that wasn't dope enough, they spoil your ears with a pure 80's floor filling remix by Murphy Jax.

Limited Green Vinyl Pressing!

The new Mojuba brings some fresh tunes from the always reliable Oracy. The title track 'Rewound' is a deep and warm excursion into the sound cosmos that was build on the heritage of Detroit and Chicago. The flipside is called 'Hold Me' and comes along as peak time cut with some hypnotic disco elements and a phat bassline to proof some serious floor qualities! That's how we like it!

Originally released 1997 as Dance Mania # 220
RAWAX proudly welcomes Mr. Gerald Henderson aka Jammin Gerald a true Chicago House legend to the family!
We're happy to bring you this great ghetto house release from 1997 back & re-mastered on vinyl!

4th Release 4 Tracks 4 Times Fun For The Floors For 4 Different Times Of The Night. Stop reading rather listen.

(3LP + CD. triple pack with full colour outer & inner sleeves) Floorplan is already well known as Robert Hood's house outlet, which this year evolves into a family affair with co-production alongside his daughter, Lyric.

"We live in a world filled with adversity, The key to surviving and even thriving in this era of uncertainty is knowing how to walk in victory. The truth is we are more than conquerors. We are VICTORIOUS." Floorplan

Floorplan is already well known as Robert Hood's house outlet, which this year evolves into a family affair with co-production alongside his daughter, Lyric. 'Victorious' is the second Floorplan album and follow-up to 2013's 'Paradise' which spawned 'Let's Ride, 'Baby Baby' and the massive 'Never Grow Old'. The new album itself is preceded by the double-headed single 'Music' / 'Tell You No Lie'.

As Robert once again extends his minimal techno sound via his 'Paradigm Shift' project on Dekmantel, he also returns his focus to house, disco, funk and gospel to the Floorplan show, which now takes a surprising twist. Having watched her father DJ the world over from the shadows and numerous appearances in the Floorplan DJ set Lyric Hood comes centre-stage alongside her father.

"Hear my soul speak, is the only way I can describe the way I feel about Floorplan, (Victorious) music is in my soul, my blood, I eat and sleep beats, music, rhythms, it's in my DNA. So Please, HEAR MY SOUL SPEAK." Lyric Hood

The Floorplan project first came to light in 1996 when Hood used it to announce his Drama imprint with the highly sought after 'Funky Souls' EP (subsequently re-issued by Rush Hour in 2010). Lying dormant for over a decade, the late 2000's saw a revitalized Hood re-establish Floorplan into what may well now be his most widely known musical outlet. This year, with his daughter making Floorplan a family affair, the duo's 'Victorious' album is primed to set the world's dancefloors alight.

Launching with the heady house swirl of 'Spin', Robert and Lyric then drop the deeper stylings of lead single 'Music' which builds into a hypnotic, bass-driven anthem. Picking up on Hood's trademark razor-sharp percussion 'The Heavens & The Earth' brings the Bible to the floor (with added funk) and 'Good Thang' shows the strong influence of Chicago as a simple refrain turns into a house missile from the pulpit!

'He Can Save You' continues the Chicago/Gospel theme but with a more driving techno edge whilst 'Mmm Hmm Hmm' marries powerful chords to trumpets, dynamic bass, booty refrains and skilful sampling creating yet another hands up anthem. 'Ha Ya' has that stripped back minimal feel we all know and love and perhaps the closest we get to touch on the classic Hood sound whilst 'Tell You No Lie' is pure, un-adulterated disco-string drenched fun(k) and already tearing down dancefloors as we speak.

'Push On' takes us back to the tight, knife-edged percussion of Chicago's house vanguard, reminding of the tougher sounds of DJ International and DJ Deeon, DJ Funk and Boo Williams. 'They Can Tell' kicks in with a no-nonsense, foot stomping kick drum as Floorplan chop up the vocal refrain into what becomes the main hook of the track and finally 'Sun In the Sky' brings the disco back with yet another string-laden anthem to bring the Floorplan show to a fittingly, uplifting end.

In their fifth release, DC label Partial Magic welcomes four friends and producers from the Knoxville, Tennessee based collective TEKNOX. Alex Falk opens the record with an upbeat slammer, looping cocky vocal samples over brash, noisy textures sure to please those familiar with his sound. Second on the A side, Saint Thomas LeDoux follows with an introspective track perfect for building or releasing dancefloor tension. On the B side, Nikki Nair brings back the raunch with a cheeky breaks-and-bleeps acid track. Dialectic Sines closes out the record with an ethereal cut backed by a hypnotic, tropical electro-techno groove.

With the Motorforce EP, Pépe joins the Renascence family in its fourth installment. A both tear-jerking and hot-blooded collection of music inspired by long highway drives in the Spanish summer, Pépe goes from lost-in-the-tarmac-jungle percussions to relentlessly emotional energy with melllow and nostalgic synths. Dan White brings you deeper than the Marianas trench through a light, spellbinding, dub rework under the Rings Around Saturn moniker to top off the emotional trip that this entails.

Nick Klein and Maoupa Mazzocchetti recorded some wild jams while touring together last year for an Unknown Precept label showcase. Combining noisy sounds with live melodic synth riffs as well as a jacking 808, Klein and Mazzocchetti made some harsh left-of-center techno. With time signature and tempo changes mid-track, this music has a zero fucks given attitude. Recorded in Berlin. Hand stamped 7 inches manufactured in the USA. Quality music for your soul!

More than 20 years since its original release, Metroplex are offering us another chance at one of Detroit's most significant tracks: "Model 500 - No UFO's". The double-pack will contain the original vocal- and instrumental mix on the first disc, whilst the second disc will contain tributes by Luciano and native Detroiter Moodymann. Pre-orders are essential on this one!

Cockney Lama infuses bumping basslines, sampled vocals, catchy chords, tight percussion and a whole lot of love. Following the ethos of the label he blends the right amount of old skool vibes to sit this perfectly on the right side of the 90's bar. No gimmicks, just pure house vibes that groove for days.

The long overdue last vinyl part of the Unit Moebius Golden years album! Including the classic aquatic techno track Dolfinarium (which goes for top prices on ebay and discogs), and the emotive Ecology and Duplovision tracks and the acidic Monoman track. Groundbreaking in 1992 and still fresh almost 20 years later! This is among the best techno ever released in the lowlands and a true classic that inspired many!

With this deep and mellow techno 12" brought to us by Max Mode, Renascence continue their quest to unearth fresh and unheard of producers.

It started with Chicago. Then, Manchester.
For nearly three decades, Laurent Garnier has urged himself to create on
the cutting edge of dance music. Beyond the turntables and studio,
Garnier moves between genres and performance techniques with the
aim of continuously challenging himself. Pick any moment from his
musical journey, and it's easy to see this creative momentum: there was
the Hacienda in the late '80s, his time spent in America exploring house,
the techno of his label F Communications and his entry into the realm of
jazz. "I never want to be an old artist playing my old tracks just to please
the older crowd," he says. "I don't think that's healthy." (RA)
Laurent Garnier is now a and undeniable force that is making the planet
dance.
Last summer (2013) Laurent Garnier met with Jerome Derradji over
dinner before his long awaited return at the decks in Chicago for
SmartBar. Longtime friends, Laurent and Jerome talked about the
possibility of releasing some of his new productions under the name
Garnier. A new venture for the veteran Dj and producer, that will see him
release a series of 12's for labels such as 50 Weapons and more....
'AF 0490' is the first release in the series and showcases Garnier at his
best.
Three tracks that pay their respect to the heroes of Trax, Dancemania
and to the Chicago sound they helped create without any misplaced
nostalgia.
'Bang (The Underground Doesn't Stop)' is a dancefloor anthem,
magnificent and pure Chicago circa 1998. 'Boom (Chakolak)' takes you
way back to the Southside with its gritty 'footwork' 909 kicks, snares and
vocal loops, massive! 'Beat (Da BoxX) is a pure Garnier, Dancemania
inspired techno monster. The loop is finally complete, Garnier can now
hop on flight AF 0490 direct from Paris to Chicago to Bang The Box
once more.
Tell your friends, 2014 looks like it's going to be the year of the Garnier.

After the sweat-soaked throwback fervour of his 2015 debut LP, Unknown To The Unknown and Hot Haus main man DJ Haus returns to Rinse for a brand new 10-track album, "Artificial Intelligence". Working at a formidably high rate of productivity, Haus returns with this new record less than 12 months after his last; and he shows no signs of slowing down, maintaining his reputation for creating hard-edged dance anthems that leave a lasting effect on the dancefloor.

Each of the album's 10 tracks take on a life of their own, as DJ Haus mutates his own nostalgic influences through rave, acid basslines, detroit techno and more to create something with each track that's genuinely innovative, but no less devastating in the dance. Using Haus' broad sonic palette, "Artificial Intelligence" harks back to golden eras of dance music without ever seeming pastiche, with DJ Haus splicing pre-existing genres to produce hybrid sounds that are rooted firmly in the future. Collaborations with the likes of Arun Verone and DJ Octopus & Steve Murphy utilise their signature quirks, integrating them into Haus' creations to fabricate something completely unique.

Opening to the frenzied sounds of acid house, "Feels So Good" instantly consolidates the producer's deft ear for a purpose-built vocal sample. Using typically overlaid embellishments as rhythmic elements, DJ Haus utilises repetitive vocals & high-octane rave stabs to create a natural movement that's sure to heat up clubs worldwide. "Got Me", a collaboration with midlands-based tech house don Arun Verone, brings to the forefront an intensely percussive beat that's progressively anchored by acidic basslines, adding weight to the production's abrasive drum line.

For all the album's nods to the golden eras of classic genres, "Artificial Intelligence" doesn't veer away from experimentation, with the pummeling percussion of "Pump It" soon to be running up heartbeats nationwide, the 8-bit computer game-esque sounds of "Blip Blorp", and the paranoid chimes of "Artificial Intelligence". As one of the most productive artists in the club scene, DJ Haus has pooled from a huge pool of inspirations and dipped back in time to the most misty-eyed moments of rave culture to present "Artificial Intelligence"; an album that's deadly, hard-bodied and most importantly, like nothing out there in the club stratosphere right now.

* Following the completely sold out Imagine - A - Nation reissue, Anotherday is very excited to announce a series of releases from the enigma that is Spencer Kincy, AKA Gemini - we are very proud to present Gemini's first 5 releases, lovingly re-mastered and pressed back onto vinyl! First up is Le Fusion.

* Originally released on Cajual in 1995, Le Fusion pairs Gemini's signature edgy techno tinged house bump with live instrumentation and frantic vocals over 3 untitled tracks in one of his most interesting releases.

* As one of Chicago's most mysterious and revered characters, the story of Gemini, aka Spencer Kincy has become something of a myth in recent years - blazing a trail throughout the 90's, prolifically releasing over 200 tracks from 1994 to 1999, Spencer's music had shades innovation and soul few of his peers could match. Then, suddenly, at the peak of his career, he disappeared.

* As before, this release has been licensed directly from the man himself, so unlike some other reissues out there, the money made from its exploitation will go directly to him.

* Imagine - A - Nation sold out almost instantly, and this is set to go the same way, so get your orders in early to avoid disappointment.