DIRTY CHANNELS "AFRICAN DEMOCRACY" (Reincarnation) 15.98$

DEEP HOUSE / MINIMAL HOUSE / DUB / / / /

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DJ STEAW "SWEETLESS EP" (Qalo Mota) 16.98$

DEEP HOUSE / MINIMAL HOUSE / DUB / / / /

New Artist On QALOMOTA! DJ Steaw between the NYC old Skool and all the new house Producers! All tracks mixed, composed, produced and edited By Dj Steaw. Brand new EP on Qalomota Records. We proud to present you a new producer. Directly influenced by the Dance Culture party from club Djoon. Dj Steaw DJ/producer from The city of Rennes (Brittany, France), bring us this EP 'Sweetless EP' A good piece of deep, soulful, cluby and Arfo influence, just create to feed the housedancers and househeadz. You will able to recognize the old skool feeling like nervous records or Nu groove and also feel the touch of the more recent procucers like Ralf Gum, Culoe De Song, Marlon D, Dennis Ferrer.... First but not the last Ep on Qalomota Records for sure....

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GEMINI "A MOMENT OF SANITY" (Planet E) 12.98$

DEEP HOUSE / MINIMAL HOUSE / DUB / / / /

Classic 1995 Planet E release from the much missed and speculated about GEMINI. Though these tracks are 15 years old now, they all sound especially relevant within the current resurgence of deep house, with GEMINI one of the original Chicago producers showing the modern homagists how it was done back in the day. 4 tracks ranging from classic deepness all the way through to seriously jacking Dance Mania style business, all of which show of the talent of a producer well ahead of his time.

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "PILOOSKI-THEO PARRISH" (Dfa) 12.98$

DEEP HOUSE / MINIMAL HOUSE / DUB / DISCO EDITS / ITALO DISCO / COSMIC DISCO / NU DISC / / /

Finally now in stock - the much talked about Theo Parrish remix of 45:33. Some of us here actually think its great and not over-hyped, sounding roughly like J Dilla doing slo-mo house! Huge...

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TODD TERJE "TTJ EDIT 182" () 15.98$

DISCO EDITS / ITALO DISCO / COSMIC DISCO / NU DISC / / / /

Three edit jobs again of Todd Terje this time of Roni Griffith's "Love Is The Drug", Rinder & Lewis 1979 rarity "Willie And The Hand Jive" and Stevie Wonder's "Superstition"!

HARVEY "GUNSHIP & LITTLE BOOTS" () 15.98$

DISCO EDITS / ITALO DISCO / COSMIC DISCO / NU DISC / / / /

Ltd Heavy Weight 180g 12″. Harvey calls it "Future Primitive: made for the dancefloor and the bathroom floor"

GUI BORATTO "THE MIX COLLECTION" (Renaissance) 29.98$

TECH HOUSE / FUNKY MINIMAL / / / /

A friend of mine recently told me the thing he liked about Gui Boratto was his reliability, meaning that there was something comforting about both his release schedule and his productions. One man's reassuring steadiness is another's tedious predictability, though, and Boratto has been walking the fine line between the two postures since 2003 with his numerous releases for labels such as Audiomatique, Vendetta, Defrag Sound Processing and Kompakt. This Renaissance release, quickly following M.A.N.D.Y. in the Renaissance: The Mix Collection series, starts where Addicted Volume 2, Boratto's first double disc mix left off. Except this time, out of the 23 tracks composing the mix, nearly a third are originals or remixes from Boratto himself, something that only furthers the homogeneous feel of the compilation. M.A.N.D.Y.'s showcased a more wide-ranging selection and daring technique. Next to it, Boratto's seems crucially underwhelming. This is especially apparent on CD 1, as the producer's usual aesthetics (the measured sweeping and trance-ish synths, the emotion-ridden pads à la Superpitcher and quirky-sounding samples à la DJ Koze, the accentuated, almost Joy Division-esque live feel of the basslines) are exhibited through new takes on singles "Take My Breath Away" and "Azzurra," the humming "Telecaster" or the Bomb the Bass collaboration "The Infinites." That said, there is nothing there you haven't heard before on Boratto's 2009 long player. Even his reinterpretation of Ada's "Lovestoned," as faithful as it is to the original, can't help but feel a little morose and ordinarily familiar. CD2's Hatzler/Gabe & Marcello V.O.R./Stimming sequence, for instance, is particularly bouncing with saccadic beats and carefully designed clicks and bits, but the stream is rapidly interrupted by "The Glam," a recent Boratto production that buzzes with electrifying, distorted pads and sub-level frequencies. Needless to say—notwithstanding the undisputable quality of the track itself—the transition comes across as forced, unnatural, as if the DJ felt the raging impulse to leave his own mark again. The mix switches gears toward the end as it goes into more uplifting techno mode, with Motor City Drum Ensemble's sharp remix of André Lodemann's "Vehemence of Silence" and Max Cooper's rousing "Stochastisch Serie" right before stepping into a depression-inducing but fitting coda with Tricky's muddy and sluggish "Past Mistake"—one of the rare passages from one genre to another that is graceful and, aesthetically speaking, justified. It would be perverse to hold Boratto's consistency against him, especially when he keeps releasing 12-inches as efficient and enthralling as "I Feel Love" or his Trentemøller-esque, better-than-the-original rework of Massive Attack's "Paradise Circus." But what seems obvious here is that for the Brazilian producer, the mix CD format is more akin to another masterful studio-bound experience than a truly unique way to explore untried avenues. Reliability, in this case, unfortunately verges closer to redundancy.

MOTORCITYSOUL "DELIVER ME" (Simple) 15.98$

TECH HOUSE / FUNKY MINIMAL / / / /

Killer release from Simple, MOTORCITYSOUL and Prosumer who has outdone most of his recent work with his remix here... Deep, old school house with a killer groove and dubby chord work. Original's cool too! We like this...

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RADIQ "MO ROOTS" (Philpot) 16.98$

TECH HOUSE / FUNKY MINIMAL / / / /

RADIQ - Japan native Yoshihiro Hanno, brings us the latest colourful Philpot platter. "Mo' Roots" is a cool, jazzy deep house number with a hint of slap bass and stabby chords. "Ride On!" caries in the same vein with some even more prominent key-action, whilst Soulphiction injects some extra dancefloor acumen to the proceedings with his remix of "Mo' Roots". Limited colour vinyl pressing.

DJ SPRINKLES "SISTERS - MOTORCITYDRUM" (Mule Electronic) 15.98$

TECH HOUSE / FUNKY MINIMAL / / / /

The third single cut from the debut album of DJ SPRINKLES aka Terre Thaemlitz, with the release of the ambient jazz cut "Sisters, I Dont Know What this World is Coming To". The main interest here are the two remixes of "Grand Central" from Motor City Drum Ensemble - if you liked any of his releases, you'll love this - this guy is just on it at the moment for stunning disco / house grooves! Essential!!!

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MIRKO LOKO "SEVENTYNINE CARL CRAIG" (Cadenza) 16.98$

TECH HOUSE / FUNKY MINIMAL / / / /

As far as remix packages go, you can't get much bigger than this... Two megatheria of the techno world - Carl Craig and Ricardo Villalobos - remix a track each from MIRKO LOKO's underrated "Seventy Nine" album. Carl Craig's remix builds up gradually in typical Craig fashion, whilst Ricardo's refix is unbelievably long and meandering but manages to pull its weight with a magnificent finale.

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BEN WATTS & STIMMING "BRIGHT STAR (deluxe edition)" (BuzzInFLy) 17.98$

TECH HOUSE / FUNKY MINIMAL / / / /

Buzzin' Fly celebrate their fiftieth release in proper style with Stimming, Ben Watt & Julia Biel collaborating three ways on the 'BRIGHT STAR' 12". It’s a typically lovely release, full of Stimming’s distinctive live instrumentation and percussion and Biel’s woozy, honeyed vocals, with a subdued Sunset Mix, and a more pumping Sunrise Mix. The 12” release is a seriously luxurious design, gatefold edition on heavyweight vinyl, with special gold-foil print on it and a poster and voucher for a 320kbps download of the whole release inside...very nice.

PATRICE SCOTT "DISTANCE AGAINST TIME" (Sistrum) 15.98$

TECH HOUSE / FUNKY MINIMAL / / / /

Sistrum steps into 2010 in proper fashion, as PATRICE SCOTT brings forth his latest sonic artwork in the form of the Distance Against Time EP. Picking up where his acclaimed Excursions EP (SIS-010) left off, the three cuts featured here forge ahead into the depths, rewarding those with a conscious ear for quality electronic sounds. Check!

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ADULTNAPER "MONITOR" (LION MUSIC) 12.98$

TECH HOUSE / FUNKY MINIMAL / / / /

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MARCELLO NAPOLETANO "CHICAGO, DETROIT" ( Quintessentials Germany) 15.98$

TECHNO / DUBSTEP / / / /

Marcello has made his name with the awesome current album on Mathematics show his love of analog instruments and oldschool house music. The 4 Quintessentials tracks are references to his early influences and his much loved sound: Chicago - Detroit - New York! Quintessentials tracks are raw, but they have soul. Watch out for more MARCELLO NAPOLETANO (and together with Francesco Schito as I.F.M) releases on fantastic labels like Mathematics, Laid, Reincarnation, K-Soul, Uzuri or Drumpoet Community.

DJ HELL "U CAN DANCE (CARL CRAIG)" (Gigolo) 15.98$

TECHNO / DUBSTEP / / / /

When you're DJ HELL and you get Bryan Ferry on one of your tracks, you're gonna make the most of it!! For the release of "U Can Dance" we get not one or two, but 4 different platters!! On the first 12" version Hell has paired the album version of "U Can Dance" with the second of two (!) Carl Craig remixes. "Can U Dance (Carl Craig Remix V.2)" - to give it its full name, is the more anthemic of the two featuring Carl Craig's signature synth riffs, moody atmosphere, big breakdowns and build-ups. In one word - it's BIG! No doubt one of Carl's best remixes of recent times.

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ADAM MARSHALL "EVIL JUNGLE PRINCE" (New Kanada) 12.98$

TECHNO / DUBSTEP / / / /

NEW KANADA enters the winter season with a funked-out, peak-hour acid journey by ADAM MARSHALL. Combining the bass groove of his "Vespers EP (NK17)" with the acid stylings of his recent Simple release ("Owl's Won't See Us"), Adam pulls up the reigns, cracks the whip and descends into the deep cut. "Evil Jungle Prince", with it's incessant bassline and heavy groove, casts a long shadow filled with vocal stabs, snare dances and pulsing kicks. Clocking in at just under 12 minutes, it locks a serious mood from the outset and morphs it's way through an organic frenzy. Voices slip in and out, fuzz falls from the ceiling, but the pure acid reigns supreme. "Ocho Echo" hits the arppegiator running, and the Latin samba band erupts into a fireball of analog power on this monster of a track. Dueling sequencers fuse deep techno with jacking house into a killer bassline, which weaves it's way though the next 8 minutes. Pure modular madness. "Plastic Dreams" meets Kerri Chandler with Manuel Göttsching sequencing a fucked-up ARP2600

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