Circus Company is proud to present the latest release from the man whose upbeat, melodic take on techno and house music has captured many hearts around the world. For this release, Deetron teams up with Seth Troxler on vocals for the funk-fuelled collaboration track ‘Each Step’. The result is a neo-club classic with a definite nod to the days of Chicago-style acid house but clearly looking forward, with a fresh arrangement and the overall sound of today and tomorrow.
Gavin Herlihy is back on Cadenza, and he comes bearing what can only be seen as an instant anthem. Remember those foam toys, the ones where you just had to add water, and theyd swell into wonderful, unexpected shapes? Back Burner is a lot like that, but no water needed: just a needle in the groove, or a laser across the aluminum, is enough to send this sucker ballooning to enormous proportions.
Rick Wade, the self-entitled new Duke of Cologne returns to Cologne based Yore Imprint, the Real Dukes in town. The Detroit based Deep House Soldier Rick Wade has been around for a long time and has been releasing deep house tracks long enough to warrant the ‘old master’ title. Wade delivers some classic house tunes with a disco feel to it (think funking basslines, strings etc) ofcourse with his irresistable Rhodes and Keys.
Classic deep Chicago house music, actually nowadays it seems to be more detroit or NY with Jus-Ed, Patrice Scott, Keith Worthy etc.. Bu-Mako records comes with another excellent release with warm and intense vocals of Jenifa Mayanja.
Lush deep house action from Session Victim and Quarion, including the great “Danish Daughters” which samples Maze’s “Joy And Pain” to great effect.
New record label out of Detroit managed by Luke Hess. Luke has decided to take his style of Deep Detroit Techno and root it firmly in the city that inspires his sound. DeepLabs is a label created for the deeper, soulful, and experimental side of electronic music, with a clear vision of the DJ and the dance-floor.
Field presents the boys from the north Conforce and Mohleo, new breed of dutch techno producers coming strong!
Traversable Wormhole has been one of the hottest mystery artist projects/ series in the techno scene for the last several months. Finally coming out of the wormhole to reveal him self in 2010. We find it to be none other then legendary NYC techno pioneer Adam X. Adam’s >Traversable Wormhole< is now stepping up to Vol 7, keeping the series fresher then ever with more new sound innovations in sci fi techno and dubstep.
Firecrackers Fam’s Fudge Fingas drops three heavily romantic house paeans on Prime Numbers ahead of his debut album. The breadth and scope of this EP shows Fudge’s versatile abilities, from slo-throbbing 100bpm house songs like ‘It’s About Time’ which sound like Larry Heard in a dream sequence to the stunning house odyssey ‘MmmHmm’ tipping his cap to Juan Atkins and Tortoise with a crafty 3/4 time signature made for massive dancefloor appeal.
Deep and raw, at times retarded and industrial edged emotional Jack Trax that are firmly rooted in the Detroit/Chicago tradition. Toronto based Basic Soul Unit (aka Stuart Li) is back on Creme with a 4 track EP.
Stuart Li aka Basic Soul Unit aka Herman starts this project for his production that one would not directly link to his Chicago house rooted Basic Soul Unit releases. Herman delivers two hot tracks with dubstep fueled beats, sub bass driven grooves with Detroit influenced sounds that one could expect on a label such as Hessle Audio.
The Rush Hour DC series continues with Cosmin TRG, the Romanian known for his releases on Hotflush and Tempa a.o. ‘See Other People’ is an infectious garage stepper, announcing the future of r&b. ‘Groove Control’ continues on a techno tip. It starts off deep and mysterious, evolving in a pulsating, acidic bassline driven killer.
A big piano house track. Produced by Trontheim native Chmmer (Even Brenden) 2 tracks that will set dancefloors on fire!
Aux 88 are back with a new project entitled Black Tokyo which see’s them delving into more straight up classic Detroit 4/4 Techno along side the Electro that they’re renowned for.
Raw and spaced out stuff from Ilian Tape. The compilation includes tracks from Franco Cinelli, Regen, Papol, Kasper, LaChriz, Marco Zenker, Jonas Kopp and of course label boss Dario Zenker. Ilian Tape has been expressing their own idea of soulful music for 3 years now. Expect more from the esoteric falcon crew from Munich.
The Scsi-Av label has been dormant for what seems like an eternity, their self-imposed silence at long last broken by this gorgeous 2-track follow-up to the excellent ‘Lost Trax’ Ep released back in 2007. Penned by an unknown technician described only as “a highly respected master…” ‘Lost Trax 2’ slots into that lush terrain where classic Detroit Techno and electro come together, the kind of material produced by Carl Craig in the early 1990’s and more recently beloved of Convextion’s ERP side project.
Two tracks of advanced techno transmissions from the one and only Surgeon! ‘Compliance Momentum’ is the first new Surgeon release in three years (not counting the “live” release ‘Hello Oslo’), making an assuredly solid return to the scene with two pure and incremental progressions of his legendary style. ‘Compliance Momentum’ bravely shows his ability to draw in outside influences while remaining resolutely techno.
For this ninth episode of The Light, non other than hardgrove master Ben Sims, delivering his superb funk, this time with some Detroit elements.Labels own A.Paul contributes with 2 tracks, ‘Metatrons Cube’ a progressive rhythm track great in the mix, and ‘Vontade’ a melodic strong builder.
The third in this ultralimited series of Scottisch techno artist collaborating on a small series of releases which are available in only 250 copies each! Brilliant deeper techno and a must for fans of B12, Blackdog for the Hidden Symetry track. Splinter is a amazing darker techno track that reveals its beauty and power when played out loud.
“Central’ is the first new Technasia album in five years. The much-anticipated LP is powerful testimony to why Technasia is one of the most respected acts in electronic music. Taking its name from the Hong Kong metro system, ‘Central’ is an emphatic creative statement that marks a new milestone an evolving story.
