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Digital Soundboy releases the long-awaited debut album, 'Foundations' from South London drum and bass/UK bass producer, Breakage. Breakage's first releases appeared nearly 10 years ago on the label, Reinforced, while he was still a teenager, and his releases since have maintained an astonishingly high level of quality. Features 'Vial', a collaboration with fellow South Londoner, Burial.

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Lusine presents a retrospective of his acclaimed works for Ghostly: 'Lucky Numbers' is a collection of unreleased tracks such as 'John Doe' or 'Rubberbird', as well as reworks of his earlier EPs. Totalling 17 tracks this stunning selection is a must-have for everyone into Lusine's sparkling, pop-influenced electronica.

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Classic big-room techno by the godfather of Detroit minimalism on his own M-plant imprint: Robert Hood presents two masterpieces taken from his upcoming album 'Omega' - harder, more sinister, but still maintaining his unique and essential style. Huge tracks!

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Deephouse duo Matthias Vogt and C-Rock returns with a soulful EP including two fantastic remixes. While Prosumer keeps it deep, Kruse & Nürnberg's version is a dancefloor-oriented house slammer. The icing on the cake is the acoustic version of 'Deliver Me', perfectly tailored for pop music lovers.

Konstantinos Soublis a.k.a. Fluxion first appeared in the late 90s via a string of releases on the seminal Berlin label, Chain Reaction, established by the first name in dub-infused techno music, Basic Channel. After an extensive hiatus from releasing music, Fluxion returns with a torrent of fresh (to the public, at least) productions for his album, 'Perfused', on Echocord.

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Spanish producer Above Smoke drops a new release on the always great Deep Explorer label. Keeping the bar high he invited Detroit don Alton Miller as well as Japan's Stereociti to collaborate on two cuts of super fine, lush house sounds. All fans of Detroit inspired house music can't go wrong with this one.

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Scottish bass music producer, Loops Haunt, is getting a serious buzz as of late for his jaw-dropping production antics. Such antics have recently received the attention of LuckyMe, the Glasgow dance music stable whose members include Hudson Mohawke, Rustie, Mike Slott, among others. Keep your ears peeled for Loops Haunt in the coming months!

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Before their fourth studio album 'Our Inventions' will finally be released in April 2010, Lali Puna brings you this perfect appetizer: 'Remember' is a beautiful and jubilant track that perfectly ties to the extrovert tendencies of their last album 'Faking The Books'. April can come.

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On the heels of 2009's 'Simple Things (Work it Out)' Shit Robot delivers two new tracks that seem to effortlessly set just the right mood for the dance floor. 'I Got a Feeling' is a monumental electro-disco-meets-piano-house burner, while 'Norfolk Nights' is a more subdued grooving effort. Sweet!

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Orlando Voorn kicks off his new label with some massive classic deep house and none other than Blake Baxter contributing the vocal part - two of dance music's most experienced producers doing everything right what can be done right on a house record. Blind purchase.

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Another killer release once again by Philadelphia beat wonder Starkey, who drops a little teaser of his forthcoming album. Three synth-heavy tracks dedicated to getting lost in the wonders of the cosmos supported by Anneka's mesmerizing voice. Slugabed delivers a mighty fine remix making this EP a must!

Berlin's Keinemusik collective is back with a great collection of tracks by in-house producers Rampa, David Mayer, &Me and Adam Port - each track here is a floor filler in its own right, with contemporary techhouse arrangements and ingenious use of vocals a common denominator. Work this party!

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The third instalment in UR's 'Acid Rain' series, 'Meteor Shower' originally appeared in 1993: Ten tracks of classic acid techno and electro with bits of Mad Mike deepness thrown in for good measure. It might be star date 03-2010 now, but this is still one to get without thinking.

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Josh Wink's most recent full-length ‘When A Banana Was Just A Banana’ gets 'Remixed and Peeled' by some of his most esteemed producer friends. Deep tech by Martin Buttrich, Jimpster and Chateau Flight, house grooves by Nic Fanciulli, DJ Sneak, and D'Julz, and full-on floor fillers from Agoria, Slam, and Radio Slave. Class.

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A remix EP announcing Marcel Dettmann's forthcoming album on Ostgut in April. Acclaimed producer Norman Nodge and newcomer Wincent Kunth deliver four interpretations of Dettmann's originals in a powerful deep techno vein. Raw, pumping and excellent!

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FaltyDL takes it into more synthetic territory for his debut on Rush Hour. Everybody into the more unusual type of house/dubstep hybrids should check this EP. Reminiscent of Martyn's lower paced house tracks and even of some of the old Clear records, this is another excellent release for FaltyDL!

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Vienna broken-beat producer, Philta, releases his debut album on Dutch downtempo/future jazz label, 4lux. Although Philta is relatively unknown at this point, one can infer from the polished sound he showcases on 'Fire In The Sky' that this indeed is not a newcomer. Keep your ears peeled for this one!

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Cocky Viennese techhouse duo Ogris Debris drops another hit, this time on Berlin's Rotary Cocktail imprint. Should 'Salty Womb's peak-time qualities prove be a bit too much, check the two included Brothers' Vibe vibe versions, which add a housier twist to the upfront original.

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Cobblestone Jazz is back! With Colin de la Plante a.k.a. The Mole added as a fourth member, Mathew Jonson's acclaimed live project is gearing up for the release of its new album 'The Modern Deep Left Quartet', scheduled for a March 30 release.

'Chance' is the album's first single, a prime slice of up-tempo deep house coming in two distinctly different flavours: A jazzed up original, featuring free-style Rhodes and Cobblestone's trademark vocoder bits, and the floor-friendly dub, which reduces the track to its chord-driven essence.

Going by the album's first single, we are more than looking forward to the full-length - and of course to the tour which is sure to follow hot on the heels of the album release.

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Tevo Howard continues to amaze us with his heart-felt take on Chicago house. Yes, he is probably using the same gear as Marshall Jefferson did some 20 years ago, but as long as he churns out tracks as brilliant as 'Laboratory' with it, we honestly couldn't care less. Timeless house music.

Not seen since his 2008 release on Morphine Records, Matteo Ruzzon a.k.a. madteo, makes a welcome return with this EP. 'Sinister Ministers' sees the NYC native producer further delving into the depths of space and paranoia across 5-tracks that showcase a mature and nuanced production style.

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Mobilee kicks off the label's fifth anniversary year with a sure-fire hit release by label head Anja Schneider. Produced together with BPitch Controls Kiki, iThought pushes all the right buttons with three killer minimal house cuts that even let a few Detroit references filter through. Bomb.

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Berlin bass master Robot Koch follows up his great 'Death Star Droid' with an EP of two new tracks and remixes by fellow dubstep/hip-hop/booty bass artists. London shooting star Blue Daisy's treats 'While', CLP's Phon.o remodels 'Gorom Sen', and Koch's new track 'Blind' is just pure bass goodness.

Yore releases their first for 2010 with an impressive debut EP from Dutch house production duo, Morning Factory. It's still a long way until summer, but warmer days feel much closer listening to these sun-soaked, deep, and mature dancefloor cuts. 'You Gave Up' is the essential track in a great package.

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Great new EP from Germany's latest house prodigy Jacob Korn. From the slow meandering shuffle of the title tracks through Chicago jack and Detroit techno traditions, 'Distant Point Of View' is full of phat synthesizer sounds and subtle grooves. Cool!

Young producer Toro Y Moi takes up the best musical elements from R&B, indie rock, electronic and psychedelica to create something-freaking-else. Think Animal Collective vs. Flying Lotus vs. Daft Punk and you won't get even close to the result. A soon to be masterpiece of a genre yet to be named.

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Chicago's Still Music opens its doors to welcome Detroit techno legend Gerald Mitchell, of UR, Metroplex, and Los Hermanos fame.Classic jazzed-up Detroit techno meets pure UR-style house for a brilliant example of Mitchell's keyboard skills, which we know and love ever since 'Knights Of The Jaguar'.

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Wolfgang Voigt's Profan label resurfaces with a striking new release by Voigt himself, operating under his avant-garde alias, Sog. Centred around a single kick drum sound, 'Abweichung' weaves in layered strings and unusual time signatures into an artistic piece that is simultaneously beautiful and tense.

Mala's influential Deep Medi imprint releases its first label compilation: 'Releases Vol.1' is a collection of the labels first five singles, including dubstep classics like Loefah's 'Disko Rekah' or Mala's 'Forgive'. With the originals increasingly hard to come by, this is the best way to get these vital tunes.

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The debut full-length of Swiss producer Ripperton for Joris Voorn's Green label, 'Niwa' is a subtle and elaborate effort of superbly crafted house tunes. Sprinkled with touches of jazz, soul and dub, this is an incredibly varied album which begs to be played over and over. Addictive.

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For the single release of 'U Can Dance' Hell has commissioned remixes by artists worthy of the task: Carl Craig, Simian Mobile Disco, DFA's Tim Goldsworthy and Kikumoto Allstars. All three remix volumes are included in this specially priced package, as is the track's gorgeous video. Hit!

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San Francisco based producer Dave Aju steps in for a remix duty of Cloud's 'Timekeeper' track. Everybody familiar with Dave's productions on Circus Company will soon find out that he is approaching this from a new angle here, delivering a finely chopped up wonky house hybrid. Ace!

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Illum Sphere has been on a hot streak as of late: Selected to the Red Bull Music Academy, remixing Martyn, and promoting Manchester's hottest club night, Hoya:Hoya. His biggest moment to date approaches with the two-part album, 'Long Live The Plan': Six amazing tracks of futuristic dub-breaks.

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Black Van is the duo of Hamburg's Kris Menace and KoweSix (one half of Moonbotica), who have struck a deal with New York's DFA label for their first single. 'Yearning' is summery neo-disco tune with pleasant piano chords and a breakdown tailored for dance floor ecstasy. Things get grittier on the flip with a excellent remix by The Emperor Machine that adds trippy psychedelics to the original. Great debut.

After his recent collaboration with Fenin, Deadbeat makes his solo debut on Echocord. 'Vampire' aims straight for the jugular with a warehouse banger, while 'Vampire Dub' displays the man's talent for laying down skanked-out, dubby cuts. His 'Radio Rothko' mix is scheduled for March. Check.

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The 50th edition of Fabric's acclaimed Fabriclive series, dBridge and Instra:mental's mix is a land-mark release more than worthy of the round catalogue number. With their Autonomic podcast the London based trio has recently taken the web by storm, fluently crossing over styles ranging from electro-funk and hip-hop to dubstep and abstract electronica.

Their 'Autonomic' Fabric mix condenses the genre-binding concept of their ridiculously popular podcasts in 73 awestruck minutes, laying out the blueprint for a distinct style of their own, both coherent and diverse.

Autonomic shifts seamlessly between the breakneck speeds of drum'n bass and dubstep's half-step, picking up the pace at just the right moments, while leaving plenty of space for more introspective tracks and even some genuine pop moments, such as Riya's lovely r'n'b style opening track 'Seems Like', forthcoming on dBridge's own label Exit Records.

Besides plenty of dBridge and Instra:mental's own material, the mix features productions by cutting-edge artists of the moment, such as Scuba, Distance or Actress. For anyone interested in new sounds, Autonomic is as contemporary as it can get.

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Danton Eeprom's first album is a brilliant effort that is impossible to put into any stylistic category. From straight up rock songs to pumping techno tracks, he goes as far as to cover Sister Sledge's classic 'Lost In Music' together with Au Revoir Simone singer Erika Forster. Playing most of the instruments himself, Eeprom convincingly shows off his distinct musical skills and outrageous talent. Don't miss.

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Despite Alex Cortex' recent withdrawal from music production, the Pomelo label has secured yet another EP with four tracks by the idiosyncratic German producer. From the DJ-friendly deep house moods of 'Optumismo', to the Dan-Bell-ish 'I Won't Conform' and the more electro-styled 'Aproximalamente', this is a brilliant effort which keeps begging for more.

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Everybody knows Diplo's Mad Decent is all about rocking the party. London's L-Wis 1990 produced the label's biggest party-smasher of 2009, 'United Groove'. The label saw fit to commission a panel of experts to create larger than life reworks of the B-more bass anthem, including Cosmin TRG, MJ Cole, and Buraka Som Sistema.

Delusions of Grandeur is quickly becoming one of our favourite labels at the moment: After last month's soulful disco anthem by Manolo, 'Lose Myself', the Berlin/Hamburg duo of Hauke Freer & Matthias Reiling (Real Soon, Retreat) deliver three perfect tracks of Detroitish house this time around. Essential release for fans of Moodymann or Soundstream.

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Lusine follows up on his album, 'A Certain Distance', released late last year on Ghostly, with one of the album's highlights 'Twilight'. This exceptional 4-track EP includes the sleek and sultry album version, along with two dancefloor-ready edits from Poker Flat's Jeff Samuel and Lusine himself.

The Hague's techno-meets-dubstep pioneer Dave Huismans a.k.a. 2562 returns to his own imprint as A Made Up Sound: 'Sun Touch' and 'Drain' are excellent futuristic dubstep efforts - sparse, deep, and drone-drenched - while the third track, 'Untitled', shuffles it up Detroit-style. Perfect.

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Telefon Tel Aviv's 'Immolate Yourself' has been one of the stand-out albums on BPitch Control last year. Its title track gets remixed by four renowned producers: Ben Klock, Miss Fitz, Sascha Funke and Thomas Muller, who deliver great minimalistic interpretations of the anthemic original.

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Paul Kominek releases his first album as Pawel on Hamburg's revered Dial imprint: Deep, melodic tech-house with a classical feel to it. Kominek's indietronica roots (as Turner) can still be discerned in tracks like the housey 'Dawn', or the reflective 'Mate'. A lovely album and a must for Dial fans.

Funky electro house at its finest! Marco Niemerski suprises with a soul-embracing four track E on Permanent Vacation. Let the good times groove!

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A brilliant package of remixes of the latest Dakota Suite album, 'The Night Just Keeps Coming In' features adaptations by Machinefabriek, Peter Broderick, Jasper Leyland, Hauschka, and many more. Hauntingly beautiful neo-classic meets gentle electronica for a perfect winter listening album.

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Reissue of an unbelievably rare jazz & soul private press album from 1977. Rumoured to have sold on ebay for more than 5,000 dollars it is now available again in its original format. Special.

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Move D and Jonah Sharp's brilliant album as Reagenz, 'Playtime', is now available as an exclusive video edition, featuring 6 short films by video artists Sebastian Kökow and Kevin Paschold. The ultimate digital edition of an already classic album.

A great collaboration of current Chicago house shooting star Tevo Howard and his father, blues singer Rick Howard. Heart-felt old-school tracks driven by piano chords and a twist of acid in the timeless style of Tevo's productions for his Beautiful Granville label.

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Second and final instalment of 3024's brilliant remix series for Martyn's 'Great Lengths' album: Ben Klock deliveres kicking wild-pitch techno, recently included in Martyn's Fabric 50 mix and featuring the unmistakeable vocals of Spaceape. Illum Sphere concentrates on dark and deep dub sounds, while Roska's bonus track adds a nice 2Step pop flavour. Killer.

Strictly Rhythm's iconic logo alone is a legend in its own right - the letters scrawled on a brick wall have long become the symbol for the worldwide success of house music.

Set up in 1989 by former aeronautics engineer Mark Finkelstein and A&R Gladys Pizarro, Strictly Rhythm had the fortune to rely on great talent from its very beginning: George Morel for example, who recorded the label's third release, 'Special', under the name Sir James. Or young Roger Sanchez, who had his hands in the productions of Strictly's first break-through hit, the reflective piano house track 'The Warning' by Logic.

Soon New York's greatest house music talents united under the banner of Strictly Rhythm: Todd Terry, Little Louie Vega, Kenny Dope, and even Chicago's acid house inventors Phuture joined the label's ranks, releasing eternal house anthems such as 'Rise From Your Grave'. Phuture's DJ Pierre even invented a unique signature style for his productions for Strictly Rhythm: Wildpitch, which debuted on Photon Inc.'s 'Generate Power' from 1991.

By 1993, Strictly had become the leading label in the field of house music, with 'I Like To Move It' by Erick Morillo (as Reel 2 Real) topping the charts that year. A year later Strictly Rhythm jump-started the career of Armand Van Helden, whose 'Witch Doctor' became a huge underground hit. The same goes for Josh Wink and his spiralling acid madness 'Higher State Of Consciousness'.

All these classics are of course included on this release, along with plenty more of house music's finest moments. The current resurgence of house music might lend the fortune of good timing to this compilation, but at any rate this is an unmissable slice of music history.

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Long-standing Moodymann collaborator Pirahnahead strikes back with a great EP on Detroit's London outpost Third Ear Recordings: After his recent contributions to Trus'me's 'In The Red' album, he delivers four tracks of techno and acid infused house, reflective and kicking the same time. Excellent.

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Martyn's imprint, 3024, returns after a brief hiatus since the release of the full-length, 'Great Lengths' to deliver a stunning set of remixes from the hottest names in electronic music. Zomby's remix of 'Hear Me' is a funktified dancefloor smash, while Redshape's 'Seventy Four' remix is a brooding, tension-builder. Ace!

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The productions of Squarepusher's younger brother Andy Jenkinson have always been among the most twisted and humorous outcrops of the braindance universe. 'United Acid Emirates' is another highpoint of his work - a trip through neo classical electronica, chiptune gabber and hip-house. Mind-blowing.

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Its title both a nod to krautsynth pioneers Tangerine Dream and the scarcity of exotic fruit in former East Germany, Mandarinenträume compiles electronic music from the German Democratic Republic's final decade. Poppish synth tunes explore escapist motives of sci-fi and fantasy, a great historic document unearthed by Permanent Vacation.

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Originally released as limited vinyl only release, which sold-out in no time, Silhouette is finally available to everyone who came too late to get their hands on this fine piece of music. The title track is a long building dance-floor monster complimented by a huge remix from Marcel Dettmann. Essential.

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Munich's DJ export N°1 collects thirteen of his most acclaimed productions over the past thirteen years on a single album. Also included are remixes from the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Peter Kruder, Tiefschwarz, Abe Duque and Radio Slave. A great compilation that pays justice to a great career.

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When Ostgut Ton commissioned Hotflush's Scuba to create a mix for the quarterly dubstep showcase, SUB:STANCE, the task was to recreate the vibe of one of Berghain's signature nights. Scuba has obliged this task with a AAA-class mix feat. Joker, Joy Orbison, Pangaea, and Scuba himself.

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Terence Fixmer's return to Electric Deluxe, run by Jochem Paap AKA Speedy J, sees the French techno pioneer delivering his signature brand of relentless, industrial techno. Sandwell District's Function gets enlisted for a sparse, paranoid re-envisioning of "Electric City."

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First single out-take from Bomb The Bass' forthcoming album 'Back To Light', produced by Tim Simenon in collaboration with Brazilian techno star Gui Boratto, featuring all-star remixes by the likes of Extrawelt, Atom TM, and Mark E, as well as this nice cartoon style video. Check!

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Inspired by Lancashire's West Pennine Moors, Richard Skelton has recorded 'Landings', a beautiful album of folk-infused neo-classical compositions, which was promptly snatched up by Birmingham's brilliant Type label. An album of ethereal beauty and one of our favourite discoveries of the year so far.

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Jean-Vincent Luccini, whose female alias is a tribute to 'Requiem for a Dream' character Sara Goldfarb, invited his friend JHK into his studio to work on his first album for Treibstoff. The result is a ten track LP that highlights Jean-Vincent's delicate production skills. The album ranges from clubby minimal grooves to spherical electronica, showing his eclectic love for music. Magnificient!

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ContentIsMissing offers up a meditative, cinematic exploration into sound crafted by new signing, Skate. Underwater Retreats comes as a massive package of four expertly-nuanced original tracks, remixes by Christoph de Babalon, MusSick, and Nikia Bustla, as well as four HD videos and, yes, three ringtones!

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Move D's & Jonah Sharp's project Reagenz achieved cult status with its first album of deep techno and ambient sounds back in '94. Now they met again to deliver a very personal album full of deepness and jazzy influences. You can never go wrong with a Move D record, but this one is especially recommended. Big.

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Being more than just a collection of tracks 'Elevator Music' presents the most prevalent dubstep artists, for example Martyn, Untold, Starkey and many more. Ranging from playful tracks like 'The Moth' by Julien Bashmore to spheric compositions by Om Unit the compilation has one least common denominator: BASS. The perfect shot for UK-influenced listeners, and those who want to stay up-to-date!

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What else can be expected when UK super-talent Skream remixes legendary Instra:mental than a high-class dubstep tune, with a bassline that shakes the floor. While 'No Future' stands out with powerful beats and spooky voices, Skream's own ' Minimalistic' concentrates on more experimental sounds. A class of its own!

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Crossing over wonky hip-hop, electro funk, grime and African rhythms, Parisian producer Débruit has delivered a real slammer with his 'Spatio Temporel EP', a great follow-up to last years 'Let's Post Funk' mini album. Hipsters take note, this man is about to blow up big time.

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The ground breaking solo album from German electronic music pioneer Dieter Moebius, known for his works with Cluster, Harmonia and Brian Eno. Originally released in 1983 'Tonspuren' impressively plays with minimal rhythmic structures and pop influenced melodies, turning each piece in thoughtfully composed songs. Tracks like 'Hasenheide' or 'Furbo' give us only a slight feeling of the major impact these forward thinking compositions had on later techno productions that should take Germany's dance floors by storm. A highly recommended album not only for the keen listener.

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Incredible EP by Montreal jack-of -all -trades Deadbeat and Berlin-based Lars Fenin: Echocord presents a sensational release, that can be desribed as a mixture of dubstep and techno. The two delivered a sure hit EP which makes us ask for more. Pure peak-time pleasure with quality!

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