In addition to the new forthcoming “PLAY! 04 Live in Melbourne” compilation, Oliver Huntemann, that we interviewed some month ago (read the interview of Oliver Huntemann), is also releasing a dedicated EP comprising two dark tracks that are awash with his unique musical stamp. Here is the review of this EP that has been released on Beatport some days ago under Ideal Audio Recordings. The track is already available on iTunes since yesterday.

Chelonis R. Jones is a lo-fi legend, a straight-talking raconteur with his eye on the underbelly of society. Some days ago he released “The Prison Buffet”, an album that stitches together a torrent of emotions using an undeniable lyrical and vocal talent for thread. The Prison Buffet is Jones’ fourth full-length album and his second release on Systematic Recordings. The buffet metaphor is perfect, with each track bringing a different style to the party. For example, accessible, laid-back tune “The Incredible Sulk” is pensive and smooth with its tongue-in-cheek lyrics and title.

Having kicked of 2012 is true epic fashion with his remix of Gui Boratto's "Paralelo", Parquet Recordings boss Normen Flaskamp now readies his next masterpiece under his always impressive Solee alias. Having launched the pseudonym back in 2006, alongside his label Parquet Recordings, Solee has gone on to become a name synonymous with quality uplifting and emotional techno. He has lent his talents to remixing the likes of Nick Warren, Danny Tenaglia and Gui Boratto and has seen his own productions feature on legendary labels including Yoshitoshi and Renaissance. Here is his new EP “Zebra” released on 04.05.2012 (12" Vinyl & beatport.com).

Sardinian producer Alessio Mereu had a number of successful 12" EPs under his belt on labels like Contexterrior and Tuning Spork before dropping his first full-length Tripolarity last summer. Caned in the clubs by DJs like Maetrik, Tim Green and Paco Osuna among others, Mereu’s reputation internationally as a maestro of contemporary acid grooves was sealed. Now he’s known far beyond his native Mediterranean shores, DJing throughout Europe and producing releases for techno titans Cocoon Records and Poker Flat. Next up is his first solo EP of 2012 on his imprint AMAM Records called “Those I’ve Left Behind”, featuring three new tracks plus a remix from fellow Poker Flat comrade, Guido Schneider!

 “Music and love are the most important things in my life, and this message I want to spread through my songs. Love not only to people but to all kind of beings and things.” – Daso. The Popcorn Records machine released at the end of February its fifth outing, with his German and romantic friend Daso “All my people EP”. Being one of the most talented producer in the recent electronic music circus, Daso released on labels such as Connaisseur, Flash Records, Spectral Sound and more. His tracks are played by many prominent DJs and can be found on countless compilations.

In its own way, Speicher on Kompakt Extra has always been one of the most uncompromising series in the Kompakt universe. Starting out as a mere compilation series to tie up some loose ends from our regulars, it has since become a guarantee for vanguard dance sounds from all over the planet, with Kompakt being able to invite and support electronic artists that comfortably inhabit both the delicate and the more deliberate ends of the electronic music spectrum. Here is the new techno EP of Sei A that will be released the 14th of May.

Oliver Schories – Germany’s prolific young producer of heartfelt techno has garnered quite an army of devotees over the last two years, fueled by a charismatic synergy with fans and a string of successful EPs for underground dance labels like Kollektiv Turmstrasse’s Musik Gewinnt Freunde, Ostwind Recordings and Parquet Recordings. The year 2011 was a particularly busy one for Oliver, who produced and released over thirty original tracks, plus remixes for AKA AKA and Gui Boratto, and brought his melancholic, uplifting, and energetic DJ sets in front of a spellbound international audience for the first time.