For one of the most renowned Techno labels of our time, a highly successful year comes to an end. With “Best Of CLR 2010”, a consciously low-priced digital compilation, CLR (Create – Learn – Realize) gives thanks to all of those who have contributed to this success.

To those who have just become interested in the work of the label through one of the numerous releases, events, podcasts or radio shows, the sampler offers a good insight into the characteristic sound and artistic background. The compilation contains various recently released CLR singles, a choice of some of the exclusive 10YEARS CLR compilation tracks and two mixes of the current Traversable Wormhole project. Furthermore it features the former white label ”Bauhaus” by Chris Liebing and Tommy Four Seven, which gained massive attention because of its unorthodox production style and its original anonymity.

Punctual at the end of this eventful year, the label draws balance and releases a haunting choice of 10 of the most popular up to date CLR tracks in unmixed, dj-friendly form. The track-list of “Best Of CLR 2010” contains up and coming producers, as much as undisputed Techno legends, and surely speaks for itself.

Christmas is a time for people to come together. In that tradition, Desolat celebrates a year packed full of music, with their second yearly Christmas label sampler: a showcase of inspiring heavyweights alongside fresh talent from two continents, wrapped up in a big shiny bow. While last year’s Christmas vinyl sampler was red, this year’s sampler will be blue: simply a beautiful sounding item in our favourite music format.

All artists featured on the sampler have released music on Desolat previously: some as special guests, some as cherished label staples. Legendary Chicago producer DJ Sneak jumps into the fray with a contemporary salsa-kissed house jam at a strapping pace; taste-making French don Franck Roger similarly digs deeps with the agile burner "Egotrippin". Desolat’s taste for dancefloor atmospherics is further exemplified by Loco Dice’s stripped back and frisky track "Don’t Make Signal" and Martin Buttrich’s playful "Roads". Livio & Roby, Premiesku, Yaya and Guti & Audiofly also contribute their own takes on the Desolat sound: with crunchy, sample-flecked grooves aplenty.

It’s been a watershed year for Desolat, with a super-wide variety of singles, remixes and long players by artists such as Pulshar, Ricardo Villalobos, Thomas Melchior, Marco Passarani and Der Räuber & Der Prinz: musical explorations of submarine-worthy proportions. We’re excited to see what 2011 will bring… Stay tuned!

Christian Smith's Tronic had an incredibly strong 2010. With the likes of Laurent Garnier, Carl Craig, Marco Bailey and Psycatron all cropping up alongside Smith himself, it was the sort of vintage that truly deserves an end-of-year-roundup-comp.

'Tronic Treatment 2011' is the direct result of 2010's superb catalogue, featuring all of the label's highlights you could want carefully segued by none other than D-Nox & Beckers, two artists set to deliver their debut LP for Tronic in Spring 2011.

Kicking off with Smith's celebrated remix of Carl Craig's seminal 'At Les', Tronic Treatment 2011 is no shrinking violet - quite apt for a label that pushes a stream of big room tech-edged house and muscular techno without any dips in quality.

From 'At Les' onwards, we're treated to material from rising stars Wehbba, Dimitri Nakov and Psycatron alongside established veterans like John Selway, Marco Bailey and Samuel L. Session. While textures and tones change the energy never drops, which is as damn near a perfect summation of Tronic one could get.

With forthcoming material from a wealth of talent old and new, Tronic looks set to continue its quality output throughout 2011 - just dont miss out on this fine retrospective/introduction.

Showcasing our best tracks of the year, all bundled into one massive release! Includes tracks form MYNC, Umek, Dan Castro, Jacob Plant, Chuckie, Bar9 and many more!

All the latest cuts from your favourite label bound up in one tight package and ready to go. What more could you want? A keen price, maybe. Well, you got that too.

The second instalment of Strictly 4 DJs carries on right where the first left off, with high quality all the way through from big vocal bangers like 'Erick Morillo & Eddie Thoneick feat. Shawnee Taylor - Live Your Life (Chuckie Remix)', 'Osunlade - Pride' and 'Soul Avengerz - Respect', to down and dirty club grooves in the shape of 'Ramon Tapia - This Groove', Shorebreak by Daddy's Groove and 'Dirty South & Bob Sinclar - The Russian March'.

Thrown in too are one or tasty tunes from a little further back, like Paul Kalkbrenner's excellent mix of 'Michel Cleis - La Mezcla' and Chocolate Puma's banging re-rub of 'Sole Fusion - Bass Tone'.