D-Nox & Beckers deliver an extremely pumping funky original and both Egbert and Steve Ward mixes add their own feel to the track…

Christian Smith – “The Steve Ward mix does it for me! Good work! Will play this for sure!!”

Sharam – “Really like the techno reinterpretation of a funky classic! D-nox & Beckers with another great tune. Egbert also delivers as usual! Lovely package!”

Pig (Pig&Dan) – “FANTASTIC work boyzzzzzz… such a great set of mixes. Will try them all!”

Orde – (SLAM) – “Another strong release from Gem and some cool remixes. I think its all about the Egberts for me though. Spinning!”

Tassilo (Pan-Pot) – “This is a nice release, especially the Egbert mixes!! Will play Will Play Will Play!!”

Guy J – “Egbert really delivers here… I like the whole release actually!!”

Sian – “Steve Ward’s remix of Watch Me Now is sooooo sweet!! Playing This!”

Karotte – “Bomb!!! I love the original and the version from Eg. Egbert rocked the sms with his remix!!! Great release. Steve Ward rmx is also nice.”

The first feedback is in..and it’s good!!

Stephan Bodzin – “Will def hammer both of these tunes!!! Killers!!! Toy Soldier’s my fave here. 6/5.”

Pig (Pig&Dan) – “WOW! Toy Soldiers is a real anthem!!!!”

Guy J – “This is such a GREAT release guys!! I am loving both trax here!!!! Thnx and good luck.”

Laurent Garnier – “Ohhh YESSSSSSSSSSSS!! I am loving Toy Soldiers… 5/5!!”

Kenny Larkin – “Toy Soldiers is SLAMMIN!!! Will be playing these for sure guys!!”

Karotte – “Again a great release on Gem!! 2 great tracks from 2 big players from the scene. Love it!!”

Hernan Cattaneo – “Nova k is really REALLY good guys! Will be playing 100%”

Nick Warren – “Loving Toy Soldiers BIG TIME guys!!! Superb track!”

Jamie Anderson – “As to be expected from this collab – Both GREAT tracks!”

Mauro Picotto – “Great techno here!! What more can you say? Great tracks!”

Dosem – “Oh yessss…. Amazing tracks! PURE GEM LOVE!!”

Alan Fitzpatrick – “Great release, great artists, great music! Definite support from me on Nova-K.”

Alexander Kowalski – “Brilliant teamwork!! I am totally in love with both tracks!!”

Steve Ward – “Fooookin S.I.C.K. Both tunes are as good as a pair of perfect titties!”

With summer on its way, Gem release one final banging and rolling pure techno monster to pump those last dark club gigs before the sun comes out to stay. On/Off return to Gem for a second appearance after releasing the massive “Type 1” on the label last year.

On / Off is a relatively fresh project from the Netherlands which started life with a release on 8 Sided Dice back in late 2010. From day one their name has been synonimous with straight up kick-ass big room techno. Their Plugh EP on Gem is no exception.

Both originals are essential tools to beef up a peak time techno set, preferably played as loud as possible on a big fat system with lots of basssss…. Nima Khak’s remix brings a more dubby element to the track, taking it to a deeper yet powerful place. One nasty EP to end the club season.

1. Die Magische Tijd

2. 2012

3. Phoenix

Roger Martinez who recently joined the Gem Bookings roster, has been unstoppable lately producing gem after gem! This time he takes it to a higher level of consciousness with his Psychedelic Evolution EP…

“Die Magische Tijd” translates into That Magic Time; the track was made in two hours and has a lot of unwanted his and noise over the lead. Six cleaner versions and a lot more hours later, Gem ended up sticking with the original with all its flaws as it just rocked so much. So the first recording was literally that magic time… A powerful melodic banger with lots of euphoria.

2012 brings a tougher edge to this three tracker. Psychedelic sounds and synths echo around a pounding techno beat creating a tense fearful atmosphere with enough energy to keep it driving. To finish the package off is Phoenix. The final track has the warmest feel to it and provides a big peak time break that will take its listeners to pure ecstasy , ready to rock this year’s festivals.

Pig – (Pig&Dan) - “Quality release as usual from GEM, all tracks are good but the more funky Phoenix caught my eye this time, keep the music coming ”

1. SQL – Extended Sundays

2. SQL – Freckles

3. SQL -Mechanics

SQL – After a first appearance on Selected Gems, the boys at Gem are very proud to announce Pim ‘SQL’ van Horssen’s addition to the Gem Bookings roster. We expect a lot from this Beatport number 1 hit scoring, world touring, club playlist dominating 23 year old producer! And to accompany a big announcement is a big EP…

Extended Sundays sports three SQL solo tracks. The title track Extended Sundays is a dramatic melodic master piece with a big room peak time potential. A proper Gem! Freckles and Mechanics have that signature SQL sound with throbbing bass lines, crisp and funky high hats, energetic kicks and overall quality production.

You’ll be hearing loads more from this young producer from Amsterdam!

Guy J – “This is such a great release, loving it all!!! ”

Marc Marzenit – “Bomb release!!! Good way to end the year!! Happy 2012 GEM family ”

Hernan Cattaneo – “Extended Sundays is very good!! Will find a home for it in my sets. ”

1 Tom Laws – Alien pornography
2 Tom Laws – Elemental
3 Tom Laws – Paranoid Beauty

Stephan Bodzin – “I like it this release very much! Elemental is great!! Gonna play that one this weekend!”
Pig – (Pig & Dan) – “Monster e.p. All the tracks are A side and so well produced, cant decide on a favorite, all i can say is i cant wait to play these out. Thanks GEM, again!  ”
Orde – (Slam) – “Sounds like another strong Gem release. Alien Pornography is perhaps my fav.”
Kaiserdisco – “Cool ep! Like Elemental and Paranoid Beauty! Will play them out LOUD!”
Carlo Lio – “Quality techno from Gem as always… really diggin’ Elemental .. will rock this tonight .. suport!!”
Ramon Tapia – “Paranoid Beauty stands out for me here! BIG track!!”
Karotte – “Elemental and Paranoid Beauty are the big ones on this EP. Sounding really nice.”
Christian Smith – “I know that Elemental is gonna work on the floor!!”
Danny Howells – “Always great stuff from Tom and Paranoid Beauty is no different! Will play!”
Alexander Kowalski – “Paranoid Beauty is great! I’m gonna be testing that on my floors this weekend  ”
Dave Seaman – “Alien Pornography is GREAT! Wicked deep vibe… Will support it.”
Dosem – “BOMBS….. Each and every track!! Will play ALL OF THEM!!!”

1 Egbert – Vrijheid
2 Egbert – Groovegg
3 Egbert – Dieper

After a year of big remixes for the likes of Secret Cinema, Carl Cox, Marc Romboy, Funk D’void, Guy J and many more, Egbert van der Gugten is finally back with a full EP. A year of touring and performing his live set for crowds across the globe has developed his sought after sound to yet a higher state of awesomeness! The result is a tree track EP of some of the most danceable funk filled techno available right now…

Michel de Hey - “Yeah cant go wrong with Mr Egbert all 3 are cool, no use trying to pick out a winner here. ”

1 Diego – Hope (Secret Cinema & Roger Martinez remix)
2 Diego – Stargazers
3 Diego – Me Myself and Moog
4 Hope

Diego Hostettler, a true freak with a catalogue of releases under his belt that read like a big f*** you to everything that conforms to anything. From rave/disco crossovers at 150 bpm to laid back electronica, Diego has done it. For this release we selected three unique gems (as we always promise) and got Secret Cinema and Roger Martinez to team up on the remix! The result is a dynamic 4 track EP packed with stomping euphoria from the heart!

1: Peter Horrevorts – Rook
2: SQL – Diaphanous
3: Remy – Jawgrinder
4: Secret Cinema – Retour à la Vie
5: Roger Martinez – Dark Star
6: Marc Marzenit – Eclipsed Emotions
7: On/Off – Type 1
8: Steve Slight – Chock Dee

Gem are back with an exciting compilation featuring tracks from artists returning to Gem and three new acts who will all be releasing a full EP on Gem this year: Remy Unger, On-Off and SQL!
Marc Marzenit, Peter Horrevorts, Roger Martinez, Steve Slight and of course label front man Secret Cinema all return with absolutely wicked material at the cutting edge of techno as we have come to expect!

Remy Unger (DJ Remy), one of the Netherland’s first and biggest names in techno, was added to the Gem Bookings roster in 2010. With his impressive releasing track record it was but a matter of time before he made an appearance on Gem Records. His contribution ‘Jawgrinder’ is an action packed melodic tech-houser with plenty of bounce as we have come to expect from Remy. A full EP will follow soon!

On-Off is a project by Perry van de Vrede (Patch Park) and Joeri Versluis, both fresh and inspiring artists on the scene. For Selected Gems they cooked up a raw yet polished techno bomb and also promised a full EP to come! F.y.i. Perry and Remy are cooking up their own label ‘Fone Audio’. Expect some quality tunes soon!

We’ve had our eye on SQL for a while now and have a great EP lined up this autumn. As a taste he contributes Diaphonous to the compilation. Previous releases made their way on to SK Supreme, Traum, Tribal Vision, Open Records and now Gem.

If used (in)correctly, this selection of Gems can do some serious damage!

X1: Secret Cinema & Kalden Bess aka m0h – MOHS scale
Y1: Secret Cinema & Egbert – TOPAZ

Jeroen Verheij has been churning out dance floor smashing tracks for almost as long as many of today’s clubbers can remember under his aliases Secret Cinema, Grooveyard and Meng Syndicate to name a few. Tracks like Timeless Altitude, Mary Go Wild (EC Records) and Kurzweil (Cocoon) invoke warm memories in many of us. In December of 2009 Verheij set up his own label ‘Gem Records’ and started to release the unique sound he is famous for as a DJ. Now, just over a year later, Gem releases its first full album!

The tracks on Secret Cinema’s ‘Minerals’, are inspired by the hardness, color and material of various minerals. CD1 consists of dance floor hammering tech-house and techno as we have come to expect from Secret Cinema. With contributions from Ramon Tapia, Egbert and m0h, timeless gems are guaranteed once again! Alongside these floor friendly tracks are some more abstract jams. All is woven together in a powerful continuous mix on CD (with download voucher for single tracks) and all tracks are available separately on vinyl and download.

The Second CD is an ambient mix consisting of the sounds that form the base of the tracks on CD1, mixed with bizarre instruments, tuning forks and other sounds. Dirk-Jan Hanegraaff and Robert Kroos also known as Mental Youth, collaborated with Verheij on this creation. Perfect for relaxation after the party on CD1.

Some say this could be some of the best work from one of the Netherland’s top techno producers of the past 18 years!

X1: Secret Cinema – smooth TALC
Y1: Secret Cinema & Ramon Tapia – CRYSTAL system

Jeroen Verheij has been churning out dance floor smashing tracks for almost as long as many of today’s clubbers can remember under his aliases Secret Cinema, Grooveyard and Meng Syndicate to name a few. Tracks like Timeless Altitude, Mary Go Wild (EC Records) and Kurzweil (Cocoon) invoke warm memories in many of us. In December of 2009 Verheij set up his own label ‘Gem Records’ and started to release the unique sound he is famous for as a DJ. Now, just over a year later, Gem releases its first full album!

The tracks on Secret Cinema’s ‘Minerals’, are inspired by the hardness, color and material of various minerals. CD1 consists of dance floor hammering tech-house and techno as we have come to expect from Secret Cinema. With contributions from Ramon Tapia, Egbert and m0h, timeless gems are guaranteed once again! Alongside these floor friendly tracks are some more abstract jams. All is woven together in a powerful continuous mix on CD (with download voucher for single tracks) and all tracks are available separately on vinyl and download.

The Second CD is an ambient mix consisting of the sounds that form the base of the tracks on CD1, mixed with bizarre instruments, tuning forks and other sounds. Dirk-Jan Hanegraaff and Robert Kroos also known as Mental Youth, collaborated with Verheij on this creation. Perfect for relaxation after the party on CD1.

Some say this could be some of the best work from one of the Netherland’s top techno producers of the past 18 years!

X1: Secret Cinema – star SAPPHIRE
Y1: Secret Cinema – smoky QUARTZ

Jeroen Verheij has been churning out dance floor smashing tracks for almost as long as many of today’s clubbers can remember under his aliases Secret Cinema, Grooveyard and Meng Syndicate to name a few. Tracks like Timeless Altitude, Mary Go Wild (EC Records) and Kurzweil (Cocoon) invoke warm memories in many of us. In December of 2009 Verheij set up his own label ‘Gem Records’ and started to release the unique sound he is famous for as a DJ. Now, just over a year later, Gem releases its first full album!

The tracks on Secret Cinema’s ‘Minerals’, are inspired by the hardness, color and material of various minerals. CD1 consists of dance floor hammering tech-house and techno as we have come to expect from Secret Cinema. With contributions from Ramon Tapia, Egbert and m0h, timeless gems are guaranteed once again! Alongside these floor friendly tracks are some more abstract jams. All is woven together in a powerful continuous mix on CD (with download voucher for single tracks) and all tracks are available separately on vinyl and download.

The Second CD is an ambient mix consisting of the sounds that form the base of the tracks on CD1, mixed with bizarre instruments, tuning forks and other sounds. Dirk-Jan Hanegraaff and Robert Kroos also known as Mental Youth, collaborated with Verheij on this creation. Perfect for relaxation after the party on CD1.

Some say this could be some of the best work from one of the Netherland’s top techno producers of the past 18 years!

GEM010 features Ramon Tapia’s own production ‘Pelican’ and ‘Opal’ in collaboration with Secret Cinema. The EP is completed by Belgian golden boy Steve Slight. A tasty 3 tracker!

Ramon Tapia’s solo track ‘Pelican’ on the X-side is a tribal tech house hammer that will go down a guaranteed killer on the floor. This is some seriously bangin’ shit, people! On the Y1, Secret Cinema and Ramon team up to create a euphoric techey piece of work. On this jam,  simplicity is its beauty. These two make for a great production duo!

The Y2 comes from rising star Steve Slight who was introduced to us by Ramon as being one of Belgium’s hottest producers at the moment. The first track we snatched up is ‘Who Knows’. This is the most explosive one on the EP. A well balanced smooth yet energetic and raw techno track. Keep an ear out for this guy!

DJ Feedback:

Joel Mull – “Big tunes from a great label! Hard to pick a favorite. They are all good.”
Stephan Bodzin – “Very good ep. Like all 3 tracks! Support!!”
Hector Romero – “Pelican & Who Knows are peak time rocking beats.”
Wally Lopez – “Very nice tracks…support from me.”
Diesel – (X-Press 2) – “Pelican is Big!”
Darren Emerson – “Great!! I’m liking all of these!!”
Dosem – “Opal… super big support for this one!!”
Thomas Schumacher – “Pelican is Ramon at his best! Lovin it. Who Knows is also a fine track.”
Marc Marzenit – “Who Knows” it’s a huge HIT in a big label from a great manl!!”
John Acquaviva – “Pelican for me from this package guys. Support!”
Orde Meikle – (Slam) – “Another cool EP fro Gem – playing!”
John Selway – “Nice tracks.. wish there was a version of Pelican without the vocal sample..”
Club Madnezz Holland – “Massive tracks!!”
Across The Line – (BBC Ulster) – “Gem have done it again! These are all huge.”
Ceoltronic Radio – (RTE Pulse Dublin) – “I’m torn between Ramons two tracks. Sound great. Will feature on Ceoltronic Radio tonight. Thanks.”
Mihalis Safras - “Pelican is da shit! Love that one Ramon!”
Anton Pieete - “Very kool e.p.!!”
Nick Warren - “Pelican is great!!”
Peter Horrevorts - “Yessss, these are the grooves that can shake some booty. Pelican is solid groover and opal is a smooth funker. Who knows goes deep and still grooves! Niiiice!”
Alan Fitzpatrick - “Massive EP. Love it!”
Mauro Picotto - “I have played for a while Pelican, and still great for me.”
Guy J - “Great release! Loving all 3.”
Carlo Lio – “Pelican is the one for me… great vibe and groove.”
Wehbba - “All cool tracks, but Opal is a damn fine weapon! Big support here guys, thanks!”
Desyn masiello (sos) – “Opal = many grins on many faces on many happy dancefloors. Will play this out and support on my new radio show forthcoming.”
Joseph Capriati - “Great tracks! Will support for sure.”
Anderson Noise - “Strong release. Big support!!!”
Dave Seaman - “Pelican is very hypnotic, Opal is cool and Who Knows is my fave!”
Karotte - “Yes again a great ep from Gem!!! Love all 3 tracks!!!”
Martin Eyerer - “Strong release for the guys! Goes straight to my radio show on sat.”
Danny Howells - “Bassline from heaven on Opal – really like the others too.”
Steve Ward – “Nice work again boys! My fav is who knows, however will definitely support all the choons on the ep!”
Adam Beyer - “Pelican is wicked!! Full support.”
Sian - “Massive!! Ramon and Secret Cinema are blazing!!”
King Unique – “Pelican is an intensity masterclass!!”
Andy Cato – (Groove Armada) - “Will try Pelican in our sets! J”
Christian Smith – “Who Knows is nice, heavy, and hypnotic. Opal is also really nice. Full support for this ep!”
Len Faki – “Pelican is strong – support on this from me for sure!”
Dan – (Pig & Dan) - “Who Knows is killer!!”
Tom Findlay – (Groove Armada) - “I really love Opal!!”
Deetron - “I like the bassline in Opal, clever breakdown as well.”
PrinsJan – (Dance Dept/538 Holland) – “Ramon Tapia!!!!”
Tom Wax – (Phuture Sounds Germany) - “Great EP!”
Diversions – (CHRY 105.5FM Toronto, Canada) - “Really feelin’ OPAL – nice melodic sounds!”

1. Roger Martinez – Mainstage
2. Roger Martinez – House Music
3. Roger Martinez – Launch Pad

After well received appearances on Gem Sampler 1 and 2.2, Roger Martinez is back in full effect with his own EP ‘Mainstage’!

Roger Martinez has only recently re-focussed his attention towards producing dance music, after spending over a year working on the critically acclaimed and award winning ambient project ‘Horizontal Excursions’. Martinez’ excursion appears to have left a lasting impression on his approach to music production.

‘Mainstage EP’ as a result, sounds like it might have been created in another dimension for use on Earth’s dancefloors! The title track ‘Mainstage’ provides a big room techno sound at first glance, but huge reverbs and filtered delays give the track a darker, dubbier feel than others in its genre. As the track builds up, Native South American chants are introduced and tension is built up, giving the track a ritualistic vibe.

Next up is ‘House Music’. A warm and wobbly background synth forms the base of the track. Layer upon layer of percussion, claps, hihats and effects repeating monotonousely are piled up, interrupted by the occasional screeching saw tooth and surreal vocals. 7,5 minutes in space!

The EP finishes off with ‘Launch Pad’ which, with its funky bouncy bass line, bears the greatest resemblance to music as we know it. Techey, edgey, fresh and a definite Gem!

Stephan Bodzin – “Fat shit. Like House Music most. Bomb release.”
Mihalis Safras – “Oh my my! I so love this label! Mainstage is the proper track for a real techno set!”
Dosem – “Mainstage and House Music… this is the sound guys, absolutely full support.”
Adam Beyer – “Mainstage for me from this EP. ”
Anderson Noise – “Great release, maximo support!!”
Pig – (Pig & Dan) – “All I can say is I love this label and the output they have is absolutely of the highest quality thanks for the great sounding music….Mainstage is just PPPPHHHAAATTTTTT and House Music is a beautiful journey.”
Wally Lopez – “Will play…Mainstage for me..support!”
Orde Meikle – (Slam) – “Dark and deep tech house – Mainstage for me.”
Joel Mull – “Most Definitely gonna play Mainstage!! Great production.”
Carlo Lio – “House Music is my pick! Nice work!”
Karotte – “Launch Pad is nice. Will play this one for sure.”
Kaiserdisco – “Mainstage and Launch Pad sounds nice, will try them out thanks!”
Hernan Cattaneo – “Mainstage is really good! Def play from me.”
Sasha Carassi – “Mainstage is brillant! Full support!”
Wehbba – “House Music is a huge tune, wow, excited to try this out tonight! Gotta love the digital era…”
Sian – “Giant tunes!!!”
Guy J – “House Music is the track for me here! Support.”
Tassilo (Pan-Pot) – “Nice release for me, will play Mainstage.”
Martin Eyerer – “House Music is cool for my radioshow!”
Alan Fitzpatrick – “Straight in the box, great EP!”
Club Madnezz Holland – “Mainstage is just outstanding.”
Across The Line – (BBC Ulster) – “These are all superb, will be blasting on the raido tongiht and in the club.”

X1: Timeless Altitude (Secret Cinema 2011 remix)
Y1: Timeless Altitude (Slam Paragraph remix)
Y2: Timeless Altitude (Egbert’s Tijdloze Hoogte Remix)

Digital only: Timeless Altitude (Original Downpitched Version)

DJ Feedback:

Joris Voorn - “Cool mixes of a TIMELESS track!”
Karotte – “Aaaaahhhhh. The classic is coming back!!! Love this tune! The remixes are great. Record of the month. Thanks to my Dutch guys!!!”
Armin van Buuren – “Woooot!!”
Adam Beyer – “Wicked stuff! Full support on all mixes!!!”
Gregor Tresher – “Original is one of my all time favourites – reminds me of great times on the dancefloor. A true masterpiece.”
Laurent Garnier – “Sssstrrrooooonnnnggg and sounding as fresh as ever!”
Paco Osuna – “Bomb Of the Bombs ,one of my favourites tracks evr ,i love the original and i love the new version. WOW 10/10”
Oliver Huntemann – “Solid mixes of this classic tune. Full support!”
Darren Emerson – “Very strong package! Secret Cinema’s remix my immediate pick.”
Dave Seaman - “Three of my favourite producers on one package. Hard to pick a favourite but the Slam boys probably just steal it.”
John Selway – “Fave is Egbert’s deeper take but definitely playing 2011 and Slam versions on the floor.”
Pig – (Pig and Dan) - “Awesome set of remixes and awesome classic being remixed, full support on these dancefloor destroyers, can’t wait to play these tonight, thxs Gem for the awesome music.”
Dosem - “Gem quality like always.”
Craig – (Silicone Soul) – “Classic with mega mixes – yeah yeah yeah!!!!!!!”
Danny Howells – “Killer package, will go down a storm this weekend.”
Stephan Bodzin - “Wow. Love Slam & Egbert´s mixes.”
Ramon Tapia - “Eggie remix!!!! Volle sepeurt!”

A1: Egbert – Een Nieuwe Generatie
A2: Roger Martinez – Re-Move
B1: Kaap de Goede Hoop – Girl
B2: Arjuna Schiks – Gamelonia

DJ Feedback :

AFFKT - “Great selection, will play Girl!”
Oliver Huntemann – “Again a nice sampler. Egbert does it for me. Full support!”
Anderson Noise – “Een Nieuwe Generatie…I will play!!”
Bushwacka! – “First track for me….”
King Unique – “Egbert for me – psychedlic & pushy!”
Guy J – “Re-Move for me, loving it!”
Alan Fitzpatrick – “Fuck, massive stuff! This label is the bomb!”
Anton Pieete – “Very kool!!, Arjuna’s track is great for me! The rest is nice as well..”
Graeme Reedie – (Silicone Soul) – “Re-move and Girl are ace.”
Gregor Tresher – “Ajuna Schiks track is the one for me, sounding great!”
Diesel – (X-Press 2) – “Liking Een Nieuwe Generatie… will support.”
Tom Findlay – (Groove Armada) – “Love Een Nieuwe Generatie.”
Eddie Halliwell  – “Love the Egbert stuff!”
Dave Seaman – “Big tracks! Egbert is a rocker.”
Sian – “Ultra strong club tracks!!”
Terry Francis – (Fabric) – “Like Girl and gamelona. Great tracks!”
Steve Ward – (Kiss Fm Australia) – “Great release as usual! All tracks definitely have their moment.”
Steve Parry – (Juice FM) – “I really like Egberts music – no exception here. Re-move is great – like a cross between voorn and moroder. I love both of these tracks thanks, full support on radio and in clubs”
Kristian – (i-DJ Magazine) – “All about Re-Move! I can take or leave the rest to be honest, but that one track is straight-up dynamite.”
Seth Troxler – “Girl is super cool!!”
Orde Meikle – (Slam) – “Great label – cool sampler – playing!”
Mihalis Safras - “Lovely release..will test @ ADE!”
Dosem - “Gamelonia has a great groove.”
Tassilo (Pan-Pot) - “Always good work from Gem!!!”
Sebrok - “Girl is the one!”
DJ Remy - “Love the Egbert track!”
Misstress Barbara - “Really like this package. Great versatility in all the tracks. Top ones for me are Re-Move and Girl!”
Adam Beyer - “Full support for Egbert!!”
Pig – (Pig and Dan) - “Congratulations to Gem records and the selection of tracks you’ve been releasing, some seriously fat grooves that I will for sure use to destroy the dancefloor, cant wait till your next release that’s all I can say J”
Dubfire - “Gamelonia is cool!”
Martin Eyerer - “Even better than pack1 – and that was already big!”
Eelke Kleijn - “All tracks rocks!”
Stephan Bodzin - “Good package! Will check em out!!”
Okain - “Kaap track is my favorite but the other tracks are nice as well.”
Sébastien Léger - “Arjuna Schiks’s track is very very very good, love it!”
Desyn Masiello (sos) - “Another blinding Gem release… every track a player. Great label!”
Sander Kleinenberg – “Girl is a nice one.”
Wally Lopez - “Nices tunes.. full support from me.”
John Digweed - “Een Nieuwe Generatie is for me!”
Christian Smith - “New Generation and Re-move rock! Full support!”
Andrew Grant – (DC-10) – “I like Re-Move and Girl…kool grooves!”
Karotte - “Egi does it again. Techno!!! The track from Roger Martinez is also nice. Kiko Martínez - (DocePulgadas RadioShow) – “Nice Sounds, Excellent rhythm.”
Club Madnezz Holland - “Hypnosting tracks.”
Diversions – (CHRY 105.5FM Toronto, Canada) – “Totally into EEN NIEUWE GENERATIE – monster cut!”
Ceoltronic Radio – (RTE Pulse, Dublin) – “Another great EP from GEM. Egbert is definitely my pick from this EP. Will feature on Ceoltronic Radio tonight.”
Jose Maria Ramon – (Ibiza Global Radio) – “Re-move is fantastic!!! Cool sound for my radio shows and Tour full support from Ibiza Global Radio.”
Kiko Martínez – (DocePulgadas RadioShow) – “Nice Sounds, Excellent rhythm.”
JADE – (The Basement, NRJ radio) – “Will play Girl!”
Scan Mode – (ClubbingSpain/DJMag Spain) - “Superb track from Egbert, will support,of course.”
Tsugi Magazine France - “Re-Move is still goood.”
Debug Magazine Germany – “Review to follow.”
Raveline Magazine Germany - “Gamelonia is my fav.”

Gem Summer Sampler 2.1 & 2.2

A1: Secret Cinema – 2-C-Bright
B1: Peter Horrevorts – Jellyneck
B2: Tom Laws – Cocaïne Cowboys

Gem Sampler 2.1 and 2.2 come just in time for a Gem Records Amsterdam Dance Event showcase at the Westerunie on Saturday October 24th including a big poster and advert campaign for the Sampler!

Artists featured on Gem Sampler 2.1 (GEM006) are Secret Cinema and Tom Laws who both dropped a big fat techno bomb and Peter Horrevorts who supplies us with a huge peak time loop-disco techey stomper. Nice…

On Gem Sampler 2.2 (GEM007) Egbert provides an energetic yet deep and hypnotic techno track while Roger Martinez delivers a Giorgio Moroderesque Italo influenced tech houser. On the flip, its Kaap De Goede Hoop who bring some warm deep housey flavours to the mix and Arjuna Schiks who finishes it off with a big funky percussive groover.

DJ Feedback :

Mauro Picotto – “Gem keep on rocking!!! J“
Dave Seaman – “All work well for me! Maximum support!”
Maetrik – “Loving the Tom Laws! Cocaine Cowboys!”
Danny Howells – “Maximum support guaranteed!”
Eelke Kleijn – “2 C Bright is excellent.”
Wally Lopez – “Excellent sampler..Peter Horrevorts and Secret Cinema for me support!”
Tassilo (Pan-Pot) - “Nice package, great variety!”
Carlo Lio – “Cinema track and Cocaine Cowboys are dope.. will play!!”
Shlomi Aber – “Jellyneck is cool!”
Laurent Garnier – “Ohh yessssss full support on these!”
Lee Burridge – “Jelly neck wobbles my world.”
Technasia – “Excellent release. Only excellent tracks.”
MiniCoolBoyz – “3 Bombs!”
Phil Kieran – “2 C Bright sounds cool!!”
Tania Vulcano – “The Secret Cinema track is awesome… will play it!”
John Selway – “Definitely will play 2 C Bright, great bouncing groove and abstract tripped out vibe.”
King Unique – “The pacey groover from Mr Cinema wins here for me.”
Ramon Tapia – “Peter does the trick here … Secret Cinema is killer too.”
Mark Knight – “2CBright is HEAVY!!!!!”
Club Madnezz Holland – “For the love of music.”
Pablo Demonio – (Klubbers.com) – “More strong that a preview release of Gem. Like this direction of a label and Secret Cinema work.”
Tom Wax – (Phuture Sounds Germany) – “3 kickin tunes!”
Steve Parry – (Juice FM) - “Cocaine Cowboys is a rocker.”
Diversions – (CHRY 105.5FM Toronto, Canada) – “Excellent ep – all 3 tracks are large!”
Ceoltronic Radio – (RTE Pulse, Dublin) – “Really good EP. Loving Secret Cinema’s offering. Straight onto Ceoltronic Radio tonight. Top drawer.”
Jose Maria Ramon – (Ibiza Global Radio) – “Really groovy stuff!!! I love all 3 mixes full support from Ibiza Global Radio.”
Across The Line – (BBC Ulster) – “Gem on fire yet again. All three are in my box. Awesome.”
Steve Ward – (Kiss Fm Australia) - “Jellyneck is AMAZING!”
Victor – (DJ Mag Spain) – “Very good techno tracks here however the techy discofied Jellyneck is pure groove and will damage plenty dancefloors!”
DJ Remy - “2 c Bright & Jellyneck are great!”
Adam Beyer - “Full support on this stuff, nice and pumping!”
Boys Noize – “Jellyneck sounds good!!”
Elio Riso - “Big support Jellyneck – Peter Horrevorts 9/10.”
Sébastien Léger - “This EP is fucking amazing. All tracks are good! Peter’s track is brilliant, and Secret Cinema is as good! Will play for sure.”
Mihalis Safras - “Lovely Jellyneck!”
Anderson Noise - “Very good, FULL SUPPORT!!!!”
Alan Fitzpatrick - “2 C Bright will be massive for me!”
Martin Eyerer - “Strong tech shit! All 3 tracks are dope.”
Pig – (Pig and Dan) - “Fat techno tracks from the dutch boys, peak time bombs loved all of them.”
Jamie Anderson - “Secret Cinema’s music gets me every time! Exceptional production and infectious groove – love it All tracks on the sampler need playing 5/5!”
Chloe Harris - “2 C Bright for me. Also like Cocaine Cowboys. Great stuff.”
Dubfire - “Very cool music here!!”
Brodinski - “2C Bright is Fire. Pure Tehcno vibe. Perfect for me.”
Alex Neri - “Jellyneck for me….”
Guy J - “Jellyneck for me, loving the groove!”
Sian - “Awesome..Cocaine Cowboys is huge bad ass tune..”
Karotte - “Again high quality stuff from the Gem guys. I like all tracks. Full support from frankfurt.”
Joseph Capriati – “Very nice track from Jeroen! Will play it for sure!”
Misstress Barbara - “Really like 2 C Bright and Cocaine Cowboys. Full support!”
Orde Meikle – (Slam) – “Cool techy vibes – all good tracks.”
Andy Baxter – (Pacha & Cafe Mambo) - “Really cool disco groove. Alll over it!”
Nick Warren - “Three great tracks.”
Christian Smith - “Awesome package!!!! I will play all of the tracks!”
AFFKT - “Jellyneck…I love it!”
Fergie - “Yes love this and a fan of Mr Laws J”
Dosem - “Another floor destroyer sampler… Horrevorts is the man!”
Gavin Kingsley – (Carl Cox Global) – “3 great tracks from easily one of 2010′s strongest labels. Big supporters.”
Chris Ç – (Dinamo.FM / Acik Radio Istanbul) - “Techno meets house, secretly, cinematically. And this is Gem. Nice.”
Ben – (Data Transmission) – “Retreading old ground for sure but – filter disco is always nice when slickly executed!”
Scan Mode – (ClubbingSpain/DJMag Spain) - “I like Cocaine Cowboys!”
Tsugi Magazine France - “Nice, like Jellyneck.”
De:Bug Magazine Germany – “Considering for follow.”

A1: Egbert – Haasten
B1: Egbert – Yourself

Ooooooh yeeeaaah!!! Haasten is here! One of techno’s fastest rising stars brings his strongest EP to date with two huge tracks you will be hearing lot of this summer!

Egbert returns to Gem… ‘Haasten’ (translates into hurrying) has been destroying crowds during Egbert’s live sets around the globe for the past few months. A dark commanding bass line that skips over the beat is accompanied by a retro sounding orchestral jab to create what is looking to become one of this year’s biggest techno tracks!

The B-side ‘Yourself’ has also proven to be a crowd pleaser and is paving the way for the future of percussion based techno. The punishing drums, deep basses, narrow mids and rattling hats kick ass throughout the track before taking a break for 30 seconds to introduce some melody and continue on mercilessly afterwards. A mean f*cking package!

A1: Secret Cinema – Glad Chord
A2: Secret Cinema – Basically
B1: Secret Cinema – Glad Chord (Psycatron Remix)

After two quality EP’s by Egbert and Peter Horrevorts and a DJ compilation by Secret Cinema, the label front man presents his first EP on Gem: Glad Chord.

This powerful package includes the melodic anthem ‘Glad Chord’ which builds and builds tension with its repetitive synth jabs and unfolds into pure euphoria before diving back into the groove.

The A2 is a deep hypnotic tech-bomb called ‘Basically’. The track captures its listener with funky percussion over a complex bass line combined with quirky synths echoing around and pulling you in deeper and deeper.

The Glad Chord remix on the flip is provided by Belfast based duo Paul Hamill and Dave Oost Lievense a.k.a. Psycatron. Already they are Irelands biggest exporters of electronic music and many see them as one of the greats of the future. Psycatron treated Glad Chord with added strings and a more varied sequence giving the track an extra dance floor friendliness that many will appreciate.

This is definitely another Gem!

DJ Feedback:

Umek - “Amazing tunes!!!”
Marc Romboy - “Glad Chord…Exactly my personal thing! 10/10!”
John Selway - “Not just the chord, I’m glad for the whole release.”
Agoria - “Big fan of Secret Cinema, this one doesn’t fail to please me ☺”
Fergie - “WOW this is very powerful ☺ Pyscatron mix for me.”
Danny Howells - “Another gem from Secret Cinema – in the box!”
Alan Fitzpatrick – “I love glad chord original, thanks, will be hammering this.”
Gregor Tresher - “Cool release and another Killer Psycatron Remix!!!! Will chart it in my April Topten.”
Steve Rachmad – “This is BIG! Still one of my favs of this moment. FULL support.”
Christian Smith - “Glad chord is BIG! full support!”
Joseph Capriati – “Glad Chord is a bomb! Full support!”
Matthew Dekay – “Another strong release from GEM. Love this label…”
Hernan Cattaneo - “Very good stuff both glad chords for me.”

A1: Peter Horrevorts – Bloody Hands
B1: Peter Horrevorts – Nymph
B2: Peter Horrevorts – Bloody Hands (Marc Marzenit Monster Remix)

GEM002 The title track (Bloody Hands) has a unique futuristic sparkle with plenty of funk and loads of interesting effects, characteristic of Horrevorts’ productions. The lead and bassline build up tension throughout the track, subtly climaxing after 5 minutes with some guaranteed hands in the air action!

On the B-side we find ‘Nymph’. This funky deep techey track slots perfectly into those hypnotizing moments of the night. Quality production!

The B2 is remixed by Marc Marzenit who captured the subtlety of ‘Bloody Hands’ perfectly with his ‘Monster Remix’. This monster has a slightly deeper, more progressive flavor than the original yet maintaining its energy.

Rumor has it that the remix has been signed to Secret Cinema’s first mixed compilation ‘Welcome To My Club’ (March 2010). One impressive release from two of today’s most promising producers!

DJ Feedback:

Sharam – “Bloody Hand (Marc Mazenit mix) sounds like a record that will be in my box for a while. Can’t wait to drop this in Brazil.”
King Unique – “Original is staggeringly good, murderous techno, and marzenit’s solaris vibed remix is fantastic. More of both please.”
Technasia – “Original Mix & Nymph are both huge. Full support. Will play both of them.”
Joris Voorn – “Good stuff from Horrevorts! Overal production is HQ!”
Stephan Bodzin - “The original could be one of the best techno tracks i heard lately. Inspiring! Respect. FULL FULL support. 6/5.”
Christian Smith - ” I will hammer this one for sure! Awesome! Groovy, fat, and dirty! Just my style! The remix is a big fat progressive monster!!!! I will play both!”
Joel Mull - “What a strong package. Great stuff. My favourite is Nymph (edit) But the two other tunes are BIG!!! Will play them all. Big up GEM records.”
Misstress Barbara - “Really like the original mix of Bloody Hands! Full support.”
Dave Seaman - “Another superb production from the Horrevorts. Huge!”
Craig (Silicone Soul) – “Really feeling this! Great remix too – all drops in a treat!”

A1: Egbert – Dezelfde Weg
B1: Egbert – Vette Sounds
B2: Egbert – Vette Sounds (Secret Cinema Remix)

GEM001 is Egbert’s “Dezelfde weg EP“. Secret Cinema has been dropping it at festivals during the summer and the crowd response has been amazing!

Side A is a hypnotic melody driven techno slammer titled “Dezelfde weg”.

On the flipside is a deeper darker track called ‘Vette Sounds’ with creepy yet commanding synths over a pounding bassline driven groove.